Introduction This chapter discusses the theories that explain the causes of drug abuse and how drug abuse affects academic performance to adolescents who abuse drugs. This chapter also reviews various academic literatures on drug abuse and its effects to better understand how adolescents at Terry Goss, Mufakose and Mutilikwi Secondary schools consume drugs. Conceptual framework […]
Abstract In the USA, the family units have emerged to much complicated. Families continue to evolve ranging from the extended, nuclear and up to the single parenting family setups. Others are the stepfamilies, multigenerational and the foster types of families. Thus, abuse by a member of the family of substances may result in differences based […]
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Order nowABSTRACT In investigation of the effects of drug abuse on adolescents’ academic performance various theoretical perspectives were utilized and strategies to curb drug use were also identified. The study was conducted in Triangle: Chiredzi; Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. The participants were from 3 High schools. The students’ ages were ranging from 12 to 21 years. […]
People do misuse drugs and medications. Drug abuse occurs when an individual excessively exploits a drug or medication outside of its original function, which could result in harm to the user, their families, and even their community (Huffman & Dowdell, 2015). Abusing drugs can cause hazardous consequences that will affect a person from a biological, […]
It is no secret today that stress in our day to day lives is more prevalent than ever. There are many ways to combat and cope with stress; however, it seems that alcohol consumption is the primary mechanism. There has been much research on whether alcohol consumption is directly related to the levels of stress […]
What people never understand is that depression isn’t about the outside; it’s about the inside, a quote asserted by Jasmine Warga. Associating with the black cloud of depression by concealing one’s true feelings is the way many people were brought up by. Depression has a way of silently striking a person, similar to the way […]
From bullet shells, to bomb blasts, and potentially amputated limbs, U.S. soldiers face on the scariest and life threatening situations no man or woman could ever imagine. America’s military is one of the strongest forces in the world and consists of the toughest and strongest men and women in the US. These soldiers have risked […]
Addiction is a word very common in our day to day lives, but not very many people actually know what it is or how to treat it. It is an individualistic disease that can infect everybody, not just a certain group of people, with damages that can ripple through families for years to come. Addiction […]
Cause and Effect of Child Abuse Abuse impacts an individual negatively and follows them the rest of their life. Child abuse is horrific as the abuse is often from the very person that is supposed to protect the child. The abuse isn’t always physical but can be mental, sexual, and neglectful. Many factors can influence […]
Foster care is a temporary placement for children who have a home environment that has unsafe living conditions that affect the child’s well-being because of abuse and neglect. Family preservation and the safety of the child is the primary goal for children placed in temporary foster care. When focusing on family preservation, child welfare agencies […]
The National Institute on drug abuse estimates that a quarter of children in the U.S. grow up in households where there is substance abuse. It makes them 8 times more likely to develop an addiction of their own. Many children are unfortunate enough to have to pay the consequences that drug abusing adults indirectly throw […]
One of the major effects of warfare is mental related problems. Serving in the army according to Olenick, Flowers & Diaz (2015) is one of the major causes of depression and other mental related illnesses. Many veterans who have returned from war have reported having somatic illnesses such as insomnia, fatigue, shortness of breath, fatigue […]
Abstract Suicide has always been a very difficult discussion to most all people. Suicide or suicidal people are people who choose to take their own life or a person who is thinking about ending their own life. Years past, individuals may have been arrested for reporting such illness to authorities, but within recent years, these […]
The overwhelming problem of drug abuse in Decatur, Illinois has developed into a major issue. For example, Heroin, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, prescription opioids, marijuana, and meth are being sold and used at an epidemic rate. Some cities drug problems might be worse than Decatur’s, however, for the small size of this city, the drug […]
As a new student entering college, you are presented with many choices you have to pick from that may occur from the new environment you are in. These choices may either be when to study, what classes to study for, or how to balance your social life in between school. Throughout the two or four […]
As Nathan Driskell once said, Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside. Addiction is a common issue and numerous people don’t realize. Over twenty million Americans under the age of 18 are already addicted to a drug. Drug abuse is a major concern despite a person’s race, gender, national origin, […]
When we were given the freedom to explore our topic, I decided to read upon Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle. Jeannette Wall, an author and journalist, shares the life of her unconventional childhood. I choose to read The Glass Castle because it is a memoir. I have read The novel is filled with personal recounts […]
When we typically think of crime and punishment we view it as a “conveyor belt” of justice: Usually the guilty are found guilty and sentenced to either long or short imprisonment terms depending on the crime committed. For some criminals the belt continues to move in a constant cycle from time of arrest, appearance before […]
The traditional therapeutic approach to working with those who commit domestic violence has been the Duluth educational model. However, this model faces a significant amount of criticism in its gender-divided model that does not allow for relevant psychological factors to be considered. In this paper, I will review the points of the Duluth model that […]
Homelessness in LA is not an isolated case in U.S but rather public issue from 1980s since represents a huge problem for several cities as well as for largely populated states. People are facing this problem in daily basis; every time we are waiting by the traffic lights on the street, homeless people approaches to […]
Addiction, tolerance and withdrawal Addiction as the inability to continuously abstain from a specific behavior such as abusing drugs and this leads to reduced control over that behavior, dysfunctional emotional response and lack of recognition of consequent problems associated with the behavior and ones interpersonal relationships. Just like other chronic diseases addiction leads to a […]
Human trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar transnational illegal enterprise that permits the buying and selling of humans for sex, labor, or both. The aim of this research project is to analyze the many intricacies of the trafficking and exploitation of immigrants before, during, and after migration and to come up with possible solutions. After analyzing both […]
In reading articles ‘Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among US Young Adults by Educational Attainment’, ‘Ethnic/Racial Differences in Peer and Parent Influence on Adolescent Prescription Drug Misuse’ and ‘Influences of Motivational Contexts on Prescription Drug Misuse and Related Drug Problems’, they all have a correlation on highlighting the misuse of prescription drug use by young adults. […]
The issue of using proletarian hunger killers such as coffee, tea, chocolates, and tobacco has taken on the appearance of addiction (Mintz, 1986). Indeed, users of these products are akin to ordinary addicts in the manner that they depend upon these commodities to maintain a functional predisposition. There are questions regarding whether these commodities actually […]
A Closer Examination of Bipolar Disorder in School-Age Children. Professional School Counseling, 9(1), 72-77. In this article Bardick and Bernes states the way children may sometimes get misdiagnosed and their symptoms which can be signs of many other childhood disorders is misunderstood. However, a child may experience symptoms of other disorders such as conduct disorder, […]
Suicide is a major public health problem among adolescents. Although the event is rare, and rates have stabilized and even shown slight reduction in recent years, suicide has nevertheless become the second leading cause of morbidity among youths aged 15 to 24, which is otherwise a robust and relatively disease-free population. Although research on predictive […]
Abstract Alcohol Dependence which consists of an individual being dependent of Alcohol can lead to Alcoholism that can have devastating consequences and often leads to severe health, social, economic problems. From affecting the human body along with having long term impacts to loved ones, friends or the community, this is a disorder doesn’t discriminate to […]
I have grown up in a generation of social media users. Facebook, one of the most popular social media sites, was founded in 2004, when I was three. Four years later it had 100 million active users. Today, Facebook has 2.27 billion active users worldwide. Not only has Facebook’s popularity significantly increased but so has […]
Racism is a long lasting problem that bothers millions of people all over the world. This should be something to talk about be this because they are often thinking about race in ways that profoundly impact our decisions and understandings. Race has also been an important factor in the way that institutions are designed and […]
Are you 21? The debate over lowering the drinking age has become an ongoing discussion for many decades. “In 1984, Congress passed the Uniform Drinking Age Act, which required states to have a minimum drinking age of 21, for all types of alcohol consumption if they wanted to receive federal highway monies. The legal drinking […]
