Social Development Model
[ send me this paper ]
The adolescent stage is the most probable for onset of abusive behaviors and, as such, may be the best age for preventative measures. This 3 page paper explores the basic tenets of the social development model as presented by David Hawkins and associates. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KTsocdvp.wps

Speech: Don't Drink And Drive – Tutorial
[ send me this paper ]
A 6 page paper that presents a persuasive speech on the entitled topic. The speech begins with examples of victims followed by statistical data about the numbers of persons killed and injured in alcohol-related traffic accidents. From there, the writer offers a discussion about the types of impairments resulting from even one drink. Throughout, the writer asks the "audience" if they think these kinds of accidents could never happen to them and then refutes that thought with facts and figures. The paper begins with tutorial instructions. A great deal of recent data are included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGduiac.rtf

Speedballing
[ send me this paper ]
This 5 page paper considers mixing cocaine and heroin and injecting the drugs simultaneously, a phenomenon known as speedballing. The origins of the trend and prevalence is examined as well as the dangers. The deadly procedure is what many famous people have died from, inclusive of John Belushi and River Phoenix. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA248Sp.rtf

Statistics Utilized by Media in the Reporting of Moderate Alcohol Consumption
[ send me this paper ]
This 6 page paper looks at some articles that use statistics in reporting on moderate alcohol consumption. Inconsistencies are noted. Articles are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA316Alc.rtf

Stopping Drug Abuse Before It Begins
[ send me this paper ]
A 15 page presentation & proposal designed to fulfill an unmet need in an inner-city community. The writer discusses how a social services center can be used to gather support from parents & teachers in proactively taking kids off the streets and helping them to avoid drug use before ever starting. Relevant social theories, constituents involved, and a plan for presenting the idea to the local government are presented. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: Unmet.wps

Substance Abuse / Heroin Addicition
[ send me this paper ]
In 8 pages the author discusses substance abuse, particularly heroin addiction. Several studies have been done on treatment for heroin addiction. Heroin addicts face many challenges related to their health, including but not limited to HIV/AIDS. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Heroinad.wps

Substance Abuse And Cognitive Behavior Therapy
[ send me this paper ]
A 9 page paper. Cognitive behavior therapy joins two effective approaches, cognitive therapy and behavior therapy, with the objective of changing both the individual's thinking patterns and the habitual behavioral reactions to certain internal and external stimuli. All three of these models have been found to be successful in treating a plethora of conditions. At least one research study concluded that combining cognitive behavior therapy with family based therapy was even more effective in reducing substance abuse among adolescents. But, why is it that the research reports different results when the same approach is used to treat substance abuse? This essay concludes with an answer to this question. Includes half-page abstract. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGsubcbt.rtf

Substance Abuse and Ethnicity:
[ send me this paper ]
This 7 page paper discusses the issue of substance abuse while specifically addressing the issue of ethnicity. This paper highlights how counseling must be concerned with ethnicity in order for it to be effective. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: GSAbused.rtf

Substance Abuse And Mental Illness Counseling Laws: Florida
[ send me this paper ]
6 pages in length. Creating a system where counseling approaches work for all concerned is a long-standing challenge facing most communities. By utilizing the Marchman and Baker Acts, states like Florida are better equipped to address the extent to which substance abuse (Marchman) and mental illness (Baker) treatment is made available to its citizens. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCSubAbLw.rtf

Substance Abuse and Social Problems
[ send me this paper ]
A 20 page research study that looks at the issue of substance abuse and correlating social problems, like teen pregnancy, crime, increased welfare costs and the cost not only to the individual and family, but cost to society as well. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
Filename: Subso.wps

Substance Abuse and the Elderly:
[ send me this paper ]
This 8 page paper discusses the problem of substance abuse in the elderly and why the problem often goes undetected. Furthermore, this paper reviews the many implications of drug abuse in the elderly population. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: GSElderl.rtf

Substance Abuse Counseling and Treatments
[ send me this paper ]
This is a 10 page paper discussing substance abuse counseling and treatments for people addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. Substance abuse counseling is an area within the social and therapeutic services discipline which requires counselors to have a high level of education (a B.A. with a Master’s preferred) and previous counseling experience and requires long and stressful counseling sessions, is not high paying and has a high burn out rate. Nevertheless, the necessity for substance abuse counselors in today’s society grows as does the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse especially in the adolescent populations. In addition to educational requirements, counselors must be skilled in many aspects of treatment and therapies including individual, group and family therapies as well as many techniques which include motivational therapy, relapse prevention, the Matrix-Model, supportive-expressive therapy, behavioral therapies and most recently recreational therapeutic programs in addition other external support programs such as the well proven 12-step programs introduced by Alcoholic Anonymous. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TJsabsc1.rtf