There are not blood work or lab tests that can be sent to confirm that someone is an alcoholic. They can check for things that the alcohol may have affected through testing, but they cannot check for alcoholism itself. If a problem with the liver is suspected due to drinking excessive amount of alcohol a diagnostic test called a LFTs (liver function tests) can be performed. This is a group of blood tests that will check for any damage of inflammation to the liver. ... If people drink because they are stressed due to some factor in their life a key tool to prevent drinking would be to try to re...

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Additionally, tens or perhaps hundreds of thousands of non-drug offenders on probation or parole are imprisoned or re-imprisoned each year for nothing more than testing positive for drug use or an arrest for simple drug possession (Brownsberger, Aromaa 2001) Treatment has broad and growing public support and a recent survey by Peter Hart Research Associates found that more than 60 percent of voters favor providing treatment rather than prison time for people convicted of drug possession or selling small amounts of drugs (Hart 2002). ... A report by the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) asserts, "[e...

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Traumatic experiences characterize the expulsion, journey, and arrival of a great many refugees with consequent elevation in post-traumatic stress and drug use (Mills, 2012). ... In response to such physical, psychological, and emotional turmoil, it is very normal for them to experience symptoms such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), helplessness, fear, guilt, self-blame, grief, rage, and anxiety. ... The combination of deprivation, stress and limited access to health care means that refugees and asylum seekers have special mental health needs, which leaves young people an...

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During these weekly classes, DARE officers taught the following: Personal safety practices; Drug use and misuse; Consequences of using and not using drugs; Resisting pressures to use drugs; Resistance techniques-ways to say no; Building self-esteem; Assertiveness; Managing stress without using drugs; Media influences on drug use; Decision making and risk taking; Alternatives to drug use; Other activities; Officer-planned lesson; Role modeling; Project DARE summary; Taking a stand when pressured to use drugs; and Assembly and graduation (Lundman 2001). ... Using pre-test and post-test questi...

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Problem solving courts vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and by different case types, but all focus on close collaboration with the service communities in their jurisdictions and stress a collaborative, multidisciplinary, problem solving approach to address the underlying issues of individuals appearing in court (Casey 2005)1. ... Key tools of drug courts are frequent monitoring, education, alcohol and drug testing, and rehabilitation programs (Casey 2005), which participants frequently appear before the drug court judge, and meetings with court-affiliated case managers regarding progress...

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In the case of prenatal cocaine exposure, Coles found that exposed children often experienced advanced negative responses to stress and they functioned lower than normal children under pressure (Coles 76). ... If a pregnant woman continually tests positive for drugs and/or alcohol while she is knowingly pregnant, then she should be criminally charged and reprimanded. ...

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