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Showing 1 to 20 of 755 for “"substance abuse"”.
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ATTRIBUTION
… First, an Attribution of Responsibility for Substance Use scale (ARSU) was developed with a sample of 140 university substance users and 69 substance abusers. Second, this study determined if the actor-observer hypothesis of traditional attribution theory (Jones and Davis, 1965) held using …
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Criminality Groups and Substance Abuse
… study was designed to determine whether substance abusers could be differentially characterized by past involvement in crimes and, further, whether there is a relationship between the type of substance abused and the degree of violence of the crimes committed. By comparing the …
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Substance abuse education with elite athletes
This study addressed the efficacy of a multimodal substance abuse prevention program with elite-level athletes. By utilizing components of substance abuse information and education, coping skills training, and self-esteem strategies, the study examined the effect of these variables on the …
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Substance abuse amongst Secondary School learners
… of the study was to investigate the effect of substance abuse amongst secondary school learners. This was achieved via a literature study and an empirical study. In the light of the findings certain recommendations which can assist educators, principals, parents and the Department of Education …
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Validating the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory for Identifying Substance Abuse Among Adolescents in a Residential Treatment Center
… study examines the construct validity of the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory for Adolescents (SASSI-A) as a substance-abuse screening instrument for dual-diagnosed adolescents in a residential treatment center.</p> <p>Method. Using archival records of 336 subjects from a long-term …
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Juvenile Substance Abuse and Criminal Career Continuity
The issue of juvenile drug abuse and criminal career continuity has become a nationwide concern in the last 3 decades. Social scientists and policymakers alike are concerned with the plausible relationship between juvenile drug abuse and adult crimes of high seriousness. This study represents an …
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Nurses' Attitudes Toward Nurse Colleagues' Substance Abuse
… Central rural state toward nurse colleagues' substance abuse. Substance abuse is prevalent within the nursing profession. Therefore, professional recognition of the problem of substance abuse among nurses has begun and corresponding strategies put into motion. However, ongoing exploration of …
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Young people, school exclusion and substance abuse
… exclusion and increased concern about links to substance using behaviours, relatively little research has been completed within this field. This deficit in knowledge is particularly apparent in Northern Ireland. The overall aim of the present study was, therefore, to examine the substance using …
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Reducing stress in women recovering from substance abuse
Substance abuse and its treatment is a growing challenge for the health care community. Although substance abuse affects men more than women, a growing number of women are afflicted with this disorder and are entering treatment facilities. Stress has long been implicated as a catalyst for the …
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Beliefs About Substance Abuse Among Adolescents: What Works?
… study was to explore beliefs about what works in substance abuse treatment among adolescents. This was a qualitative study that was comprised of fourteen counselors who were interviewed regarding what works in substance treatment with adolescents. The study identified four themes that contribute …
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In-Detoxification: Therapeutic architecture toward healing substance abuse
… architecture, to rehabilitate individuals from substance abuse and addiction. The study aims to understand how rehabilitation can benefit the community, facilitated by a community orientated program for individuals. The site used for the project is located within the Cape-Flats, in the town of …
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A Comparison of Anxiety Levels Among Women in Mixed Gender Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities and Women-Only Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
… who participate in a mixed gender residential substance abuse treatment facility experience more general anxiety during treatment than do women in a women-only setting and whether there a difference in the general anxiety levels of women in a women-only substance abuse treatment facility …
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Social Identity and Substance Abuse in the Lesbian Community
… of this study was to determine the degree of substance use (alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs) among members of the lesbian community. Additionally, the investigator attempted to determine if there was a relationship between negative social identity and low selfesteem that is reflected in …
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Employment as a Predictor of Substance Abuse Treatment Completion
… Carbondale. TITLE: EMPLOYMENT AS A PREDICTOR OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT COMPLETION MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Shane Koch Many factors can be attributed to successful treatment completion. The purpose of this research is to examine employment status and mental health status as factors that contribute …
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BARRIERS TO ATTAINING HIGHER EDUCATION AMONG SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS
… people over the age of 12 meet criteria for a substance use disorder. Drug overdose is currently the number one cause of injury-related death in the US. From 1999 to 2017, almost 218,000 people died from overdoses related to opioids. In 2017, opioid overdoses were five times higher than they …
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Trauma-Informed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Substance Abuse
<p>The high co-morbidity of trauma and substance use disorders has prompted the need for more trauma-informed care within the available substance abuse treatments. The purpose of this research was to dissect and identify the strengths of two empirically studied treatment approaches for trauma and …
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