Substance abuse

psychological consequences of substance abuse. This group implements prevention and early intervention strategies, designed to help clients incorporate information that will help them establish and maintain abstinence, and guide them to more productive choices in their lives. This group will also teach participants strategies that will help relieve stress without the need for drugs. Population: This psycho educational group is designed to target teens and adults at-risk of substance abuse.…

from asthma, loss of muscle mass and many other conditions, however, athletes and many others abuse it for personal benefit. People who abuse these drugs only see the benefits that they will receive, ignoring their side effects which can cause death. Because anabolic steroids are dangerous and their misuse causes health problems, abusers should stop taking them. According to the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the University of Maryland, “In the 1930 's, a team of scientists was able to…

Runninghead: CLINICAL ANALYSIS Assignment #4: Military Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Gemma K. Vizcocho University of Southern California Professor Fred P. Stone, PhD, LCSW April 24, 2017 Substance abuse in the military has been a problem throughout history. The unique culture and stress experienced by military service members put them more at risk for substance abuse. Many service members turn to drugs and alcohol as a coping…

Methods There have been cases in the past where a woman had been charged because she not only used illegal substances but because the use of the substances caused a risk in the fetus’s health. These different cases happened in different time periods, involved different scenarios and resulted in different outcomes but have the underlying similarity of the use of substances harmful during pregnancy to the fetus. “In the late 1980s, a series of news reports brought wide publicity to so-called crack…

1. Introduction The use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit substances is both the cause and effect of much suffering among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia (AIHW 2011). Substance misuse has severe negative social and economic impacts on the individual, general population and family. This report will explore the effects of substance abuse, interventions that can be implemented and resources available to clinicians in managing indigenous people with mental health issues. 2.…

Substance Abuse Among Nurses Under Stress What is nursing? Nursing is a profession and both a rewarding and a well-rewarded career. Nursing professions provide the health care to patients. While care need is increasing, there is also worldwide shortage of nurses; Owing to nurse shortages both in UK and globally (Janet Scammel, 2016). Consequences, nurses are always in high demand. Nurses have been trained to be the first to treat and the last to provide comfort and safe, high-quality care for…

Research Methodology There are very few studies on yoga intervention on alcohol and substance abuse. There ae several factors associated with substance abuse that prevents patients from relapse. Participants will be select based on the following criteria: the age, the employment status and the patient admitted for long-term inpatient treatment. The patient age 18 and over, who are currently employed in a firm and who are admitted in the facility as inpatient will be recruited for the research.…

Substance Abuse Linked To Dementia Substance abuse impacts the chance of terminal mental illnesses, such as a form of Alzheimer’s known as Dementia, in later elderly years. There are many simple lifestyle choices pertaining to substance abuse that can lessen this risk. Reducing alcohol consumption can prevent dementia. Making the conscious decision to abstain from alcohol can positively impact brain health dramatically. Cutting back on cigarettes and tobacco products lessens the likelihood…

policing, the use of alcohol and substance abuse has risen within the departments. Studies concerning the connection between alcohol and PTSD have shown that officers tend to turn to drugs and alcohol if they have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The use of drugs have led to addiction and even police corruption. This problem has become an epidemic for the police in today’s society. Citizens may argue that police are no different than an average citizen on substance abuse or that drugs…

Reduction of Craving in Drug Abusers. (Choopan, Kalantarkousheh, Aazami, Doostian, Farhoudian, & Massah 2016). The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Gross model-based emotion regulation training on the reduction of craving beliefs in substance- dependent individuals. The study was a quasai-experimental design with a pre-and post-test. It contained a control groups and an experimental groups. The sample population was addicts who visited addiction centers. The sample size was 30…