Substance abuse

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.…

Medication-Assisted Treatment Needs-Based Assessment Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is intriguing addiction treatment concept, in that it treats individuals with a combination of an addictive, substitute opioid medication (Methadone or Suboxone), in conjunction with counseling therapy. MAT is a significantly popular and practiced evidence-based treatment model throughout the word for this population. (De Maeyer et al., 2011). Unlike abstinence-based models of treatment, MAT as a treatment…

Ads are used to promote goods and services or promote public awareness. Over the years cases of drug abuse have increased at an alarming rate. It is a problem affecting all ages from the adolescents to the adults. These issues affect that family and the country at large. Many anti-drugs governmental and nongovernmental organizations have come up with ideas to end this epidemic. They have come up with means of public awareness including posters, billboards, and commercials. The above ad was…

Abstract The aim of this paper is to identify a target population which is teen substance abusers and explain an intervention for this population. The intervention used to help these individuals is the Johnson Model. The Johnson model is family focused and is used with teens who suffer from addiction get the support from family in a way that is not ganging up on them using family since family is such a big value. Johnson asked families of addicts to write letters to the addict and gave them…

We abuse the internet to get out of awkward situations, gossip about people, and check to see what is going on in the world. As we misuse the internet for many hours a day to get out of awkward situations and gossip we lose our communication skills. It is…

I chose beautiful boy firstly because of the title. It sounded as something that would be interesting. I then read a short summary and was sure that this was the book I wanted to read over the course of this class. I thought this book could teach me about addiction. Before I started reading the book, I also thought that I could learn how to keep my children away from drugs. I almost thought that I could learn from David’s mistakes. However after finishing the book, I learned that David in fact…

Evaluating Substance Abuse Client Cases Synopsis of case Angela is 41 years old African American woman from North Carolina (NC). She has been smoking for a number of years. Angela does not consider herself to be an addict because she does not used other drugs. She tries quitting using a nicotine patch which did not help. Angela believe that a therapeutic approach with medication would be helpful for example Cognitive behavioral treatment (Document: Substance Abuse Case Studies, November1, 2015)…

Upon walking into the NA meeting I attended, which was located at Lutheran Memorial Church in their basement on Erial & Blackwood-Clementon Rd, I felt extremely out of place because I am not familiar with this environment making me a “fish out of water”. The meeting was called Miracles on Monday, which is held from 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM every Monday, and I would soon find that the name was very fitting for what takes place within those basement walls on a weekly basis. The normal feelings an addict…

When you come to the realization that your addiction is a dead-end street that leads to prison, insanity or death, you will also come to realize you can't stop on your own. The best help you can find for a lasting recovery from your addiction illness is a professional drug and alcohol rehab center. Of all the places you could consider, it's quite possible that a South Florida drug rehab might be right for you. You Are Not Alone If it adds to your sense of security, you should know that millions…

In discussions of drug addicts, one controversial issue has been whether to send drug addicts to prison or rehab, many drug addicts are sent to jail rather than rehab. Due to how addicted they are to drugs, they believe that prison will help them, but in reality I think otherwise. I believe that drug addicts should be placed in a rehab center so that they can get the help that they need. It is often said that rehab centers help drug addicts get clean, many people assume that it is better to lock…