Addiction and Awareness Chris Darnell NUR/440 June 6, 2011 Nita Magee-Cornelius Addiction and Awareness Addiction is a problem that touches many families in today’s society. In Madison County Alabama the use of alcohol and drugs is a growing problem in all age groups, especially in the younger generation. Working in a large emergency department nurses and doctors are seeing more drug abuse victims and dealing with patients who are addicted is a huge challenge for most health care professionals
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model of addiction describes an addiction as a lifelong disease that involves both biological and environmental sources of origin. The disease model originates from the traditional medical model of disease which states that an individual suffering from a disease has an illness or sickness that causes interruption, cessation, or disorder of bodily functions, systems or organs and must have identifiable signs and symptoms (Gorski, 2001). The contemporary medical model attributes addiction to changes
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Drug and Alcohol addiction According to Dictionary.com addiction is defined as, “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.” In 2010 the NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) estimated that 22.6 million Americans aged 12 or older were current illicit drug users. Illicit drugs include marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or
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Drug and alcohol addictions are severe, yes, but other addictions including shopping, exercise, gambling, internet, abusive relationships, and many others often do not take the spotlight and are also unhealthy. With the increased awareness about addictions in our world today, its effects are a growing concern for future generations. The word ‘addiction’ does not only apply to substance and alcohol abuse. Recently the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (D.S.M.), the standard reference
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Public health officials have linked the increase in heroin use to the increase in opioid pain prescriptions, along with heroin’s cheaper cost and increased availability (CDC, 2017). To prevent heroin addiction from forming, it has been instructed that health professionals revise when and how much opioid pain prescriptions are prescribed to patients (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2016). To prevent the scope of the heroin epidemic in the Northern Shenandoah Valley
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organization established in year 2008. Our organization’s focus is on youth and drug addiction. This report mainly consists of information about the formation of EFY. As a start I have introduced our organization and the organizational structure. Followed by is our mission and vision. And then I have described our main objectives and goals. Moreover I have talked about the issues regarding drug abuse and drug addiction. Furthermore this report contains the programs held by EFY to help and support drug
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Depression, loneliness, and the constant need to drink in order for the individual to not feel any sense of pain are only a few reasons why people abuse alcohol. Reasons like these can cause someone to be dependent on alcohol for happiness, but when will they realize that alcohol cannot give them happiness? When will they realize that alcohol could potentially make their problems worse? Coming from a rural town in Alaska, I see the harmful effects alcohol has on our society; however, alcohol never
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Drug addiction Drug addiction is chronic and damages the body units day by day in addition it changes the structure and function of the brain It's very important to know what is drug addiction and must take in our consideration this perilous subject which has been exacerbating since tens of decades until this day. There has been awareness and consciousness of this subject in the world. And the world has acknowledged the importance and the seriousness of this issue. What are the main causes and impacts
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Video Game Addiction In the 19th century, if you asked a thirteen year-old boy what they did in their spare time, they'd probably talk about helping their parents on the farm. You ask the same question to a teen in the 20th century, and you'll get an earful about baseball, double-dutch, and pick-up sticks. But now we are living in a new millennium, a millennium where 97% of children ages 12-17 would reply 'videogames' to that question. To me, this massive percentage is horrifying (99% of boys
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After completion of the required educational curriculum, there are many organizations that one could look to find opportunities to work with people in need. Also, there are being familiar with the different organization out there that make up the addiction-counseling field will be vital to a the success of the counselor-client relationship. This essay will discuss the different organizations out there that offer support for the counselor and the client. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse
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