Respect Writer (final paper 305)

Leia

Leia

is a 28

-

year

-

old woman who voluntarily came to the center for substance abuse treatment

services. She is currently on probation for shoplifting, passing bad checks, vandalism, and

parole/probation violations. She has been charged four times with disorderl

y conduct, once for

fishing without a license, and twice for driving without a license (she never applied for one). She

is currently awaiting trial for battery.

Leia

has been incarcerated twice during her adulthood

(once for 10 months and most recently for

10 days).

Leia

says she drinks a lot when she goes out with her friends, but that is only about once a week.

She reports two injuries during the last six months that required medical care. Both happened

while she was drinking. Her friends recommended she

get some help.

Leia

lives with her

grandmother, who raised her.

Leia

is the mother of four children (ages 11, 7, 4,

and

2 years).

She was 17 when the first one was born. The older two sons are living in foster care. The

younger two daughters have health p

roblems and developmental delays; they live with another

relative. She is no longer in contact with any of the children's fathers (three men) and was only

briefly married to the second man. She reports she often feels “down” and drinks to feel better.

Leia

says that several family member

s

have drinking and/or drug use problems. She was

physically abused as a child, which prompted her move to the grandmother's home.

Leia

completed all but one year of high school, and her most recent job was as a parking atte

ndant.

Her longest period of continuous employment was just over one year, and she has worked

irregularly throughout her adult life. She describes her present health as "good.”

Leia

says her primary problem is alcohol use, but she also uses marijuana. She

began drinking at

age 14 and using marijuana at age 17. The longest that she has gone without using any

substances was 60 days; she resumed using approximately two months ago.

Leia

reports that she

is concerned about her substance use and that seeking trea

tment is important to her.

Leia

Leia is a 28-year-old woman who voluntarily came to the center for substance abuse treatment

services. She is currently on probation for shoplifting, passing bad checks, vandalism, and

parole/probation violations. She has been charged four times with disorderly conduct, once for

fishing without a license, and twice for driving without a license (she never applied for one). She

is currently awaiting trial for battery. Leia has been incarcerated twice during her adulthood

(once for 10 months and most recently for 10 days).

Leia says she drinks a lot when she goes out with her friends, but that is only about once a week.

She reports two injuries during the last six months that required medical care. Both happened

while she was drinking. Her friends recommended she get some help. Leia lives with her

grandmother, who raised her. Leia is the mother of four children (ages 11, 7, 4, and 2 years).

She was 17 when the first one was born. The older two sons are living in foster care. The

younger two daughters have health problems and developmental delays; they live with another

relative. She is no longer in contact with any of the children's fathers (three men) and was only

briefly married to the second man. She reports she often feels “down” and drinks to feel better.

Leia says that several family members have drinking and/or drug use problems. She was

physically abused as a child, which prompted her move to the grandmother's home. Leia

completed all but one year of high school, and her most recent job was as a parking attendant.

Her longest period of continuous employment was just over one year, and she has worked

irregularly throughout her adult life. She describes her present health as "good.”

Leia says her primary problem is alcohol use, but she also uses marijuana. She began drinking at

age 14 and using marijuana at age 17. The longest that she has gone without using any

substances was 60 days; she resumed using approximately two months ago. Leia reports that she

is concerned about her substance use and that seeking treatment is important to her.