Although the alcoholic is anesthetized from much of the pain of daily problems, the family members are not; as a result they must experience the alcoholic's suffering as well as their own. ... A regular daily schedule, which is very important for a child, does not exist because bedtimes and mealtimes are constantly changing. . ... Having an alcoholic parent is probable to be a source of constant stress in a child's life. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Life with I-Man was good; he"d turned the school bus into a green house and they lived off of a vegetarian Jamaican diet and also acted as a mentor to them, teaching them the ways of the Rastifarian daily. ... After saying his goodbyes to the man who had saved his life on several occasions---and who's teachings would probably save him in more then one to come-- he returned home to find that his mother had gone into rehab and his stepfather had lost his job, falling deeply into alcoholism, and ruined his mother's home. ... Bone argued with her until she cried because while he knew ...

• Word Count: 634
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Methadone 1 The use of methadone does not provide a solution for junkies to escape the chaotic life of addiction. ... In a junkies life their dependency is associated with tolerance, withdrawal, persistent desire and failed efforts to reduce or control the use of a substance. ... Obviously, as methadone is an addicting drug and patients are required to take daily doses of methadone,maintenance of abstinence is impossible. ... Making the majority of methadone clinic treated patients still very dependant on the people directly involved in the addicts life. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Frequently, a grim life event compels the addict to confront their addiction. ... It is not unusual for an addict, especially an alcoholic to deny that his drinking is affecting his life or the life of his family. ... Usually these children are unaware of any other way of life. 4. ... It offers hope to people who due to life circumstances are addicted to opiates and are ill. ... The methadone maintenance program is considered an oral substitution therapy where a predetermined dosage of methadone is taken once daily to replace snorted, injected or ingested opiates. ...

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Throughout the essay, Griffiths tries to help readers familiarize on how video gaming can affect a person's everyday life. ... It almost seems as if the author is trying to promote the use of video gaming, in everyone's daily lives by mentioning, "The average age of a gamer is steadily increasing, and more females are starting to play....

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The text "Opium and the Exotic East," is another passage that displays the harmful affects that opium can have on a person's life. For instance laborers would take "their daily afternoon does, after the benefit of the morning one has passed off." ...

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Cannabis is highly addictive, causes both physical and mental health problems, and can also affect relationships and careers within your life. ... Coming from a first person perspective, I am one to know how marijuana can affect relationships within one's life along with possible career opportunities. ... People can get into difficulties with marijuana use , particularly if they get into daily use over a long period. ... This altered way of life, which a regular user of marijuana experiences, is said to blunt personnel and development growth as well. Prevention of such mental disorders a...

• Word Count: 927
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Researchers have made conclusions regarding social media addiction and general internet use along with gender specific activities and behavioral changes between social media life and real life. ... The amount of time the respondents logged in daily was primarily more than once per day at 39.07%. ...

• Word Count: 2077
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I'm taking a community college statistics course right now, through the UCLA extension program. Even though I'm only 29, I've found myself experiencing a lot of horrifying "back in my day" moments. Here's one: The class costs $575, and a parking pass for the quarter costs an extra $129. Because this...

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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. ... The user is dosed on a daily basis, is able to return to a productive lifestyle including holding down a job. ...

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The program lengths range from 12 weeks to a year and a half and can include daily supervision, weekly urinalysis, incarceration, conditional probation, parole, and continued regimented supervision. ... In a recent interview, David Oldfield, Director of Planning and Research, provided a list of violent offenses: • 1st-degree Arson • 1st- and 2nd-degree Murder • 1st-degree robbery • Kidnapping • 1st-degree Assault • Forcible Rape • Forcible Sodomy (personal communication, June 16, 2003) To prevent first-time, non-violent offenders from being inc...

• Word Count: 2049
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Whether Americans choose to avoid recreational drugs in the first place or to quit using or abusing them is linked to the quality of their lives and their perceived prospects for a rewarding life without drug use or abuse. ...

• Word Count: 4794
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Whether Americans choose to avoid recreational drugs in the first place or to quit using or abusing them is linked to the quality of their lives and their perceived prospects for a rewarding life without drug use or abuse. ...

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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 ...

• Word Count: 5106
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate