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The "Hey, Wait a Minute" column by Douglas J. Besharov and Jacob W. Dembosky ("Child Abuse: Threat or Menace?"
Further, the weakening of traditional socio-cultural constraints in times of conflict makes the girls more prone to sexual abuse and exploitation and more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behaviour.
USA Today goes with results of the annual National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
"Whether we like it or not, sometimes landlords illegally evict tenants, children with disabilities are denied proper care, veterans don't get services guaranteed to them, and elderly people need legal assistance to escape the abuse of a caregiver."
6. Rivara FP, Jurkovich GJ, Gurney JG, Seguin D, Fligner CL, Ries R, Raisys VA, Copass M. The magnitude of acute and chronic alcohol abuse in trauma patients.