Drug development

multiple lives with the proper training. Some even feel great after doing so (Caleb J. Banta-Green, 2013, p. 1106). Law enforcement are often the first to respond to medical emergencies. Therefore, they are used to witnessing the changing demographic of drug users and their traumatic effects on the community associated with the nonmedical opioid epidemic in the United States, and have admitted to enjoying the fact that they are able to save lives of those in the community (Caleb J. Banta-Green,…

Eric resisted arrest. This was Eric’s fourth time being hospitalized since 2008. For the past six months prior to Eric’s hospitalization, he was living in a motel with his girlfriend, who has a heroin use disorder. However, Eric denies using street drugs, only alcohol. He stated during our initial meeting he has his alcohol use under control at this time. I was informed by Eric’s father after he left the program for the day how Eric had in fact been picked up by the police the night before. The…

On Friday, September 15, 2017 at approximately 0946 hours I received a phone call from a man by the name of Lupe Martinez from phone number (830) 513-8609. Mr. Martinez was calling to report an incident involving a female named, Chila Kypuros or Chila Hernandez; Mr. Martinez was not sure what last name she uses as she married Mr. Mario Hernandez. Mr. Martinez kept referring to the female as “Chila”. Mr. Martinez stated the incident with Chila occurred at approximately 0755 hours in the…

Legalizing drugs is a proposal currently in which you wish to change the laws that prohibit the consumption and production of drugs. This argument is based mostly on the right of every person to choose how you want to take life, including the state's obligation to respect the decision of the citizen on substances that decide to use, but also taken as a way to eradicate related to drug trafficking mafias. Marijuana is a generic term used to refer to Cannabis sativa, herbaceous plant with…

How did your original intentions and expectations match (or mismatch) the reality of your child’s developmental outcomes at this point? What advantages and/or risk factors has your child experienced and how did these factors shape your child’s development? Did your child show resilience? Why or why not? What were the most (1) surprising, (2) challenging, and (3) satisfying aspects of parenting this child? (In your response, you may refer to specific ages/stages, characteristics, or developmental…

addictive use of prescription and illicit drugs within the United States has been, and remains,an unending and sometimes controversial social and economic issue. According to research and statistics done on this issue, drug addiction has the ability to affect numerous branches of both societal and economic health. Statistically, one of the more common areas affected is our criminal justice system. (‘Bureau of Justice Statistics). The relationship between drugs and the criminal justice system is…

way of experimentation. Although the use of alcohol and drugs is common among the teens, those who develop dependent characteristics of these substances arouse the concern of the public health. The use of drugs in adolescents increases the risk of one becoming a drug addict in adulthood (MO'Malley, Johnston, & Bachman, 1998). Experts state that small degrees of substance abuse can result in adverse health consequences and thus the use of drugs by adolescents should not be…

(i) Name, jurisdiction, link: Drug Diversion Program, Maricopa County, AZ https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JuvenileProbation/Probation/drugDiversion (ii) Main interventions description: The drug Diversion Program in Maricopa County in Arizona aims to reducing the drug presence and use among juveniles. By doing this, the program is giving these juveniles an alternative so they do not have to attend a formal court hearing or action. The drug diversions program aims to intervene in the…

Fathers Benefit Kids Does the presence of a father contribute to the healthy development of his children? The article Even Sometimes Dads Confer Big Time Benefits on Kids covers the claim on how fathers who bounce in and out of a child’s life is better than not having a father whatsoever. The primary researcher from the University of Houston, Daphne Hernandez, presents her insight into the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth analysis. Hernandez and her colleagues’ purpose of the analysis…

According to the National Drug Strategy Household Survey, the overall use of methamphetamine has remained stable in recent years (National Drug Strategy Household Survey, 2013). However, there has been a shocking change in the preferred form of methamphetamine. In 2010, 51% of individuals who use methamphetamine preferred the powder form, while only 22% of individuals who use methamphetamine preferred ice (National Drug Strategy Household Survey, 2013). This survey was given again in 2013 and it…