Free Essays on Substance Abuse In America

  1. Is Homelessness a Precursor to Substance Abuse

     Is Homelessness a Precursor to Substance Abuse? Introduction People all over America, from a variety of backgrounds have become a part of the growing problem of homelessness in our country today. The sad truth is that it doesn’t discriminate against any particular group. Families, many...

  2. Depression, Drugs, and Rock N' Roll: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Programs in Prisons

    Depression, Drugs, and Rock n’ Roll Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Programs in Prisons Abstract This paper explores four credible and published books written to explain and inform the nation about the harsh realities of prison life, along with numerous amounts of topics relating to...

  3. Prescribed drugs In america

    about Prescription Drugs What claims to help you while quietly killing you from the inside? Chances are you can find it in almost every household in America. This quiet assassin is the prescription medication running through the veins of Americans. A shocking 7 out of every 10 Americans relies on at least...

  4. Long Term Effects of Drug Abuse

    Long-term Effects of Drug Abuse More drugs are becoming available to the younger generations, with increased peer pressure, and more ways to induce the feeling of high into an individual’s mindset. Though drug abuse may be more common than one may think, it does not discriminate, abusing drugs may...

  5. Child Abuse: the Pandemic

    Child Abuse: The Pandemic Four children under the age of 4 died yesterday! They didn’t die from sickness, disease, fatal car accidents, or even accidental poisoning, but at the hands of a loved one. A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds (National Child Abuse Statistics – Childhelp). Child...

  6. Substance

    A drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the body’s functions when it is consumed. Therefore, many common foods qualify as drugs. According to this definition, some of our most cherished beverages such as tea, coffee, and cola are drugs. However this paper focuses on drugs that are abused by...

  7. Misconceptions of Marijuana in America Revisited

    Victor Bosselaar Sarah Etlinger WRT 105 December 3, 2006 Misconceptions of Marijuana in America Revisited It’s obvious that Americans have a skewed view of marijuana and its effects. The reason being the misleading information the media gave to the public of marijuana. Americans rely on bias...

  8. Cases of Child Abuse

    CHILD ABUSE A pre-teen girl was tortured and killed by her mother. An eight- year old girl was absented from school and never missed. One year later she was found in a make shift grave by a park. A Polish father allegedly hacked his two young sons to death. These stories are all too familiar...

  9. Child Abuse and Development

    The abuse and maltreatment of children can have long-lasting effects/consequences that impact the lives of children and their families throughout the course of their development. The paper explores published literary sources and studies, regarding the linkage between high-risk sexual behaviors, sexually...

  10. Substance Abuse and the Workplace

    Substance Abuse and the Workplace “Mark, the cocaine addict, grew up in a small southern town. After two years of college, he found a good-paying job in a large city. For a while, his life seemed to be on a fast, upward track: But I lost it all because I got hooked on crack. I wanted to hang out...

  11. substance abuse in adolescents

    Substance Abuse in Adolescents North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Submitted: Psychology 242, Section 01 January 24, 20   Abstra The purpose of this investigation was to find out how individuals felt about substance abuse and how it affects their everyday life...

  12. Substance Abuse

    Substance Abuse: What is the Addiction? Joanna Pizzurro April 10, 2013 Research Paper Substance Abuse: What is the Addiction?             “Although the term substance can refer to any physical matter, substance abuse has come to refer to the overindulgence in and dependence of a...

  13. Affects of Substance Abuse

    Affects of Substance Abuse According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics of Drugs 114 million people over the age of 12 have used illicit drugs at least once in their lifetime. The combination of fame, drugs and alcohol can be very dangerous. The film, Walk the Line is about one of the greatest...

  14. PSY 270 Week 5 Checkpoint Substance Abuse

    PSY 270 Week 5 Checkpoint Substance Abuse Click Following Link To Purchase http://www.uopcoursetutorials.com/PSY-270/PSY-270-Week-5-Checkpoint-Substance-Abuse CheckPoint: Substance Abuse Review the various responses from the clusters in Discussion Question 2. Respond to the following: In...

  15. Substance Abuse Among Nurses

    Substance abuse Substance abuse among nurses The prevalence of substance abuse among nurses is rising and continues to rise. The American Nurses' Association estimates that six to eight...

  16. Special Populations: Substance Abuse

    Special Populations: Substance Abuse BSHS 402 July 18, 2011 Angela Zinzer Special Populations: Substance Abuse In today’s society there are many different reasons for a person to be considered part of a special population. They may be handicapped, either mentally or physically, they may be...

  17. Substance Abuse 9

    Substance abuse The work place and the work environment need to be always favorable for all the workers in order to ensure productivity at all times. However, it is important to note that the environment can not always be perfect and various factors will directly or indirectly affect the work place...

  18. Substance Abuse

     Substance Abuse Name: Institution Affiliation: Substance Abuse The abuse of substance is basically referred to as the harmful way of using psychoactive chemicals which lead to addiction (Galanter & Kleber, 2008). This affects the psychological, physical and social way...

  19. substance abuse

    Is Substance Abuse A Disease Or A Moral Choice? According to an article on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3273499/ “Addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that we must treat as we do other such diseases. We do not expect the hearts of patients with heart failure to behave normally — we...

  20. Substance Abuse and Treatment Methods

    Substance Abuse and Treatment Methods Substance abuse and dependence are prevalent disorders. The term drug abuse most often refers to the use of a drug with such frequency that it causes physical or mental harm to the user or impairs social functioning. Although the term seems to...

  21. ASH SOC 313 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse

    Check this A+ tutorial guideline at http://www.assignmentcloud.com/soc-313-ash-new/soc-313-week-4-dq-2-substance-abuse Prior to engaging in this discussion, review Chapters 7 and 8 in your text, read “Recovering Health Through Cultural Traditions” by Krohn (2013), and review any relevant...

  22. UOP PSY 410 Week 3 Individual Assignment Eating, Substance Abuse, Sex/Gender/Sexual, Impulse-Control, and Personality Disorders Matrix and Paper

    Week 3 Individual Assignment Eating, Substance Abuse, Sex/Gender/Sexual, Impulse-Control, and Personality Disorders Matrix and Paper • Create a matrix in which you address the following items: o Define the major DSM IV-TR categories of eating, substance abuse, sex/gender/sexual, and personality disorders...

  23. The Relationship of Drug-Trafficking and Terrorism in the United States Of America

    United States Of America It’s so Important for Americans to know that the traffic of drugs finances the work of terror, sustaining terrorists, that terrorists use drug profits to fund their cells to commit acts of murder. If you quit drugs you join the fight against terror in America. - President...

  24. Abuse vs. Substance Use Disorder.

    Future Addict Abuse vs. Substance Use Disorder SUBS 505 Liberty University Introduction Abuse vs. Substance Use Disorder Clinton (n.d) defined addition as,” An obsession or compulsion with a physical or chemical dependency on a substance or person”. If someone...

  25. Drug Abuse

    recognize that substance abuse treatment needs differ among client groups. As such, there are certain diversity issues that should be addressed by the providers of treatment services. First, service providers need to realize that certain ethnic and racial groups are more vulnerable to substance abuse problems...

  26. alcohol and substaance abuse

    Alcohol and Substance Abuse This paper will talk about people that are affected by alcohol and substance abuse. Also it will discuss people of all age, gender, and more that are addicted to drugs alcohol and other substances like pills...

  27. Drug Abuse and Pop Culture

    portray the true nature of drug abuse and its negative consequences. I want to describe how I feel the social problem of drug abuse is reflected by the media through music and television. However, I mainly want to focus on the influence of music videos. I think that drug abuse has been overly glamorized...

  28. drug abuse

    Introduction Substance abuse is the use of a drug or other substance for a non-medical use, with the aim of producing some type of 'mind-altering' effect in the user. This includes both the use of illegally produced substances, and the abuse of legal drugs, in a use for which the substance was not intended...

  29. Investigating substance abuse among homeless people

    Homelessness is regarded as a deviant lifestyle, often involving abuse of a range of substances such as drugs or alcohol. Some homeless people live on the streets. Some spend their nights in hostels that have open access. They may gain some social contact here, but hostels are often understaffed...

  30. Traumatic Histories and Substance Abuse

     Traumatic Histories & Substance Abuse Mikayla DiPaola Addictions & Dependencies Professor Darroch Midterm Paper "The thing about addiction is, it never ends well. Because eventually, whatever it is that was getting...

  31. Burden of Substance Diversion on Healthcare and Society

    The Burden of Substance Diversion on Healthcare and Society The Burden of Substance Diversion on Healthcare and Society The intentional misuse, abuse, and diversion of illicit and prescription drugs are a growing problem in the United States. Substance abuse, illicit or prescription, presents economical...

  32. ASH SOC 313 Week 4 Quiz Psychiatric Conditions and Substance Abuse Terminology

    Check this A+ tutorial guideline at http://www.assignmentcloud.com/soc-313-ash-new/soc-313-week-4-quiz-psychiatric-conditions-and-substance-abuse-terminology Question 1. Attention is paid in the development of disorders of the autism spectrum to development of ASD symptoms by the eighth...

  33. Drug abuse and drug addiction - Essay

    LP 4 Drug abuse and drug addiction Drug Addiction- The definition of addiction is a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behavior or substance. The term has been partially replaced by the word dependence for substance abuse. Addiction has been extended, however, to include mood-altering behaviors...

  34. Prenata Drug Abuse

    Prenatal Drug Abuse Christina M. Barksdale Baker College Abstract The debate of charging pregnant women is not a new concept in preventing babies being born to illegal drugs and alcohol. Some will argue that prosecuting these women is the right thing to do and others are strongly against the...

  35. Relapse Prevention for Opiate Abuse

    Intro to psychology Stacy Vautour sf2 11am Relapse Prevention for Opiate Abuse Opiates, Opium, and Opioids are all derived from the opium poppy. Each drug has different characteristics, uses, and effects on the body. Raw opium comes directly from the plant (pod), opiates (e.g. morphine and...

  36. Abuse of over the Counter Drugs

    Over-The-Counter Drug Abuse When most people think of drug abuse they associate it with illegal activities. They believe drug abuse only includes illegal substances and prescription medication. People feel since they are legal and easy to get, over the counter medications (OTC’s) are safe. When used...

  37. Psychological aspect of child abuse

    Child Abuse Bri-Anna Bostic Tiffin University Abstract Child abuse presents many health and psychological consequences. Short-term and Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse Introduction The physical malnutrition and sexual harm to a child leads to a series of events. All types of abuse can...

  38. Substance Use Among College Students

    Self-Control and Substance Use Among College Students The author researched the direct correlation between college students with low self control and substance abuse. The study defined substance abuse as binge drinking, marijuana use, prescription drug use and use of other illicit drug use such as...

  39. childhood sexual abuse in adulthood

    Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Adulthood Child abuse is a serious issue in today's society. Many people have been victims of child abuse. There are three forms of child abuse: physical, emotional, and sexual. Many researchers believe that sexual abuse is the most detrimental of the three. A middle-aged...

  40. The Streets are not A Home for Youth

    The Streets are not A Home for Youth The United States of America is often referred to as the "Land of Milk and Honey," and is known throughout the world as a place of prosperity. While this may be true for some, there is a significant percentage of the American population who lives in poverty. There...

  41. HHS 435 UOP Courses/Uophelp

    Scouts of America. ************************************************************************************************* HHS 435 Week 3 DQ 2 Substance Abuse Treatment (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com HHS 435 Week 3 DQ 2 Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse Treatment...

  42. SOC 402 ASH Tutorial / soc402dotcom

    Paper (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse Outline) SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization SOC 402 Week 5 Final Assignment (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse ) .......................

  43. The Hidden Cost

    Effects of the Drug War America is enviously seen by many other countries as the place where dreams can come true, and the pursuit of happiness abounds. To them, the United States is a haven of freedom, protection, and non-violence. However, there are a few living in America that know that sometimes...

  44. Homelessness

    info@nationalhomeless.org Mental Illness and Homelessness Published by the National Coalition for the Homeless, July 2009 PREVALENCE According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 20 to 25% of the homeless population in the United States suffers from some form of severe mental illness...

  45. SOC 402 ASH Course Tutorial / Uoptutorial

    Paper (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse Outline) SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization SOC 402 Week 5 Final Assignment (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse ) --------------------...

  46. SOC 402 Tutorials / soc402dotcom

    Paper (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse Outline) SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization SOC 402 Week 5 Final Assignment (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse ) .........................

  47. Homelessness

    of individuals who were homeless shrink by 5%, 2009 was the second year in a row that there was an increase in the number of homeless families in America. (Shams, awesome dc, 2010) A further breakdown of the numbers revealed that: 78 percent of all sheltered homeless persons are adults. 61...

  48. SOC 402 ASH Course Tutorial/Tutorialrank

    Workplace Substance Abuse Outline) ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 5 Final Assignment (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse ) ...

  49. SOC 402 ASH Course Tutorial / UOPhelp

    Paper (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse Outline) SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization SOC 402 Week 5 Final Assignment (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse ) --------------------...

  50. SOC 402 ASH Courses / soc402dotcom

    Paper (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse Outline) SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization SOC 402 Week 5 Final Assignment (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse ) .....................

  51. SOC 402 UOP Course tutorial/uoptutorial

    Paper (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse Outline) SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization SOC 402 Week 5 Final Assignment (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse ) ------------------...

  52. SOC 402 courses/snaptutorial

    Paper (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse Outline) SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization SOC 402 Week 5 Final Assignment (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse ) ----------------------...

  53. SOC 402 ASH Course Tutorial / Tutorialrank

    Sexual Harassment ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 3 Assignment Outline of Final Paper (Professional Workplace Substance Abuse Outline) ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace ASHFORD SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization ...

  54. Child Abuse Impacts

    Child Abuse Child abuse is the mistreatment of infants, children, and adolescents by their parents or other caretakers. Countless numbers of children are abused around the world every day. It is estimated that in the united states, one in every 100 children is abused or neglected, and that 2000 of these...

  55. Child Abuse

    Child Abuse Imagine being afraid to go home at night, say the wrong words to your parents, or not having any food to eat. Child abuse is a major factor in today’s youth, and most go without ever being reported. This could range from neglect, physical/emotional abuse, or even sexual. Most times the child...

  56. BSHS 422 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Relevant Film Or Book Report

    them if, for example, they suffer from acculturation issues and face alienation from his or her family or if they are depressed, anxious, have substance abuse issues, anger management issues or have other mental health or social problems? Consider all of the issues present that this character is faced...

  57. Persuasive Essay

    recreational drug, marijuana has medicinal qualities as well. Marijuana’s healing capabilities should not go unnoticed and overlooked due to because of abuse as a substance by a majority of the population. With controls on distribution, taxation on sales, and restrictions on use, marijuana cannot only benefit the...

  58. Cause and Effect of Teenage Alcohol Abuse

    *Underage* Alcohol Abuse As it may seem easy to comprehend the causes and effects of underage alcohol abuse, sometimes it can be quite the contrary. As we may normally think that teenagers abuse alcohol just to experiment or have fun on a weekend off of work, most teenagers actually abuse alcohol due to...

  59. Take a Stand Paper

    Winners and Losers” attempt to provide a basis on whether the war against drugs in the United States is creating more harm in society versus the drug abuse problem. In the video, interviews were conducted with law enforcement, authors, and others. All interviewed pointed out the flaws in the initiatives...

  60. SOC 402 Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace Entire Course

    Jerry fall? Explain your answer. SOC 402 Week 2 Assignment Women and Flexibility in the Workplace After viewing Women as change agents in America: Part I, determine why Kathleen Christensen believes that the flexibility of women in the workplace is a social and structural issue. a. Identify...