Abstinence Essay

Through the sexual abstinence the hypothesize findings were that young men would receive less abstinence only messages, an increase in abstinence only messages will lead to a decrease in sexual agency messages in both genders, and this will also lead to encouragement of rape myths and forced behaviors and experiences. Lastly, the positive-sexuality

In its basic form, abstinence is not using addicting substances. Aa Milhoen, (2018), wrote abstinence is a process of change and in turn healing. Healing involves the physiological, psychological, and social damage which were caused by substance dependence. Twelve Step Facilitation (TSF), based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has abstinence as the treatment goal. However, MBRP and Cognitive Behavior treatment has as their goals reducing substance craving acceptance, awareness, and nonjudgment.

Teen pregnancy is a major problem in the United States. There are significantly more teenage pregnancies in the United States than all other developing countries (Cleo & Moore, 1995). According to The Complete and Authoritative Guide: Caring for Your Teenager, out of every five women under twenty, two will become pregnant. Teen pregnancy rates have increased 23% from 1972 to 1990 (Napier, 1997) In order to come to a solution it is important to examine why teenage pregnancy is so high in the United

while others argue abstinence-only teachings are the most effective in preventing teen pregnancy. For instance, in an article written by Kathrin F. Stranger-Hall and David W. Hall, professors at the University of Georgia, titled “Abstinence-Only Programs are Ineffective in Preventing Teen Pregnancy”, states, “the more strongly abstinence is emphasized […], the higher the average teenage pregnancy and birth rate”. This article also states that many case studies prove that abstinence-only teachings show

underwent LDLT from February 1997 to December 2003. The mean pre-transplant abstinence period was 15 ± 13 months, with 11 (73.3%) patients being abstinent for at least 6 months. Three patients showed a relapse to alcohol drinking. The relapse rates in patients who did and did not maintain 6 months of abstinence were 9.1% and 50%. The study found that pre-transplant abstinence of 6 months seemed to be beneficial and a six month abstinence rule should be strictly observed in patients undergoing transplantation

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a group of symptoms or problems in a newborn who was exposed to opiate drugs while in utero. Depending on the exposure, the condition can last anywhere from 1 week to 6 months. Cause The condition occurs when the pregnant mother uses opiate drugs such as cocaine, heroin, oxycontin, methodone, or buprenorphine. These harmful substances pass across the placental membrane and into the fetal blood circulation, causing the fetus to become dependent on the drug.

Outline: Chastity: The Unspoken Value Of Abstinence General purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that chastity or abstinence has several important benefits, especially for people who intend to finish college and have active careers before starting their own families. Thesis: I am here today to persuade you all to practice chastity or sexual abstinence because it can reduce the risks of STDs as well as unwanted pregnancy and teenage marriage, all of which create a domino

Health Population Issue: Teen pregnancy in the United States Focal point, State of Texas Background Information, United States The scourge of teen pregnancy in the United States is an ongoing social disorder that is inflicting painful costs on the polity. According to (Card, J.J., 1999), unbridled teen pregnancy results in a vicious cycle of frustrations, abuse, neglect and dependency. Compared to the average in the population, teen mothers are more probable to drop out of high school, be caught

glamorizing teen pregnancy and leading to a cultural shift. Around the world teenage pregnancy has been an issue. Many of the teen mothers are between 15 and 19. There have been a variety of attempts to provide a decline in teenage pregnancy such as: abstinence groups, the Federal Government,

sexually transmitted diseases. Sexual education has much more to it. With each approach to sexual education comes different advantages and disadvantage. For instance, abstinence-only sexual education bring up the advantage of conforming to most religions; however, research showed that it did little in the aims of true sexual education. Abstinence-only education, as I found out through research, lacks true insight into sexual situations; instead, it simply glosses over important facts. Furthermore, it removes