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Chapter 16
Strengthening School Counselor Advocacy and Practice for Important Populations and Difficult Topics
A substance containing ?-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that has psychoactive properties and is classified as a hallucinogen.
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Addiction Issues in the Schools
Regina Moro (Boise State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7319-8.ch016
Abstract
This chapter explores common issues relevant to addiction that school counselors encounter in their work. Prevalence rates are introduced that provide a context for counselors to understand how common the issue is, whether it is use amongst children/adolescents or in the households the students reside. The brain disease model is explained along with common substances of addiction as well as a discussion of behavioral addictions. Direct and indirect services focused on addiction issues in the schools. Resources for further learning are included at the end of the chapter.
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Chapter 1
Does the Industry for Cannabis Provide More Challenges in Its Insurance Provision?: A Case of Global Perspective
a genus type of flowering plant and the product is made from the cannabis plant or synthetic cannabis composites.
Published in Chapter: Does the Industry for Cannabis Provide More Challenges in Its Insurance Provision?: A Case of Global Perspective; From: Rapid Innovation and Development in the Global Cannabis Market
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Chapter 10
Addressing the Cannabis Stigmas: South African Perspective
is a genus type of flowering plant ( Datta, et al., 2021 ).
Published in Chapter: Addressing the Cannabis Stigmas: South African Perspective; From: Rapid Innovation and Development in the Global Cannabis Market
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Chapter 9
Pros and Cons of Cannabinoids as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Treating Parkinson's Disease: Cannabinoid Receptor-Mediated Mechanism of Action
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant also known as marijuana. the illicit is smoked or chewed for its psychoactive properties.
Published in Chapter: Pros and Cons of Cannabinoids as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Treating Parkinson's Disease: Cannabinoid Receptor-Mediated Mechanism of Action; From: Medical Cannabis and the Effects of Cannabinoids on Fighting Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Parkinson's, and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
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