" Canadians saw the Chinese as one of the greatest threats to national prosperity; they were viewed as figures of economic, social, and cultural destruction. Canadians believed the Chinese were embodiments of social destruction. ... There was no doubt in her mind that the Chinese were the downfall of the white race by means of social corruption. ... The Chinese were also accused of being menaces of social degradation. ... All social mediums, albeit women's groups, social service organizations, labour unions, newspapers were extremely vocal about the "drug problem" in Ca...

• Word Count: 996
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A person beginning a career as an alcohol and substance abuse counselor would most likely find work with a private non-profit organization which accounted for 61% of the responding facilities nationwide. An example of a non-profit treatment facility is the Phoenix House, the country's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of substance abuse. ... Government organizations are next in line as far as likelihood of job opportunities in relation to number of facilities as they accounted for only 14% of the responding facilities. ... According to his figure...

• Word Count: 2624
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The fundamental goal of all treatment programs is to enable the patient to permanently abstain from substance abuse; short-term goals are to minimize the medical and social consequences of drug use, and help recovering addicts function normally in a clean society. ... With the help of organizations like the National Institute of Drug Abuse, more and more people are free of their dependence on drugs. ...

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The situation becomes problematic when the organization or entity was created to serve the needs of others. ... The report seeks to identify such dysfunctions that are present in many organizations. ... Eventually, the organization was able to secure its own building and over the years, has continued to add over twenty-five different treatment programs. ... What is interesting to note about this organization is that from its inception through today, it has collaborated with the criminal justice system. ... The Consultation Process Organizational systems turn to external consultants for a numb...

• Word Count: 2636
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(Lykestos, 2) In 1972, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Legislation (NORML), an organization that supports decriminalization of marijuana, unsuccessfully petitioned the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II. ... Through my research, I have fond that a large amount of organizations have actually endorsed medical access to marijuana. ... (Drug war facts) I don't know, but that's an awful lot of national and international organizations that support the medical values of marijuana in one way or another. ... Once...

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Social Effects The original premise for the use of methadone treatment as an option for heroin addiction was intended to reduce the social ills associated with heroin addiction. ... However, the same social ills associated with heroin addiction can be seen with the individual addicted or cross-addicted to methadone. One common social effect is the elevated incidences of arrest and incarceration, leading to jail terms, probation and parole supervision, and recidivism based on continued use. Many addicts fall prey to isolation from family and friends due to their continued use and inability t...

• Word Count: 1964
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In addition to a well thought out organization, the authors included a series of photographs mid-way through the book. ... Citizens used opium in medical and social settings, even as far as to establish smoking dens, where many people could come together and enjoy each other's company, along with the substance. ...

• Word Count: 1062
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These addicts learn the "social competence, trust in others and optimism about the future that are the prerequisites for a life without drugs" (103). ... Although advocates of legalized marijuana argue that marijuana is an effective treatment to the sick, many organizations strongly oppose this concept. ...

• Word Count: 1152
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Since the 1960s the plant species Cannabis sativa L., also known as marijuana, has been the topic of much controversy, being illegal, in its medicinal and recreational implementations. The reasons for its illegality, however, are just not sound enough, when they are compared to the potential positiv...

• Word Count: 2063
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The Refugee Act of 1980 defines a refugee as a person who cannot return home because of a "well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion" who is not able to seek or receive protection from their country of origin (www.unhcr.org 2014). ... The effects of early traumatizing experiences depend of characteristics both of the individual and of the social context before and after the atrocities (Montgomery, 2010). ... Primary care institutions, including clinics, schools, and community organizati...

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(NORML 2) Since 1970, NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, has lobbied for reducing the criminal punishment associated with marijuana felonies. ... All of this extra money from marijuana legalization could be used efficiently toward unemployment or stabilizing social security benefits. ...

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Disorders such as A.D.D, Social Disorders, Depression and Bipolar disorders are very commonly diagnosed in young adolescents. ... Gordon is the director of research and professional training at the Caron Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing a caring and enlightened treatment community. ...

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This includes suffering of users and their loved ones, death of users and innocent alike, increases in health-care costs, cost to employers, drug-related crimes, and increases in various other social, economic, and emotional costs. ... The key argument made by advocates Duke and Gross is that the major reasons why people desist from smoking and drinking - health, social stigma, morality, aesthetics - are also applicable to the drugs currently labeled 'illegal' (120). ... Other evidence in the United States can be found in the vast social experimentation during the 1960s and 1970s. .....

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This includes suffering of users and their loved ones, death of users and innocent alike, increases in health-care costs, cost to employers, drug-related crimes, and increases in various other social, economic, and emotional costs. ... The key argument made by advocates Duke and Gross is that the major reasons why people desist from smoking and drinking - health, social stigma, morality, aesthetics - are also applicable to the drugs currently labeled 'illegal' (120). ... Other evidence in the United States can be found in the vast social experimentation during the 1960s and 1970s. .....

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Keith Stroup (executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) asserted that "State and federal marijuana laws also have a disparate racial impact on ethnic minorities". ...

• Word Count: 2773
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