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¶ … substances constitute those which plague society most, both illegal and legal. Although illicit drugs, such as marijuana and heroin prove a dangerous risk to substance abuse illnesses in the United States, legal substances such as alcohol and tobacco also present a serious risk factor to many Americans who risk falling into a substance abuse problem. In fact, the National Household Survey came to the concluding numbers that around 50% of Americans had used alcohol in 2001. According to a 2002 study conducted by Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, over one half of the adult populations within the United States have a personal or familial history of alcohol abuse, (Medical College of Wisconsin, 2008). On top of this concept, many American individuals face the fate of becoming addicted to both an illicit substance as well as a legal substance such as alcohol; in fact an average 2.4 million Americans are dependent on both an illegal and legal substance. Although it is a legal substance, alcohol presents one of the biggest obstacles of substance abuse in the nation.
Another major legal substance which actually provides for millions of cases of dependence is tobacco. According to a study conducted by the National Household Survey showed that an average of 66 million Americans smoked tobacco in 2001, essentially making up around 29.5% of the entire American population. This chapter also examines the concept that many of those under the spell of the substance of tobacco are either unemployed or of minority status within the larger American society. This only adds to the large numbers of people addicted to alcoholic substances, and in many cases the two are linked for individuals.
There are several questions which arise after reading such material which outlines not only the large number of Americans addicted to illicit drugs, but also socially accepted drugs. One of those questions incorporates the idea of what the nation is doing to quell substance abuse of legal substances. How much effort is the American government placing into quelling substance abuse of legal substances? Since most of the substance abuse seems to be stemming from legal substances within this country, why has so much money been spent on the strict enforcement of legal ramifications for illicit drug users? Shouldn't a large portion of those funds actually be allocated to fighting the consequences of alcoholism and addiction to tobacco?
D., Sayers, and Pearson) In addition to this myriad of theories purporting answers to addictions, the following two approaches are also used. Environmental Approaches to preventing substance abuse, particularly with includes education, but primarily focuses on changing the environment(s) of the addicted individual. A www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=22336&topicid=1006&catid=15"The Behavioral Approach, especially with youth, reportedly proves effective in preventing substance abuse. (Addiction) Better Understandings to attain a better understanding in the field of addiction, sociological research, as well
At one point or another in our lives, we are all beginners. We begin college, a first job, a first love affair, and perhaps a first dissertation project. We bring a great deal to these new situations, including our temperament, previous education, and family situations. Yet, as adults, we also learn. In romantic relationships, couples report having to learn how to interact successfully with their partners. College students routinely report
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(Sources: Hayes-Bautista, 1988; Perez y Gonzalez, 2000). Conclusions - General characteristics of immigrant families - Most Latino immigrants fall into two solid groups when coming to America -- rural and seasonal farm workers; many following the crops from Texas through California and back, and many into the cities where better paying, and more stable, jobs are available. Luis and Maria moved to a larger city because they were told that it
In Chapters 5 and 6 of Law, Justice and Society entitled, "Crime and Criminal Law," and "Criminal Procedures," we find out what actually constitutes a crime and how criminal procedures are handled. Both of these chapters are relevant in the case of drug abuse. According to Chapter 5, there are five elements of criminal liability that make up a crime and must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The first
" James a.S. McPeek further blames Jonson for this corruption: "No one can read this dainty song to Celia without feeling that Jonson is indecorous in putting it in the mouth of such a thoroughgoing scoundrel as Volpone." Shelburne asserts that the usual view of Jonson's use of the Catullan poem is distorted by an insufficient understanding of Catullus' carmina, which comes from critics' willingness to adhere to a conventional -- yet incorrect