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
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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.
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Interview: Ava Solomon-Mazzanti, Ph.D, Palmetto Treatment Facility Jennifer Mazzanti Grand Canyon University Introduction Palmetto Recovery Center is located in Rayville, Louisiana and has been featured on the television program Intervention on the A&E network. The main facility is located twenty miles west of Monroe, Louisiana on seventy acres on Lake Lafouche. There are eight cabins, where men and women are housed separately, along with a physical fitness center,
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The Types And Process of Drug Rehab Alcohol Drug Drugs and alcohol can destroy not only the life of addicted people, but also their family and loved one’s life. Drug rehab alcohol drug is the new hope for both of all. Drug and alcohol center will help the addicted person to be more sober and clean quickly. Moreover, Treatment is not only the main target of these rehab centers. They always try to make sure that the recovered person never goes back into his past additions. There are different drug
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Anuvia Ruble A. Hord IV BSHS/452 October 15, 2013 Sandi Miller Anuvia Anuvia is a North Carolina state run organization. It is a treatment center devoted to helping those afflicted in substance abuse. “Anuvia Prevention & Recovery Center is a nonprofit organization serving Charlotte and Mecklenburg County with alcohol and drug education
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Community Corrections Paper Michael Kilgore CJS/230 June 30, 2013 Darren Brodsky Community Corrections Paper Abstract This paper will be discussing how community corrections can affect society. I will lend my input about community corrections and the effectiveness it has on the system. I will describe prison systems in other countries, as well as how these other nation’s view and practice imprisonment. I will discuss the possibilities that could happen if the U.S. prison system adopted
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Federal Prison Comparison Team A CJA/234 Robin Marmon-Instructor September 22, 2014 There are many different types of prisons and federal penitentiaries throughout the Unites States of America and many of them are l out differently but all possess similar regulations as far as visiting, employment and rehabilitative services are concerned. It makes no difference if; you are young or old in age, have medical issues, race or ethnicity, if you commit a crime you are going to serve time in some
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Parole and Mandatory Release Lillie Lawrence CJS/230 April 14, 2012 Parole is a mode of release for prisoners after imprisonment. When prisoners serve most of their sentence they become eligible for parole review. Parole was developed by Brockway Zebulon 1876. Brockway intent for parole was to lessen jail overcrowding, was a form of act against penitentiaries, and rehabilitate prisoners. Parole was made known in America in 1863, and New York Hubbell in 1863 (Foster, 2006). Mandatory release is
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The Purpose and History of Penitentiaries By: Jeremy Rice Imprisonment as a form of criminal punishment only became widespread in the United States just before the American Revolution, though penal incarceration efforts had been ongoing in England since as early as the 1500s, and prisons in the form of dungeons and various detention facilities had existed since long before then. Prison building efforts in the United States came in three major waves. The first began during the Jacksonian Era
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Corporate Diplomacy: The Coca-Cola Company Topic: Institution: Name: Course Instructor: Date: Corporate Diplomacy: The Coca-Cola Company Corporate Diplomacy is the highest level of capability to build and maintain the relation between the company and the external stakeholders as they meet greatest needs or achieve the set objectives of the stakeholders such that all the shareholder values are delivered. In corporate company diplomacy is very crucial because the company is looking for
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