... of at-risk youth." They argue that rural areas have higher child poverty rates and higher percentages of poor school districts than urban areas, leading to a very large "at-risk" population (Martin, 1996). However, other analysts would disagree. They claim that children from the inner-cities are the most impoverished, and therefore have the greatest chance of being "at-risk." ... behaviors associated with gangs include possession of weapons, sexual harassment of peers and teachers, bullying, verbal intimidation, arson, drug trafficking and use, and graffiti. These acts of violence are i...

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... -season use of alcohol by high school athletes and also compared it to a similar study done w/ the same population in 1988. Overall, athletes are using alcohol less both in and off-season in the current study compared to 1988. Also they used less alcohol during their in-season than off-season. It was found that white athletes are 2.5 times more likely to use alcohol both ... suffered more adverse consequences from their substance abuse. Team leaders were found to be no more responsible in using alcohol compared to their teammates. In fact male captains drank more alcohol, binged more oft...

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... drives for individuality, separation, autonomy, and social acceptance (NCJRS, 2000). In an effort to understand the seriousness of juvenile substance abuse, one must look at the trends in alcohol and other drug use. The following summarizes recent trends in substance abuse among youth in the United States: Youth in the general population have reported steadily rising levels of alcohol and other drug use since ... 1992, but levels of use have not returned to the peak rates reported in the 1980's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health ... and result from dysfunctional families. Substance abus...

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... effects are intoxication, sensory alteration, and/or anxiety reduction. Symptoms of overdose staggering, odor of alcohol on breath, loss of coordination, slurred speech, dilated pupils, fetal alcohol syndrome (in babies), and/or nerve and liver damage. Withdrawal Syndrome is first sweating, tremors, then altered perception, followed by psychosis, fear, and finally auditory hallucinations. Indications of possible mis-use ... drugs. Alcohol continues to be the most frequently abused substance among young adults. HERE ARE SOME STRAIGHT FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL.... Alcohol abuse is a pattern of p...

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... About behavior based on new information, Engages patient's ambivalence about Treatment (Project Match 1998) Network therapy Engages the patient in a support network Composed of family members and Peers (Am J Psychiatry 1993) Psychodrama Role-playing (Nurs Pract 1992) Relapse Prevention Information, identification of high-risk Situation, anticipatory Guidance (Relapse prevention 1985) Supportive Encouragement and support for ... patients own Strategies for remaining alcohol abstinent, Advice given if requested (Gen Psyc. 1992) A variety of psychotherapeutic approaches have shown efficacy ...

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... suicide risk among subjects with both disorders (Cornelius, M.S., Richardson G.A., Day, N.L., Cornelius, J.R., Geva, D. and Taylor, P.M.,1994). This was based on a study conducted in 1992, where Cornelius had compared the parental drinking among adolescents and adults to predict who had the highest drinking rate. Rates of binge drinking and heavy drinking were highest among the ... college students are good portion of the people who do binge drink, there are people who are not in college who do as well. Somehow you would have to find a way to test this group of people who is another pa...

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... impairment, and skull or brain malformations; and (3) a characteristic face with sort eye openings, a thin upper lip, an elongated flattened midface, and a groove in the of the upper lip" (United, 1). By 1992, FAS was diagnosed in four of every 10,000 births. Fetal alcohol effects (FAE) result when only a few of these symptoms are diagnosed. Between FAS and FAE over a third ... withdrawals such as "tremors, sleeping problems, inconsolable crying, and abnormal reflexes. The second leading cause of birth defects due to substance abuse is tobacco. While smoking in the general population is...

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... or can be a possible new approach to preventing problems later on down the road: Family Factors include: Parental Supervision, Child's Attachment to Parent, Parent's Attachment to Child, Parent's Involvement in Child's Activities Educational Factors: Reading Percentile, Mathematics Percentile, Commitment to School, Attachment to Teachers, Aspirations to Go to College, Expectations to Go to College, Parent's Expectation for Child to ... may feel particularly vulnerable when their children approach adolescence and are faced with numerous new child-rearing issues. (Szapocznik, 1995) Goodno...

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... to say about alcohol use and abuse in these three categories, including all of the negative aspects of drinking. Social drinking is a common occurrence around America. Whether it is after work or after a football game, white collar or blue, two-thirds of the American population sit down at least once a ... week to enjoy an alcoholic beverage (Med.unc.edu). Many of these people do not realize that drinking is what leads to uncontrolled behavior, drunk driving, and in the long run, addiction. They are thinking only ... liquor law violations and 704,000 arrests for drunkenness for alcohol....

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... have. The active ingredient of marijuana, called tetrahydrocannabinol, has a variety of effects. It reduces pain, lowers body temperature, and enhances appetite. It achieves these effects by binding to cells in the brain called cannabinoid receptors. The use of marijuana relieves intra-ocular pressure, which is useful to someone suffering from glaucoma. Studies have also shown that marijuana is a significant source ... (Freedom ). Drug violators are a major cause of extreme overcrowding in US prisons. In 1992, 59,000 inmates were added to make a record setting 833,600 inmates nationwide...

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... in the two weeks before being surveyed (Johnston et al, 2003). This pattern of heavy, intermittent drinking is also prevalent among college students (White et al, 2002a) and young military personnel (Bray, 1996). While levels of alcohol use among adolescents remain high, the perceived risk associated with such use appears to be declining. From 1992 ... to 2002, the percentage of 12th graders perceiving "great risk of harm" associated with drinking four or five drinks per day, nearly everyday, dropped from 71% to 59% (Johnston et al, 2003). It does not appear that adolescent alcohol abuse...

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