Spirituality in recovery necessitates addicted individuals to turn their lives and will over to the care of God or a higher power and allow God to return the individual to sanity. ... Spirituality can simply be looking deep into one's self and finding meaning in ones life. ... Spirituality allows the individual to view life in a different manor and live a healthier more enjoyable life. ... A feeling of religious commitment also has an impact on the lack of alcohol and drug use among those who have live spiritual lives (Dermantis et al, 1996). ... AA is not simply an addiction recove...

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Irresponsible drinking can destroy a person's life as well as the lives of those around them. ... In addition about 7%" of all adults who consume alcohol in the United States today are considered alcoholics, or have suffered from some sort of drinking problem in their lives (Secretary of health viii). ... Additionally, a child who has an alcoholic parent is much more likely to become an alcoholic themselves later in life. ... Alcohol destroyed her family life with her losing her husband and children. ... Anytime a person takes a drink, they are taking a risk that can change the way they ...

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When they are not aware that any small contact with drugs destroy the lives of their children, adolescents start to lose their path; introducing themselves into a horrible world and becoming their young lives in nightmares of the real life. ... As shown by the Phoenix House – a network that serves to those persons whose lives are threatened or burdened by addictions and related behavioral concerns- in the story of Savannah. ...

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With the help of Sapo, "the meanest and ugliest kid on the block," Chino manages to make it as far as college before his life is endangered. ... With all of these components, Chino was influenced and supported greatly, but there were some times when he needed to listen to himself, and decide what he wanted to do with his life. ... There were many solutions to the negativities in Spanish Harlem, but many were afraid for their lives if they pursued them. ... The youth to come will see that there is more to life than just getting high and causing havoc with the police, because if the children are...

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Life is an entangled web of decisions, both good and bad. ... Even though assumptions and inferences can be biased and questionable, they are essential to communication and the decision making process to which one's life depends. ... So an inference could be that the children who are walking alone have reckless parents who are taking unnecessary risks with their children's lives. ...

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One could just as easily say that alcohol is a "gateway" substance, as most heroin or cocaine addicts have touched alcohol at some point in their lives as well. ... Yes, it has happened in some cases, but that is the variety of life and will continue to happen whether or not weed is legalized. ... When patients regain lost weight, life can be prolonged. ...

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Helena desperately longs to get back to the lavish suburban life she had before her husband was sent to jail. ... Drugs had a negative impact on Helena's life. ... Because of one abrupt change in her life, she feels the need to go to extreme efforts to save her image. ... The wife of a successful drug trader, is challenged with a critical decision that also effects her life. Both Helena and Caroline demonstrate the demand amongst people of higher-class Americans, who seem to have their lives all figured out, but in all actuality they are just as guilty as everyone else. ...

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She is notorious for drawing inspiration from her own life and has perfected the ability to express the intense emotions felt by struggling adolescents. In her novels Crank and Identical, Hopkins explores the lives of teens dealing with addiction, suicide, abuse and mental illness, allowing adolescent readers to understand and emotionally connect to themselves and others. ... Hopkins admits that she "chose the subject matter because the issue touched the lives of three of [her] friends"(Identical). ...

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If the people of China knew what smoking could do to their bodies, their minds, and their lives, how could they possibly be victims of imperialism and capitalism and not their own temptation to abuse the drug. The text "Opium and the Exotic East," is another passage that displays the harmful affects that opium can have on a person's life. ...

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Moreover, one-third of all Americans twelve and older reported using marijuana at least once in their lives ("National Household Survey", 1998). The health and mental effects crossover into the socioeconomic realm of a user's life. ...

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Prenatal drug and alcohol exposure can affect a child for the rest of his or her life. ... After the withdrawal ends, a child may be affected for the rest of his or her life. An afflicted person's home, school, and work life are likely to suffer from the psychological disorders caused by the use of drugs or alcohol before he or she was even born. ... It is not fair, nor is it ethical to knowingly expose an unborn child to a harmful substance that will likely effect that child for his or her entire life. ... Another valid point that some may have regarding the criminalization of substance...

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Drug use has devastating consequences such as health problems and addiction which has necessitated government agencies and national drug societies to put up measures meant to help drug addicts conquer their addiction state and enable them to lead normal lives. ... There should be a strategy put in place aimed at helping addicts get used to the anticipated ­new life. Failure in putting such plans in place will lead to the inevitable urge for craving, because research has proven that even just by thinking about their previous life, former drug addicts find themselves fighting the urge to get ba...

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The struggles of refugee life often lead to mental health disorders and substance abuse. ... 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. Psychological Issues for Refugees Besides the suffering accompanying refugee life, refugees also experience unparalleled psychological distress. ... Mental health professionals need to address what treatment can begin in c...

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Having an alcoholic parent is probable to be a source of constant stress in a child's life. ... A person that lives in a house with an alcoholic has an approximately twenty-five percent of marrying another alcoholic. ...

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The War Against Drugs Under the United States Constitution the federal government is charged with the responsibilities to protect our individual, as well as collective, rights to life and liberty. ... Positive liberty calls for the federal government to fulfill a more substantial role in individual lives thus it is believed for that reason the federal government should not give itself too many liberties of this type. ...

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Libertarianism is the political philosophy rooted in the belief that people should be allowed to live their lives as they see fit, free from government coercion and regulation--so long as they do not infringe upon the rights of others. ... As I mentioned earlier Libertarians believe in a society where government plays a limited role in the everyday lives of its citizens; they see government solely as an institution responsible for protecting the rights of its citizens as well as safeguarding them from those that might use force against those rights as established by the Declaration of Indepen...

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Career as Alcohol or Substance Abuse Counselor: A Job for Undergraduates An Entry Level Position A career as an alcohol and substance abuse counselor would be a good choice for a psychology major with an undergraduate degree for a variety of reasons. First, a counseling position relies on the use of many of the skills developed over the course of a four-year psychology program including strong written and oral communication skills, listening and observational skills, research skills, and critical thinking and analytical skills. Second, it provides entry into one of only a few of the servi...

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Whether Americans choose to avoid recreational drugs in the first place or to quit using or abusing them is linked to the quality of their lives and their perceived prospects for a rewarding life without drug use or abuse. ...

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Whether Americans choose to avoid recreational drugs in the first place or to quit using or abusing them is linked to the quality of their lives and their perceived prospects for a rewarding life without drug use or abuse. ...

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The use of cannabis for medical purposes is a controversial issue that is currently being debated in the Queensland Parliament. The term medical cannabis, also known as medical marijuana, refers to the use of the whole unprocessed cannabis plant or its basic extracts to relieve pain for many conditi...

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In a recent interview, David Oldfield, Director of Planning and Research, provided a list of violent offenses: • 1st-degree Arson • 1st- and 2nd-degree Murder • 1st-degree robbery • Kidnapping • 1st-degree Assault • Forcible Rape • Forcible Sodomy (personal communication, June 16, 2003) To prevent first-time, non-violent offenders from being incarcerated and possibly defecting to a life of crime, the Court System reserves the right to order them to attend a community-based inpatient treatment program sponsored by the Offenders Under Treatment P...

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Government's surveys indicate more than 70 millions Americans have smoked Marijuana at some point in their lives. ... Foster's plight is not an isolated event; marijuana laws in six states permit marijuana importers and traffickers to be sentenced to life in jail 3. ...

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Morphine is easily converted to heroin by a chemical process.Currently, heroin has no real medicinal value and is one of the most abused narcotics ever synthesized, being responsible for the destruction of many lives. ... The gum is stored until a trader comes to the village "opium gum has a very long shelf life and can gain value over time. ...

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The link between drug use and crime is not a new one and numerous studies show that drugs use directly relates to crime in multiple ways. First of all, and most directly, it is a crime to use, possess, manufacture, or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse (such as cocaine, her...

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Society views addiction as a person who made bad choices lacks moral character and has lost control of their lives. ... Patients with opiate physical dependency were considered to have inherited an addictive personality or psychological disorder or to have suffered with a dysfunctional family life. ...

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