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Preventing substance use and misuse among young adults
(Dublin Business School, 2009)The purpose of this research was to identify effective ways of eliminating or reducing addiction problems among young adults in Ireland through examining the effects of various risk factors, including cross-cultural ... -
An investigation into the assessment and treatment service for provision in the greater Dublin area for drug users with a possible dual diagnosis
(Dublin Business School, 2009)This study is concerned with the fact that there is little if any diagnosis made at point of entry into drug misuse treatment programmes. It also identifies a belief among health care professionals that there is a great ... -
An investigation into harm reduction measures that may be used in homeless emergency shelters
(Dublin Business School, 2009)Research has shown that homeless drug users engage in more sharing of injecting equipment than non-homeless drug users and are, therefore, at greater risk of infection form a blood borne virus (Donoghoe et aI, 1992). It ... -
An exploration of schizophrenia and the hidden addictions of nicotine and caffeine
(Dublin Business School, 2009)The objective of my thesis is to explore schizophrenia and the addictions of nicotine and caffeine with the help of library research. My hypothesis is that people with schizophrenia who do not have access to the delusional ... -
Raving mad : an investigation of the normalisation of recreational drug use in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2009)The increase in drug using behaviour has attracted much attention in recent years, thus making the area of drug use a matter of significant reflection. The objective of this research paper is to investigate the normalization ... -
A critical review of the methodological issues in the research on children of alcoholics
(Dublin Business School, 2009)Children of Alcoholics have been considered at risk for centuries. Studies examining the children of alcoholics have been criticised on methodological grounds. This paper intends to give a brief overview of the major ... -
Why is not everyone an addict ?
(Dublin Business School, 2009)The aim of this current research was to investigate 'Why is not everyone an addict? There were three main areas of inquiry. The first explored the relationships between other pathologies and addiction. Freud places alcoholic ... -
A study of over-the-counter codeine abuse and misuse in the Republic Of Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2009)Even though codeine is a very widely used pain medication, the related problem of abuse and dependence of codeine have rarely been studied (Sproule, Busto, Somer, Romach & Sellers 1999). It is not uncommon for Opiates to ...