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Assignment: Violence and Nursing Response.
Assignment: Violence and Nursing Response.
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Substance abuse as a community health problem.
Violence and nursing response.
Read chapters 26 and 27 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentations. Once done answer the following questions.
- Discuss the historical trends and current conceptions of the cause and treatment of substance abuse.
- Identify and discuss the issues related to substance abuse in various populations encountered in community health nursing practice.
- Describe and discuss the concepts of interpersonal and community violence.
- Describe and discuss the role of the nurse in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of violence.
As stated in the syllabus present your assignment in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard titled “Week 6 discussion questions” and the SafeAssign exercise in the assignment tab of the blackboard. If you don’t post your assignment in any of the required forums you will not get the points. A minimum of 2 evidence-based references besides the class textbook no older than 5 years must be used. You must post two replies to any of your peers sustained with the proper references no older than 5 years as well and make sure the references are properly quoted in your assignment. A minimum of 700 words is required. Please make sure to follow the instructions as given and use either spell-check or Grammarly before you post your assignment.
Substance Abuse
Copyright © 2015, 2011, 2007, 2001, 1997, 1993 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
More deaths, illnesses, and disabilities are attributed to substance abuse than to any other preventable health conditions in the United States.
– Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMSHA)
Copyright © 2015, 2011, 2007, 2001, 1997, 1993 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Social Consequences of Substance Abuse
Crimes while under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or both
Need for money to buy substances
Specific theft of drugs
Almost 75% of inmates report prior drug use
All aggregates in society are potentially affected by substance abuse problems regardless of age or economic level
Copyright © 2015, 2011, 2007, 2001, 1997, 1993 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Etiology of Substance Abuse
Numerous theories try to explain it
Combination of many factors
Genetics within families
Individual (impulsivity and ease of disinhibition)
Environmental factors
Medical models
Biopsychosocial models
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Historical Overview of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use
Alcohol use has gained more social acceptance than other drug use.
Public attitudes and governmental policies have also influenced the history of illicit drug use.
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Historical Overview of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use (Cont.)
Consumption and laws affected by:
Alcohol-related deaths after lowered drinking age
Less tolerant national attitudes toward drinking
Increased societal and legal pressures and actions against drinking and driving
Increased health concerns among Americans
Knowledge of addictive properties
Counterculture acceptance of hallucinogens, cannabis, and heroin