...Drugs and Rehabilitation COH318 The current drug policy in the United States is ineffective. The war on drugs costs the Federal and State government a total of $47,136,706,050.00, and rising every second. While the prices are rising, people are simultaneously destroying lives and punishing victims. Rehabilitation is a sensible, cost effective alternative and has been shown to be more effective in producing change. The ultimate goal of drug rehab is to enable the individual to achieve lasting abstinence from drug use. The price of locking up drug offenders rises as the amount of space lessens in our prisons. The cost to put a single drug dealer is about $450,000 and the cost for arrest and conviction is $150,000. The same $450,000 can provide treatment and/or education for about 200 people. In consideration, putting a person in prison produces about fifteen dollars in related welfare costs, for every dollar spent on incarceration. Every dollar spent on treatment and education saves about five dollars relating to welfare costs. States are spending more money on prisons than education. Over the course of the last 20 years, the amount of money spent on prisons was increased by 570% while that spent on elementary and secondary education was increased by only 33%. Most states are facing hefty budget deficits, and with approximately 80 percent or more of total incarcerations are drug related in some way. It is also forcing state lawmakers to restructure...
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...Drug and alcohol rehab programs for adolescents are acuity aware of the needs of their clients. These specialized programs effectively adapt their treatment methods to ensure that each program participant’s recovery needs are met. Statistics show that 57% of the first time illegal drug users in 2010 were less than eighteen years of age. The need for early treatment is imperative during the adolescent’s younger years because rates of substance use nearly doubles in young adults between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. Recovery from teen drug addiction is best handled by alcohol and drug rehab programs specializing in adolescents. These programs use expert medical and mental health professionals to assist in the rehabilitation process...
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...Drug Addicts Need Rehabilitation Not Incarceration Drug addiction is a dependence on an illegal drug or medication and unfortunately causes an intense craving for the drug. These cravings can be so extreme that it causes users to find any means possible to get the drug which can easily lead to criminal activity and charges, which ultimately leads to time spent behind bars. Jails and prisons within the United States are already overpopulated, and drug addicts are just adding to the already extremely high numbers. In order to help alleviate this problem there needs to be some changes made with the way addicts are dealt with. Some serious thought needs to be given as to why the justice system chooses to incarcerate addicts instead of sentencing them to court mandated rehabilitation centers. By doing this, the addict would be forced to face the real issue which landed the individual in the situation to begin with, the addiction. Addicts need to be offered some sort of rehabilitation, whether it is inside or outside, only offering incarceration with no rehabilitation should not be an option. Without the addict dealing with the addiction head on, there is a slim chance of becoming productive members of society and a greater chance of making another appearance behind the prison walls. When it comes to whether addicts should be offered treatment or not, and if so where, whether it be in prison or outside, if they should be offered any at all, opinions vary quite drastically. Many people...
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...Drug Activity and Rehabilitation in Texas Prisons Amy Garza COM/172 June 30, 2014 Carrie Kendall Drug Activity and Rehabilitation in Texas Prisons The state of Texas has over 40 state prisons, and over 15 state jails. Among these facilities 30% of incoming inmates in 2011 were sentenced for drug offenses. While serving time in Texas prisons, some inmates resume their illegal drug activity for many reasons and refuse rehabilitation. Oddly enough, “the state of Texas has one of the lowest drug treatment admission rates, but one of the highest incarceration rates in the country” (Dunklee, Leete, J.D., & Renaud, M.S.S.W, 2013). These facts express how drug activity, both in and out of prison, is an ongoing dilemma. Rehabilitation programs are offered but inmates cannot be forced to open up to such teachings. The system serves as a revolving door for illegal drug use and trade. There are many reasons why people become involved with illegal drug activity behind bars. One of the most popular reasons why inmates continue to break the law is because of money. Statistics show that over 58% of men incarcerated in Texas are fathers. Assuming that most inmates lie about such facts on government surveys, it is estimated that the true number of incarcerated men who have children is much higher. “These men are used to selling drugs, or other such fast money schemes. To think that they will be satisfied with a high school diploma and the financial security it offers is ludicrous”...
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...City Council Exercise By Mohammad Russel Ranking: 1. Condominium building 2. Parking lot for Saint Stanislaus Church 3. Women center 4. NAFCO, to set up a drug rehabilitation center with residential facilities 5. Gas station by major oil company 6. Friendship house 7. Private club by John Lateck Concluding points: 1. Everyone just ranking the value by their own decision. When we get to know all of our group members ranking value. We are discussing more about this to make it perfect ranking. 2. When group can get to know all member’s individual perspective for their ranking value and then we can note the important ideas and reason to make the final ranking. 3. a. we can analyze the existing situation b. listen and raise question among us c. allow free expression 4. a. All conflicts cannot be resolved b. Make necessary adjustment, reinforce and confirm 5. By value we are taking our decision and individual taking decision are not the same. So there are bunch of decision in the group by the members even though there is a right answer. Questions: 1. What criteria were used by the group, and how were they determined? We ranked the bid list by discussing our own individual ranking among members and then we determine by the most significant value which we agree by all of us. 2. Were individual values and preferences affected at any time during the decision-making process? If so, how? Yes, individual values and preferences affect the time during the decision-making...
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...Argosy University | Psychology in The Community | Resources for Domestic Violence Victims, Addiction Counseling, and Faith-Based Treatment for Logan, Ut. | | Stefani Coltrin | 6/22/2015 | The contents in this paper are to help those who are looking for domestic violence services, drug addiction counseling, and faith-based treatment. These are some of the options available for the Logan, Ut and Northern Utah area. | If you are a client who was looking for substance abuse treatment first you would need to find out if you want outpatient or inpatient treatment. If you are looking for outpatient treatment Bear River Substance Abuse has an IOP program that you can attend for 4 weeks while being there 4 hours a day. Bear River Substance Abuse Program also provides classes such as early recovery group, recovery skills, relapse prevention, women’s group, and aftercare. There are a lot amazing inpatient rehabs that are designed for both males and females. If you are a mother who is trying to get your child back then the House of Hope would be good suggestion. The House of Hope offers a great program called “Women and Children” where they offer much more than just substance abuse. They will assist you with getting your children back, let your children live with you, and provide a lot of educational classes. Most residential treatment centers are longer than 30 days. Some of the inpatient treatment facilities that I would recommend days are House of Hope, Odyssey House...
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...Nearly 4 years ago today Amber W. was struggling with her weight. At the same time she was struggling to fit into a society that puts blame and shame on the obese. But an involvement with a 12 step program put her on a path to truth of self, recovery and eventually life changing weight loss. “Prior to being introduced to 12 steps, my life was about food and the acquisition of it,” said Amber. Only 48 months ago Amber weighed nearly 320 lbs with a dress size of 26. Tired of fad diets and breaking self promises, she turned to the help of the well-known 12 steps for addiction and as she put it ‘got real’ about her food addiction. She found a long term solution for her food issues in understanding the science of addiction to food and by committing herself to the 12 steps of addiction recovery. Both Amber and her colleague Dr. Vera Tarman agree that weight loss is only a result of the recovery process for the food addict. Amber went from sneaking food and staying away from public interactions to becoming an advocate for food addiction in the public eye, truly a real life success story. “The process of surrendering to addiction is difficult for most people,” said Dr. Tarman, Canada’s foremost food addiction expert. “For those people like Amber who embrace the science behind food addiction and the need to change the way they think and act; the results of recovery can be remarkable.” Today Amber has lost over 150 lbs and more importantly is totally committed to the recovery...
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...Introduction There are about as many treatments for substance abuse as there are substances in this world. Some have been shown to be highly effective and others have raised an eyebrow or two. In this paper, I will compare three widely popular substance abuse treatments, one of which I got to experience first-hand. While I will not say, I am an expert on treatment modalities I will provide some important pros and cons about each treatment as I see it relates to most substance abuse communities. I would like to also have you, the reader, come away with more knowledge and insight about these treatments so that you can make an educated and informed decision concerning treatment options. The first treatment I will discuss is the traditional 12-step program and my observations as a first-time visitor at a meeting. I will then move on to SMART Recovery and discuss what I found on their website. Lastly, I will go over Celebrate Recovery and how that program operates. Traditional 12-Step Introduction Founded by Bill Wilson in the mid-1930’s AA or Alcoholics Anonymous is a free, “higher power” based, self-help program based on the assumption that change can result in a group that shares common problems (Pita, 2014). The members of this group are encouraged to share their emotions and feelings about addiction and recovery in hopes of helping each other motivate or maintain sobriety. This treatment is divided in to 12-steps that are worked at the individuals own pace. In a meeting, there...
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...Observation/Reaction/Reflection paper Marriage and Family Therapy * Ala-non 6/6/2015 Saturday 8:00 P.M Alanon Meeting Hall 17751 Sherman W ay Reseda * Adult Child of Alcoholics 5/10/2015 Sunday 1:15 PM ACA SOS meeting Hall "Daily Affirmation Book Meeting" - Meeting Based on Our Daily Meditation Book * Alcoholics Anonymous 5/11/2015 Monday 8:00 PM AA Young People North Hollywood Hall 6/8/2015 Tuesday 7:30 PM AA New Start Beginners Meeting 20440 Lassen St (Church) 6/15/2015 Monday Noon Old Timers Mtg at Valley Club * Narcotics Anonymous 5/31/2015 Sunday 3:00 PM NA meeting Radford Hall * Codependents Anonymous 6/16/2015 Tues 7:30 pm CODA Women’s Meeting Granada Hills 6/18/2015 Thurs. 7:30 pm CODA Tarzana Group Thursday Alcoholics Anonymous came into being in June 1935.The fundamentals of the 12 step programs has remained the same since 1935, however today the twelve steps are helping people with more than alcohol. Today many 12 step program have form and also alternative 12 step programs with more God or God being removed but at the basis level it is the twelve steps. I also believe the twelve steps are just basic tools that all people need or most people have received the basis tools when growing up in a healthy family system. The 12 steps teach humility, respect, honest, caring, and to be of service, these are the essential for all people. I always share with people who want to DO the twelve steps but don’t know which program they qualify for...
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...juveniles, the law enforcement officials, and the public alike. One of the first changes Delaware can take to make their juvenile justice system stand out from other states is to remove the mandatory rules to charge some juveniles as adults. Currently, only four other states do not utilize mandatory rules for sentencing juveniles as adults (Trying Juveniles as Adults, 1998). This may seem like an easy way out for some juveniles who have committed more serious offenses, but it’s important to remember that these juveniles are, in fact, still juveniles. They haven’t fully developed mentally, physically, psychologically, etc., and it’s unreasonable to charge them as adults for crimes that they have committed as juveniles. Focusing on rehabilitation for our juveniles should be a main priority, not locking them away for years on end and depriving them of services such as substance abuse counseling and psychological therapy programs that they would immensely benefit from. Another recommendation that could help Delaware’s juvenile justice system is to expand the civil citation program. The Civil Citation program was initially implemented in Leon County, Florida, and the goal of this program is to hold the juvenile offender accountable for their actions by providing an alternative to...
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...A Patient’s Outlook of Care at a Drug Rehabilitation Program Frederick R. Tuccillo Drexel University Nursing A Patient’s Outlook of Care at a Drug Rehabilitation Program I chose to interview a male patient in his early fifties who was admitted to an impatient rehabilitation program. Throughout this paper I will refer to this patient as “Mr. Murph”. He was self-admitted with the help of his family, due to the abuse of prescription pain pills. Mr. Murph was in the program for almost a sixty-day period. This being his second time in a program, he decided to stay twice as long knowing that there would be a better chance to having a longer sobriety. This paper will synopsize his experience in the program, predominantly with the staff involved in his care. During the interview, I asked Mr. Murph a few simple questions on the quality of care he received while in the rehabilitation program to get a better understanding on his perspective. The first question I asked had to do with the care he received from the staff members that were working close with him. I asked Mr. Murph how their attitudes were towards him, and whether or not they were respectful. I also informed him that it was important for them to uphold his self-esteem through out the program and never let him get discouraged. He immediately responded by saying that there was not one person who was disrespectful or had a negative attitude towards him. Nonetheless, he did mention that there was one staff member who...
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...Rehab or rehabilitation is used to recover a person from addictions, mental or physical illness and injuries. Drug rehab provides extra care and assistance that drug addicted people require. Drug addiction is a disease which can be long lasting and characterized by uncontrollable or compulsive, drug seeking and changes in the brain. Drug addiction can affect all aspects of a person's life including relationships and work. Pasadena drug rehab facilities prepare drug addicts to re-enter society and re-gain their normal life in a healthy and safe way. Some drug rehab help patients with a specific drug addiction and other helps with a broader range of drug addiction services. Drug rehab centers carry the stigma that patients are forced to stay, which is not true and patients are free to leave anytime. Major reason behind thiis is that drug rehab is effective for the patients who has a strong desire to change his or her addictive habits. Patients may have to undergo detox treatment before rehab facilities. This process is usually a week long and after completing detox a patient is ready for rehab. Pasaddena Drug rehab treatment change the patients...
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...of development by helping through social/personal, career development and the achievement of academic goals (American School Counselor Association, 2012). School counselors may work in post secondary schools, high schools, junior high, middle, and elementary schools. School counselors can collaborate with school professionals to make sure that the needs of these students are met. School counselors can also work in a college setting, which includes guidance and academic counselors. Counselors are there to offer guidance and academic assistance to college-aged students (O*NET, 2006). Rehabilitation counseling is an area of expertise for counselors who are interested in working with the disabled. Their area of concentration is to “counsel population with disabilities resulting from accidents, disease or illness, birth defects, or other causes” (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012). Rehabilitation counselors develop programs tailored to help meet the needs of this population and in process help them have self-sufficiency. Mental health counseling is a field of counseling that deals with populations like; families, couples, and individuals. Mental health counselors address issues like emotional and mental disorders (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012). They can work in many fields such as hospitals, nonprofit organizations, and even set up a...
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...Many individuals enter into Drug Court each year from different walks of life. Each year in July, the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) request data from community corrections to review arrest of past Drug Court graduates. Through April 1996 to May 2011, data came available on 1,409 individuals who entered Drug Court. The average age of someone who received services through Drug Court was thirty-two-years-old while two thirds were under the age of thirty-five and a quarter of individuals were under the age of twenty-five (Norman, Gray and MacMaster). Drug Court has been shown to have a greater effect on relatively younger high-risk individuals, who were diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder and who previously failed in less intensive treatments (National Association of Drug Court Professionals). When Drug Court accepts someone to the program, the participant is usually non-violent offender whose current charges are due to his or her substance abuse addiction. Participants reported a long history of substance usage for about 17.9 years. The majority of the defendants received substance abuse addiction. Participants reported a long history of substance abuse usage for about 17.9 years. The majority of the participants received substance abuse treatment in the past while none was able to maintain their recovery. The major drug of choice for participants was cocaine at 57.2%, marijuana at 14%, methamphetamine 8.6%, alcohol 8.2%, and prescription...
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...Interview Analysis Interviewing Techniques PSY405 A02 Professor: Alina Perez-Sheppe AUO 7/9/14 My ideal job and career choice is either one of the two which are as female therapist and or addictions counseling therapist. An agency that I have in mind is located in Florida and is known as Sunrise rehabilitation institutes and detox center. This my ideal type of work and surroundings that I would love to work in. The Sunrise medical unit is also an option for me for these areas both house men and women who are in need of counseling and therapeutic healing and resource counselors as well. The units are set up according to gender in the detox center and in the medical unit when first admitted is where gender status does not matter. At times individuals are sent to Sunrise by mistake not knowing whether or not someone needs detoxing and or psychotropic medication maintenance has been a dilemma for many years at Sunrise. As a volunteer I was able to see right away that I can and would fit in easily with the routine and staff. Sunrise offer an in house therapeutic program for men and women for 30 days and 60days if needed depending on the individual. Whether recovering from drugs or alcohol and or a dual diagnosis such as bi polar and or depression or anxiety conditions. Anything more acute is referred out to another location in the area. There have been times when someone came in with a more sever issue and or needed medical detox from opiates and had to be sent out and there...
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