Texas Laws Regarding Illegal Drugs
The history of the United States policy towards drugs in general is a two-dimensional frame, the first being supply reduction, the reduction and control of the supply of drugs through legislation, law enforcement, interdiction, sentencing, and incarceration, and the second being demand reduction, the reduction of the demand for drugs. Demand reduction is operationalized through education, prevention and treatment
LGBT Adolescent Substance Abuse: Therapies and Interventions
The path to sobriety for substance abusing adolescents that are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (and "questioning") is not a well-marked route. In fact for many LGBT adolescents there are detours, barricades,…
Persuasive letter to the editor
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am a college student from Orange, Connecticut and I have a deep concern for the street safety of high school students from Amity Regional High School, and for the people who live and drive in and around the community of Orange. My concern is based on the students' use of cell phones while driving – that is, the texting activities that students are involved with as they leave the school, as they get into their cars, and as they drive away.
Literature reviews on mental health and substance abuse in social work
A drug can be any substance, which can modify the functions of every living organism that consumes it. In medical terms, drugs provide instant but temporary relief from several unhealthy symptoms. Drugs such as Heroin produce many unwanted side effects. They are extremely toxic and can lead to a very unhealthy dependency that has behavioral and physiological roots, both. Heroin has lasting health consequences; it can also lead to death. The purpose of this essay is to provide a literature review of causes and consequences of heroin abuse and addiction. Our culture surrounds abuse of the heroin substance that leads to diseases and other problems indirectly.
Motivational interviewing approaches to substance abuse treatment
The book Clinicians Guide to Substance Abuse, (Smith & Seymour, 2001), is an apparent, to the point introduction to substance abuse treatment for non-specialist physicians. It offers information on the nature of…