It is one of the most widely used drugs in our society. 7% of men and 2.5% of women aged 18 or over get drunk at least once a week (source: Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence). ... In practice, there are many factors which can affect some-ones ability to stay under the legal limit and so there is no fail safe guide as to how much some-one can drink before being illegal to drive. ...
In a study of 120 Cambodian refugee women, alcohol was reported to be used to cope with nervousness, stress, insomnia or pain (emotional and physical). ... At the same time, the literature is increasingly making a case for the detection and treatment of mental health difficulties within primary care settings, where proximity-based care has been effective in improving access to services among adult refugee patients as there is less stigma associated with community-based services (Rousseau et al, 2012). ...
BEHAVIOURS OBSERVED DURING INTERNSHIP During internship the intern came across many types of behaviors, working with addicts in a recovery environment provides the opportunity to learn and guided the intern in discovery of particular patterns and behaviors. ...
