However she admits to stealing the baby formula from the Pfeiffer's, an upper middle-class family that she works for as a housekeeper. ... Furthermore, Gerald preys on financially struggling families to participate in his scheme and goes as far as renting babies for the mothers to use as cover. ... The second stereotype challenged is that of the model family which consists of two white parents living and raising their children in the suburbs. ... Also, Jayden's parents had little money to support him and pay rent for a suitable apartment because they wasted all of their money on he...

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For example, one who has lived with drug abusing families is more vulnerable to become a drug abuser themselves if they cannot properly cope with the situation. ... Protective factors such as extended support systems, supportive families, and strong personality dispositions can decrease the likelihood that one, with other risk factors, may take to a life of crime. ... Doctor Andrew Sum, referring to education and career decisions by young adults, states "Our ability to generate family stability and safe communities is strongly influenced by this." By decreasing the extended support syste...

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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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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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(Siegel, Welsh, Senna p. 310) Poor family life and genetic factors also play a role as to why youth use drugs. ... (Siegel, Welsh, Senna p. 310) Another factor associated with drug use resulting from family factors is the use of drugs by the child's family themselves. ... More simply, some children learn from what the see, which is in some cases their own family members using drugs. ... Parents can help protect their children by providing:  Trust and support. A study of seven thousand youngsters showed that those who didnt have the trust and support of their parents were mo...

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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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One commercial states that by buying drugs, a person helped to massacre an entire family in Columbia. ... Because the government certainly and obviously can't control drug use in America, their aim is to stop it at the source at the expense of the Columbian people who not only make their livelihood off of the Coca plant (which their government supports) but cherish it's sacred source and healing powers as well. ... Along with a lower monthly income, about 10,000 rural residents may be displaced because of the Coca eradication.# As well as destroying Coca plants in Columbia, Presid...

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In fact, according to the 2010 National Strategy Household Survey Report, 68.8% of people support the use of medical cannabis [ CITATION 20111 l 3081 ]. ... Article 25 specifically states that, "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including medical care" (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights). ... The trials come as desperate families defy the law to give their children medical cannabis oil, hoping it will control their seizures [CITATION Jan151 t l 3081 ]. ... However, Mr Dick refuted this claim b...

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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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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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In regard to Laws on drug testing the catholic catechism states that: "2211 The political community has a duty to honor the family, to assist it, and to ensure especially:...in keeping with the country's institutions, the right to medical care, assistance for the aged, and family benefits.... ... They support the political enviorment of a catholic by supporting laws that help to prevent the use of drugs except for use in medical care and health benefits. ...

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Many addicts fall prey to isolation from family and friends due to their continued use and inability to regulate themselves socially and emotionally in order to be accepted within family units. The resulting isolation from family and friends tends to lead addicts into a social circle that includes only other drug addicts and offenders, making the climb out of the addicted world even more difficult. ...

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Not just for me but for my whole family as well. ... I would not in anyway support him. ... Drugs can take anything good like a happy family and tear it to shreds. Now I live with my father apart from the rest of my family. ... My family is having to work their way out of debt, and more. ...

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Szasz supports the legalization of all drugs and brings up several points to defend his opinion. ... We are a society that believes that everyone must work and that idleness is only tolerable if a person is unable to work and support their self. ... It would have cost only $3,300 to support their habit. ... However, just at he said that those who try to prohibit drug use propaganda to support their views so does he. ... The National Families in Action found that during the decade when eleven states decriminalized marijuana, regular use tripled among adolescence, double among young adults, and...

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In fact, they point out smoking harms the lungs (Donnelly 3).4 The American Medical Association does not condone the use of marijuana, although it does support further stating that under the direction of a doctor may be appropriate for certain conditions (Donnelly 3).4 The media address the subject in a language that precludes rational debate: Crime related to drugs prohibition is systematically described as "drug related". ... The New England Journal of Medicine has joined doctors and patients in support of legalizing the medical use of marijuana (San Francisco Chronicle 1).7 Through l...

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But Rosa Lee hated the idea of cleaning up the houses of white families. ... It seems like the whole family just lived from one paycheck to another. ... There were times when two or more family members were detained in the same prison. The family learned to cope with prison and drug-underworld life but not how to handle the regular, bill-paying world... They lead a "normal- life and both have jobs that let them earn enogh money to have a house and feed a family. ...

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Hence, the social bonds between the user and his family and friends are not affected. ... Violence, paranoia, seizures, homelessness, family loss, and death are only some of the negative effects that haunt the abuser. ... However, with the right support and effort, all of us can control our desires and in the end, we can be stronger for it. ...

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They may drop out of school, steal, go to jail, lose their jobs, or leave their families in order to keep using. ... There may be family problems or trouble with the law. ... When they are confronted by a family member or friend, they refuse to accept that they are addicted. ... They learn to come to terms with their problem with the support of other people who are going through the same thing that they are. ...

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They may drop out of school, steal, go to jail, lose their jobs, or leave their families in order to keep using. ... There may be family problems or trouble with the law. ... When they are confronted by a family member or friend, they refuse to accept that they are addicted. ... They learn to come to terms with their problem with the support of other people who are going through the same thing that they are. ...

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Most teenagers that are involved in drug abuse usually come from either broken families, parents that are drug abusers, an unstable environment where they are constantly on the move, or from parents which are poor and are never around due to constant work. Nevertheless, even the most common teenager can have a drug problem depending on their friends and relationship with their family. ... Their family members either are never around, or hardly ever around at best. ... Outer containment is like the your bonds to teachers, friends, family, and the law. ... If the parents were not making en...

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* Drugs destroy families when all the house money is paying for drugs, lawyers and treatment... * It does nothing to stop drug gangs from killing one another. (4) In another article titled "Making the case for opposing needle exchange" Toni Meyer of the New Jersey Family Policy Council writes, "Due to their potential to take more risks, young people must receive a clear 'NO' on Drugs: Harm reduction campaigns like NEPs send the wrong message to the community and to young people. Rather than supporting the 'zero tolerance' message that they are most likely rec...

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Treatment facilities are available for the alcoholic, as well as support groups and individuals who are friends or family members who want to help the alcohol abuser. ... An individual with a "hard-core" heroin habit may pay $150 – $200 per day in order to support his or her habit....

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(Lykestos, 2) In 1972, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Legislation (NORML), an organization that supports decriminalization of marijuana, unsuccessfully petitioned the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II. ... These include: the institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians; American Bar Association; American Public Health Association; American Society of Addiction Medicine; AIDS Action Council; British Medical Association; California Academy of Family Physicians; California Legislative Council for O...

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"Of course, society could decide to support all unemployable addicts on welfare, but that would mean that gains from lowered rates of crime would have to be offset by large increases in welfare budgets- (Wilson, 339). ... Children who grow up in families where drugs are used and/or abused can experience emotional and developmental problems. ... John Hospers' libertarian position pertaining to no laws against drugs does not have sufficient support. ...

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