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DISCUSSION In-depth-interviews with OTC/prescription drug abusers in Amman city provided us with a deeper overview about the problem from a different perspective. However, the main limitation to carry on this interview with is that abuser may lie and not tell the truth as on our case he said the main cause that lead him to addiction is seeing his friend dying in front of him 10 years ago , but he is addicted for more than 19 years . The following is the discussion of the main qualitative…

Drug abuse is the curse of modern sport and has infected it since the establishment of organised sport. Some of the first known incident of drug abuse date back 3 millennia (O'Brien, 2013). Usage of illegal performance augmenting drugs are not just unethical it is unfair to other participants too. Regardless disproportionate usage of drugs can be deadly and addictive. Currently according to their judiciary system many countries has strict punishment as banning for 6 months to lifelong ban.…

Ken Hensley once said “It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.” This statement is true and many different aspects. This quote takes on two forms of meaning; first addict understand addiction and second people affected by the addict understand addiction. I just so happen to be both, which is what lead me to this career choice. We will explore how being on both sides of addiction can lead to transference and countertransference and how their patterns can lead to murky…

Escaping The Fog For a large portion of my life, I was heavily medicated. I was on a number of different pills prescribed by a number of different doctors. The pill that shaped my life the most was Concerta, an ADHD pill that, ideally, was meant to help me concentrate and control my energetic behavior. At the young age of nine, I was put on this medication and took it faithfully until I turned eighteen. My parents and doctor always said the medication would help me gain control, but it was the…

It is said that “In the United States, more than 14,500 specialized drug treatment facilities provide counseling, behavioral therapy, medication, case management, and other types of services to persons with substance use disorders” (The Addiction Rehabilitation Process). While undergoing the rehabilitation process, addicts adhere to a twelve-step recovery format including steps like admitting they were powerless over alcohol and making the decision to put their…

A Professional Counselor Role working for the Substance Abuse Client Professional counselors wear many hats when dealing with the drug addicted population and extended family who support the individual with the addiction. Educating and providing a plan of treatment as a counselor is the goal when treating addicts. The question is how a counselor will be effective in treating the client and who and how their service will to the client is of value with the resources available. “The…

3. Art has always been a large area of my life. I have been drawing with a pencil and eraser since I could hold them. My passion over the years has increased in art but I did not want to pursue it by itself. The more I thought about what I wanted to do as a career, I knew I wanted to help people. Art can help so many people by drawing and by viewing, a story lays on every canvas. I have recently developed a passion for drug addicts; I have made several friends with recovering drug addicts.…

SUBSTANCE USE, ABUSE AND DEPENDENCY RESEARCH REPORT BY JESSICA WITTMAN DATE SUBMITTED ENG 4C MRS. CROOKE Table of Contents ABTRACT ……………………………………………………………...1 INTRODUCTION 2 SUBSTANCE AND ABUSE RISKS/ FACTORS 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUBSTANCES 4 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 5 TREATMENT, DIAGNOSES AND WHEN TO SEEM MEDICAL CARE 6 WORKS CITED……………………………………………………………7 ABSTRACT The purpose of this research report is to explain and identify the many different…

INTRODUCTION The Love Canal episode is one of the major and most publicized environmental disaster recorded in America history. In recent time, it has been described as an epidemic. It became a focus of intensive and extensive studies on health effect, environmental studies and epidemiologic research (Friis and Seller, 2014, p.20; Jasanoff, 1998 p.83). This paper attempts to bring to light how a community is forced to bear the consequences of decision made by greedy and negligent corporate…

“Consequences of Illegal Drug Use” remarks, “Accidents, crime, domestic violence, illness, lost opportunity, and reduced productivity are the direct consequences of substance abuse.” In majority of substance abuse cases, the abuser is either sent to jail or lives a life of misery. When the law is involved, some may think that throwing a substance abuser in jail is the best route but that may not be the case. “Prison time for Drug Users” argues that while the abuser is in jail they can’t…