Drug 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 ...

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 ...

Introduction.

The incident involves a patient being managed for Alzheimer’s disease and stroke going into deep unconsciousness because he had been overdosed with Lorazepam and Tylenol. The patient had already given standing orders that he does not want to be resuscitated if there is a need to do so. Also, the nurse that managed the patient during the previous shift had administered medications to the patient in excess of the dosage that was prescribed by the attending physician.

Attention was drawn to the patient's condition by his family members who noticed that the patient had become deeply unresponsive to arousal. A ...

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 ...

Caffeine occurs naturally in more than 60 plants including tea leaves, coffee beans, cacao pods and kola nuts-used to flavor soft drink colas (Medicines in my Home, 1). Worldwide, 90 percent of people consume caffeine in different forms. The use of caffeine has several effects to the human body.

Caffeine changes the working of the brain and the body by stimulating the central nervous system-brain, spinal cord and the nerves. Caffeine makes one feel more awake and alert. This is a major reason why people take it (Snel, 3). Moreover, caffeine is used as a prescription and over-the-counter drug to improve ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Introduction

Dextropropoxyphene is a drug used as a painkiller. The mild opioid can alleviate long-term or short-term pains. Dextropropoxyphene is an opioid that is a morphine-related drug. It acts on the neural system in the spine and the brain and hence relieves pain. The drug has been available for use by blending it with other drugs or on its own. In the recent past, use of the drug has been rejected by several countries, among them Australia, because of safety reasons. In Australia, the drug has been recently in March 2012 following discoveries that Dextropropoxyphene can cause changes in the electrical activity ...

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 ...

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 ...

Purpose Statement

Many people who are released from prison are often put back in within 5 years. This study examines the variables of the type of crimes committed, and how they affect the variable of being but back in prison after being released. The dependent variable, percentage of people put back in prison within 5 years of being released, is determined by independent variable of violent crimes, property crimes, drug crimes and public crimes. The most important independent variable in this relationship is drug crimes because people who commit these crimes often have problems with addiction and have extreme difficulty stopping ...

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 ...

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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1. Which of the following is an antidote for benzodiazepine overdose or toxicity?a. Buspirone (BuSpar)b. Hydroxyzine (Visteril)c. Flumazenil (Romazicon)d. Naloxone (Narcan)There is one other drug overdose antidote in the above list. Name the drug and its mechanism of action. Flumazenil (Romazicon®) is another drug given to reverse the depressant effects of benzodiazepine and thus useful for overdose treatment. It acts as a competitive antagonist of benzodiazepines, having high affinity to GABAA receptors, which is the BZD binding site. This allows it to specifically target benzodiazepine and drugs with similar MOA such as zolpidem, but not other ...

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 ...

1. Diagnosis of the disease and justification (1 paragraph)
The patient is suffering from constipation. Constipation mostly refers to having bowel movement less than three times per week. Constipation is usually accompanied by hard stools or passing of the stool is difficult. Furthermore, the patient suffering from constipation is experiencing pain while passing stools or he/she may not be able to have a bowel movement after straining for more than 10 minutes. The symptoms of constipation may also be, as a result, of the condition of the feces that changes from the normal or usual feces. Constipation is, therefore, refer ...

Abstract

The scientific project deals with the problem of media sociology, in other words, how harmful or beneficial various types of media are to society members. Video games, movies, music, and social networking are four major types of media discussed in the project. The opinions of influential problem-related experts are cited as a major evidence of the tendencies discussed.
Key words: media, music, video games, social networks, networking, movies
Media or the means of mass communication, such as, for example, television, are apt to have both positive and negative impact on society, whether it be adults or younger generations. ...

And Educational Plan

Introduction
- Physical activity
- Overweight and Obesity

Body

- Tobacco
- Substance Abuse
- Mental Health
- Responsible sexual behavior
- Injury and violence
- Environmental Quality
- Immunizations

Conclusion

Access to health care
And Educational Plan
Introduction
Physical activity: - My partner NA is uses public transportation and takes daily walks for about a mile while conducting. She is not enrolled in a gym, but has a schedule of physical activities daily from which three to four are chosen every day. She loves participating in athletics

Overweight and Obesity:-

What did the client eat ...

Analysis of rhetorical situation: Mexico has been increasing in violence; this increase in violence can affect Mexican-American affairs as well as the American visitors and citizens in Mexico. This paper is directed toward any person who often travels to Mexico. My purpose is to understand and address the main reasons for Mexico's recent violent activity.
Writing process: This piece of writing uses two composing strategies: real time strategy and retrospective strategy. Using real time, I reflected on what I thought were the main issues that needed to be addressed. As I wrote, I used a recursive process to come ...

Technical Fact Sheet

CHEMICAL CLASS/TYPE
Morphine is an opiate alkaloid, which are a group of chemical compounds with analgesic (pain-relieving) and narcotic (sleep-inducing) properties. Similar compounds in its class include buprenorphine, and the synthetic opioid heroine.
It is found naturally in the environment in the sap of the opium poppy plant, Papaver sominferum (National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2012).
These compounds exert their actions on the body through the opioid receptors, which are found on many different tissues. Morphine has widespread effects in the body, of which the most prominent are on the central nervous system and on smooth muscle ( ...

Introduction

Mexico is a nation that was founded in 1821 after achievement of independence from the Spanish rulers who had exercised colonial rule over it. Mexico is among the North American countries. It shares common boundaries with the United States of America to the north, Guatemala and Belize to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico is a large country with the total area being two million square kilometers. The capital city of Mexico is Mexico City which houses administrative, commercial and social structures. It should be appreciated that Mexico City ranks ...

Homelessness is a state of people not having home and as a result lives in places not meant for normal housing for example the streets (Baumohl, 2). The figure of homeless people increased during the 1980s because of the deterioration of the economy and the cuts in the housing and the social services. The available data shows that the number of homeless people in 2011 was 636, 017. The data reveals that 71% live in the central cities, 21% in the suburbs and 9% in the rural areas. The African Americans has the highest percentage of homeless people at 42% and ...