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Cocaine Abuse and Violent Crime, 2007.
A research proposal to find a correlation between cocaine abuse and violent crime in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.
8,796 words (approx. 35.2 pages), 23 sources, MLA, $ 184.95
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This research proposal suggests the conduction of a quantitative research study through cluster sampling, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of the state of Texas, specifically related to testing correlation between the factors of the adult abuser of cocaine and violent crimes in the area. The literature review in this work provides an overview of the drug trade environment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as well as statistical data for factors in the cocaine drug business and the lives of those who abuse cocaine in that area. Recommendations of this study are that more research should be conducted relating to the links between violent crimes and adult cocaine abuse in Dallas-Fort-Worth Texas.
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Abstract
Objective
I. Introduction
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Purpose of the Study
Rationale
Significance of the Study
Study Variables
Definition of Terms
Assumptions and Limitations
II. Literature Review
Precise Pharmacology of Cocaine as Related to Violence
Review of the Literature of this Study
Summary of Literature
III. Methodology
Population and Sampling
Gathering of Data
Instruments to be Used in the Gathering of Data
Data Analysis
Statement of Consent of Permission
Recommendations
Appendixes
Bibliography
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"AADAC reports in Developments Vol. 18 Issue 9 Cocaine that: "Over the last 10 years, AADAC has seen a gradual, steady rise in the proportion of clients who name cocaine as their primary drug of concern. In 1997-98, over 3,600 AADAC clients (11.1%) said cocaine was the drug they used most frequently during the previous year." (Developments, 1999) The AADAC reports that: "Cocaine is a fast-acting drug with effects of short duration. It has a half-time for elimination of about one hour (the body has lost half of it an hour after administration). While most drugs are broken down by the liver, cocaine is broken down in the blood. Breakdown by the liver happens gradually: only about 15% of the blood passes through the liver each time the heart beats, thus the remainder of the blood still carries the unmetabolized drug. In contrast, breakdown in the blood happens constantly. This means that cocaine is quickly converted to an inactive form." (Developments, 1999)"
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Cocaine: Use and Abuse, 2002.
An insight into the signs, symptoms and treatment of cocaine addiction.
3,359 words (approx. 13.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 95.95
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This paper discusses the problem of cocaine abuse. Cocaine is a highly potent and addictive stimulant drug obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It looks at how cocaine abuse and addiction constitute deviant behavior that has widespread repercussions on both the individual and on other members of society. It shows how although most people addicted to cocaine are aware of the ill effects of long-term usage, certain societal causes such as labeling do play a part.
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Introduction
How Cocaine is Used
How Cocaine Abuse has Become Entrenched in our Ideas of Social Deviance
An Essentialist and Constructionist View of Cocaine Abuse
Etiology of Cocaine Addiction
Signs and Symptoms of the Condition
How Cocaine Use and Abuse Impacts Society
Future Implications for Cocaine Abuse and Impact on Society
Theories that Explain the Causes of Cocaine Abuse
Conclusion
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"In addition to smoking, inhalation and injection, cocaine can also be absorbed through the skin if it is rubbed on mucous tissues, and it can also be consumed by chewing the leaf of the coca plant. Once it enters the body through any of these alternate routes, cocaine passes readily into the brain. Cocaine is known to increase levels of the brain chemical dopamine. It causes a buildup of dopamine in the brain, and the high levels of dopamine continuously stimulate nerve cells, causing the euphoria, which the individual can experience within a few seconds of having consumed the drug. Prolonged use of the drug may however reduce dopamine levels, making it harder for abusers to experience positive feelings. The euphoric state thus induced usually lasts for 3 to 5 minutes when crack cocaine is used, but can be made to go on up to 30 to 60 minutes by snorting or injecting the drug. Thenceforth, the user begins to experience intense craving for the drug."
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Cocaine Abuse and its Perilous Effects, 2001.
An examination of cocaine abuse and addiction.
1,740 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 56.95
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This paper takes a look at cocaine abuse and how it effects the individual. The author looks at what cocaine is composed of, its short-term and long- term effects and how it effects the brain.
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"Although it is known that cocaine became popular on the street, especially in big cities of the United States in the1970s and 1980s, it has a fairly long history. In fact, cocoa leaves (raw ingredient for cocaine production) have been used for more than five thousand years as a mild stimulant by some South American tribes. In the middle of the 19th century, cocaine was first extracted from cocoa leaves in South America. In the U. S., it was legal and widely used as an ingredient in medicines. Cocaine was introduced as an ingredient of Coca-Cola in 1888, though it was removed and replace with another stimulant, caffeine, in 1903. Today, cocaine is completely illegal in the U.S. except for medical uses such as a local anesthetic."
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Cocaine Use and Abuse, 2002.
A comprehensive paper on the use of and addiction to cocaine and how this has developed in society.
2,745 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper begins by providing an introduction and description of the plant cocaine. It then describes how cocaine is used today in society and its manner of production. The writer discusses how cocaine has become entrenched into the mindset of social deviance and the etiology of the addiction to this drug. It lists signs and symptoms of cocaine addiction and discusses the way that the addiction has impacted society.
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"Cocaine is a highly potent and addictive stimulant drug obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It was first extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca plant, in the mid-19th century. This bushy plant is native to the Andes of South America, and is found predominantly in Peru and Bolivia. However, close to seventy five percent of the world's annual yield of cocaine is produced in Colombia, which is the world's leading producer of cocaine. (Cocaine, 2003). In the early 1900s, cocaine was used in tonics or elixirs, to treat a wide variety of illnesses. Even today, cocaine is used in local anesthetics for surgery of the ear, nose or throat."
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Juvenile Drug Abuse and Crime, 2001.
This paper is a detailed discussion about the tremendous drug problems that affect adolescents and teens in the United States, and their link with serious crime.
4,095 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper is an in-depth look at drugs in America. The author uses a variety of sources to examine the problem of juvenile drug abuse and crime. The paper examines why teens abuse illegal substances such as marijuana, cocaine, as well as illicit substances: tobacco, alcohol, etc. The paper discusses how treatment programs for juveniles, within schools and within the juvenile justice and incarceration systems are particularly crucial in order to prevent adolescents from using drugs into their adult years.
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"The problem of juvenile drug abuse and the crime it has spawned are some of the most serious issues confronting our criminal justice system today. First of all, however, what is a drug? A drug may be said to be any substance taken to change an individual?s mental state or bodily functions. Sometimes, drugs are used to cure diseases. For example, penicillin is a drug that kills bacteria and cures infection. Sometimes drugs are used to ?improve? a normal body, such as a student having a cup of coffee so he or she can study longer for an exam or an individual taking a ?hit? of LSD to alter his or her consciousness. Other times, drugs are used to make a normal body abnormal, such as steroids that can increase the body?s ability to build muscle, or cocaine that can increase the body?s ability to stay awake and produce a feeling of euphoria."
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Child Abuse and Substance Abuse, 2000.
An examination of the research, history and theories of impact of parental drug/alcohol abuse and child abuse, treatment and intervention.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 11 sources, $ 63.95
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"The Impact of Parental Substance Abuse on Child Abuse
Introduction
KidsCampaign (1998), a national foster care organization, reported that of all the recent trends in child welfare, perhaps none has been more troubling than the increase in cases of child abuse and neglect resulting from parental abuse of alcohol and drugs. In this regard, the organization states that nearly 3.1 million American children are, each year, reported to child protective services as abused or neglected; and substance abuse was found to be a factor in a majority of these cases.
It is further reported by the organization that research conducted by the Child Welfare League of America and other organizations have found that substance abuse to be a factor in at least 75 percent of all placements in out-of-home care. It is..."
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Child Abuse and Substance-Abusing Parents, 2008.
A research proposal to study the effects of social support services on the reduction of child abuse by substance-abusing parents.
1,690 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that the connection between substance-abusing parents and child abuse has been studied at length; however, there is a lack of research into the correlation between social support services and the reduction of child abuse by these parents. The paper then proposes a research study that will evaluate if social support networks, such as 12-step programs, rehabilitation programs and related community-based social services, could lead to a reduction of child abuse and substance abuse. The paper explains that the population for this study is parents of African-American children between the ages of two and ten years old, who have a high incidents of child abuse and substance abuse.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Problem Statement
Research Question
Literature Review
Hypothesis
Sample
Human Subject Issues
Conceptualization and Operationalization
Research Design
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Discussion
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"This is an area where family therapy can be especially facilitative. For families in which self-expression is considered a weakness, an empowerment approach can help define the family in terms of the unique forms, structures, and roles that clients are actually immersed in or are attempting to renegotiate, rather than in terms of an ideal unit. Clients should be supported in defining their families for themselves and then in using creative outreach strategies to actively involve the identified members in a variety of family sessions."
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Abuse in Childhood and Abusing As An Adult, 2003.
A research proposal that explores the link between abuse in childhood and becoming an abuser.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper is a research proposal on the link between experiencing abuse as a child and becoming an abuser in later later. The paper includes a brief problem statement, a literature review in abstract form and methodology.
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Do Children Who Are Abused Grow Up To Be Abusers?, 2002.
Three part discussion on the likelihood that children who suffered abuse will grow up to be child abusers.
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 5 sources, $ 48.95
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The following discussion proposes to explore the question of the likelihood of children who are victims of abuse becoming abusers of their own children. Essentially the discussion will consist of three parts. Initially, a common sense answer, a potential hypothesis will be identified. Then abuse will be defined and identified. Subsequently, the link between childhood abuse and becoming an abuser will be explored. Finally, a brief conclusion will draw these disparate threads of argument together.
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Cocaine, 2002.
An overview of the symptoms and treatment of cocaine abuse.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper is on "cocaine". It includes the complete details, information on effects, addiction, withdrawal, detox, abuse symptoms and treatment for cocaine.
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ADHD & Cocaine, 2001.
Relation of Attention-Deficit & Disruptive Behavior Disorders to chronic cocaine abuse. Reviews studies in relation to self-medication.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, $ 79.95
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" Introduction
In general, Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders consist of three socially disruptive behavioral patterns which are: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder (Davison & Neale, 2000). The diagnostic criteria for ADHD must be present for at least six months prior to the diagnosis. These criteria, according to the American Psychiatric Association (APA, 1994), include: short-attention span or easy distractibility; impulsivity; repeated tendency to interrupt or intrude; excessive movement as seen in restlessness and fidgeting behavior; and failures in listening. Although there are subtypes of ADHD, all of these reflect, to varying extents.."
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Toxicity of Cocaine, 1993.
Destructive physical & chemical effects of cocaine abuse, from organ & system failure to death.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, $ 63.95
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"The Toxic Effects Of Cocaine Abuse
Man has always been driven to control either his environment, or, alternatively, his physical and mental state. The use of drugs is one method by which such control can be obtained. Unfortunately though, illicit drugs always contain a certain potential for extreme toxicity. Cocaine is one such drug.
Cocaine use has been traced back to 600 A.D. (4:275). The remnants of coca leaves have been found in tombs in Bolivia and Peru (4:275). It wasn't until the late 1880s, however, that cocaine became widely known throughout the rest of the world. Then, in 1884, Sigmund Freud bestowed widespread notoriety on drug with his famous essay on coca (2:297). The first American epidemic of cocaine use occurred in the late 19th century.."
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Prisoner Abuse, 2005.
This paper discusses the problems of prisoner abuse, which create more violent criminals when the offenders are released back into society.
3,780 words (approx. 15.1 pages), 24 sources, APA, $ 104.95
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This paper relates that the most prevalent crime in prison society is rape, which correctional officers often ignore, sometimes even encourage the assaults and, especially in the women's prisons, perform the rape. The author points out that racial strife also lies at the root of most sexual attacks in prison; the majority of aggressors are poor black men from impoverished inner-city areas who harbor a deep-seated hatred for the white prisoners whom they feel symbolize the prejudice
and discrimination they have experienced in their lives. The paper urges better health care, especially mental health and delineates several proposed programs, which require a financial commitment from the government and its taxpayers that many still may not be willing to make; minimally, in the meantime, citizens should demand a set of standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners, similar to what the United Nations has adopted.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Inmate Violence
Guard Abuse
The Race War and Its Casualties
Health Care...or the Lack Thereof
Abysmal Abuses of Environment
Now What?
"Why Should We Care?...".
From the Paper
"Prisoner on prisoner assault, guard assaults, racial tensions, minimal health care, deprived living conditions: what can possibly be done to prevent such abuses and human rights violations? Although it would prove quite naive to believe that any one of these problems has
a "magic bullet" solution, numerous programs and proposals are now in place which could at least begin a process of reform. Government investment in youth prevention programs is always a solid place to start. After all, if the legal system can reach a violent young kid before he morphs into a violent young criminal, then the estimated economic savings can number $50,000 per individual (in recovered incarceration expenses and potential earnings). The humanistic benefits to society are far greater. For those who slip through the cracks, detailed
drug treatment and prevention programs have been shown to curb recidivism."
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Child Abuse, 2005.
This paper discusses child abuse, the abuser and the prevention.
1,065 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that incidents of child abuse, in the form of physical, emotional, sexual and neglect abuse, continue to rise and can happen to any child of any race, gender and age. The author points out that physical child abuse consists of an injury inflected on a child other than by accidental means including bite marks, burns and poisoning; emotional child abuse is constantly blaming or putting down a child, excessive yelling or shaming. The paper relates that distinguishing accidents from abuse can cause problems in determining whether the injury is abuse; however, suspicion is underscored by the location of the injury, the number and frequency of injuries in different stages of healing, the size and shape of an injury and the explanation of how the injury occurred.
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Brief Meaning and Examples of Child Abuse
Types of Abuse
1. Physical Abuse
2. Emotional
3. Sexual
4. Neglect
Characteristics of Potentially Abusive Neglectful Adults
Distinguishing Accidents from Abuse
1. Location of Injuries?
2. Number and Frequency of Injuries?
3. Size and Shape of Injuries?
4. Description of How Injuries Occurred?
5. Are Injuries Consistent with Child's Developmental Abilities?
Statistics
Prevention
What to Do If Child Abuse Is Suspected
Argument- Stereotypes of Abusers
Conclusion
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"How can adults help prevent child abuse and neglect? Friends can help out a parent under stress with a few hours of childcare or assistance with other chores. They can lend an ear to a parent or a child in crises, or they can support local programs that offer childcare, parent education, family counseling, and child safety. Caring, concerned individuals can "call a parental stress program for resources and support and reach out to those in need." If child abuse is suspected, wary adults should call the local Department of Family Services. DFS offers a parental stress help line for parents who feel overwhelmed with parental pressures and responsibilities."
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Drug Abuse, 1999.
Examines effects & abuse of cocaine, heroin & other illegal & prescribed drugs. Looks at incidence, addiction and pain management.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 18 sources, $ 47.95
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"The purpose of this research is to compare and contrast the effects of different types of drugs that are abused, and to explore how addiction and dependence on different drugs are similar or different. The plan of the research will be to set forth the context in which drug abuse has assumed significance in recent years and then to explore both legally controlled and legally available substances that have been associated with abuse, dependence, and addiction, with a view toward identifying common and divergent features of such association and assessing positive and negative lines of response to it.
Headlines on drug abuse in the U.S. and around the world suggest to the popular imagination that there is an unprecedented connection between drug use and the deterioration or destruction of the quality of life. In any case, the numbers are impressive. In .."
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