Family Independence Assistance was enacted to secure the lives of the children of the beneficiaries. ... State assistance should be used for temporary relief, not for an unlimited support of drug use. People who use government assistance to support a drug habit are abusing the welfare system. ... The government does not collect tax money to support the habits of drug users. ... Paying higher taxes takes food and clothing away from the families that are not collecting government aid. ...

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Bill is exhibiting depression and has no support from his mother, as she too is depressed. ... Bill does not have the support from his mom to help him with school, feelings, or day to day duties. ... Bill's behaviors come from what he has observed at home and the family norms. ... His father grew up in the same type of culture and raised his family the same way. ... He has no perception of how a normal functioning family is. ...

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For almost all families moms are the ones who keep everything together. In some cases fathers are the bread winners and mothers are the ones who take care of the home and family. ... Women's addictive behaviors are a mechanism for coping with the impairment they face and can severely damage all aspects of their lives, such as work, family and social relationships. ... [Womenshealth.org] Drug abuse influences the function of many families, their life at home can be turned into pure chaos. ... When a child feels like they cannot offer the help and support they often blame their self, this...

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Ideally, a strong support system of family and friends will create a positive, safe, healthy, nurturing and protective environment for the individual. 6. ... The next key component associated to recovery, requires that the individual makes life style changes that will not only support his decision to stop his self-harming behaviour, but will reinforce his process of recovery. ... Levinthal references the spiral model of the stages to clearly illustrate that a patient may pass through these stages several times throughout the recovery process. 2 The fifth key component that facilitates suc...

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When I asked them what made them want to sell drugs, there answers ranged from supporting their family to quick easy money. ... Providing both financial and academic support must identify special retention needs of high-risk students. By adding social support through advising and counseling from faculty, the family, and peers the equation is complete (Jones, 1). ...

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Cocaine affects the family of the user by causing the family members to feel angry, manipulated, and unloved. ... Family members may also feel fear for their loved one. ... Family members may also suffer from financial loss. ... Theft is a big effect on society, since cocaine addicts almost always run out of money, they steal things to support their drug habit. ... Another treatment is Inpatient Treatment, in which the patient is hospitalized and put into support groups and therapy. ...

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These healthcare professionals usually possess a history of sexual trauma, family problems, previous emotional or mental problems, or a family history of chemical dependency. ... *family therapy: Co-dependency issues are identified and worked through. ... *support group: The most successful recoverees fully participate in support groups such as NA or AA, which include working the 12 steps and confiding in a sponsor. ... The focus should be on prevention, early intervention, and support through the recovery process. ...

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While that has happened in only ten states, there are many who support the idea, and there are many who do not. ... This side supports its view for three main reasons: It goes against the 4th Amendment, they feel that it is unfair because they are being discriminated against and are being labeled as drug users, and that it would be too costly for the states and the government to drug test each recipient of welfare. ... Most of the people who do apply for welfare actually do work and they just do not make enough for themselves and their family to survive. ... The supporters of the cause claim t...

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And more and more impoverished families have joined or shown support for paramilitaries and guerrilla groups who oppose Plan Columbia and who offer protection to cocoa farmers. ... I do not believe that the American government should support a plan that puts so much in jeopardy, with little hope for success. ...

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Sonny tries to live his life as he wants but his brother tries to live his life as a provider for his family. ... It seems that their mother knew that no matter what family is still family. ... In an unsteady environment he accepts his brother and his wife, and leans again upon the strength within his family to accept him for what he is. ... Sonny's brother finds new strength in his attempts to support and accept Sonny. ... The relationship between the brothers and their mother reveal that this family comes together in the time of need. ...

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It affects families both mentally as well as physically. ... Although it directly affects the user the family of an alcoholic is just as scarred. ... Although families may resent this, it is rare that the learn how to avoid it. ... They may fear the family will break up. ... Regardless of the fact that she stopped drinking, she is still unable to hold a decent enough job to support the family in the way that she should. ...

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This just shows how much being in jail effects family members. ... When he was using he was very violent with his family. ... At the time of her arrest she was in a foster family. ... She lived a very hard life, her mother was young and just trying to support her and her siblings by working 24/7. ... He was unable to contact the family as well. ...

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You obviously would not do that in front of your friends, family, or loved ones you would let them see your upset side. ... The reason mainly that these kids aren't given any assistance is because their parents have been categorized as lazy, for not working full-time to support their family and this isn't always the case because they have young children who they need to be with at home. ...

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Gore believes that it is unlikely that every family will receive a tax cut. Gore wants to lower taxes for working families with targeted tax reform. ... Gore does not support tax increase in good economic times. Gore supports the underdog, the little guy, the worse-off families, rather than the wealthy, big business corporations. ...

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This threat motivates her to do whatever she can to save her family. Helena's decision to continue her husband's work means she is willing to put her family in more jeopardy. ... She transformed from a happily married wife with a family, to a drug dealer, supporting her husband's business. ... The effect of their drug use resulted in her being arrested, which caused more problems with her family. ... Different from Helena, who is driven to save her family, Caroline is driven to escape from her family. ...

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Rather than spend his money on his family and give them the care and amenities they deserve, he spends all that he has on worthless property, which is all mortgaged and helps the family very little. ... Of course all she wanted from her room was her morphine, supporting her dope habit that only increased in stressful times. ... Jamie, the eldest son, is living at home with his family, earning his keep working around the home with James and as an actor with parts set up by his father. ... Finally there is Edmund, sick with consumption and told to stay away from alcohol by the doctors and by ...

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However, it transforms into one built around the support and care they give each other. The girls do this as they struggle through the normal ups and downs of high school, as well as suffer through the pain that is a result of rather dysfunctional families. ... Secondly, this passage in Cherry shows Mary's revelation as an adult that Meredith needed to be supported emotionally rather than introduced to drugs and alcohol. ...

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When he got back he decided to bring Brenna to meet her family. ... Bruce was very relieved knowing that Britney was living off the state and was no longer using her child support check for drugs. ... Knowing that Bruce made good money, Britney started collecting child support from Bruce using it for drug money once again. ...

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When drug use begins to negatively alter functioning in older adolescents at school and in the family, and risk-taking behavior is seen, intervention is warranted. ... It is a part of a complex set of family and individual issues that should be addressed in a comprehensive fashion. ... Contemporary patterns of adolescent drug abuse in American societies where "abuse- rather than "use- patterns prevail in the face of dysfunctional family life, dysphoria and self-medications. ... The following risk factors for drug abuse by adolescents were identified: biological predi...

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Eventually, if they are not caught, this will no longer be able to support the habit. ... Another affect of teens use of marijuana is the harm that is usually caused to the families of the smokers or the fact that the teens, many times, begin to smoke as a result of family life. ... (Schleichert 73) Besides these facts, the use of marijuana affects everyone in the family. The teen smoker will usually try to withdrawal from their family and become very defensive towards other family members. ... These problems are, in many cases, ones that will forever change these families. ...

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You begin to take an avid interest in e-mailing with your friends and family. ... (Goldberg, MD) The prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder has been increasing in number, hence a support group, among many, The Internet Addiction Support Group (IASG) has been developed. ... Some of these users spend a minimum of thirty-eight hours per week on the "net"; hence, losing touch with reality and reeking havoc on their studies, family lives, and even their careers. ...

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You begin to take an avid interest in e-mailing with your friends and family. ... (Goldberg, MD) The prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder has been increasing in number, hence a support group, among many, The Internet Addiction Support Group (IASG) has been developed. ... Some of these users spend a minimum of thirty-eight hours per week on the "net"; hence, losing touch with reality and reeking havoc on their studies, family lives, and even their careers. ...

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You begin to take an avid interest in e-mailing with your friends and family. ... (Goldberg, MD) The prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder has been increasing in number, hence a support group, among many, The Internet Addiction Support Group (IASG) has been developed. ... Some of these users spend a minimum of thirty-eight hours per week on the "net"; hence, losing touch with reality and reeking havoc on their studies, family lives, and even their careers. ...

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In her letter, Murphy explicitly associates the Chinese with opium claiming, "they waste up their good money for smoking opiums and so let their families, such as their father, mother, sisters, and young brothers starving at China. ... The Chinese were portrayed as devaluing the family concept, and were accused of being responsible for most the prostitution in Canada. ... This meant a percentile of 0.1% of Canadians had succumbed to addiction, therefore it seems this "drug panic" was not created in fear of Canadian social degradation, but rather in support of Chinese expulsion....

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Having an addiction can scar a family and leave charred relationships in its wake. ... Alcohol destroyed my family, and I know that I am not alone. ... Besides crushing families and relationships, addiction can also ruin a life financially. ... Not only the addicts, but the families and friends that watch them slowly disappear. ... They are they few that we cling to for hope, and for support. ...

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