Alcohol and Smoking

Introduction:

Alcohol and smoking are prevalent in the society today. The condition is shown to be very addictive to the users who often suffer from the status till death. Many abusers of the alcohol and substance often have health complications which are responsible for the suffering of the addicted individuals. The state has called support from the Palmerston Association centres across the country to help mitigate the situation. Although efforts to control the use of the drug among the citizens by the government have been made, there is still much to be done to monitor the condition actually, in particular among the addicted individuals. Alcohol and smoking have been the cause of many sufferings in the society (In Kaye, In Vadivelu & In Urman, 2015). Primarily t

 Many countries in the world estimated to be around 50% of the countries in the world have established Palmerston Association centres that serve as the rehabilitation areas of the affected individuals where there are psychologists who provide guidance and counselling services to the addicted people. A study was conducted in one of the clients of the health officers who also were a victim of the condition. The research entailed interviewing a person and requested to know his perception of the health status and the services that are offered (In Crome, In Wu, In Crome & In Rao, 2015). The person opened revealed how he had entered the condition without knowing; he said he was introduced into the act by friends while in school which affected his academics than he decided to quite the scholars. The program offered at the centre includes the art and craft work program that has a beneficial result on the lives of the victims. He began engaging in some smaller businesses which also failed because he was often drunk and unable to manage his business well. His family was affected financially and health. He expressed through tears how his only daughter died from anaemia a condition that resulted from his action. He decided to go for the rehabilitation process. The health centre offers education services majorly advise the victims on how they can manage their conditions. He said he is improving his condition unlike some two years back he had continuously been admitted to the hospital for many other diseases. The study further performed some research through the use of the questionnaires had been prepared to the diverse age groups across the country.

The researchers collected the information and combined it with information had been gotten from the books which have written on the similar topic (Hoffman, San Fernando Valley Bar Association & Versa-Tape Company, 2015). The information shows how the condition has affected the victims negatively. It is the cause of many deaths and poor living conditions in the country. The role of the psychologists in the Palmerston Association centres is to help the individual to be emotionally active and made proper decisions because many people according to the research, abuse the alcohol and smoking because of stress. Counselling and group work programs that are offered at the centre.

In addition to the presence of the psychologists in the Palmerston Association centres, there are also the doctors of different specialties who deal with their various sections. The health officers perform a full treatment process as in the health standard setting in which the operations, the tests are performed just like the normal process. There is also the connection with the relevant police offices which act in collaboration with the health centres and provide the required security and the help in providing order in the treatment process (In Wodarski & in Curtis, 2015). The Palmerston Association centres provide the necessary medical services to the individuals to ensure that the health condition of the people is restored. The education services are provided by the respective trained officials who are expected to educate the victims on the value of about the need for a balanced diet in the life of the victims. The guidance and counselling department also work with the Palmerston Association centres to ensure that the victims are counselled, and their conditions are fully settled (Areán, 2015). The counselling program starts with testing the diseases, performing the operations if any, the victims are then taken to the psychologists who need to identify any effects on the brains of the individuals through their methods of evaluation. The victims are then treated but restrained from accessing the drugs. The victims are taken through counselling sessions to advise them to change their behaviour through the vocational training programs.

According to the research, 60% of the victims have responded positively to the practices offered at the Palmerston Association centres. Many victims who were almost beyond salvage are rescued from the additions. Many individual confess that the practice from the health centres is useful in the bid to control the growth of the addiction population in the country. The practice has also enhanced the reduction of crimes in the country through the management of the drug abuse practices (Keith, 2015). The approach has received approval from the various government and non-governmental organizations which encourage the continuity of the practices. The spread of the diseases in the country has reduced. Nonetheless, there is more that need to be done to ensure that the active participation in the calming community as the chief focus programs are offered, firstly, the government has to increase its financial support to the centres. People need to encourage taking the practices seriously and joyfully and offering their support.

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