SAMHSA, (2002) defined a co-occurring disorder as any person with at least one mental health disorder and one substance use disorder. Both substance use and mental health disorders have biological, psychological, and social factors making it even more important to use the correct assessment tool when diagnosing and referring clients to treatment. Each disorder can and needs to be diagnosed independently of each other, but treated at the same time in order for full recovery (SAMHSA, 2002). ... This also allows for a deeper understanding of the co-occurring disorders, by looking at the whole...

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The causes of such behavior, like those of crime in general, are found in a complex of psychological, social, and economic factors. ... It is a depressant used to calm children that have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. ...

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On March 1, 1969, Jim Morrison exposed himself to 13,000 people during a concert in Miami. The band left the country the next day on a planned vacation, but Morrison turned himself in to the FBI in Los Angeles upon his return. The press had a field day prior to his arrest while he was out of the country. Rolling Stone magazine put Jim's face on its cover as part of a wanted poster, while the stories more or less portrayed him as a drunken fool. I believed that while he may have been that, he also possessed an intelligence that had been overlooked (Hopkins, p.217). ...

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It is a big cause of cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disorders, sexual dysfunction and gum disease. Each day cigarettes contribute to over one thousand deaths from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disorders (Donatelle 374). ... He said that the patch helps with the physical addiction, and Zyban helps with the psychological addiction. ...

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Drug abusers can develop psychological problems such as suicidal depression or serious physical problems such as liver damage and brain damage. ... Studies have found that many drug users suffer from some sort of personality disorder; with up to half of drug users being diagnosed with anti-personality disorder. ...

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Healthcare workers who were dependent on chemical substances identified a number of factors that they believe led to their problems: psychological or physical pain, emotional problems too great to handle, and a demanding work environment with pressures that were too physically or emotionally taxing. ... "Substance Abuse Disorders in Nurses." ...

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The underground society of weed smokers Outline Although weed is an illegal drug an underground society still exists that utilizes sellers of the product to satisfy the consumers in the society whose unique techniques for achieving effects that they want from the drug. I. There are personal uses for smoking marijuana. A. Smoking weed can be used for personal enjoyment. ...

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It was also used during this time to treat fatigue, alcohol, morphine addiction, impotence, stomach disorders, asthma, and many other complaints including depression. ... On the other hand, cocaine is psychologically addictive. ...

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It was also used during this time to treat fatigue, alcohol, morphine addiction, impotence, stomach disorders, asthma, and many other complaints including depression. ... On the other hand, cocaine is psychologically addictive. ...

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