Essays on Drug Use

Teen drug addiction is a major problem present in the society, and delinquent youth often end up relapsing into their addiction after they have been undergoing treatment and have stayed in a correctional facility. It is true to the extent that many youths who have been admitted to juvenile correctional facilities have faced educational, financial and family issues which have made them delinquent and residing to drugs. Amongst those in the facility and under judicial orders were those, who were regular drug abusers and were found guilty on multiple occasions. Relapsing into a former condition will have various factors ...

When it comes to Human Resource Management, things tend to get a tad bit trickier considering how the HR department’s entire job is to maintain the upkeep of the people to ensure the upkeep of the facility. That being said, there are a few factors the HR department needs to consider before they can perfectly say that have done the best HR planning for the sports complex. For starters they need to make sure there are enough people doing the work and the maintenance of the facility is going as planned. Secondly, they need to make sure that ...

ADHD is a behavioral disorder that exhibits a severe long-term effect on victims. The condition poses, even more, grave consequences on the health of females than males. Therefore, given that it can progress unnoticed during childhood, there is the need to conduct a thorough assessment to enable accurate diagnosis. Diagnosis is usually made using the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria. An in-depth exploration of all the possible treatment recommendations begins after the diagnosis. In the treatment of DHD detected in the patient in the case study, various approaches can be considered. Usually, the treatment of ...

Today, the mention of crime in the inner cities immediately whips up emotions regarding unlawful possession of guns by criminal gangs. There are many reports on violence that result from the use of unregistered guns over the past decades.The crime rate in inner cities goes interchangeably with unlawful possession of guns. When the government put laws that seek to control ownership of guns, do the steps help to stop crime and protect citizens? Robert La Follette argues that the issue of gun control should not focus on whether to support ownership or to oppose ownership, rather, decisions should be ...

The article “Youth sports programs: An avenue to foster positive youth development."

Over the years, the increase in drug use and delinquency among the youths has triggered the need to establish ways of promoting positive developments and increased after-school programs. According to the article, the establishment of youth sports is essential since it has resulted in positive outcomes when positive designs and supportive relationships are established (Fraser-Thomas 19). Several organizations have created voluntary platforms for the youths where they engage in activities such as hobbies, arts, sports, music among other initiatives aimed at obtaining positive developments. The voluntary organizations and activities allow the youths to become motivated, challenged and put more ...

Doctor

ABSTRACT Young people in the United States are battling depression in record numbers, reaching an all-time high of 3 million patients in 2015. Researchers are continuing to search for alternative or additional methods than therapy and medications to improve depressive symptoms in teenagers and young adults. Some studies have demonstrated that as possible option in easing depression is physical exercise. In addition to assisting mental health issues, exercise promotes social interaction, physical health, and appearance. However, research has focused primarily on adults and therefore additional studies are needed with focus on the impact of exercise on depression in young ...

Ageing out of drugs

In the article "Ageing out of drugs", McKenna wants to tell that we have to work on the natural phenomenon of ageing out to get rid of drug use. She chooses this idea as she is working on a graphic non-fiction book related to metamphetamine users, and has found that this phenomenon of ageing-out could be among the best strategies to deal with the problem. This information about McKenna has been shown in the author biography. In the article, the author has arranged the ideas or information in a logical flow. She has initially described the drug-use-related issues thoroughly, ...

Abstract

This paper explores two major psychological theories, which attempt to explain why people use drugs as a solution to their various problems. The main goal of this research is to explain how these theories explain the drug usage and describe whether these theories support a strong relation between drugs and crime. The method of research includes finding two articles about crimes, committed under the influence of drugs and reasoning the connection between the usage of drugs and crimes. This paper examines a possible connection between the two selected theories and two crimes, described in the articles. According to the ...

Introduction

The use of social media enables the American and the global society to communicate through social networking. Additionally, individuals have been able to actively participate in different activities relating to their lives such as leadership. Various internet platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have significantly contributed to the capacity of individuals to make effective communications with the social world (Ore 12). However, the use of social media has caused various problems to the American and the global society as a whole. This paper will focus on the discussion of some of the common and potential problems that are currently ...

Ageing out of drugs

Story of a person named as Clyde In the article, McKenna tells the story of a person who was an active substance user, i.e. methamphetamine user (McKenna, aeon.co).

Research on active meth use and its outcomes

Treatment for the drug use According to the article, nearly 22 million Americans require therapy for a drug or alcohol problem. However, only 11.6 percent of those got the required treatment in the year 2014. Nearly, two-thirds of the addicted users successfully reduce their consumption or quit using the drug without formal help. The author notes that it is important to work on new recovery processes (McKenna, aeon.co).

What is “ageing out”?

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Substance abuse is one of the most harmful phenomena of a society. It can also be considered as substance-related disorder, and is related to abuse of drugs, tobacco, and/or alcohol that can lead to harmful outcomes. Estimates show that over 8 million children in the U.S. have one of the parents having substance-related disorder. Substance abuse can result in significant problems in a family as, for example; it can lead to separation of partners, problems in raising the children, employment problems, and severe levels of conflict in the society (Donohue et al., 2014). It has been ...

There are many sorts of crimes that are plagues on societies around the world. However, some are more prominent than others. Indeed, there is rape, murder and drugs. The latter, along with two crime types that often accompany drug use or dealing on more than one level, shall be the focus of this brief report. Specifically, there will be a review of peer-reviewed journal articles that pertain to illegal drug use, prostitution and money laundering. The first two often feed to the other in that the money garnered from the illegal activities has to be “cleaned” so as to ...

Earnings Survey

Introduction The first research question will be ‘Do women earn less money than men. And if so, why?’ The stated question is best answered using a survey method. The survey would capture data on earnings for men and women at the same level in the career journey. For instance, a human resource manager who is a woman will be compared with another human resource manager for a similar company (in size). The target of the research survey will be to capture data that explains the earnings distributed regarding gender. Every professional employee with a contract that runs for more ...

International Olympic Committee Ethical Issues

Background One of the most recent scandals occupying the headlines of the international print and social media is the doping scandal, surrounding the Russian Olympic and Paralympic Team and the participation of the athletes in the Olympic Games in Rio this August. The Games have started and it is evident that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) along with Independent Committee and Brazilian Authorities took the decision not to ban the team from participation, causing dual and controversial response from the international community. The organization in a focus of the scandal is the IOC, heavily criticized for the way it ...

Introduction

The World Health Organization (n.d) defines substance abuse as the harmful or hazardous uptake of psychoactive chemicals, including illicit drugs and alcohol. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (2014), substance abuse refers to the use of legal or illegal drugs inappropriately. This term includes the repeated use of drugs for pleasure, stress alleviation or reality alteration as well as the use of prescription medicines in other ways than prescribed (NIDA, 2014). Substance abuse and addiction can lead to potentially fatal diseases such as lung disease, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular problems, cancer, and hepatitis (Marsiglia et al., 2014). People who ...

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Research Question The research conducted by Duncan, Wilkerson & England (2003) aimed at investigating the impact of marriage and cohabitation on licit and illicit drug abuse. In order to investigate this issue, the scholars use two theoretical perspectives, namely a cultural framework and a rational choice theory. The first perspective evaluates marriage as a set of cognitive associations that exceed religious and legal rules. According to this view, marriage makes people make better choices in life and recognize their responsibilities, as a couple has to live together. A rational choice theory sees a couple as two self-interested stakeholders who follow ...

Abstract

Over thirty years after its identification, HIV and AIDS remains a somewhat elusive virus, particularly when it comes to its history as a human infectious agent, and resourcing a complete epidemiology of the disease. Part of the problem is that so many antiretroviral drugs have come out and have either been used or prescribed incorrectly. In addition, the virus, like many other reverse RNA transcriptase viruses, has a very high aptitude in terms of developing resistance to drugs at a very rapid rate. What further complicates matters is how quickly it has spread. It will probably never truly be ...

Media Consumption and Materialism/Consumerism

Globally, consumption and materialism have become a fundamental component of the prevailing culture. Humans consume a myriad of products and resources that extend beyond their basic necessities to include technological innovations and luxuries aimed at improving efficiency and quality of life. Throughout history, consumption beyond basic needs has served as a method of boosting human happiness. Hence, excessive consumption does not necessarily pose harm to human life (Shah). Increasingly, however, important issues regarding media consumption and materialism have emerged in recent decades. As such, this study examines the neuroscience of human emotions, the use of recreational substances, and the ...

You have been asked to design a substance abuse prevention program for a high school in your community. What do you think should be the primary components of such a program? Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) indicate five basic components of substance abuse prevention program – assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, evaluation. Dusenbury and Falco (1995) defined 11components which are necessary elements of successful drug-use preventive programs. Authors indicated that effective prevention program have to be theory driven (based on findings of current researches), developmentally appropriate (suitable for a particular age groups). Also, according to authors effective prevention ...

Psychotic disorders are the result of complex and diverse violations of activities of the various systems of the human body with a primary lesion of the brain (Goldberg). One of the most popular psychotic disorders is schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder manifested by typical personality changes. In the clinical picture of schizophrenia it is possible to identify structural disturbances of thinking (for example, autistic thinking and delusions), emotional abnormalities, the phenomena of depersonalization, deceptions of perception (hallucinations), and a number of other violations (Goldberg). Schizophrenia is more than one disease, this is a group of psychoses united by ...

In Los Angeles County, California, the Probation Department is one of the largest bureaucratic organizations in the Unites States. Within this Department, there are adult and juvenile sectors. The juvenile sector is comprised of 3 juvenile hall facilities, and roughly about 23 residential treatment facilities, also referred to as camps, and lock down placements for juveniles with a vast array of social, and psychological issues. The facility that I attended was Central Juvenile Hall, which is located in East Los Angeles, California. Central Juvenile hall was established in 1912, and is the largest of the three probation juvenile halls ( ...

What kinds of information would you collect to address problems such as drugs, prostitution, and vandalism?

For addressing problems such as prostitution, drug use, and vandalism; it is important to find the reasons for their misdemeanours. Social problems in our society are caused by presence of problems that affect individuals in such a way that they are forced to join a life they would rather avoid. The information that will help in addressing such social problems is identifying the causes that lead to people committing to prostitution, drug use and vandalism. Identification of causes will help would help to create frameworks in the society that would address the issues and help people who are already ...

English 111-MJI07

Experience and the law of economics prove that where there is demand, there will always be a supply. For this reason, among others, prohibition will not solve the drug problem in the United States. The prohibition of harmful substances has already been attempted in the United States, and has already shown to be ineffective in the past century. This was the case with alcohol. People, who wanted to get the coveted drink, found a way to get it (Doremus and Canet 4). Of course, in order to buy alcohol, which was not recognized legally, people went to the underground ...

A sociological theory of drug abuse and use views these phenomena as problems of the society rather than the individual, being due to economic, cultural, and social factors. In other words, sociological theories of drug abuse see the problem as external to the individual rather than internal or due to genetic and psychological conditions. The world around the individual is the source of the problem of abuse. However, in the sociological view of abuse, the cause of abuse becomes more abstract than in conventional views of drug abuse. Economic inequality has been proposed as a cause of drug abuse ...

Intervention Methods in Human Services

Abstract Drug use and engaging in antisocial and violent behaviors is a primary presenting problem among the youths and adolescents. Various preventive programs need to be put into place to address these issues. The two major preventative programs in this paper include the Multisystemic Therapy program and the Midwestern Prevention programs. The two programs target in preventing drug use among the youths and in return there will be a reduction in the violent and antisocial behaviors. Although the two programs have a common focus, there are major differences between them. Each program is best suitable for a particular population ...

1. People claim that the war on drug has delivered significantly unequal results across racial groups, demonstrated through racial segregation by law implementation and unbalanced drug war hopelessness endured by groups of color. In spite of the fact that the percentage of drug use as well as selling are the same across racial groups, ethnic minorities are much more prone to be ceased, looked, indicted, sentenced, captured, and imprisoned for medication law infringement compared to whites. Greater arrest and imprisonment rates for Latinos and African Americans do not suggest expanded pervasiveness of drug use in these groups. The mass ...

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 ...

Doors in Lodato’s “Jack, July”

Of the many resources that a writer may employ to transmit his or her thoughts, metaphors are usually some of the most powerful. In this sense, Victor Lodato beautifully uses doors in his story “Jack, July” in order to represent the divide that the main character feels towards the rest of the world. They are constantly opening and closing, showing that he is wasting away the opportunities that life is giving him because of his drug use. Throughout the story, doors open and shut, mostly remaining in this latter state. This shows the difficulty that the main character has ...

R M. G

Dr. S P. A., a 56 year old Italian male that identifies with the Italian culture with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with the chief complaint of recurrent chest burning. P.A. says his wife believes that he is showing symptoms of having GERD but he has never been diagnosed. P.A states that “the chest burning and discomfort began five days ago and just got progressively worse despite his self medicating with TUMS” he presented to the emergency department on 05-31-16 and felt “some improvement” after a GI cocktail was administered. One set of biomarkers ...

Marcus Simpson

Columbia Southern University Abstract This research studies various evidences that support the beneficial effect of sports on youth. These beneficial effects of sports can be an enriching experience for those who are not born into a favorable environment. It also promotes good eating habits and lifestyle in children. Any sport helps to keep the child physically active. 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity is recommended for children aged 5-17 years, so as to remain physically fit. It also helps to reduce body fat and prevents cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. A total of 30 original studies on the ...

Legalize Drugs

Legalization of drugs is a topic that continues to be hotly debated as a possible solution to reduce crime and save tax payer dollars that are tied up in drug enforcement agencies. Drug-related crime is one of the most expensive things facing the United States citizens; from the perspective of those who are involved in drug use and sales, to the tax payers whose money is given to the agencies that exist to deal with all drug-related criminal offenses. Nevertheless, there are some for legalizing all drugs; however, there are those who believe this would be a disaster for ...

Mental disorders take a toll on a person’s life, affecting not only their emotional and psychological health but also by imposing negative effects on their physical health and well-being. This is the reason why it is very important to treat mental disorders very keenly and to take extra care in the kind of treatment which is being given to people with mental illnesses. Doctors and specialists compose a very balanced proportion of medication for the patients so they can heal properly and their drugs can have positive, curative effects on their mental health. Along with medication and various ...

Marijuana decriminalization and legalization in approximately twenty states have revived a controversy surrounding the issues of federalism and the rights of the state governments to pass laws that are supported by the majority of the voters within particular states. Opponents of marijuana legalization for any purpose, either medicinal or recreational, claim that the decisions made by some states contradict the federal drug laws and, therefore, are illegal. Supporters of the state drug laws claim that the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution granted the states certain rights that are not in the scope of the federal power. However, this ...

Is the War on drug policies a major factor in racial profiling?

Introduction My name is ( ) and the topic I shall discuss is whether the war on drug policies stand as a major factor in racial profiling or not, and I believe that war on drug policies are not a major factor in racial profiling. This issue is important to be because there are many minorities in the country who live under the burden and impression as the supreme targets as drug addicts and racial profiling against them is a major problem. I have friends who feel living amongst the rest of the people are always afraid that they might become ...

Drug abuse is a serious issue that plagues our society. Every age group has a fair share of drug users. However, according to the survey conducted by U.S Department of Health and Human Services, teenagers and young adults are two of the biggest culprits - 15.8% of people aged 16-17 and 22.6% of people aged 18-20 use drugs. The use of illicit substances by teenagers is caused by the fact that there’s no regulation of drugs like marijuana. A drug dealer isn’t going to check a person’s ID when he conducts a deal. Additionally, teenagers who ...

The generic drugs are normally copies of the brand name drugs and normally contain the same ingredients and serve the same purposes as the brand name drugs. However, the major difference that exists between the generic drugs and the brand name drugs is that the generic drugs normally cost less than the brand-name drugs (Goldberg 275). Brand name drugs have a higher price because of the consumers’ perception that the brand name drugs are of higher quality.

Explain the beneficial use of amphetamines.

Amphetamines are drugs that are used to stimulate the central nervous systems. They are applied in the treatment of ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity ...

Introduction

Adolescence is a time when a person’s physical, psychological, social and cognitive growth is of great importance. During this time, the person is not a child and they are not yet an adult and some of the choices made at this time in regards to their health, lifestyle, and attitudes can be continued into adulthood. People in this stage are greatly influenced both academically and socially by social interactions. Some relationships established in academic institutions with peers and authority figures are said to be major socializing agents, especially for middle school students. Even though school is considered a ...

Abstract

The present paper is a review of the various causes of violence among teenagers and possible ways to eliminate it from the society. Various books and journals have been studied to collect data from last few years regarding the reported deaths, drug abuse cases, violence cases, etc. among teenagers. Further, towards the end some worthwhile recommendations to curb the issue have also been proposed.

Introduction

Life is a cycle of birth and death, marked by several stages of development from infancy, childhood, teenage, adulthood and old age. These stages are marked by their own peculiar characters of physical, social, emotional, ...

Several debates on legalizing the drug use with a lot of opposition to legalizing because there are major concerns on the public health effect of the drugs. A lot of evidence has shown drug has a threat to public health and community safety. If drugs are legalized their availability and intake would be increased hence increased negative health impacts. There exist different types of illegal drugs that include marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, amphetamines and club drugs. In this paper, the safety of the community will be analyzed if any type of drug is legalized. The factors associated with drug ...

Inductive Thematic Analysis

Introduction Drug crimes are increasingly becoming a major concern on both local and global fronts. Current research (Braun and Clarke, 2012) suggests that the thematic analysis of important data sources such as sentencing remarks would facilitate the efficacy of available strategies in these crimes. The purpose of this assignment is to analyse the themes that comprise the societal understanding of the occurrence and penalties of drug-related crime. The researcher uses information from seven courtroom sentencing remarks from Adelaide, Southern Australia. This inductive thematic analysis identifies overarching themes that are evident across all seven documents. The themes include “gender and ...

【A】 I believe that marijuana should be legalized based on the medical impacts of the drug. The federal government of the United States lifted the ban against the use of marijuana, thus states that have legalized the drug can do it without approval from the national government. I view people in states that have legalized the drug as privileged, particularly for both medicinal and recreational use. Marijuana presents a psychoactive effect to the user leading to a general improvement in the mood and euphoria. The drug does not have severe impacts on the user. Therefore, I always wonder why ...

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 ...

Alcohol and drugs have always been associated with crime, as almost all kinds of crime are committed under the influences of either alcohol or drugs. Their use have negative effects on all aspects of life. People who abuse alcohol or drugs are not able to control themselves. These substances negatively affect personality, family and society. Driving under the influence is a real problem that has been existing for many years. It is not a surprise that accidents caused by driving under the influence are frequently fatal not only for the driver, but also for innocent passersby. Drivers can be ...

Alexander argues that black Americans who face mass incarceration through the war on drugs do not feel the gains of the civil rights movement. She equates this to the new Jim Crow era since the old Jim Crow era is long gone even if its principles live on. The old Jim Crow laws placed the African American in subordinate status, which manifests in modern day justice system (Alexander, 2010 p.21). She uses this analogy to analyze various issues facing African Americans and proves that racial segregation and class segmentation exists. This paper focuses on analyzing her argument and placing ...

Rape is defined as a crime involving one person having sexual intercourse with another person without prior consent, which has most recently applied to male victims, but usually involves physical force or deception to get the victim to submit or become subdued. There are seven theories which describe and define deviant behavior including social control, functionalism, anomie, social disorganization, strain theory, critical theory, and stigma theory. It seems most likely the social control theory can better explain why rapists participate in their form of deviant behavior. This paper will analyze various articles discussing theories related to rapist behavior. The ...

“Poor single mother on welfare tell me how you did it?” rings the famous lyric of the late Rapper-Activist Tupac Amaru Shakur. The son of a former Black Panther, this ode to his mother provides a glimpse into the conundrum of surviving in the wake of being poor and black on public assistance. What Shakur unknowingly reveals is the image of welfare in a more empathetic and realistic way that illuminates instead of ignoring the lived realities of its recipients. While Shakur’s lyric is compassionate in it’s depiction, conservative lawmakers are less considerate in their elucidation of ...

Legalization of drugs is a topic that continues to be hotly debated as a possible solution to reduce crime and save tax payer dollars that are tied up in drug enforcement agencies. Drugs related crime is one of the most expensive obstacles facing the United States citizens; from the perspective of those who are involved in drug use and sales, to the tax payers whose money is allocated to the agencies that exist to deal with all drug-related criminal offenses. A possible solution to curtail the social and financial problems that exist as a result of drug sales, use, ...

Introduction

Consumption of addictive psychoactive substances can be traced back to the earliest records of the human history. In ancient past, these psychoactive substances were consumed in various occasions: some priest consumed the substances during religious ceremonies; some substances such as opium were used for medicinal purposes; were consumed by the general population as they were socially accepted. People later devised various potent compounds which were easier to administer. As a result of high administration, addiction and abuse of these substances began. As early as in the 17th century, the concern of overuse of these substances and the loss of ...

Throughout history, Americans have been documented to have abused various drugs starting from precolonial times America as it is well documented that Christopher Columbus, the explorer that discovered America, found other mind-affecting drugs which he brought back to Europe on his first voyage to modern-day (Elaine, n.d.). However, until the late 1880s, prohibitionists and abstentionists had an easy time in addressing the drug abuse among the population, since all the supply point was known and easily identified. Nonetheless, the country failed to have a comprehensive legal framework that was engineered to address the drug abuse problem due to rapid ...

The research question that needs to be answered in the study is what is the correlation between depression and substance abuse among college students? The main reason for doing this research is to explore the correlation of depression and substance abuse among college students. College students are under a lot of stress that causes them to have depressive symptoms. Some of them deal with these symptoms by using drugs and alcohol. Numerous studies indicate that there is a correlation between depression and substance abuse among college students. It is believed that going to college brings about positive outcomes. However, ...

For long, the war on drugs has been fought through many fronts such as the criminalization of certain drugs, harsh penalties for drug possession and military confrontation. The military is being used to combat drug trafficking since it is now believed that drug trafficking has become a national security issue. This is because drug trafficking has caused widespread corruption, undermining of democracies and has sometimes been used to finance terrorism. Military action mainly targets capturing or killing of leaders of major drug cartels. Military operations have also helped in chasing, tracking and capturing of drug smugglers. Military success can ...

The Cost of the War on Drugs and the Effectiveness of the Utilized Strategies

The drug problem is one of the most serious and urgent problems of the modern world. Over the past 50 years, the fight against drugs has turned into a real war of states against the various criminal gangs. The government has implemented a number of different strategies; and it took tremendous amount of both financial and socio-political resources. The governments of the developed countries conduct the research in various scientific fields such as chemistry, sociology, and criminal psychology in order to develop the most effective methods of combating drug trafficking. Despite these facts, the problem of drug trafficking remains ...

Introduction

The paper will examine the effects and solutions of substance abuse among the teens in America. A brief history of substance abuse in America is analyzed to give the audience the present situation in America. The preceding section involves examining how substance abuse has led to the lives of American teenagers. Drugs cause nausea, liver damage, and malfunctions the damage. In addition, teens that abuse drugs lose concentration, and compel them to miss classes and these results in high school dropouts. American youths under the influence of narcotics are deceived that the crimes may be a potential opportunity to ...

INTRODUCTION

I will be focusing on drug use among international students. International students from around the globe benefit from the foreign education system which is considered to offer quality education. They may be beneficiaries of sponsorship or scholarship program, or they may be self-sponsoring themselves. Such opportunities go a long way in providing exposure and making students’ live better lives as they learn how to live harmoniously in a multi-cultural setting as well as broaden their minds. With the exposure, comes certain challenges which include coping with climate changes, enhancing their problem-solving skills, borrowing new business ideas, discovering new ways ...

Annotated Bibliography

Co-Occurrence and Treatment 1. Annotated Bibliography 1. Ta, V. M., Juon, H. S., Gielen, A. C., Steinwachs, D., & Duggan, A. (2008). Disparities in use of mental health and substance abuse services by Asian and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander women. The journal of behavioral health services & research, 35(1), 20-36. This study is very recent which is one of the reasons it was selected for inclusion of my annotated bibliography. The researchers aimed to examined comorbidity of mental illness and substance abuse both of which that require treatment. Therefore, this analysis will yield prevalence of comorbidity as well as the ...

Introduction

The evolution of baseball has taken it from America’s greatest pastime, to the means of endorsing integration and diversity. In 1871, Major League Baseball (MLB) was launched as a traditional game. From 1945-47, Baseball made political and legal history through major league baseball. In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American players in the major league. His number 42 is worn by all players as a memory of Jackie Robinson overcoming the colour barrier on 15 April, and the day is celebrated as Jackie Robinson Day. In honour of Jackie Robinson, Allan Selig, the MLB commissioner stated, “Jackie ...

It is estimated that one out of every five deaths in America is thought to be associated with the use of tobacco and smoking is believed to be the leading cause of premature death in this country (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). Aside from the emotional trauma, the monetary cost for the years between 2009 and 2012 are believed to be between $289 billion and $332.5 billion which include figures for lost productivity of workers in addition to expenses for medical care. Smoking, drinking alcohol, and the inappropriate use of legal and illegal drugs impacts society ...

Drug testing in the workplace is a mandate of the government which aims to ensure that employees are not influenced by drugs which could hamper their performance in the job, and not endanger the clients and the people that the company caters to. Drug has been one of the serious problems in the society which was found to have affected not only the vulnerable young ones, but almost everyone regardless of age. People resort to drugs for several different reasons, and most often than not, one’s venture to the use of this substance results to a longer dependency ...

Introduction

Today the world is still reeling from the shocking surge of drug abuse cases. Drug abuse and addiction have direct negative effects for the individual and the society at large. Drug abuse is defined as the continued use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in a way or method that is harmful to their health. Prolonged drug abuse seeks to drug addiction which is a chronic brain disease that drives the victim to compulsive drug use despite the underlying harmful consequences ("Drug abuse by mature women takes its toll in the US", 1998, P. 9). ...

The issue of legalizing drugs is a debatable one and so far nations, people and society at large haven’t come up with one voice on this matter. In many countries drugs are illegal, and this makes their sale or use criminal. The commonly abused drugs include drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, heroin to name but a few. However, there are those that are legal for instance caffeine and alcohol and therefore available to the public. There are many side effects that come with the use of these drugs, and this encompasses the economic effects, social and health issues ...