When it comes to employees, however the response might be more along the lines of what does passing a drug test have to do with my ability to do the job. ... Some states also impose drug-testing requirements mainly jobs in the transportation industry. ... Yet even in these jobs, random drug testing does not guarantee safety. ... Firstly, drug-related employee impairment in safety-sensitive jobs is rare. ... The bottom line is every company has to decide whether drug testing is an effective tool for identifying drug abuse in the workplace or not. ...

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Second is that the removal of these programs means that a large number of jobs will be lost across the country. ... These programs will be the first things to be cut and San Francisco will loose at least 300 jobs. In many cases the lower paid, young, and less senior employees will be among those who loose there jobs. ... Herbert states that these young adults do not have aspirations of the perfect job, buying a house, or even falling in love. ... Creating a support programs has been proven more effective then incrimination and alienation. ...

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In line with the reasoning that cognitive-behavioural strategies have shown the greatest potential for reducing harmful behaviours, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) may be an effective intervention on Shelley's behaviour. ... Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects In order for treatment to be effective, an understanding of the etiology of the maladaptive behaviours has to first occur. ... In the case of Shelley, social services had most likely referred her for treatment in an exchange for a council flat and job opportunities. ...

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A statement that's written in the National Archives about the 18th Amendment says, "The amendment worked at first, liquor consumption dropped, arrests for drunkenness fell, and the price for illegal alcohol rose higher than the average worker could afford. Alcohol consumption dropped by 30 percent a...

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The ten criteria listed in the DSM-IV are a preoccupation with gambling, a need to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired level of excitement, repeated, unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop gambling, feeling restless or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop gambling, using gambling as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving a dysphoric mood, after losing money gambling often returns another day to get even, lies to family members, therapists or others to conceal the extent of one's involvement with gambling, has committed ille...

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Experts from the National Institute of Health or NIH have confirmed that marijuana is an effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications and cancer treatments and other like ailments as glaucoma, muscle spasms, intractable pain, epilepsy, anorexia, asthma, insomnia, depression, and other disorders. ... Instead of drug addicts shoplifting, mugging, breaking into homes, and stealing from others to pay outrageous prices for marijuana, they could support their habit by simply holding an honest, decent paying job. ...

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NORML argued that marijuana is therapeutic in numerous serious ailments, less toxic, and in many cases more effective than conventional medicines. ... A cannabinoid could potentially be useful under any of the following circumstances: There is a medical condition for which it is more effective than any currently available medication. ...

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I want to address the role that trauma plays, whether or not there is effective treatment for refugees who suffer from mental disorders and substance abuse, and if early treatment of PTSD (and other disorders) will lead to less substance abuse in refugee populations later in life. ... At the same time, the literature is increasingly making a case for the detection and treatment of mental health difficulties within primary care settings, where proximity-based care has been effective in improving access to services among adult refugee patients as there is less stigma associated with community-...

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Millions of dollars are spent annually in the War on Drugs causing many to wonder if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug prevention. ...

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Millions of dollars are spent annually in the War on Drugs causing many to wonder if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug prevention. ...

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The Drug Enforcement Administration The topic that I was assigned to write about was Federal Agency. Of the many agencies available to write about I chose the Drug Enforcement Administration, (DEA) which enforces controlled substance laws. Throughout this paper I will discuss some interesting parts of the DEA including the history of the DEA, responsibilities and objectives of the DEA, problems the DEA faces and how the DEA works cooperatively with local law enforcement agencies. The DEA is an important link in drug prevention in and around the United States. They are specifically involve...

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Historically, substance abuse has been portrayed to mirror the lower class. It has been regarded as a disease that plagues only a specific group of people. Currently that is no longer the case as high profile celebrities and white collar; well respected upper class people have brought their addicti...

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