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Substance Abuse / Heroin Addicition
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In 8 pages the author discusses substance abuse, particularly heroin addiction. Several studies have been done on treatment for heroin addiction. Heroin addicts face many challenges related to their health, including but not limited to HIV/AIDS. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Heroinad.wps

Substance Abuse and Client Interactions
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of the Lopez family, a family that has experienced problems because of parental substance abuse. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHSubAb9.rtf

Substance Abuse And Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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A 9 page paper. Cognitive behavior therapy joins two effective approaches, cognitive therapy and behavior therapy, with the objective of changing both the individual's thinking patterns and the habitual behavioral reactions to certain internal and external stimuli. All three of these models have been found to be successful in treating a plethora of conditions. At least one research study concluded that combining cognitive behavior therapy with family based therapy was even more effective in reducing substance abuse among adolescents. But, why is it that the research reports different results when the same approach is used to treat substance abuse? This essay concludes with an answer to this question. Includes half-page abstract. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGsubcbt.rtf

Substance Abuse and Crime: Psychological and Sociological Explanations
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A 4 page discussion of the root causes of substance abuse and the unfortunate correlation of crime. The author discusses major theories from the literature. Bibliography lists sources.
Filename: PPdrgAb3.rtf

Substance Abuse And Dual Diagnosis
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A 5 page paper that begins with a brief definition of 'substance abuse' and 'dual diagnosis.' The incidence of dual diagnosis is reported as are the challenges this type of diagnosis presents to the clinician and the patient. The writer reports a study with bipolar disorder using a new type of group intervention that was successful with substance abuse but not with the disorder. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGdual4.rtf

Substance Abuse and Ethnicity:
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This 7 page paper discusses the issue of substance abuse while specifically addressing the issue of ethnicity. This paper highlights how counseling must be concerned with ethnicity in order for it to be effective. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: GSAbused.rtf

Substance Abuse And Mental Illness Counseling Laws: Florida
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6 pages in length. Creating a system where counseling approaches work for all concerned is a long-standing challenge facing most communities. By utilizing the Marchman and Baker Acts, states like Florida are better equipped to address the extent to which substance abuse (Marchman) and mental illness (Baker) treatment is made available to its citizens. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCSubAbLw.rtf

Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: The Impact of Dual Diagnosis from a Public Health Perspective
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of the issue in public health of dual diagnoses. This paper considers the breadth of the issue, that includes treatment issues for people with alcohol/drug dependency and mental health diagnoses. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHDualD.rtf

Substance Abuse and Social Problems
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A 20 page research study that looks at the issue of substance abuse and correlating social problems, like teen pregnancy, crime, increased welfare costs and the cost not only to the individual and family, but cost to society as well. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
Filename: Subso.wps

Substance Abuse and the Elderly:
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This 8 page paper discusses the problem of substance abuse in the elderly and why the problem often goes undetected. Furthermore, this paper reviews the many implications of drug abuse in the elderly population. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: GSElderl.rtf