...Substance Abuse and Effects on Society Tracy Moore SOC203: Social Problems Brianne Larsen November 24, 2014 Social Problem Substance abuse leads to an inability for the user to be responsible. The behaviors can lead to dangerous situations, legal problems, and social or interpersonal problems. After time substance abuse can have a physiological symptoms including tolerance that leads to addiction. The cost of this personal decision causes the government millions in the criminal system, destroys families and children involved, and causes more deaths a year than car accidents. Qualifying Social Problem Goldstein talks about the tripartite model to describe the characteristics, behaviors, and events associated with social institutions and/or influences. The model represents the psychopharmacologic, economic compulsive, and systemic dimensions that link substance abuse to crime. There is the psychological and biological effects that cause anger, violence, and lack of self-control. There are crimes committed to obtain money to buy drugs. Followed with the violent crimes related to trafficking and distribution of drugs usually involving violence, guns, and death (2012). Core values are also violated because of the behavior of addicts. There is a lack of; self-control, responsibility, consideration for others, proper parenting that would ensure the safety of their children and family. Those who abuse substances also disrupt institutions associated with the health...
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...is Child Abuse? Child abuse is broadly defined as any type of cruelty inflicted upon a child, including mental abuse, physical harm, neglect, and sexual abuse or exploitation. Types of Child Abuse There are four (4) major types of child abuse,these include · Physical abuse · Sexual abuse · Emotional abuse · Neglect PHYSICAL ABUSE This is the non-accidental infliction or physical injury to a child. The abuser is usually a family member or a caregiver and is most likely to be a male. One quarter of the confirmed cases of child abuse involve physical abuse. A rare form of physical abuse is Munchhausen Syndrome by Proxy in which the caregiver (most likely the mother) seeks attention by making the child sick or appear to be sick. SEXUAL ABUSE Psychologists define child sexual abuse as an activity with a child before the legal age of consent (in Jamaica age 16) that is for sexual gratification of an adult or a significantly older child. It includes among other things sexual touching penetration persuading a child to expose his/her sexual organs and allowing a child to view pornography. In most cases the child is related to or knows the the abuser and about one in five abusers are themselves underage. Sexual abuse accounts for twelve to fifteen percent of confirmed abuse cases. In multiple surveys twenty to twenty-five percent of females and ten to fifteen percent of males report that they were sexually abused by age 18. EMOTIONAL ABUSE This is...
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...Substance abuse The 5th edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) combines substance abuse and substance dependence to mean the same thing (American Psychiatric association, 2013). Substance abuse refers to the habitual non-medical substance seeking, and the substance taking behavior which is suppression or resistance through its pharmacological consequences. Substance abuse may therefore include the use of alcohol, abuse of cigarettes, food, sniffing of solvents or even the abuse of nicotine and caffeine (Nordegren, 2002). Substance abuse has been taken to generally refer to the use of hard drugs such as cocaine and marijuana. Every year, United States spends billions of dollars on increased health care cost, low productivity and increase in crimes. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, substance abuse costs United States 524 billion dollars a year of which 181 billion dollars is as a result of illicit drugs. Given the huge expense, there is therefore a need to understand the physical, social and psychological effects that substance abuse presents, analyze the factors contributing to substance abuse, examine the range of interventions used, and examine how managing substance abuse is influenced by cultural, legal, as well as political issues. Though at times substance abuse is completely something that an individual may pick from nowhere, there are some risk factors which may play a significant role in an individual’s substance abuse. These...
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...Name Name of Professor Course Date DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN TEXAS The Menace of Drug Abuse in Texas Drug and substance abuse has been a problem in our society for over twenty years now. Here in Texas Alcohol has been the primary drug of abuse till lately when other substance abuse have begun to infiltrate the society especially among the youth in society. Studies have been carried out within the cities and towns of Texas and tangible evidence can be found on the possibilities of a real problem in our society. Many may ignore but the truth beckons in the various research institute findings. “Today majority of the youth in university level of education may end up using or being part of a group that uses hard drugs.” This is according to the founder of Drug Care Centre Texas, (John Mark Sheddle, May 2015.) Drugs have grown among the youth to a level that the number of students at rescue and rehabilitation centers in the past decade have rose by over 30% an increase that is indeed disturbing. Many have left schools and began street life. We can note that this is a problem that requires urgent attention from all departments of society especially the media as I believe that media is accessible to everyone in society. Media can influence how a society trends. When an issue is voiced by the media many people will have knowledge of that substance and thus will have created awareness. I would like you as the editor to consider my application urgent which requires quick and...
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...Altruism in Society Campaign about Child Abuse Alexzandrea Burke-wimberly, Amanda Wylie, Rebecca Smith, Jackie Wyrick PSY-400 November 12, 2011 Leslie Binnix University of Phoenix Altruism in Society Campaign about Child Abuse Introduction The Nature and History of Child Abuse Child abuse has been around and thrived all throughout our history, in all cultures and ethnic backgrounds, in all its forms. Historically there were two human rights that are the core reasons for child abuse. The two rights were the right to own property, and the right to own children. Throughout all ages of history children were considered to be property. Parents had an unrestricted authority to do to a child whatever was deemed necessary. In most cases it was the father that made all the disciplinary decisions (deMause, 1998). In ancient Rome, fathers were given total authority over their children. If the father chose he could sell, kill, maim, sacrifice or otherwise do with his child as he saw fit. Generally, the father would have used this right if the child was born deformed, weak, disabled, or in any way different than was considered the norm. In these types of cases, it was not unusual for a Roman father to declare the child unfit to live. In spite of the fact that society frowned upon sexual abuse of children historically it still occurred within families (deMause, 1998). Child labor was also common through out history. In England and America it was common for children as young...
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...Causes and Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect I. INTRODUCTION A. Background Information 1. Child Abuse and Neglect (Hermes, A. (2014). Causes & Effects of Child Abuse. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/229260-causes-effects-of-child-abuse) 2. Causes and Effects of Child Abuse (Hermes, A. (2014). Causes & Effects of Child Abuse. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/229260-causes-effects-of-child-abuse) B. Thesis statement 1. How and why children are abused 2. Cause and Effects a. Abused vs. Not Abused 3. Long Term Consequences 4. What can be done to prevent child abuse 5. Programs Available I. BODY A. How and Why Children are Abused 1. General and Main Causes 2. Physical, Psychological, and Behavioral Effects a. Immaturity, Unrealistic, or Lack of Parenting Knowledge (Hermes, A. (2014). Causes & Effects of Child Abuse. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/229260-causes-effects-of-child-abuse) b. Long Term Consequences (Department of Child Welfare. (2013). Long term consequences of child abuse and neglect. Retrieved from https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_consequences.pdf) 3. Main Causes, Consequences, and Prevention B. Prevention of Child Abuse ...
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...Abstract Study results found evidence that the apparent negative effects of maltreatment on children’s tendency to engage in crime were real. Being maltreated was found to almost double the probability of engaging in many types of crime and the effects were worst for children. Sexual abuse appeared to have the largest effects on crime. This paper focuses on the effect of child maltreatment and neglect. The study examined the effects of different types of abuse and the effect of child neglect. For many decades, the act of child abuse has been a major problem in or society. While most people take the issue lightly, there are more leading cases as the year's progress. This paper review examines child neglect as whole as well as a briefing of each type. The paper includes the effect child abuse has on a society and hope to cope with the abuse. Predicated on these premises, the research question eventually emerged: "What are the causes of child neglect and in what way it affects on children behavior?" I propose to show the causes of child neglect and I will be showing the maltreatment of children by adults in daily life. In attempt to unravel the research question, the method of analysis that would be eventually employed is discourse analysis and observational techniques. Child Neglect 3 Child Neglect Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of children. Most child abuse occurs in a child's home, with a smaller amount occurring in the...
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...Child Sexual Abuse – Past, Present and Future Donna Hurst University of the Cumberlands HSOL 331 April 13, 2013 ABSTRACT This paper explores the issue of child sexual abuse. Sexual abuse of a child has become a major social issue in not only the United States but the entire world. It is imperative that society learns all they can about this issue. As a whole, society needs to discover the indicators of sexual abuse, the appropriate ways to report suspected abuse and how to help those that have been abused so they are not continually victimized by their past. This paper will explore child abuse and child sexual abuse in six parts. The first part will begin with the earliest references of child abuse as a whole. The second part will continue on to the emergence of the issue of child abuse on the social and political scene. The third part of this paper will show when and how sexual abuse first became recognized as part of the child abuse issue. The fourth part of this paper will move into the effects of child sexual abuse. The fifth part will cover child sexual abuse intervention methods and the sixth part will focus on the treatments available to help victims in the present as well as the future. PART ONE: CHILD ABUSE’S PAST In the ancient world, infanticide was common practice in nearly all cultures. Children were killed at birth if they did not seem fit. Fathers were permitted to kill their newborns if they deemed the child was abnormal. Children that showed signs...
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...PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Psychological Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect Freddy Cabrera General Psychology 1012 4 April 2012 Florida National College Abstract Child abuse and neglect is a growing issue that threatens the health of its victims not only physically but psychologically as well. Some of these psychological effects include difficulties during infancy, poor mental and emotional health, cognitive difficulties, and social difficulties. Psychological Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect The year is 2012 and in this day in age, society is still faced with issues such as child abuse and neglect. “An estimated 905,000 children were victims of child abuse or neglect in 2006” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008). Child abuse and neglect is a growing dilemma not only in the United States but also worldwide. Child abuse and neglect is an issue that must be studied to see the significant effects it has on its victims. These effects can be great, the most prominent being physical, psychological, and societal consequences. The following will focus on the psychological effects, and these can be summarized with difficulties during infancy, poor mental and emotional health, cognitive difficulties, and social difficulties. When taking a look at child abuse and neglect one must start at the earliest point in which such can occur. This first point is infancy. During infancy, the child is most vulnerable due to its dependency on the mother...
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...Altruism in Society Campaign Felicia Y. Metcalf PSY/400 March 19, 2013 Dr. Monica Gauna Altruism in Society Campaign Examine the effect the issue has on society Domestic abuse is a touchy subject that has many effects on the people involved. It touches all levels of society. It is a widespread and very complicated issue that not only has an effect on our justice system, but also our workplaces and our communities. (“The effects of domestic violence on society,” 1998). According to Styles M.D. (2002) website, domestic violence is an experience that is ongoing, and is a physical, psychological, and/or sexual occurrence that usually occurs in homes and is used to establish power and control over another individual. The effects of domestic violence can be astronomical. It affects many genders and ages. The physical and psychological effects are destructive and damaging not only for the battered individual but also the batterer. As hard as the battered individual (also the batterer) might try, the behavior has a tendency to be passed down through the upcoming generations because of “learned behavior.” (Dealing with domestic violence, 1991-2013). Domestic violence can lead to serious injury of an individual, hospitalization, and even death. It robs an individual of the right to take control over his or her own life. They live in fear and are isolated in the one place that they should be free of fear- home. It is a constant struggle to keep themselves and their children...
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...Altruism & Society Campaign - Child Abuse The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) defines child abuse and neglect as, at minimum: “Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm” (Childwelfare, 2008, pg. 3).The number of confirmed reports of child abuse in 2005 is 899,000 (U.S. Department, 2007). In 2005, 12 children out of every 1,000 children up to age 18 in the United States was a victim of some form of maltreatment or abuse. Child abuse falls into six categories, some that are more self-evident such as physical abuse that leaves marks on the outside of the body and others, such as emotional, which leaves no mark save the one on the child’s heart and mind. The various forms of maltreatment for 2005 fall into the following categories: Neglect 62.8% Physical Abuse 16.6% Sexual Abuse 9.3% Emotional/psychological 7.1% Medical Neglect 2.0% Other 14.3% The listed percentages equal over 100% as children are not always the victim of just one category; regrettably, children may be the victim of both physical and emotional abuse. Studies into the cycle of abuse has shown that a person abused as a child becoming abusive as an adult, reveals “about one-third of people who are abused in childhood will become abusers themselves” ((NYTimes, 1989, pg. 1). Research...
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...Final Paper – Illegal Drug Use ITT Technical Institute - Boise Introduction My position is that illegal drug use is harmful and dangerous. I hope to show in this paper some of the many physical effects illegal drug use can have on the human body. Second, I will show how the use of illegal drugs impacts families in general. Lastly, I will cover the effects of illegal drug use on society as a whole. Background I understand the counter position; others would say that the three most dangerous drugs are drugs that are currently legal. I agree with this statement somewhat, but it is actually the illegal use of the legal drug that is so harmful in this case. So many people and the media focus on illegal drug use and the effects of them that they totally ignore the problems associated with the illegal use of legal drugs and the many problems associated with this type of drug abuse. I believe that the illegal use of prescription drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol, are just as harmful as the drugs that the Federal Government has deemed to be an “illegal drug”. "The misuse of pain medication is probably one of our greatest drug addictions in America right now," Mike Gimbel, a drug expert from St. Joseph Medical Center, said in 2011 (Gimbel, 2011). Another drug that is sometimes used illegally or abused has been around for decades. "Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in our country. I mean, we have over half a million people a year that die as a result of smoking...
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...Drug abuse is being seen as a serious problem in the society that could be defined as the lost controlling of drug people who have used too much. Drug is often used to help people in medical issue but there are some reasons that individuals abuse it. This essay will look at some cause of drug abuse and then examine its effects. Firstly, one of major cause is addictive personality that means a person is more likely to become drug dependent. People are curious, lonely and they try a drug because they want to relax or have pleasure. The pressure of busy life, work frequently lead people be stressful then they might find a solution that is use drug. Other cause of drug abuse is peer pressure that means ours relationship sometimes is cause us join in something or in order to maintain that relationship. Teenage time is the hugest time this situation exist, kid want to be cool or accepted as a part of group so they take a drug as showing off. For example, making new friends, to be a part of a group, someone tries to show off their pressure by drink a lot, smoking and even take a drug. There are two cause of drug abuse. Some its effects will now be examine. The first effect of drug abuse could be seen health problems of users. People become drug addict, they can not stop using drug even they require more. Drug makes people lost their resistant abilities with diseases, illness and cause of some social diseases such as HIV. A common example is that people get HIV from the other...
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...Altuism in Society Campaign and Presentation- Child Abuse Christina Perdue, Christina Shappard, Tabitha Lansing PSY/400 March 19, 2013 Dr. Monica Gauna Nature and History of Child Abuse Lloyd DeMause (1998) calls child abuse “humanity’s most powerful and most successful ritual.” Collections of historical records show that child abuse has been prevalent throughout all of documented history. Ancient rituals of the Bimin-Kuskusmin of New Guinea included the regular practice of infanticidal and incestuous activities. These activities included intercourse with caregivers and other sexual activities. These practices were also performed in India and other western countries. In India, the mother is expected to regularly masturbate both her male and female children. For the girls this is done to make them sleep and for the boys this is done to make them manly. Indian female children were often lent to male members of the family for sexual intercourse. It was rare for a female to reach puberty as a virgin. Indian families push for early marriage to help protect their daughters from being raped by outsiders. China also had similar practices to those in India, rape being very common (DeMause, 1998). Recent studies in America alone show that 30 percent of men and 40 percent of women remember having been sexually assaulted as a child. Of these assaults, 80 percent were done by a caretaker. These statistics were reported based on interviews, explanations, and reliability...
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...Drug Abuse and its Effects Introduction Drug abuse is a malaise that the U.S. has been fighting since a long time and still has a long way to go, whether it is the youth or the elderly, people from all age groups, all ethnicities and races, all regions and religions, seems to be afflicted with the enigma that is drug abuse. Internationally, over 200 million people chomp through some type of illicit drugs. From ordinary bhaang, Cannabis, opium to artificial “designer” drugs like ecstasy or MDMA, barbiturate derivatives, benzodiazepines like alprazolam, diazepam, amphetamines, Phenethylamine and Tryptamine derivatives; different forms of drugs are available for inducing excitation or jubilation. What is Drug Abuse Drug abuse is unprovoked, decorative utilization of any usual or synthetic substance or drug in an unapproved amount for performance augmentation and psychosomatic effect for non-therapeutic, non-medical use by an individual with methods neither approved nor supervised by medical professionals. The society as a whole has been at the suffering end of this habit for a long time. Drug abuse has made such deeper inlays in our lives that there seems to be no end to this menace. Drug abuse is a major public health problem that impacts society on multiple levels. Directly or indirectly, every community is affected by drug abuse and addiction, as is every family. Drugs take a tremendous toll on our society at many levels. People who use drugs incident a wide array...
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