.." (Painter, 2006) Painter states: "By more meaningful measures, however, the Drug War has been an extraordinary failure. Drugs are more available at higher purity and lower prices than they were at the start of the decade. By all accounts thus far Continue Reading...
According to NIDA (2007), tobacco use resulted in the death of approximately 100 million people in the twentieth century, with a projected total approaching 1 billion by the end of this century at the current rate of usage. Nevertheless, NIDA still Continue Reading...
LGBT Drinking & Drug Use This report will center on a particular concern and challenge that is facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community as a whole. The affliction is certainly not limited to the LGBT community but this Continue Reading...
economic impact of drug use in the United States might initially seem easy to measure. A legal trial is an expensive proceeding: police officers, prosecutors or public defenders, judges, stenographers, and bailiffs are employees of the state, and ev Continue Reading...
prohibition is a moribund idea, a strong, well-organized anti-alcohol movement marches on. Its strength lies in dozens of church, health, consumer, and citizens' groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving," or MADD. MADD was founded in 1980 to com Continue Reading...
School Drug Testing The use of illicit drugs as well as the use and abuse of prescription drugs have both become rampant problems in the United States. Of course, any societal concern of that size extends into the school realm. Obviously, it is good Continue Reading...
Music Analysis The social problem that I am examining in music is drugs, which are a fairly frequent topic in many types of music, but they can be both glorified and vilified. This is an interesting subject specifically because of this dichotomy. So Continue Reading...
drug abuse continues to be a major cause of concern in America. In fact, statistics from the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration show that by 2012, an estimate Continue Reading...
Alcoholism and IV drug use in Rural NJ There has been a dramatic spike in alcoholism and IV drug addiction over the past couple of months. This has been the leading cause of death in the rural community of Wantage, NJ. The health need identified alig Continue Reading...
The process of neuroadaptation There are two main processes that do contribute to the development of addiction as well as the reinforcement and the process of neuroadaptation. The process of reinforcement occurs when a rewarding stimulus such as a Continue Reading...
Social Norms Approach to Alcohol Substance Use in Campuses University and College students have been proved to constantly overestimate the drinking of their peers. As an outcome, social norms approaches are effectual in the correction of these misu Continue Reading...
ALCOHOL USE AMONG TEENS AT PROM Alcohol Use among Teens at PromIn September 2015, Austin Hall Donovan, then eighteen, was sentenced to an 18-month jail term by a Maryland court after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter that led to the death of Continue Reading...
Top-Most Dangerous Drugs Criterion of Ranking Presently, the globe is struggling to ensure that children in the teen and pre-teen do not abuse drugs. This is premised on the notion that some drugs are more dangerous than others are. In this study, Continue Reading...
War on Drugs Would You Apply This Strategy Across the Board or Employ Different Stances Depending On the Substance? The same approach will be applied to every drug for them to become decriminalized. Defend your Position Drug legalization is a ver Continue Reading...
National Prominent Drug Related Issue A Discussion of National Drug Policy The United States has been regulating and criminalizing the use of drugs for over a century. In recent decades, this effort became what is referred to as a "war on drugs." H Continue Reading...
War on drugs is one of the biggest human rights and social justice atrocities currently in the United States. There are actually no winners in the war on drugs, not unless leaders of drug smuggling operations can be considered "winners." Law enforcem Continue Reading...
Attending an Alcoholics Anonymous Session Personal experience after attending an open meeting on alcohol addiction While studying undergraduate psychology, I was required to attend a meeting organized by non-profit organization, Alcoholic Anonymous Continue Reading...
Did the high prevalence of alcohol use early in the 1880s surprise you? Why or why not? What stereotypes do we have about high alcohol consumption? I was definitely surprised by the high prevalence of alcohol use in the 1880s. As a matter of fact, wh Continue Reading...
In terms of underage drinking, a nurse can act in a public health manner that identifies circumstances and situations that make a population vulnerable, and take steps to either mitigate those circumstances or educate to prevent them in the first pl Continue Reading...
Teen Drug Use Group InterventionThe United States has experienced an increase in drug addiction in almost every age group in the recent past. This social work challenge focused on drug addiction among the youth under the topic of Ensure Healthy Devel Continue Reading...
AbstractAim: To establish methodologies that could be employed in order to prevent the abuse of drugs amongst the youth in Hong Kong.Methods: This is a critical literature review.Results: The main themes uncovered are injected drugs usage, risks of u Continue Reading...
Policy Issues on the Legalization of Drugs The law on drugs differs among countries. The differences are in terms of the degree and the magnitude of the penalty given. It is the responsibility of those in leadership to ensure that there is a specifi Continue Reading...
ALCOHOL ADDICTION AS A HEALTH ISSUEAlcohol Addiction as a Health IssueAlcohol addiction happens to be a major global issue. According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); Office of the Surgeon General (2016), alcohol add Continue Reading...
Federal Drug Association is studying to find out if people are getting prescription drugs that they do not actually need. A large number of doctors would like to see the American Medical Association ban prescription drug advertisements across all fo Continue Reading...
Substance Use and Abuse Social Effects of Psychoactive Substance Use and Abuse A psychoactive substance is any chemical that has the ability to impact the central nervous system and interfere with the way the brain functions. Stimulants (cocaine, dex Continue Reading...
role of a social worker and evaluates their contributions to the drug court team on the basis of the ten key components of Drug Courts. There has been research on the role of social workers role in drug courts. However, there has not been so much fo Continue Reading...
Liquid Dosage Forms Rheology is the study of the deformation and flow of matter, focusing on "the viscosity characteristics of powders, fluids and semisolids" (Adesina "Rheology" 2). As such, it is this branch of physics that enables pharmacists to Continue Reading...
Antibacterial Soap by Children Promote Antimicrobial Drug Resistance? Patient Problem: Today, young people are encouraged to wash their hands several times a day in order to stay healthy (Clean hands save lives, 2015). This guidance is based on re Continue Reading...
Substance Disorder There are a number of different instruments that are used to diagnose substance disorders. One of these NIAMED, which has an online screening tool, the NIDA Drug Screening Tool. This test is used for screening. The patient is surv Continue Reading...
Alcoholism a Disease? There is little doubt that alcoholism is a chronic condition, which in 1956 was classified by the American medical Association as an illness, elevating the status to disease in 1966 (Baldwin Research Institute, 2015). However, Continue Reading...
As the text by Griner & Smith (2006) asserts, "There is a pressing need to enhance the availability and quality of mental health services provided to persons from historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups. Many previous authors have ad Continue Reading...
Substance Abuse and Child NeglectSubstance abuse interferes with a parents ability to parent responsibly. Parental duties are part of the business of raising a child, protecting a childand when the parent is impaired by drugs or alcohol, the child is Continue Reading...
Black Studies: MusicPart AJohn Coltrane's musical philosophy was deeply influenced by his spirituality and his relationship with the Black community. He believed that music was a spiritual practice and that it had the power to uplift and transform bo Continue Reading...
Title: The Impact of Toxic Childhood on Drug Abuse Introduction Childhood is a critical period in a person's life, shaping their beliefs, behaviors, and future outcomes. Unfortunately, for some individuals, a toxic childhood can have lasting effect Continue Reading...
Breast Cancer ETIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF BREAST CANCER Breast cancer is the type of cancer that has been chosen for the assignment. Breast cancer is a cancer type that attacks the tissues in the breast of women. This cancer characterized by the pre Continue Reading...
Article 1: McCauley, J.L., Back, S.E. & Brady, K.T. (2013). Pilot of a brief, web-based educational intervention targeting safe storage and disposal of prescription opioids. Addictive Behaviors 38(2013): 2230-2235. In this article, McCauley, Back Continue Reading...
