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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Drugs & alcohol"”.
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Experiences of injecting drugs, alcohol use and hepatitis C in Merseyside: Barriers to hepatitis C support
… and in the UK sharing equipment used to inject drugs is the main risk factor for hepatitis C infection. Despite there being treatments for hepatitis C, many do not access it or indeed get tested, leading to deaths from complications of hepatitis C such as end stage liver disease or …
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Adolescent Involvement in Alcohol and Drug Use
… and organic materials that can be labelled drugs. Such materials would include alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, the opiates and also the hundreds of medicines to be found in chemist shops. Our society is a drug taking society, that is a pill for every ill. …
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Providing the "Release" Through an Art Therapy Journal While Promoting Insight: For Adolescent Self-INjurers
<p>Some adolescents may experiment with drugs, alcohol or eating disorders to handle their emotions and feelings, now many self-injure. Adolescents who suffer from self-injury might engage in various types of injurious behaviors, all which might be a cry out for help, self-punishment, self- …
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Lived Experiences of Islamic High School Graduates in The Chicagoland Area: A Phenomenological Study
… students faced in college in terms of identity, drugs, alcohol, pre-marital physical relationships, and Islamophobia. Based on the analysis of the responses of the graduates revealed four themes to include life-long lessons learned; life-long relationships developed; students who felt …
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THE ROLE OF A AND B VITAMINS DURING OROFACIAL DEVELOPMENT OF XENOPUS LAEVIS
… exposure to cigarette smoke, anticonvulsant drugs, alcohol, and inappropriate amounts of retinoic acid have all been correlated to incidence of cleft palate and other orofacial defects (Weingartner, Lotz et al. 2007). Xenopus laevis, and the closely related Xenopus tropicalis, are excellent …
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A mixed methods exploration of the lived experience of pre-addiction and long-term recovery
… media in recent years alongside addictions to drugs, alcohol and eating disorders. Although these phenomena are all addressed and treated separately, they are referred to under the same heading of addictions. Further, there is still no way to determine who might become an addict, or how best to …
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Factors associated with substance use amongst secondary school learners in the Thulamela Municipality of the Limpopo Province
Background: The use of substances such as illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco cigarettes by secondary school learners is considered as a health risk behavior worldwide. The use of substances continues to predispose the young generation to the risks of mental illness, depression, physical illness, …
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THE CREATIVE WARRIOR: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH AND LONGEVITY
… it is unfortunate how many of them turn to drugs, alcohol, and suicide as a means to cope with and escape the world. Sadly, there are artists who never live long enough to have a career or share their brilliance with the world. This tragedy is the underlying motivation for this project. One …
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Effects of an Educational and Support Program for Family and Friends of a Substance Abuser
… supported that family members of an active alcohol or drug abuser report the most enabling behavior around: 1) boundary setting, 2) paying their substance abusing loved one's bills, and 3) helping their loved one through a hangover or crisis. The most common coping strategies included: 1) …
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Environmental Enrichment and Nursing Therapy with Comatose Patients : Two Case Studies
… with or without Cannabis or PCP and/or misuse of drugs, alcohol, or other substances; and the ability, need and desire on the part of the family to provide meaningful orienting stimuli and environmental enrichment. As previously stated, the differentiation between the therapeutic treatments …
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Komorbidní výskyt poruchy příjmu potravy se závislostí na návykových látkách v různých léčebných zařízeních a možnost jejího psychoterapeutického ovlivnění
Tato rigorózní práce je zaměřená na výzkum komorbidity poruch příjmu potravy s užíváním návykových látek. V teoretické části stručně definuje jednotlivé návykové látky a popisuje jejich škodlivé užívání, závislost a bio-psycho-socio-spirituální model závislosti. Z poruch příjmu potravy se práce …
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Preoccupations
… and the desire to become one, to drug and alcohol dependency. Preoccupations also deals with the subject of death, specifically the early deaths of the speaker's friends. There are a number of questions asked in Preoccupations, few of which are able to be answered. This is an accurate …
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Increases in Drug and Alcohol Problems: A Combination of Job and Home Stressors?
… an increase in serious drug problems and serious alcohol problems when a combination approach was used regarding home and work stressors. Results indicate support for the hypotheses that the combination of home and work stressors leads to an increase in both serious drug and alcohol problems (each …