Substance abuse

soldiers that suffer from substance abuse are directed to the army’s substance abuse program. A retired chief of clinical services, Wanda Kuehr, sees flaws in the army’s programs and believes they are not doing enough individual help on soldiers who are suffering mentally. The army has had nearly 100 suicides post 3 months of substance abuse treatment. The Army has 54 substance- abuse clinics, with more than half of them falling underneath the standards for treating substance abuse, which is…

United States for approximately twenty-five years. Mr. Escobar stated that he is single and does not have any children. Mr. Escobar has been required to complete a substance abuse evaluation as a result of a possession of an illegal drug related offense. The evaluation is to determine whether Mr. Escobar is suffering from a Substance Related Disorder and to recommend a course of treatment, if appropriate. The interview was conducted directly and entirely in English, Mr. Escobar’s native language…

Prenatal substance abuse has become a rising epidemic worldwide. This abuse causes significant health risk towards developing fetuses, which carries over from birth onto childhood. Developmental delays, physical and mental, create challenges for both the child and provider. More than 50 percent of pregnant women use prescription or nonprescription drugs, or use social drugs, like tobacco and alcohol during some time while pregnant. As said by doctor Ravinda Gunatilake “Drugs are highly toxic…

Substance Abuse Treatment in the Juvenile Justice System Juvenile offenders have a high rate of substance use. Upon arrival to a correctional facility after being detained, approximately 56% of boys and 40% of girls tested positive for drugs. Most of these youth test positively for marijuana or cocaine, but many are addicted to many more substances. The DSM-V defines a substance-use disorder as “a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress…”…

levels, substance abuse has become a major public health concern. The abuse of illegal drugs, prescription medications, and alcohol does not only have negative physical and social consequences for the individuals who use them; the implications are widespread among entire communities as substance abuse has been linked to increasing rates of violence, sexually transmitted diseases, and motor vehicle accidents (Healthy People). Thus, in order to help remedy the prevalence of substance abuse in the…

within substance abuse has come to a major forefront in the last several decades, but more than ever in episodic events within the scope of opioids and opiates. The review focuses on the aspects of substance use disorders, chronic relapsing disorders, behaviors, scientific studies of the brain and how substances effect individuals genetic predispositions within the context of addictions. Correlations within the journals express different aspects to consider for those individuals with a substance…

A number of studies have been done in the United States to find out how big the problem of drug abuse is in American school systems, and the results are not pretty. In fact, it shows that teen substance abuse is the country’s number #1 health problem, according to a study done by CASA at Columbia University. For instance, that study revealed that 9 out 10 Americans that are addicted, as per the medical definition of addiction, meaning they are dependent on drugs or alcohol, started drinking,…

amount of students who abuse prescription drugs has increased by 450 percent over the last decade (“Facts and Statistics of College Drug Abuse”). Medications used to cure diseases, ease pain, and overall benefit society are the same medications that misused, can cause drastic side effects for users and even death. This type of illegal consumption and misuse of drugs is also referred to as drug abuse, and although universities have dealt with substance abuse such as alcohol abuse and binge…

chapter are Prisoners Who Use Drugs, Aboriginal Prisoners, Women Prisoners, and Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Prisoners. Drug use is one of the main reasons individuals are put into the prison system. Four out of five prisoners have a significant drug abuse history. This alarming percentage shows how often drugs are involved in the incarceration of many inmates from all walks of life. Although prisons are supposed to be a secure and closed environment, they often have many gaps that feed the…

Substance Abuse among Nurses and the Effects on Patient Safety Over the last few years, drug dependence has been becoming more and more of an issue. According to Zeigler, Compton and Goldernabum (2011), “a national survey showed that 6.2 million Americans age 12 or older have abused prescription type drug” (p. 13). Drug dependence can range from alcohol dependence to being dependent on the drug heroin. Each has their own issue regarding the type of withdrawal. Unfortunately, drug dependence…