...Substance Abuse Prevention Programs: Operation, Funding, and Effectiveness. Candace Taylor Grand Canyon University Author Note All correspondence to this research should be forwarded to Candace Taylor. Substance abuse has become a serious issue in America. More and more of America’s youth are starting to use drugs than usual. To prevent this, there are many substance abuse prevention programs that are in place to try and prevent this before it even begins. Three programs were examined for this research paper. Those programs are DARE, Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, and SADD. In this paper, the mission, funding and effectiveness of each program will be discussed. DARE DARE, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is a program created to bring awareness of drug abuse with youth in communities. The mission of this program is to teach kids how to make the right decisions and live a drug free, healthy life. “D.A.R.E. is the national symbol for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program which, in partnership with police officers, parents and schools is in use throughout the United States.”(DARE.org). The DARE program is funded by federal government resources and private contributors. A few studies were conducted on the effectiveness of this program. Dr. Ismail Sahin conducted an effective DARE program. “This study has showed that while some research studies found a positive effect of the DARE program, some studies found no significant impact at all” (Sahin 2014). There were several...
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...Education (D.A.R.E), is a program that was established to help fight against drugs in this country and was taught by uniformed officers that received training in talking to children in our schools to help educate them into resisting drug use. For this program covers 80% of the school districts in the United States, in fifty four countries, and has taught up to 36,000,000 children each year, so it is very important that a program of this magnitude works in order to combat against the use of drugs and alcohol. However, over a period of ten years a study was conducted on how the D.A.R.E program effect had on our children when they first went through the program at age eight to twelve years of age and now at the age of eighteen to twenty. It was found that after tracking one 1,000 students that had received the program, it show that it had limited effect on their attitude towards drugs. Furthermore, their findings found that there was no additional drug usage or during a follow-up reviews. It was further found that children will not engage in drug usage overall, however there will be some that will succumb to peer pressure to engage into drug activate as a whole. As in all studies, you can show that a program has promise or not. As in Texas the program there show that there was a 29% increase in drug usage, with a 34% increase in children using tobacco products as well that was involved in the D.A.R.E program. Due to the poor response of the program the Chief of Police wanted...
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...American heroes have many identifiable traits. A commonality in both Hidden Figures and The Right Stuff is how the films characterized their heroes. Both movies rely on identifiable images of an American hero to in their presentation of the people that worked at NASA. One of the traits that defines an American hero is their boldness of character, their willingness to do what others haven’t. U.S. News and World Report reporter, Roger Simon, conveys the idea, “To be an American is to dare. We will sometimes fail because failure is part of being a human being. But our failures do not define us. Our daring does” (Simon 10). American visionaries have created many positive changes for America. The spirit of these heroes can easily be seen throughout...
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...discuss community-based treatment programs for juveniles, issues affecting institutionalized juveniles, and the intensive aftercare programs; each of these issues is affecting juveniles in some way or another. The purpose and importance of these treatment methods and issues mentioned will be briefly discussed. “Early reformers who were interested in rehabilitating rather than punishing children built the New York House of Refuge in 1824. The reformatory housed juveniles who earlier would have been placed in adult jails. Beginning in 1899, individual states took note of the problem of youth incarceration and began establishing similar youth reform homes (Einstein Law, 2008).” Community-based treatment “Community treatment in juvenile justice refers to a number of interventions whose main similarity is that they are alternatives to placement in large, secure institutions, such as detention centers or training schools (Barton, 2011).” There are several different programs out there available to juveniles that can help them such as: probation, community service, DARE, anger management, counseling services, cognitive behavioral therapy/treatment, etc. These programs can be very useful if applied properly; these programs along with others are established in hopes of trying to prevent juvenile delinquency and to efficiently rehabilitate youthful offenders. Juveniles are usually ordered by a judge to participate in one or more of these programs as part of their punishment...
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...HRM Project on Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC) We are providing Projects for your business growth and to meet new challenges. Here are some projects prepared by our team of "Developing New Projects" for the Guarantee of your business growth British American Tobacco: British American Tobacco is the world’s most international tobacco company with an impressive market position in Latin America and a robust position in all the other regions including America pacific, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Africa and Middle East (AME).for 100 years, British American Tobacco has been building an international reputation for producing high quality tobacco products to meet the diverse preferences of consumers. Leading edge manufacturing BAT focuses on quality and excellent distribution capabilities enabling consistently to deliver premium products in 180 markets. Vision: “To achieve leadership of the global tobacco industry in both a quantitative and qualitative sense.” BAT has 15% of the global market and is the second largest international tobacco company and the market leader outside the US. For BAT leadership is about being recognized as a high quality business with excellent people and products and being seen as a benchmark company. Business focus: BAT has clear priorities for investment: 1. Market leadership or premium position: Focus on markets where it can retain or achieve portfolio leadership and build premium positions such as Middle East, Japan, South Korea...
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...Employeeship Organization Success in corporate life is about mobilizing the energy of all employees to ensure the survival and growth of the company. The program illustrates what is required of both managers and staff to develop that special personal commitment which we call Employeeship. Employeeship is that special culture where management and staff share the responsibility for success and failure - and join efforts to achieve the best results. Who played the most important part on D-Day: The "Management" or the soldiers? It is generally agreed that the successful landing in Normandy on D-Day was the result of competent management, clear allocation of responsibilities and tasks, and not least co-operation and commitment. Everybody was motivated. Everybody did their best. The proof of this was in the results. Nobody would dream of giving the entire credit for this operation to the "management". It was successful only because all "staff members" on all levels took responsibility and did their very best. Organizations fight too. They fight to penetrate new markets - to maintain markets shares - to grow - to survive. But traditionally, the manager is in focus. If the organization is successful, it is the result of good management. If it is unsuccessful, it is the result of bad management. The manager is considered responsible for practically everything. Heavy responsibility often leads to caution. Most people will be inclined to use the "safe" methods, because they have been tried...
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...abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, or any other kind of maltreatment. This is when people who have been abused are made victims again, either in the court system or when they come into adulthood and are searching for jobs. It allows people like me, victims, to endure more pain than necessary (Seattle Times Editorial Board). After going through treatment sessions paid for through Medicare or Medicaid, children like me are labelled with PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, for the rest of our lives because these are federal health insurance programs (Lincoln County CAC). This label causes us to have a harder time finding jobs in general, but could also keep us from finding success or even getting into the job field of our dreams. PTSD is the most commonly diagnosed disorder of children who suffered from childhood sexual abuse because of the possible outcomes of substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and anger...
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...Culture, leadership and collaboration. In the book under our analysis, the same points are raised. However, the authors believe that the key factor of Pixar’s great creativity is the fact that everyone thinks like a child and acts like a child within the organization. In fact, Pixar will inspire the readers to (Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson, 2010): - Dream like a child. - Believe in your playmates. - Dare to jump in the water and make waves. - Do unleash your childlike potential. The book is then divided into four parts and deal with the four main components that will help readers enhance their creativity: Dream, believe, dare and do. The first part talks about a supportive organization, where leadership plays a great role. Then, collaboration is the company is touched on. After, three aspects of creativity that are risk-taking, play and imagination are dealt with. Finally, the key points to create a “playground” similar to Pixar’s have been introduced. In order to review the book we will analyze the four sections of it, namely Dream, believe, dare, do. In addition, we will relate the book to...
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...More than 71 million Americans over the age of 12 had tried marijuana as of 1998, which is more than 25 percent of the national population. There are millions of regular pot smokers in America and millions more infrequent smokers. Smoking pot clearly has far fewer dangerous and hazardous effects on society than legal drugs such as alcohol. Liberty: people deserve freedom to use marijuana. The first and most basic reason that marijuana should be legal is that there is no good reason for it not to be legal. Some people ask 'why should marijuana be legalized?" but we should ask "Why should marijuana be illegal?" From a philosophical point of view, individuals deserve the right to make choices for themselves. The government only has a right to limit those choices if the individual's actions endanger someone else. This does not apply to marijuana, since the individual who chooses to use marijuana does so according to his or her own free will. The government also may have a right to limit individual actions if the actions pose a significant threat to the individual. But this argument does not logically apply to marijuana because marijuana is far less dangerous than some drugs which are legal, such as alcohol and tobacco. SUMMARY: Individuals deserve the right to decide whether or not they should use marijuana. The government should not tell individuals what to do as long as they do not harm others. Cost: keeping marijuana illegal is expensive. The second important reason...
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...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 care system, criminal justice system, child protective and human services. Remedies for this social issue include drug treatment court. There are also laws that set age restrictions, while prohibiting other substances completely. There are also programs aimed at the younger generations. The DARE program and the “Just Say No” program are affiliated with junior high and high school children....
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...Samantha dreads the aftermath of this divorce. She has begun to isolate herself from friends and spend long periods moping and thinking about how gloomy her future will be because she has decided never to marry or date again. Samantha’s parents were happily married for 50 years. They are both recently deceased and she continues to miss their support, affection, and guidance. Samantha has an older brother, whom she greatly admires and loves. He has been married for 20 years and has two daughters with whom Samantha has a close relationship. She views both her parents’ and brother’s marriages as perfect. Presenting Problem: Samantha is experiencing depression because her fourth marriage is in dissolution and she feels flawed and like a failure, and doomed to lead a life of loneliness. A life-long marriage has always been a profound desire for Samantha. She was raised to believe that “people are meant to go through life two by two.” She believes that the thing she wanted most in life has eluded her. She and her current husband have been married for 7 years. The marriage has slowly eroded to the point where it is not remotely meeting her needs. Her husband has...
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...that since people are the main asset of an organization, their behavior is decisive for its success or failure. Hence, OB advocates maintain that human behavior must be studied and managed more than any other aspect of the organization. The study of OB is predominant in management science, shaping decisions largely beyond human resources management. This paper will focus on several key issues in OB and will examine how those aspects can be observed by using a real-life example: the Internet giant Google Inc. Organizational Culture and Behavior Organizational culture is a fundamental concept in OB. It describes the set of perceptions and beliefs, which are shared by all members of an organization. Based on those values, people will shape their workplace behavior and partially their job performance. OB research describes seven dimensions of organizational culture: 1. Attention to detail (in terms of e.g. accuracy and analysis) 2. Outcome orientation (focus on outcomes instead of means) 3. People orientation (concern for the effect of organizational decisions on members of the organization) 4. Team orientation (the tendency to divide work among teams rather than individuals) 5. Aggressiveness (the intensity of competition among workers) 6. Stability (focus on maintaining a cultural status quo) 7. Innovation and risk taking (allowing people to be innovative and to dare) The organizational culture of Google excels in its people orientation and openness, which leads to the...
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...go through this life alone. Unfortunately society does not see it this way. Many marriages fail at not putting God first. They fail at not looking at their marriages as being a covenant. And they fail at not communicating their feelings to each other. With this they end in separation and divorce. From the start we should put God first in marriages, realizing that marriage is a covenant with God and your spouse. Having your marriage become a success or a failure is all up to the couple, it is their choice on what path they will choose for their marriage. They need to consider what path they take and the outcome of that path at the end. A Study of What Makes Marriages Succeed or Fail Marriages today have become under the direct line of fire from our adversary, the devil. Our day and time seems to have diminished the value that is placed upon marriage and the great treasure and gift that this is from God. As with many things in our day and age, many ask the question of how they can have success to prevent a failure. Nobody likes to fail in the matters of life. It doesn’t matter what it is, owning a business, going back to school as an adult, and even the marriages and relationships we find ourselves in. How does a marriage succeed? And what is the environment for a marriage to fail? These are excellent questions that this writer will address within this paper. Marriages must place God first if in fact the marriage going to survive and be successful. The pressing...
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...2012). The presence of peripheral arterial or carotid disease detected during community cardiovascular screening changes risk stratification. Evidence-based treatment guidelines, such as aspirin and statin use can be implemented in those with risk factors to minimize the risk of a life threatening or debilitating health event such as myocardial infarction or stroke. The Dare to Care (DTC) program is a community cardiovascular screening program that utilizes ultrasound to screen for carotid atherosclerosis and abdominal aneurysm, in addition to peripheral arterial disease, hypertension (HTN), and self-report risk factor assessment. A clinical question of interest: How effective is a community cardiovascular screening program in identifying persons with subclinical atherosclerosis, who are at risk and not on appropriate preventative treatments such as aspirin and statins? The purpose of this paper is to identify potential data sources, discuss data access implications, and identify strengths and weaknesses of data sets and identity potential data analysis testing tools. Potential Data Sources The DTC program utilizes an old FoxPro SQL database to enter screening results, risk factors, anti-platelet and statin use, and risk assessment categorization for each participant. This information can be electronically downloaded into an excel worksheet for data analysis. Specific data elements of interest include: demographics; presence of carotid disease by ultrasound; presence of HTN...
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...other sectors. Many common people said that public relations practitioners are only depend on the how well they speak. However, the job that public relations practitioners should do pretty much tough. Not only talking, they have to be able to do many things like giving an advice to the CEO, solving of the organization problem, and evaluating the organizational programs, etc. More definitions on public relations have been determined. These are several definitions of public relations from some experts as follow: Otis Baskin, et.al stated that “Public relations is a management function that helps achieve organizational objective, defines philosophy, and facilitate organizational change. Public relations practitioners communicate with all relevant internal and external publics to develop positive relationships and to create consistency between organizational goals and social expectation.”. While Cuplit in Ihut Murni Aritonang, et.al defined that “Public Relations is the management function that establishes and maintains mutually beneficial relationships between an organization and the public on whom its success or failure depends.” Another definition defined by Fraser P. Seitel in Ihut Murni Aritonang, “The goal of effective public relations is to harmonize internal and external relationships so that an organization can enjoy not only the goodwill of its public, but also stability and long life.” From definitions above, we can conclude that public relations is a management function...
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