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Papers On Drugs & Alcohol
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Basis for an Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Rehabilitation Program: 8-Week, Ten-Bed Facility for Homeless, Pregnant Teens with Substance Abuse Problems
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the effectiveness of an 8-week rehabilitation program. An 8-week program within a ten-bed facility is evaluated regarding its substance abuse rehabilitation and effectiveness for pregnant, homeless teen clients and is compared with other programs and research. The program addresses health, psychological and social issues in addition to substance abuse and prevention of relapse. As in almost all drug treatment facilities, “three out of four teens in drug treatment drop out of their programs before finishing”. Most drug treatment programs are based on a minimum 90-day program, considered the minimum required for the best prevention against relapse, in which case an 8 week program of ~ 60 days may have a slightly higher completion rate, in that the program is not as long, but also a higher relapse rate within the teens after they leave the program. If only 3-4 teens out of 10 complete 90-day programs, a 60-day program may have a completion rate slightly higher in that perhaps 4-5 teens may complete the program. Overall, an 8-week substance abuse rehabilitation program for teens by all accounts seems to be too short to have any long term effect providing that the teens even complete the program. In addition, the teens in this program were pregnant and homeless. In most cases then, the program would not even cover the time of the pregnancy which would release these teens back out on the street in the same basic state in which they entered the program. The program should be at least as long as the pregnancy and an additional six months within the program would prove even more beneficial. In this time, the teen could acquire more contact with community social and medical care facilities and programs in additional to learning valuable medical care, family planning and care of the child if she desires to keep the infant. In addition, because a child is involved, the social and community services need to be involved from the onset in regards to the social planning while the facility can focus on the substance abuse factors and programming for the teen.
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Benefits Of Drug Testing All School Personnel
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8 pages in length. The past several years have shown a sharp increase in the use of drug testing programs within school districts countrywide. Particularly pertinent to the mandatory testing is that it has established a way of detecting and dealing with the staggering number of employees who have a drug problem. The writer discusses the benefits of identifying those in the academic field who use and abuse drugs while on the job by supporting drug testing for all academic personnel. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Binge Drinking
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A 7 page essay which looks at the prevalence of binge drinking, especially as it occurs on college campuses. Listing 5 sources, the paper argues against the hazards of alcohol listing the emotional and physical effects.
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Binge Drinking In College Students: Impact Of Alcohol Advertisements
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14 pages in length. Examining binge drinking in college students and how alcohol advertisements in the ten most popular men's and women's magazines might influence that behavior in the average college student between the ages of 17 and 23, one must consider the psychological aspects of the advertising industry. The writer further discusses the aspects of binge drinking on today's college campuses. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Binge Drinking on College Campuses:
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This 8 page paper discusses the social problem of binge drinking on college campuses. This paper examines the roots of this problem as well as the impact on the students and society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Binge Drinking, Ethnicity, and Race
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A 10 page paper which first defines binge drinking as the drinking of excessive amounts of alcohol in one episode and then identifies it as a phenomena is of serious concern in that it is not only life threatening but is increasing on a world wide basis. Asserts that while alcohol consumption man be decreasing among adults in many countries, the propensity for youth to engage in binge drinking appears to be increasing. Contends that an individual’s propensity for binge drinking is believed to be directly related to their ethnicity and/or race. Summarizes several studies which would appear to support that contention. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
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This 4-page paper focuses on the Burlington Northern Railroad's anti-substance abuse program, which combines testing, supervisor training and peer involvement to combat drugs and alcohol in the workplace. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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California's 12-Step Prison Program
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This 5 page paper evaluates the state's program to treat addictions. The plan is discussed for California specifically but some information outlines twelve step programs in general. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Can Drug Trafficking Be Stopped?
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9 pages in length. The question is simple but the answer is anything but easy. Is there a way to stop drug trafficking in this lifetime, or has the entire problem reached such epidemic proportions that any attempts to do so prove no more effective than providing Band-Aid solutions? Clearly, there is no conspicuous defense against drug trafficking other than to make it stop; however, as elementary as such an observation may be, it does not provide even the first iota of understanding just how to go about such a monumental task. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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