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What does all this data make you think? Did any feelings come up? What confused you? What surprised you? What did you want to learn more about?
Based on the second class about substances,I think that some data were very precise while others not. For instances the over millions drinking screenings in medical settings is a very precise data. Since alcohol is a legal drugs it is logical that a lot people get screened often. I would like to learn more about how to apply the humanistic and motivational approach to assist clients from different substance abuse dependency dilemma. Also, I would like to learn more about how to comprehend better the stages of change and understand the clients behavior to guide them appropriately to a path out of substance Abuse. These phases of changes are primordial for workers to make clients comprehend substances disorders Impact negatively on their lives but that's their only decision to take actions about it.
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This fact also surprised me because I think that depends on the category of drugs used. For instance i do not think this fact applies to heroin. Since, Heroin is one of the worst drugs to be independent and I believe it still get worst after trying it for a Short-term.So, I would like to learn more about this fact. Furthermore, an aspect from the first class that surprised me was regardless of the drug industries profit. I could not imagine the drug industry make 8 billion per year in earnings even 90 percent more than the annual worldwide GDP. I also would like to learn more on how the drugs business functions to produce large amount of

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