1. Do such programs promote the use of alcohol or illicit drugs, or just limit the harm forced upon society through the abuse of these chemicals? Depending on a person’s point of view and moral values there exists an argument for both sides of HR programs. On one hand, proponents against HR programs may state that by promoting the means the ends will ultimately be met. Allowing such programs to exist could be viewed as advocating for the very thing they are attempting to eliminate from society. And they may very well be correct with their assumption: Perhaps abstinence is the best policy. On the other hand, while proponents for HR programs seem to have conceded defeat against some of the perils of society and accept the fact that substance use and abuse, as well as other demoralizing acts are inevitable, this does not mean they have given up hope of someday eliminating the problems altogether . The choice for HR programs may appear to be a rationalization of sorts; accepting the …show more content…
173). There is definitely a correlation here that could be integrated with the implementation and continuation of HR programs. Lewis (2014) states, “Progress means not just changing, but changing for the better” (p. 5). If HR programs assist people in minimizing their drug use or better yet, completely eradicating it from their lives, or if HIV contractions can be minimized by the employing of a needle exchange program, and if pregnancies can also be minimized due to a condom distribution program, then I would have to say that this sounds like not just change, but a change for the better. Turning a blind eye or expecting complete abstinence from both sex and drugs users seems to be an unrealistic perspective to take which is why I am a proponent of the HR
Drug treatment programs should be well designed and flexible so that the patients are not embarrassed or feel guilty that they have done something wrong. Remember that no one wants to become a victim to vice. It is just that they are not aware of the consequences of their actions or have been forced into it due to circumstances. A drug treatment program should look into the factors that led a person to take drugs.
However, these contemporary views of the function of HR were considerably different during the Twentieth Century.
The goal of these programs is to provide treatment to reduce recidivism of inmates and provide them with treatment that will allow them to rejoin society. For the participants drug court acts as an intervention program. It functions by “addressing the problems associated with drugs use, learning skills to avoid relapse, increasing family involvement, and promoting accountability for offenders” (Goetz & Mitchell, 2006).
The criminal justice system has four goals they strive for. These goals are discourage, punishment, damage, and rehabilitation. Of these four, discourage, punishment, and damage mean the same thing. When a crime is committed, punishment and rehabilitation is needed to correct a problem (Punishment vs. Rehabilitation: A Proposal for Revising Sentencing Practices, 1991). When the delinquent has departed from prison and enters the real life, they tend to get other issues other than the usual drug and alcohol use if they haven’t already been addicted.
thrown in as an option (Kramer et al., 2009). After implementing the restrictive sentences thousands of individuals were still rearrested; this method did not work unless the threat of going to prison was added (Horne et al., 2015). Treatment facilities that help drug offenders showed a link between drugs and crime that gave policy makers an opportunity to make mandatory minimum sentences, treatment sentencing, and various intervention programs a coping mechanism in the criminal justice system (Kramer et al., 2009). These alternatives did not solve the problem of drug abuse (Kramer et al., 2009). Rehabilitation centers may work to steady the drug addiction, but it may not always work for those who are dependent on drugs (Kramer et al., 2009)
These programs are designed as tools to help the youth in the community avoid drug addiction.
The first substance abuse prevention program is called AlcoholEdu for College by the EverFi company. AlcoholEdu for College is an online alcohol education, harm reduction, and misuse prevention course for undergraduate students in colleges and universities. The course takes 2 to 3 hours to complete. (DeJong, 2015) The fully independent, 3-year, 30-college controlled study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). (New Federal Government Study: AlcoholEdu Reduces Binge Drinking and Alcohol-Related Harms, 2011) This shows how the NIH involvement enhances the validity of EverFi effect on college students. A quote by Brandon Busteed, creator of AlcoholEdu states the magnitude of its effect, he says "This study is the equivalent of an FDA approval on a pharmaceutical drug. No other program has ever reached this bar, and it 's likely that no other program will anytime soon." (New Federal Government Study: AlcoholEdu Reduces Binge Drinking and Alcohol-Related Harms, 2011) It is also funded by its sponsors such as WalMart, American Express, and the National Basketball Association, among others. It is
2- Society rejection of the idea as they believe how we help addicted people for addiction process, however because of their lack of information about that programs, so advertisement through the media is very important for overcoming that barrier. Does harm reduction has any role in increase disorder and threaten public safety and health of other healthy people? No scientific based evidence has definitely demonstrated that harm reduction programs do attract drug dealers; or do they compromise the safety and well-being of the surrounding community in any way. In fact, they have been found to do the opposite as it decreases the transmission of fatal blood borne diseases and with low cost benefit. They have a positive impact on public health by reducing the prevalence of blood-borne viruses such as HIV and hepatitis C.
The Primary Benefits: Those addicted to drugs or alcohol within the health center's radius will have access to preventive, medication, and recovery services crucial to helping kick the addiction and provide safety in the event of an overdose. Secondary benefits: As more people are helped by the program, the community itself would improve, as dealers would be driven away, as people would be health conscious and want to live long
Drug abuse is a major public health issue that impacts society both directly and indirectly; every person, every community is somehow affected by drug abuse and addiction and this economic burden is not exclusive to those who use substance, it inevitably impacts those who don 't. Drugs impact our society in various ways including but not limited to lost earnings, health care expenditures, costs associated with crime, accidents, and deaths. The use of licit or illicit drugs long term, causes millions of deaths and costs billions for medical care and substance abuse rehabilitation and the effects of drug abuse extend beyond users, spilling over into the society at large, imposing increasing
Studies have shown abstinence-only programming does not reduce the sexual activity of young people. In 2007, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a study about the abstinence programs. The government-funded study
workers whose mental faculties are dulled by chemicals. Prevention is also the most cost-effective approach to the drug problem, sparing society the burden of treatment, rehabilitation, lost productivity, and other social pathologies, costs estimated at $160 billion per year.” In other words, if prevention efforts were effective, there should be a reduction in the social, personal, familial, societal, and economic harm of drug abuse and addiction. However, it is reasonable to disagree with this statement and the effectiveness of programs already put in place due to no evidence of reduction in the consequences of drug addiction in past years.
One of the most profound problems that plagues our society is drug addiction. With drug addiction comes those who offend and have run-ins with the law. Our country deals with these drug-addicted offenders by placing them in jails for a year or longer, only to have them come back out to society when their sentence is over. They are still drug-addicts and so they return to the street only to commit yet another crime. From here the cycle of crime, arrest, jail, and return to society continues, solving absolutely nothing. Therefore, placing drug-addicted offenders in jails fails to confront the major problem at hand which is that of the drug abuse. If drug-addicted offenders were placed in drug treatment centers instead of being incarcerated,
With the announcement for GMFC to offer the role of an HR Manager in the non-union manufacturing plant in Smallsville, KY, there is much to consider to assist the organization in maintaining the nonunion atmosphere currently present within this 400 employee plant. With the acceptance of this incredibly exciting role there are many factors that will need to be taken into consideration while helping to establish the corporations’ objectives and goals. Amongst the list of goals that are expected for this role the first is to create an effective Strategic HR Plan that will help ensure that the plant is able to remain in a non-unionized environment. Staffing, wage policies as well as employee relation initiatives are also expected. While this
As the world is turning out to be more aggressive and unstable than any other time in recent memory, producing based enterprises are looking to increase upper hand at all cost and are swinging to more inventive sources through HRM practices (Sparrow, Schuler, & Jackson, 1994). HR practices has been defined by (Smallbusiness.chron.com, 2016) as “the means through which your human resources personnel can develop the leadership of your staff.”