In the article entitled "Drug Abuse by the Teenagers ", Venumadhava (2013) explores how drug abuse by the teenagers affect the society and their family, the article also highlights the reasons why the teenagers take drugs along with the most frequent drug they use. ... One study found that those children and adolescents who had used cannabis in the past one year were more than four times likely to receive an average grade of "D " or below, while non-users gain an average grade of "A " (Malhotra & Biswas, 2006). ... There is a break-down in their relationship with friends and family, also, th...

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Gambling is a very harmful addiction which may lead to the destruction of a person and their family and should, therefore, be banned by the government. ... It has been stated that, total recorded expenditure (losses) in Australia reached just over $19 billion in 2008-09, or an average of $1500 per adult who gambled (Gambling Regulation Amendment [Licensing] Bill, 2011). ... Moreover, International tourists who visited casinos spent a total of $4.9 billion during their time in Australia - an average of $4940 per visitor, compared to $2630 by international visitors not visiting casinos (Austral...

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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. ... Anxiety and depression are wide-spread among adolescents and one prominent study has found...

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" I feel that Atwood's technique of factually comparing porn to alcohol helps the average American reader relate to something they are more familiar with, and thus better understand how the addictions come to pass. ... Atwood is accurate in noting the bloody mess of violent pornography that is killing families and relationships today, but unfortunately there is no end in sight of naked people with garden shears in....

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The ten criteria listed in the DSM-IV are a preoccupation with gambling, a need to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired level of excitement, repeated, unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop gambling, feeling restless or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop gambling, using gambling as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving a dysphoric mood, after losing money gambling often returns another day to get even, lies to family members, therapists or others to conceal the extent of one's involvement with gambling, has committed ille...

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The additional courts include domestic violence, juvenile drug courts, family treatment courts, mental health courts, community courts, peer/youth courts, and homeless courts (Farole et al 2005). ... Each court is unique in that it only deals with one type of problem, hence the name of the court in providing services related to substance abuse treatment, domestic violence, family treatment, anger management counseling, and mental health treatment (Donald 2005). ... On average, it takes about 15 months to graduate from a drug court, at which point participants receive some legal benefit, usuall...

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A recent study published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions  found that female college students spend an average of 10 hours a day on their cell phones, while male students report spending nearly eight. ... Another study of college students in Turkey found that people who scored high on a scale for problematic cell phone use were also more likely to come from a poor family, have a type A personality and receive their first cell phone at 13 or younger. ...

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Also, based on the national average annual, minimum and maxim pay for a certified addictions counselor of $29,110, $24,323, and $35,672 respectively (Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 2000); it may not be practical or even possible to afford living in either of these states based on their respective costs of living. ...

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Is Legalization A Realistic Alternative To The War On Drugs? For years, the issue of legalization has been an increasingly controversial subject. Millions of dollars are spent annually in the War on Drugs causing many to wonder if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug prevention. Opponents state that with legalization would come an increase not only in availability, but also with everything associated with that availability. This includes suffering of users and their loved ones, death of users and innocent...

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Is Legalization A Realistic Alternative To The War On Drugs? For years, the issue of legalization has been an increasingly controversial subject. Millions of dollars are spent annually in the War on Drugs causing many to wonder if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug prevention. Opponents state that with legalization would come an increase not only in availability, but also with everything associated with that availability. This includes suffering of users and their loved ones, death of users and innocent...

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Titelman (2012) citing Bowen (1978) establishes that when people are brought together in a business setting, the interactions, behaviors, perceptions, and attitudes are very reflective to the dynamic one would find in a conventional family setting. In other words, business families have good times and bad, victories and defeats, and dysfunction. ... In a facility such as Oriana House, the average treatment plan finds a heroin addict receiving a total of five days of treatment, at an average cost of $350.00 per day, per calendar year. ...

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Definition The use of illicit or illegal drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. But not until the 19th cent. A.D. were the active substances in drugs extracted. ...

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In many countries, alcoholism is a major health problem. The treatment method of controlled drinking as opposed to abstinence is a continuing cause of controversy in alcohol research to this day. The US is different from Europe in its acceptance of controlled drinking as a goal of treatment: "in the...

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The average Vicodin addict is female between the ages of 20-40. ... It is also a social ill manifested in family problems, lost productivity, and crime. ... Patients with opiate physical dependency were considered to have inherited an addictive personality or psychological disorder or to have suffered with a dysfunctional family life. ...

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