While she was barely even a teenager, she began to indulge herself in drugs and alcohol. ... To toy with one's mind is a serious issue, however I believe each person should be able to make that decision for themselves. Some call Propranalol the miracle drug, and although I do believe it can be very useful, I also think each person should take the proper precautions. ... With a drug like Propanalol, people's lives no longer need to be destroyed by the past. As humans we have the right to pursue happiness and if someone wants to attempt to remove such pain I believe that they should be...

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A large number of the females in prison are there on drug charges, and admitted to using some drug one month prior to their incarceration. Since it is more likely that women in prison are more frequently addicted to drugs than men, special drug treatment programs can be used. ... However, I believe that prisons should not only look at the special needs of women and treat those, but they should also figure out ways to treat the special needs of men. ...

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You and I know that is because the woman cannot change the situation by changing herself, but the abuse victim believes that if they could just fix what they are doing wrong, then the situation will improve. In finding no solution, the abuse victim will learn that they will be this way forever and they deserve the punishment they receive, because they believe across the board they are at fault and they feel guilty because of it. ... Drug users, for example, who cannot overcome their addiction by themselves may believe they are going to be drug users for the rest of their lives because they ...

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Typically, one or both persons is overly, and in some cases falsely sensitive, compassionate, thoughtful and polite, which influences the other to believe that they are going to be together in this state of perfect bliss forever (or as long as the relationship lasts, more realistically.) ... Friends and family expressed their worries and urged me to end the relationship, but because of the wonderful "honeymoon" I had experienced, I believed that his behavior was just a phase and that it would pass. ... We argued all the time, mostly about money and anything I did that he didn't agree wit...

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They believe that some day everything will change and everything will be all right. ... From this we can see that alcohol and drug addictions are, therefore, not the only reasons for domestic violence. ... There are people who drink or take drugs but do not become violent. ... Alcohol and drugs should not be an excuse for abusive behavior. ...

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Barry Flowers, estimates vary from source to source but it is believed that overall in the United States anywhere from hundreds of thousands to over one million children run away each year. ... n 60% of runaways have parents who abuse drugs or alcohol. n 70% of runaways" use/abuse drugs. ... Flowers believe that females usually run because they are looking for affection. ... Meaning that the father is not in the picture or the parents" abuse drugs and this usually leads to a older partner in the relationship. ...

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I do not believe anyone for whom it is not a living reality can; anyone claiming that extra measure of understanding either lies to himself or is a deluded braggart."" ... The next step should be to identify and treat parents who abuse alcohol or drugs, and identify and counsel parents who suffer from spousal abuse. ... Studies have shown that countries with the most generous social services have the lowest rate of child homicide.16 Physicians should lobby for greater availability of drug and alcohol treatment programs, more shelters for the homeless, more accessible mental health care and mor...

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Psychological neglect is the lack of any emotional support and love, never attending to the child, spousal abuse, drug and alcohol abuse including allowing the child to participate in drug and alcohol use (Herman, Judith Lewis p.144). ... There are some religions that believe tin spanking a child as a form of punishment. ... Child abuse infects our society with cruelty and distrust, anger and violence, and crime, drugs and disease. ...

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I do not believe that a child is familiar with the consequences and outcome of committing a murder or any other violent crimes. ... I believe that immaturity is the reason we do not allow those under eighteen to assume the major responsibilities of adulthood, such as serving on a jury, military combat service, voting, drinking alcohol or making medical decisions. ... Throughout the process of this report I have done a little bit of research on the juveniles being sentenced to the death penalty and a high percentage of juveniles have suffered from all, or a combination ...

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Many believe that without money one could not survive. ... These abuses may be triggered in someone when they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. ... The continued saying of these words might finally stick in the victims head and they will begin to believe what is being said is true. ... Generally, during arguments each partner firmly believes that their position is the correct one, and fails to see where the other is coming from. Each person has to realize that both people believe that they are right and in order to stop arguing. ...

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. One out of every three female homicide victims is killed by their husbands or boyfriends. This may happen during rape when a women is forced to have sex, is physically beaten while sex or is strangled during sex. This is used as ways to achieve power and control over her body and herself. ...

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The parents can suffer problems that deal with drugs or alcohol, which may lead to them taking their own problems out on their children. ... James Blair believes that amygdale in the brain is the root of the problem, which is where emotional processing is located (Internet). ...

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As for myself, I never have been bullied, and not to my knowledge do I ever believe I bullied someone else. ... Although it seems harmless, I believe this is where most bullying begins, and should be taken care of immediately. ... I believe that the way to stop bullying is through peers being able to stand up for one another, and to recognize when someone is being attacked. ... I firmly believe that because she helped that young man out that night, he has gained a little more hope in himself and feels a little more sense of belonging. ... I also believe that in our day and age, and the popular...

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Drugs, alcohol, stress, or battered women provoking her partner do not cause domestic violence. ... People believe that it is easy for battered women to leave their abuser. ... Many women may believe that her husband is sick and needs her help. ... By this women believe that to leave is to admit failure of their relationship. ... They don't want to believe that they failed in their relationship. ...

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This led to depression, drug abuse, alcoholism, and hopelessness amongst the Native Canadian parents separated from their children. ... This caused the children to grow up depressed, and relying on drugs and/or alcohol. ...

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Most of all acts of domestic violence are involved with alcohol and drugs. ... As hard as it is to believe it, an ignorant sibling fight over the remote has actually ended up in the result in death. ...

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A prostitute can make between $200 and $600, depending on her beauty, however, the drugs offered to developing countries for AIDS are far too expensive for these children. ... Some small steps have been taken to protect individual human rights defenders-surveillance cameras etc, but Amnesty International believes that "government efforts do not match the magnitude of the problem rarely have pledges been followed through with effective measures to tackle the problem at its core by conducting proper investigations." ...

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We learn the minor details of their lives--from an early schooling, to first kiss, last divorce, drug problems, hopes and fears.2 Celebrities on their own property are not safe from high-powered lenses, I will discuss what celebrity stalking is, why we should have harsher laws against stalking, and what the difference is between photojournalism and the paparazzi. ... Obsessive love motivates most celebrity stalkers, followed by erotomania--a person believing that he or she is loved by someone famous. ...

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Because of their young age, their minds are weaker and they believe anything that they are told. ... The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) states that the effects of psychological abuse include poor physical health, difficulty concentrating, emotional and mental impairment, poor work or school performance, higher likelihood of illegal drugs and alcohol use, suicidal thoughts and attempts of suicide. ... They can ponder in your mind and eventually, one will believe these words. ...

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I believe that bullying, to a certain degree, can have a negative effect on a person's childhood and later in their adult life. I believe everyone, at some point in their life, is either a victim of bullying or a bully themselves. ... I believe that people who are victims of bullying and who are bullies themselves can have issues in later life. ... I believe when people are mean and bully other people, it says more about what they are going through and who they are as a person rather than the person they are being mean to and bullying. In my last year of high school I started experiment...

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Similarly , it is believed by many that one should never lend money to one's family members. ... She believes that, as with a parent-child relationship the fruit doesn't fall too far from the tree, the same is true of government employees(Miller,2002).The government, by the account of many, is a very domineering-type organization. ...

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Child Abuse: An Exposition Imagine for one moment that you are not yourself any longer. Visualize instead that you are a young girl; old enough to know right from wrong yet still young enough to be terrified by the dark shadows in your room. It is a cool autumn night and your par...

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Bullying may seem an insignificant issue when compared to drug abuse or guns being brought into schools. However, what compels students to believe they need to bring a weapon to school? ... Believing that bullies are insecure inside all their brazenness is false. ...

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To illustrate, according to N.J.S.A 30:13-3, "Every nursing home shall have the responsibility for, " (b) providing the spiritual needs and wants of residents by notifying, at a residents request (c) admitting only the number of residents for which it reasonably believes it can it can safely and adequately provide nursing care (d)ensuring that an applicant for admission or a resident is treated without discrimination as to age, race, religion, sex, or national orientation-. ...

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He pleads with Anne Mae that Lorraine can no longer make him happy because she stopped believing in him. ... She caresses his cheek telling him that she wouldn't leave him or stop believing in him. ... This shows Tina that he is not faithful to her and doesn't care about her emotions, but she doesn't want to believe it. ...

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