Child abuse is the deliberate and willful injury of a child involving active, hostile, aggressive treatment. The abuse can come in many forms, such as hitting the child, verbally abusing them, beating them with an object, sexually abusing them, slamming them against a wall, or even killing them. Tho...

One of the most complicated issues facing most health care professionals and governmental agencies today is that of domestic violence. Domestic violence encompasses any violence that is inflicted upon one family member by another family member. Thus, domestic violence can be described as spouse abus...

The Dangers of Alcohol in College The majority of all students enrolled in college today range from ages 17-20. The legal drinking age in the United States is 21. However before the age of 15 most teens have already consumed their first alcoholic beverage. Then they enter the realms of a col...

The conception of what constitutes maltreatment of children and in fact the whole concept of what constitutes a designation of being a "child" has changed over time, like many other societal definitions. The designation of a child as a vulnerable member of society that requires special pro...

Should employers be allowed to screen employees for drugs randomly? Abstract Among employers, there is growing awareness of yet another factor with regard their employees' health that they have to take into account. The apparent prevalence of illegal drug use at work has, in the U...