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…Child abuse and neglect is a rising problem in America. However, numerous cases are not reported every year and they go unheard of. This causes the public to not be as informed as possible. This issue is something everyone needs to understand and deal…

…In the last decade, the concern about the sexual abuse of children in the United States has intensified. During the 1980's, researchers, professionals and the general public came to realize the magnitude of this problem of sexual abuse. Initially…

…Elder Abuse in the Family <Tab/>The elderly occupy a unique social niche in American society. Many are, and continue to be, active, involved, and independent individuals. However, due to disease processes and normal physiological changes…

…with instructions as to how much it is safe to consume. In 1988, over 48,000 Americans died from alcohol abuse, 400,000 from cigarette-related illnesses and less than 3,000 from illegal drugs. Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop testified that tobacco is just…

…there after. If she is not capable of reducing her intake she should get medical assistance. Sue Mahan argues that the majority of times, these women who abuse drugs during their pregnancy are typically poor women and minorities. Another view illustrates…

…to substance abuse. The only effective way to select workers is to evaluate their performance on the job. If the negative effects of drug use beings to show in the worker's performance, the employer has a number of options for dealing with it. Should being guilty…

…Ethan A. Nadelmann and Eric A. Voth debate the issue of drug use and whether or not it should be decriminalized. "Nadelmann argues that history shows that drug prohibition is costly and futile. He also found that decriminalization along with sane…

…and on the road. Everybody pays the price of drug abuse: more cops and prisons more hospitols and treatment centers and many lives lost.         But drug users hurt themselves more than anybody because they are supporting violent crimes in the drug world…

…), and the quality of education, medical care and environmental protection falls due to lack of money in the budget. There are also moral dilemmas in declaring war on drugs and their users. Firstly, drug use or abuse is a medical and social problem not a criminal…

…died from alcohol abuse, 400,000 from cigarette-related illnesses and less than 3,000 from illegal drugs. Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop testified that tobacco is just as addictive as heroin and less so than marijuana. Illegal drugs are by no means…