child protective and human services. Remedies for this social issue include drug treatment court. There are also laws that set age restrictions, while prohibiting other substances completely. There are also programs aimed at the younger generations. The DARE program and the “Just Say No” program are affiliated with junior high and high school children.
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Teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is a growing problem in America. Many teenage mothers have not been educated about sex prior to becoming pregnant, due to the lack of communication between the teenager and her parents. There are major health concerns to be faced for teenage mothers and their unborn child. There are options available to teen moms when making decisions on parenthood; being a teenage mother is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face. There are many
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fantasies are healthy for the psyche and reflect a sexually active person. 4. Discuss some of the forces that influence teen pregnancy and teen attitudes toward contraception. An increase in teen pregnancy can be attributed to premarital sex. Only one-third of sexually active teen males use condoms on the regular basis as part of their sex life. Some reasons for this is ignorance (a large part that is due in
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substance abuse service recipients, providers of services, public and private organizations and funding sources to provide prevention, education, advocacy, intervention, assessment and treatment services”. ("Www.anuvia.org", 2012). Many human service programs are available, from inpatient 90 day hospitalizations, to extensive outpatient 90 hour, eight week counseling and lecture form classes, holding random drug tests for accountability. Serving the Charlotte metro and surrounding areas for more than
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something?? What happens when they finally hit their rock bottom and want help, where do they go? Substance abuse, defined as an overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol or drugs, is a growing tragedy that not only affects the person’s life who is abusing a substance but affects the lives of those involved in the lives of an addict. Substance abuse is currently a world-wide epidemic, for instance, according to an article
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SEXUAL ADDICTION Sexual addiction is a popular model to explain hyper sexuality —sexual urges, behaviors, or thoughts that appear extreme in frequency or feel out of one's control. Hyper sexuality is typically associated with lowered sexual inhibitions. Alcohol and some drugs can affect a person's social and sexual inhibitions. There are differences of opinion among sexologists, sociologists, psychologists and other specialists as to whether the phenomenon represents an actual addiction or
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MDMA Influence and Clinical Implications Northern Illinois University Sassalee Tate and Arlilian Tisden Abstract: The purpose of this research is to identify causing factors of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) addictions. MDMA has a target population of young adults, more specifically college students. The drug has been used to distort perception and create a euphoric sensation among users. MDMA was not created for recreational usage, but to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)
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Anti-Vaccination: An Opposition Melanie Say Kaplan University Professor Chad Walls CM220 March 13, 2015 Opposition: Anti-vaccination Despite extended benefits demonstrated through immunization programs, parents and vocal groups alike are challenging the administration of inoculations. A history of fraudulent studies introduced the concept of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, adding fuel to the controversial fire of adverse reactions associated with immunizations. Furthermore, organizations
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Alcoholism is a wide-ranging and complex disease that heavily plagues society. Drinking is defined as the consumption of a liquid, and/or the act of drinking alcoholic beverages especially to excess. Every year alcohol is responsible for 1/2 of all murders, accidental deaths, and suicides; 1/3 of all drowning, boating, and aviation deaths; 1/2 of all crimes; and almost 1/2 of all fatal automobile accidents (Overview 1). Alcohol is a potent nonprescription drug sold to anyone over the national legal
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Chapter 11 - Sexuality Multiple Choice 1. The text lists all of the following as reasons why sexuality in adolescence is a particularly important period during the life cycle, except: A. adolescence is the time when erotic feelings first emerge. B. puberty brings on physical changes that allow for sexual reproduction. C. cognitive changes in adolescence have a major impact on sexuality. D. it is not until adolescence that sexual activity begins to take on the social meaning it will continue
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