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Substance Addiction Essays and Term Papers
Substance Abuse RelapseTraditional/Alternative Approach
Matt Cantrell
November 24, 2011
Missouri Baptist University
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the
Master of Arts in Counseling degree to
Dr. Damon Gamble
Abstract
Substance abuse relapse decreases with the use of traditional and alternative ...
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Substance Abuse and HomelessnessA common stereotype of the homeless population is that they are all alcoholics or drug abusers. The truth is that a high percentage of homeless people do struggle with substance abuse, but addictions should be viewed as illnesses and require a great deal of treatment, counseling, and support to ...
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Alcoholism: Cunning, Baffling, Powerful, Patient And DeadlyToday's substance abuse, whether alcohol or drugs, continues to be
a major social problem. Common patterns occur in all forms of substance
abuse. While some types of substance abuse problems are slightly
different in terms of causes and cures, experts agree that there are some
do's and don'ts ...
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Factors That Influence Drug AddictionBefore we can even start analyzing the different factors that influence addiction, we need to have a working definition of this psychological disease. Addiction is said to be an involuntary need to use drugs, and the inability to stop or curb the usage regardless of the severe consequences ...
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Addiction: Its Causes And EffectsWhy did Gaylon (not her real name) wish she never accepted the
casinos invitation to dinner? This housewife believes if she didn't go she
never would have become addicted to gambling - an addiction that ruined her
life. Gaylon turned to prostitution, drove her recovering husband back
into ...
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Addiction And Heath ProfessionalsWith such staggering rates of drug abuse among the employed, I began to ask myself how prevalent drug abuse is among health professionals. Namely, those that are pharmacists, nurses, and doctors in all specialties. Most drug use that is publicized is about those in the inner city found to have ...
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The Power of Prescription Drug AddictionThe Power of Prescription Drug Addiction
Monica Chavez
COM/172
April 16, 2012
Deidra Powell-Wallace
Abstract
The Power of Prescription Drug Addiction
In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the abuse of and dependency of prescription opioid pain medications (also known ...
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Heroin Addiction - As A Social ProblemMillions of Americans struggle with addiction. Heroin addiction in particular can be especially detrimental to the life of the addict, family, friends and community. In the past, Heroin addiction was viewed as a moral failing, rather than an actual medical condition. Over the last 20 years it has ...
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Phobias and AddictionPHOBIAS AND ADDICTIONS PAPER
Name
PSY/300
MAY 21, 2011
PHOBIAS AND ADDICTIONS PAPER
A phobia can be defined as an intense fear of an object, a place or a particular situation etc. These fears are powerful and many times debilitating yet they are unfounded and are not based on fact or ...
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Addiction TreatmentThis study will explore existing research data and reports from various agencies and journals in order to answer the question: does the length of treatment improve the success of people who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol? I have chosen several scientific journal articles concerning the ...
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Substance Abuse Programs In PrisonThis paper will examine substance abuse treatment programs in maximum-security prisons and the effect these programs have on inmates who are participants. To understand how inmates handle substance abuse and prison-based rehabilitation programs, it is important to understand the nature of the ...
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Investigative Report Of Internet AddictionPrepared for
Dr. Jere Mitchum
By
Marwan
November 4 , 1996
TABLE OF CONTENT
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ...............................................iv
ABSTRACT.............................................................v
INTRODUCTION ...
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Issues Of AddictionPeople suffering from addictions most times won't realize it, but their disease is hurting more than just themselves. It is not only the physical aspect of the addiction that hurts them, but also what it is doing to the life of the addict. "Life" can be taken as social life, working life, and ...
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Legalizing Marijuana As A Controlled Medicinal SubstanceLegalizing Marijuana
The issue of legalizing marijuana is a highly controversial one. It has engendered divisive social debates wrought with equally convincing arguments as to why it should or should not be done.
Proponents of legalizing marijuana cite the potential health effects of the ...
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To What Extent Has The War On Drugs Failed?To what extent has the war on drugs failed?
This essay has been created to decide how effective or in fact how ineffective the war on drugs has been. To assess how the war on drugs has failed we really need to decide on what we are measuring it against. What I have tried to do in this essay ...
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Substance Abuse Increasing In Inner-City MinoritiesSubstance abuse is an ever increasing epidemic facing America's inner-
city minorities. There are several different drugs that are gaining popularity
amongst inner-city youths 1. Juice, that is marijuana soaked in embalming fluid
is starting to show up in more and more inner east coast cities 2. ...
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Edgar Allan Poeis a man who is considered to be a true American genius of our time, and by many, the personification of death. His works have been collected and celebrated for over a hundred years from this day. He was a man who’s dreary horror tales captured and frightened the minds of millions. Poe ...
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Negative Effects of the Internet on Young PeopleAdvances in telecommunication technology have made possible the existence of vast computer networks collectively referred to as the Internet or the ‘information superhighway.’ Being perhaps the modern society’s most innovative and breakthrough intervention, the internet has garnered tons of ...
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Stagnant College Graduation RateMichael Soileau
Professor Theus
English 102
21 October 2013
More students than ever are attending college, but too many that start never finish with a degree. This is a great waste of time, resources, and mostly human potential. There is a multitude of reasons preventing students from ...
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Prison vs. Treatment CenterPrison vs. Treatment Center
I feel that the Criminal Justice System, Lawyers, and Judges can do better in helping and correctly placing our American Drug Abuser in treatment centers instead of placing them in prison for years because their are addicted to drugs. The purpose of my paper is to ...
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