Academic papers on Drugs & Alcohol

The Impact of Substance Abuse on Domestic Violence and Juvenile Delinquency
This 12 page paper considers the questions of substance abuse as it effects domestic violence and impacts the rise in juvenile delinquency. This paper assesses the findings in the current literature through an analytical review of literature. ...
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Smoking and Low Birth Weight in Pregnancy
(5 pp) Not smoking is one of the best gifts you can give your unborn child. Studies show that women who do not smoke are more likely to deliver healthy babies of normal birth weight than women who do smoke. In fact, smoking cigarettes, or...
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Alcoholics and Communication
This 5 page paper considers communication in individuals and families where alcohol abuse is a problems. The paper starts with a review of the different types of communication, and then goes on to look at how the lack of these in an effective manner...
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The Tension Reduction Hypothesis
This 5 page paper looks at the etiology of alcoholism, overeating and cigarette smoking. The tension reduction hypothesis is examined. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Infant Mortality: Current Situation
16 pages in length. With the ongoing technological advancements in the medical field, it is difficult to believe that infant mortality is still so prevalent in today's society. However, it is this very technology that provides the opportunity to...
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Health Care Issues Of Low Income, Women Alcoholics
This 10 page paper targets the community of Brooklyn, New York for consideration of treatment and, or, intervention policy regarding health measures specific to women in the lower socio-economic grouping. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Causes of Violence in Young Men
This 5 page paper discusses the reasons which may help to create violent young men. The paper discusses issues such as desensitisation by the media, poverty and drugs as well as adolescent peer pressure and the role of families. The bibliography...
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Advantages of Marijuana Legalization: Claim Of Policy
10 pages in length. To legalize marijuana would bring about monumental change in several areas of society: remove the temptation that surrounds the act of using marijuana; eliminate the need for black markets, robbery, murder and all the other...
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Women and Drinking in the 19th Century
This 5 page report discusses women
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Effects Of Parental Substance Abuse :
An 8 page paper. There are approximately 30 million children living in homes where at least one parent is an alcoholic. There are many more living in homes where at least one parent uses drugs. This paper discusses the effects on the children and...
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"Crack" Use in Urban Schools.
(4 pp). The drug problem affects all types of students. All regions and all types of communities show high levels of drug use. Thirty percent of 1990 high school seniors in non-metropolitan areas reported illicit drug use in the previous...
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Legalizing Drugs: Money Issues
7 pages in length. When the topic of drug legalization comes up for debate, each side attempts to demonstrate the social, political and economic impact such a decision would have upon the populace. Clearly, what proponents do not realize is that...
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Chlamydia: An Imminent Threat to Philadelphia Teens
A 7 page outline of the description and effects of Chlamydia, a bacteria which can have severe consequences for Philadelphia teens and indeed for individuals around the world, claiming four million victims in 2000 alone. Teens in particular are...
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Alcoholics Anonymous: Christian or Occult Roots?
A 10 page history of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) and the basis of its creation. Addresses the myth that A.A. is based on Christian precepts. Discounts this myth as being unfounded, pointing out that in reality the approach of the organization is...
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The Tobacco Industry, Legislation & The Economy
An 11 page paper. There have been numerous laws and regulations passed over the last fifteen years that address the production, sale and consumption of tobacco products as well as the advertising for them. Legislation regarding smoking, however,...
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