Abuse Reports Samples For Students

History of the United States of America war on drugs began way back in the early 1900s. However, a number of drugs started becoming common in the late 1800s. The prevalent drugs were opium, cocaine, morphine and heroine. Cocaine was common after the Civil war in America. Cocaine was allegedly used in the manufacture of the popular beverage Coca-Cola; heroine was used to treat respiratory illnesses, and morphine was been used for other medicinal purposes but was abused from time to time (Count The Costs, 2012). It was realized that the psychotropic drugs had a great potential of addiction and the ...

A sexual predator is arrested and the child victim is freed from the predator forever. However, the story of the victims of child sexual abuse do not end with the predator’s incarceration or death. The abuse victims suffer for many years afterward from disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD.) However, many also suffer from inattention, whether or not they also suffer from PSTD. There have been very few studies done about the long-term impacts of attention spans sexual abuse in young children. A study with Columbian and British researchers set out to see if attentions spans were ...

Welfare fraud and abuse involves the use of vast amounts of the federal money for various activities and programs without accounting for the value attached to those amounts of money. The transactions and programs where the money of taxpayers are channeled led to many cases of fraud and abuse of such funds by the responsible agencies and administrators. The money and funds used in the government grants and subsidy programs are subject to fraud and abuse. The people responsible for handling and management of such funds ending up misusing and abusing the money by channeling to their personal activities ...

Alabama Department of Corrections

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), which is headed by Commissioner Kim T. Thomas, has a total of fifteen major correctional facilities located in the different places within the State. Along with these major facilities, the ADOC also has thirteen Work Centers and Two Private Facilities. ADOC’s mission is to provide programs that will rehabilitate convicted felons in a humane and secure environment with the help of professionals in managing the facilities and they prepare the offender for their social re-entry (state.al.us).
The Department’s correctional programs are usually engage with offenders who able to work, attend programs for ...

Sociological perspective, forces of socialization and culture of being unemployed and the impact of unemployment as a broad issue

The current state of unemployment in the United States is one of the major stressors for the American citizens. Unemployed individuals are likely to suffer from psychological problems such as self-esteem, depression, psychosomatic symptoms and anxiety more than their employed counterparts (Ayers, 2007). The major challenges facing the unemployed individuals include poor income or lack of it, lack of education for the next generations and discrimination in the society. Individuals who are employed can sometimes refuse to associate with people who are unemployed because they see them as a burden. National rights and human rights have attempted to raise this ...

Background

American veterans are an honourable example of a dedicated lot in America and across the globe. They are brave people who are fully committed to their country by preserving its ideals. They are a good depiction of a committed team who through thick and thin strive to save their country in war. In 2011, close to 21.5 million (9.2 %) civilians in the United States were veterans of current and past conflicts or those who that have served during periods of peace. Today this number has risen and they are estimated be to over 23.2 million. Female veterans are close to 1.8 million ...

1. Discuss psychological factors that influence whether individuals start to smoke, drink alcohol, or use drugs.
A number of psychological factors influence substance abuse in individuals. One such factor is depression. For some people, substance abuse starts as a way of coping with feelings that are unbearable. People tend to believe that engaging in drug use will make them overcome these unbearable feelings. Two, when people are traumatized, they tend to find relief in drugs such as alcohol and narcotics. Anxiety is also another factor that influences substance abuse. For example, a person who is nervous when going for an ...

Nursing: Political Action Report – MA

BS 290
This paper is to strengthen the role of the professional nurse in influencing the political process because an overall awareness is essential to delivering quality nursing care. As such, letter was sent to the office of Senator Patricia Jehlen on 4th April 2013 requesting an interview. Several calls followed afterwards. On April 12th a telephone response from director of legislator, Daniel Smith, confirmed the senator’s consent for a telephone interview to the student. He explained that since the 01/22/2013 the bill was referred to the committee on Elder Affairs and is still been reviewed by that department.
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Executive Summary

Over one million children in Australia are victims of domestic and household violence. Children become victims of family violence both directly and indirectly. Family violence is worse among the minority groups such as the Aboriginal community and the Torres Strait Islander societies. Culture plays a major role in breeding or tolerating domestic violence to continue taking place in the society. The government of Queensland does not have adequate policies and legislations to ensure the safety of children in the society. Accessibility to resource centers is limited for children victims of domestic violence. Functional institutions, employers, media and the government ...

Introduction

Pennsylvania is a vulnerable population on the basis of substance abuse. Seven percent of Pennsylvania residents use illicit drugs and the rate of death as a result of drugs has been reported to be greater than the national average. Among other drugs, heroin is the most commonly drug that is abused by residents of Pennsylvania. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) discovers the data on illicit drugs, alcohol as well as tobacco use, and it reported that 6.5% of residents in Pennsylvania use illicit drugs, with 8.02% as a national average and 3.11% using illicit drugs ...

Child welfare U.S. is a complicated issue, but Americans do believe that children are important, and need to be nurtured and protected. For example, pedophilia laws in the U.S. are very strict, and child abuse is universally condemned. However, children do not have the same rights as adults, and are victimized because the are often powerless and isolated. Child protective services in our communities have a difficult mission because they do no want to intrude on the privacy rights of families, but need to make sure they are working for the best interests of children. For example, a recent ...

Cheat Sheet

- Psychological Treatment Case
- Patient’s Demographic Information
- Confidentiality, Limits of Informed Consent
- Identification and Referral
- K.T. was referred by her teacher. Abuse report was initiated and processed by the practicum trainee
- Reason for referral: patient’s consecutive absences at school and possible signs of child abuse, depression, among other possible psychological conditions
- Relevant Background Information
- Patient lives with her mother, step father, two younger siblings in a small 2-bedroom apartment
- Reportedly financially stable
- K.T. despises her mother and step-father; has only ...

Group Design and application of therapy to a particular homogeneous group is an important aspect of therapeutics in psychology. This exercise is a stepwise process, which is created in order to design groups and provide them with assistance and counseling in line with the guidelines laid by state-run treatment facility. The goal of facilitator will be to define the group, which in this case would be Drug & Alcoholic Offenders and provide T.A.S.C. Treatment Alternatives for a safe community sessions. The group members are chosen on the basis of set criteria and efforts were in place in order to maximize the homogeneity ...

Abstract

Medical reforms in the form of legislation have played a big role in bringing about parity in the health care sector. The 2010 Affordable Health Care Act, the 1996 Mental Health Parity Act and various other legislations have improved the accessibility, affordability and quality of group health plans and insurance plans. Although a few loop holes and old laws continue o hamper efforts to bring about health care parity, the legislations are a big step in the right direction.
The efforts aimed to integrate behavioral health services into mainstream medical service will affect the lives of many Americans positively, as only a ...

5th May, 2011

Statement of the problem

Over the past one year, the coastal town of Mombasa has experienced drug related scandals that have seen the media receive accolade with regards to the manner in which they have brought the problem to the public limelight. Many families have lost their children to drugs in this town. The Kenya Anti Narcotics Drugs Association (KACANA report, 58) reports of last month, April indicated that about ten percent of the youths living in Mombasa town have fallen prey to drugs and substance abuse Youths.
In Bokole, one of the five divisions in Mombasa, the Islamic ...

The Marion County

The research on tobacco prevention was in Marion County in Indiana State, which is one of the counties found in the United States of America. Marion County found in Indianapolis states with Indian being the capital of the Indianapolis State, which is the largest city in the whole region. The county covers approximately 403.01 square miles or 1,043.8 kilometers square. The county is 98.34% covered by land and the rest 1.66% is water. The population in the county as seen in the previous census reflected a 903,393 figure rendering it as the 55th most inhabited county among all ...

The Marion County

The research on tobacco prevention was in Marion County in Indiana State, which is one of the counties found in the United States of America. Marion County found in Indianapolis states with Indian being the capital of the Indianapolis State, which is the largest city in the whole region. The county covers approximately 403.01 square miles or 1,043.8 kilometers square. The county is 98.34% covered by land and the rest 1.66% is water. The population in the county as seen in the previous census reflected a 903,393 figure rendering it as the 55th most inhabited county among all ...

Scenario:

A 2-year old girl was rushed in the Emergency Room by her parents due to dog bites in the face and neck, and scratches in the arms. Unluckily, the ER was also filled with other patients. The victim’s parents have called the attention of one of the staff nurses in the ER who was going through a medical chart but they were ignored. Ten minutes later, still no help came. The victim’s desperate cry drowned inside the room as a flood of hospital emergency noises keep coming in. Then a nursing student trainee saw the bloodied victim and hurried to ...

Infanticide

Studies on criminal justice, especially as it relates to infanticide case have shaded more light on how to perform a wide variety of services which include crime investigative work, identifying suspects, among other duties for the benefit of the general public. A more multidiscipline team approach has been the prime factor to ensuring comprehensive response to myriad of problems relating to infanticide and putting face on the actions necessary to be taken. In this perspective, looking at the Smithville community, the society is violent to children. In fact, as the statistics suggest, children are at high risks of being in ...

Background

The case “Solving a disciplinary Action Problem over the Internet” features two individuals: Roy Jackson and Jim Orrin. Roy is a district sale manager whereas Jim is a top sale representative. Jim has a problem of alcohol abuse, and he often comes to the office drunk. Roy, the district sales manager, is unable to confront Jim because he is just a recent graduate and Roy has been working for the company for the past eight years. Faced with uncertainty on how to face Jim’s alcohol abuse case, Roy checks on the firm’s intranet business program “Management Advisor/ ...

Essay

Chapter 17. Prevention Programs
Describe the key characteristics of community based drug prevention strategies. Please list these descriptions in bullet point format
Community based drug prevention strategies are very broad (they involve community’s youth, parents, businesses, media, schools, law enforcement, religious or fraternal groups, civic or volunteer groups, healthcare professionals and government agencies with expertise in the field of substance abuse),
Community based drug prevention strategies are to be integrated to increase public support, social awareness and to keep the community members informed of the current state of things,

Community based drug prevention strategies are expected to have a structured organizational plan aimed to reach at-risk population,

Community based drug prevention strategies might be oriented to ...

Domestic violence in extreme cases can lead to loss of life. In most cases, women suffer the most from abusive husbands and boyfriends. The film “Provoked” redefines provocation in domestic abuse. In the movie, the judiciary system is called upon to evaluate its judgement on provocation and murder. This paper seeks to critically reflect on the significance of the film “Provoked” as it relates to the treatment of women’s issues and the role of the justice system. It explores how the ultimate goal of seeking prosecution can in the long run deny individuals justice.
At the center of “ ...

Definition of Employee on Employee Abuse

Employee one Employee abuse has been given many names in different academic literature such as mobbing harassment, but workplace bullying seems to be most used term.
According to Matthiesen and Einarsen, Workplace bullying of employee abuse can be defined as: “a situation in which one or more persons systematically and over a long period of time perceive themselves to be on the receiving end of negative treatment on the part of one or more persons, in a situation in which the person(s) exposed to the treatment has difficulty in defending themselves against this treatment” (Branch, Ramsay & Barker 280).

Forms of Employee Abuse

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The following paper has been written in order to explain in detail the various principles that are applicable in economics. The paper has been written with the view to make the audience aware of the principles of economics and how they are implemented in a cross section of market. In order to understand the principles, it is important to understand the basic philosophy underlying business practices. The paper is intended to acquaint the audience regarding these ideologies thus understanding economics.
Economists estimate billion of dollars being spent by the society due to alcohol and other related problems¹. Misuse of ...

Introduction

Basically, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) helps the employees balance their and family life. The FMLA entitles the eligible employees of the employers to take the unpaid and job-protected leave with the specified family and medical reason. The act emphasized that the covered employers offer up to twelve weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to the certain eligible employee. A job-protected leave means that after returning from the FMLA leave, the employee has the right to go back to the equivalent job with the same benefits, pay, and job description. Correspondingly, the employee is entitled to ...

Shock Advertising: Definition and explanation

Shock Advertising is the types of advertisements are intended to shock people and generate controversies in order to make people remember them. They are mostly designed using disgusting images, profanity and obscenity, religious taboos, vulgarity, sexual references, and impropriety and are often controversial, and disturbing, and may involve daring and provocative and offensive political messages that challenge the public’s simple and conventional understanding of the social norms and order. Many such advertisements went too far over the limit, in their mission to be "edgy" and were rejected or banned completely (26 Incredibly Daring Ads That Were Made To ...

Introduction

The human resource management department in every organization plays an imperative role in ensuring the health and safety of every employee because they are a prerequisite of a safe and conducive work environment. Workplace security is viewed from two dimensions, namely the exposure to workplace violence as well as the physical factors that can cause harm to the staff. The organizational management should ensure compliance with the standard safety and health measures to avoid legal consequences as described by the government legislation. This paper seeks to establish security and health measures that the management at Beer store should adopt ...

The killing of a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri by a white police officer has thrown American into a huge debate about civil rights. There has been increased tension in the nation particularly after a grand jury decided not to indict the white police officer accused of killing the unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Many blacks have received the news about the lack of indictment with utter disbelief and shock and the last few weeks have seen protests and demonstrations throughout the country calling for a complete review, reshuffle and overhaul of the justice system. The issue of civil rights has been sprung not ...

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Introduction 4
Causes 5
Psychological and Sociological Aspects 6
Preventive Methods 10
Intervention Methods 11
Conclusion 14

References 16

Abstract
Before young children are glimpsed as, a continuation of their parents and without their own rights (Haapasalo, 2001). There was couple of regulations to defend young children and double-check their safety. Children who have pledged misdeeds are administered with in mature individual enclosures and penalized in the identical way. Formation of the juvenile court for offenders and re-offenders and there enact regulations to defend young children from misuse, long hours, progeny neglect and the establishment of ...

Issues for Healthcare Organizations

Lesson 3:1- Antitrust
Lesson 3:2 - Health Information Management
Lesson 3:3 - Fraud, Abuse, and Corporate Compliance
Abstract
This document contains answers to lessons 3 units 1, 2, 3 pertaining to Issues for Healthcare Organizations. Unit 1 explores antitrust management; unit 2 - Health Information Management and unit 3 Fraud, Abuse, and Corporate Compliance.
Issues for Healthcare Organizations
Lesson 3:1- Antitrust

Question 1: Antitrust regulations - Sherman and Clayton Acts

- Mergers, consolidations and acquisition components of Sherman and Clayton antitrust acts like any other corporate legal intervention endorses regulations regarding purchasing; selling, dividing and combining with other companies that offer different ...

Introduction

Domestic violence is one of the most alarming subjects on the United States legal and policymaking agendas. Legally, it is defined as any form of physical or psychological violence expressed by a partner in an intimate relationship towards other partner or a family member. Thus, although the scope of this definition is somewhat volatile across the different states, a common approach taken by the courts that the violence is ‘domestic’ if is directed against a family member, a spouse or cohabitant, or other person, who permanently reside with the assailant. The overwhelming majority of domestic violence cases has substantially ...

Foundation Course – Researching Psychology

Abstract Page
The research being conducted has practical, theoretical and scientific value in the research field. Lacanian discourse analysis helps identify the treatment in psychoanalysis, can be applied to studying mental and social characteristics of a language spoken by various minorities.
An interviewer and an interviewee took part in a research; the conversation was written down and attached to the paper on the consent of the interviewee. The theory of Lacanian Discursive Analysis has been applied to the paper in order to identify the symbolic and the imaginary unconscious reflected in the language spoken.
In the first section ...

OUTLINE

Introduction

MHPAEA Act 1 was enforced to guarantee that the people seeking mental and drug abuse disorders receive the same coverage as those seeking medical and surgical care.

Research

The importance of the policy is evident from the fact that drug use and mental health disorders contribute to the development of more than 60 diseases and conditions that are covered by traditional medical plans, including cancer.

Public reaction for Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act 1

The reaction from the public, the media and public service advocates was positive. However, the reaction from employers and medical plan providers was negative, because the change would widen their coverage burden.

The clusters affected by MHPAEA

The groups ...

Background and Relevant History

This paper discusses the personality disorder of Charlie Sheen. Online newspapers will be used to provide information on his background. On the other hand, scholarly literatures will be used to provide a substantiation for his personality disorder.
Popularly known by his stage name, Charlie Sheen, Carlos Irwin Estevez, is a renowned American actor. Carlos has appeared in different award-winning films. As a public figure, Carlos has always attracted attention. His image, when viewed through the lenses of the public's eyes, has been dramatically good and bad to some extent owing to his drug and alcohol abuse. Carlos’s home town is ...

Responses to course readings and activities

In the treatment of mental health problems, psychiatrists have for centuries relied on therapeutic means that at times appear ridiculous. For the last couple of decades, Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT) has been a subject of increasing interest by medical professionals. This has led to scholars and stakeholders in human health and specifically in mental health to research and write extensively on the issue. Course readings and activities on the issue attest to the effectiveness of EAT with various examples of how it can be applied to help restore mental health among children, teenagers and adults facing diverse distressing situations in ...

What has been the most surprising, interesting, confusing thing about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof thus far? Is there anything you need clarification on at this point?
Years ago divorce was frowned upon, so the need for Maggie to go the distance in her marriage was quit admirable and confusing at the same time. Maggie was described as a beautiful young woman that any man would be happy to share his life with, however Maggie is determined to endure physical, emotional and mental abuse from her husband Brick who is clearly not interested in her.
I really find ...

Introduction

The federal government system functions with hundreds of federal agencies and administrative offices. These federal agencies have specific purposes and were formed through enactment of congress. Congress has been given the mandate to create such agencies and these agencies are answerable to congress at any point in time. Some agencies are formed under cabinet departments while others are independent agencies. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is one such federal agency. The DEA, as the name suggests, is cabinet agency formed in response to the drug menace that has hit the country in the 1970s. Its sole purpose is to ...

In the recent years, very many athletes in the different fields of sport have been found to be using drugs to enhance their performance. Well known athletes have tested positive for drugs that are used to enhance performance and other many instances have gone under without being reported. It is so disappointing in such cases where an athlete is seen to be doing very well in their sport and later on speculations on the use of performance-enhancing drugs or steroids arise. The most bothersome thing about the use of these drugs is that the users put their lives at ...

Abstract

The term "opiate" combines substance extracted from opium, the most important of which is morphine, codeine, papaverine, which is widely used as medicines and paramorphine - used mainly in medical industry to produce medications, as well as synthesized derivatives of morphine, which belong to the semi-synthetic opiates and among which the most famous for their narcotic properties is heroin. Substances, differ in structure from the structure of morphine but operating on a similar mechanism (through opioid receptors), are belonged to the opioids (Kuehn, 2007).
A rich lexicon of slang in relation to opiates (especially heroin) reflects not only the " ...

Overconsumption of alcohol has a far-reaching adverse effect on the person and the larger society on various socio-economics aspects that have been the subject of debate and academic discourse for decades. One of the areas that alcohol has an impact is the work life of the alcoholic. This study seeks to assess the impact of alcohol consumption on labor outcomes.
MacDonald and Shields study the effects of alcohol consumption on wages and occupational attainment in England. They use a pooled sample from England Health survey for 1994, 1995 and 1996. They use an OLS regression to model wages and ...

The giant technology company, Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were involved in a fight that gathered attention from all over the world. The standoff regards the breaking of an encryption of the terrorist responsible for the San Bernardino attack. The government claimed that unlocking the phone was important in their investigation of the family and the terrorist group he may have been involved in. Apple declined the request to create a backdoor for the encryption since it would be a violation of privacy. However, the government would consistently insist that it would use the backdoor tool only ...

Summary and Recommendations Assessment Report

Summary and Recommendations Assessment Report

Introduction and Overview

Answer specific questions- The authors argue that any research that is being conducted is aimed at answering specific questions from the society concerning a particular issue affecting that society. For example, when one is undertaking research concerning alcohol and drug addict, he or she is trying to answer pertinent questions regarding that issue (Lichtenberger et.al, 2004). Therefore, it is through the psychological reports that a scientist answers the questions concerning such issues. Furthermore, the report is an overview of the research containing the answers to the research questions and hypotheses.
Treatment Plan-Another objective of ...

The primary purpose of any public health program is summarized in three fundamental functions, which are assessment, development of policies, and assurance. A community health assessment aims to provide information that will aid in the identification of both assets and problems as well as in the formulation of policies, their implementation, and their evaluation. The assessments also help in the measurement of the effectiveness with which a public health system is fulfilling its duty of assurance. Hence, the conduction of the community health assessment in the Don Mills Collegiate Institute purposes at identifying the primary health problem there, which ...

Organization

Re: Cyberbullying Report
Dear Name,
Enclosed is my final report on cyberbullying. I have called it A NEW WAY TO BULLY. It is the culmination of research done on the campus of WSU and was completed the summer of 2015.
I have found the results bothersome, with most students reporting that they have been on the receiving end. This report includes the statistics based on a large study conducted with students and faculty from Washington State University regarding the type of social media they used, whether they have encountered cyberbullying themselves, or if they were, in fact, ...

Arguably, macro social work activities go beyond individual point of view. The macro level of environment entails systems that affect individuals indirectly. It includes legal systems, health care provider, state government, schools as well as employer. Human service interactions in terms of macro system communities and organizations benefit the society in general, this is through the introduction of systematic solutions on various issues in society. There are various concepts related to human service interactions; these include personal, interpersonal, and political empowerment. Each of the concepts plays a crucial role in the macro systems communities and organization. Personal empowerment refers to ...

Issue: Criminal Accountability of UN Officials on mission

Position: Head Chair/Co-Chair
Introduction
The criminal accountability of the UN Officials on mission is one of the legal issues, which has been debated through the Legal Committee for numerous years. The legal gaps make it difficult for the UN to hold personnel accountable for crimes committed in the missions under its jurisdiction. The UN personnel are being currently accountable only to their countries and their legislation or being protected by the international legal statute of immunity. The lack of accountability makes the whole organization less credible and reliable. With two different groups of UN personnel the troop contributing countries ...

An Assignment Submitted by

History of the Client
The client’s name is Logan Edward, who is 32 years old male living in the New York City. Initially, the client was born in San Diego, CA, but he moved to NYC after the divorce of his parents. Edward has one brother and a mother; he does not communicate with his father. He has been married and divorced twice; he is single now. The client has one child, son Eric, from the second marriage. Edward is a college drop-out, yet he decided to join the armed forces afterward and spent 6 years in service ...

Humankind considers religious studies to be the most disputable field of science and / or view of life. Such approach based on division of people into those who perceive religious corns of world construction, and those who do not believe in God, known also as “atheists”. An issue under discussion is the problem of evil or so-called theodicy problem in the world. The main idea of above-mentioned problem is that if God is perfectly good and all-knowing Creator then why there are so many troubles all over the world. This is the way why existence of God called into ...

Effectiveness of health promotion methods designed to change lifestyle behavior and improve health and wellbeing in patients with mental health problems

INTRODUCTION

Health promotion is an art of medical science dealing with the study of biological, environmental, psychological, physical and mental research. To reduce premature death, giving the patients information on how to control and change their physiological activities such as the use of safety belts in cars and avoidance of substance abuse such as excessive alcohol. It is managed by a government agency such as Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
Health promotion plays a significant role in individuals ...

Phoenix House offers personalized, comprehensive drug and substance addiction management and has a legacy of more than 50 years. Phoenix House dedicated to treating a whole individual and their family, have a team of caring competent in the aspects of medicine, mental health, psychiatry, social work, recovery support, and education. They address the core causes of drug abuse and behavioral patterns to lead customers toward a long lasting recovery. Their target groups are teens, families and adults. They also have special programs for military community and mothers with young children. Their treatment has a basis of understanding addiction as ...

Up until the San Bernardino shootings, very little was known about this mystically beautiful city. Behind its hidden beauty was a dark side characterized by poverty, crime and poor development. However, Juan Delgado, a resident of the city has a deep emotional connection to the city of San Bernardino. He is a poet and a professor who uses art to create awareness about the sorry state of the city. The following is a summary and analysis of an article posted on the New York Times. It narrates the story of Juan Delgado and his efforts in uplifting the city.

Summary

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Question 1

Currently, alcoholism represents one of the widespread addictions. The long-term physiological effects of addiction to alcohol are characterized by the phenomena of tolerance and dependence. Tolerance occurs when a set of liver enzymes is produced after a prolonged drinking, which assist in metabolizing alcohol. As a result, alcohol is broken down faster and the person has to increase alcohol amounts in order to attain the same amount of intoxication. Tolerance is the most critical long-term physiological effects of addiction to alcohol. This is so because it produces a false sense of security in the people addicted to alcohol. This can lead to ...

The risk for alcohol-related problems and alcohol consumption constantly change over an individual’s life span. Getting a good understanding on the effects of alcohol across different stages of life is very important in treating, diagnosis, and controlling alcohol abuse. This is a research conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. This paper outlines the different stages of line ranging from infancy to the seniors, and how they respond to alcohol consumption.
The first stage of alcohol effects on the body system is at the infancy stage. Research findings indicate in the United States, ten children in ...

Business, Society, and Policy

The Name of the School (University)
The City and State Where it is Located
Business, Society, and Policy

Introduction

Child labour is one of the biggest problems being faced by the industrial world in the current business environment. Despite the best efforts from governments around the world, it was very difficult to curb the menace effectively. The problem of child labour is severe in the developing countries like India, China, and many African countries. The practice of employing children has an adverse impact not only on the future lives of children but also on the society they live ...

Introduction

For any company to be successful there is the need for the human resource department to take measures to reduce the impact of drug use in the workplace. One of these strategies is conducting random and regular drug checks for the workers in the company. According to the data provided by the department of labour in United States of America, employers suffer about 100 billion dollars in losses from problems associated with drug use at the workplace. The losses are incurred by low productivity of the workers, non-attendance, violence at the workplace, defiance and laziness at the workplace. The ...

A specialty court is a term often used to refer to problem-solving courts. These courts have as their main aim the urge to provide assistance to criminal defendants (low-level) who might suffer from mental health, substance or social abuse problem because of becoming repeat offenders. The courts achieve this role through providing intensive supervision and treatment to the victims. The United States of America has a rich network of specialty courts that cover various aspects. In essence, such courts may include Mental Health Treatment Courts, Drug Treatment Courts, Veteran’s Treatment Courts and courts that cater for women that have been ...

Economist Approach to Alcohol Abuse

Introduction
Alcohol is a psychoactive beverage and an integral part of human way of life. Its consumption at appropriate levels can result to euphoria and body relaxation, thereby consumed in a wide spectrum. Various reports show that its addiction and abuse is associated with significant negative effects to an individual and the entire economy. This includes the premature deaths, increased health complications, lost productivity and general damage to properties. These results require interventions and implementation of appropriate policies.
Economist’s perspective on consumer goods is likely to provide an insight regarding the consumption level. The approaches includes, the excise ...

How do parents discipline their children in public places and how do they keep their children from misbehaving through violent means

This essay aims to look at the different techniques used by parents to discipline their children. The multiple reasons that are used and the number of situations that are examined to look into the different techniques are explored too. Why parents attempt to use harsh means to change behavior is discussed in detail.

Observe how parents discipline their children in a public place. How frequently do parents use physical punishment to discipline their children? In what situations?! Try to ...

Cocaine is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The drug stimulates the nervous system. It was first introduced as an anesthetic in medicine. The drug is usually snorted and enters the blood through the nasal membrane. Administration can also done through injection into the blood. The injected form of cocaine reacts faster in the body than the snorted one.

Crack is a strain of cocaine that is smoked as opposed to snorting. It reacts rapidly in the body and is processed from cocaine hydrochloride. It usually occurs in the form of rocks, chunks or chips. Most users prefer ...

Report on Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate)

According to Pubmed, (2011), the use of the drug Vyvanse is used to treat ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). ADHD is a condition in which the patient is hyperactive, impulsive, or inattentive. This drug works to release amphetamines which are stimulants that have a soothing and calming effect on the patient (Pubmed 2011).
ADHD is a common childhood behavioral disorder that affects approximately 3-5% of school going children. While the cause of ADHD is unclear, it is sometimes noted in family members indicating a possible genetic origin (Pubmed 2011).

Review of Package Insert

The package insert of this drug is very detailed and gives comprehensive information ...