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    using the potent form of ice, the results could be catastrophic as the effects of the drug would be much greater. Additionally, the number of hospital admissions due to amphetamine related incidents saw an all time high in 2011 (Rechichi, 2014). Moreover, there was an 88% increase in ambulance call outs for ice related…

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    work with the employee is by allowing them to have flexible hours to provide them time to go to treatment/counseling (eDrugRehab website, 2016, para. 4). The company does not have to hire someone who is a recovering addict or does have a history of substance abuse (eDrugRehab website, 2016, para. 4). When I worked for a publishing company, they had a counseling center lined up for those employees that needed the help. In the scenario, the employer would benefit by referring the employee to such…

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    Drug rehab programs ensure a new lease on life by rejuvenating the body, mind, and spirit of the drug addicts. They enable the patients to stop the use of psychoactive substances for their normal existence. They also lessen or avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical effects of these drugs on the addicts. However, addiction treatment requires addicts to admit their addiction, renounce former lifestyle, and seek a supportive social network to recover. Drug abuse and…

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    Drug Testing

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    In regards to drug testing, there are multiple ways that it can be done. The five testing methods described in the article were testing by urine, hair, sweat patch, oral fluids, and breath alcohol. Urine testing requires the person being tested to urinate into a cup, the contents of which are tested for multiple drugs. Its window of detection usually is one to five days. Hair testing measures hair from the subject, and can test drug use for a large window of time, up to three months. Sweat…

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    To provide options for anyone with addiction problems. To establish a community resource for the loved ones of those suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. We want to make a positive difference in our community by assuring everyone has access to materials and resources in the war on drugs. We strive to meet the needs of each individual weather you are a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, child, significant other or addict, we are here to make sure you have the information you need to make…

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    Any addiction is a compulsion to achieve something; a compulsive need; to become dependent on a substance, object, action; to develop a habit or a problem altering normal function. In most cases, one addiction leads to others- it can start off innocent and develop into a dangerous toxic affair. In this scenario it is pain medications. It can begin with over the counter medications to decrease the discomfort of, say, a tooth ache. Later on, the pain levels elevate and the need to suppress the…

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    Choose The Best Addiction Treatment From Orange County Rehab In the present world, there are many people struggling with disorders of addiction. It is main root of many health problems, so need to treat it by hiring the best treatment from the reputable company. There are many companies are ready to provide treatment for addiction, but all of them will not provide a quality treatments for you. People spend much time to search the best services around the world. At the end the search found that…

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    for the profession I want to enter. The DAWN report, also know as the Drug Abuse Warning Network system for emergency rooms in urban areas to report the number of times an individual visits for reason connected to drug use and the number of drug related deaths. After reviewing the DAWN website, I was surprised to find…

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    After watching the film, Midnight Express, we can say that William Haynes in the movie is a static character. This is because in the very beginning part of the film Haynes was heading back to New York and he was stuffing straps 2 kg (kilograms) of hashish blocks smuggled into his chest. In addition, when we hear his heart beating and see him sweating excessively, it shows how nervous he was that he’s afraid that he will get caught and he had then got arrested and busted by the Turkish airport…

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    Child Stars Effect

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    child and as a teen, and she is now in the University of Southern California majoring in theatre or writing. The evidence provided backs up the argument that child stars have it rough. They get hooked on drugs, alcohol, or other mind-altering substances. So they begin wasting their money on drugs or do unnecessary purchases and end up becoming broke or bankrupt. Lindsay Lohan, for example, was caught stealing a $2,500 necklace, but was pleaded not guilty. Macaulay Culkin, Amanda Bynes and…

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