Impacts of Substance Addictions on Australian Society

This research proposal aims to explore the impacts of substance addictions on Australian society, recommend strategies to overcome substance addiction issues, and provide a conceptual understanding of substance addictions. The proposal includes a literature review, research objectives, research questions, significance and innovation of the proposed study, expected outcomes, research plan, methodology, ethical considerations, study limitations, and study administration.

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Research proposal

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Table of Contents
Project title:.................................................................................................................................................3
Background (incorporating a concise literature review)..............................................................................3
Research objectives.....................................................................................................................................6
Research questions / Study aims..................................................................................................................7
Significance and innovation of proposed study...........................................................................................7
Expected outcomes / Hypothesis.................................................................................................................7
Research plan: Methodology.......................................................................................................................7
Sampling and Sample Size..........................................................................................................................7
Data Collection Method..............................................................................................................................8
Data Analysis Plan......................................................................................................................................9
Ethical considerations..................................................................................................................................9
Study limitations........................................................................................................................................11
Study administration (including budget & timetable)................................................................................11
References.................................................................................................................................................13

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Project title:
The title of this project is to study on impacts of substance addictions on Australian society.
Background (incorporating a concise literature review)
Substance addiction can higher affect not only to individual but also those people who are
nearby to them within the society. In Australia, substance addiction cost is increasing by the
government each year. These expenses could be recognized to accidents, disease, domestic
violence, crime, abuse, loss of job as well as, homelessness. In addition to this, substance uses
causing more deaths and consequences within several social and economic effects. Furthermore,
substance addiction worsens the physical with mental welfare of person. There are several times,
a person would lose their family, job as well as, resulting to sustain support through society
(Lancaster, Duke, & Ritter, 2015).
Impact 1: Loss of Family
As per the opinion of Barnett & Fry (2015), persons who have higher addiction of
substances face different issues among their family, friends, and society. The main reasons of
taking higher substance among these people are domestic violence, abuse and financial issues in
family. In this kind of atmosphere, children leave their homes and get involved in wrong
activities like taking higher substances.
Impact 2: Over packed Institutions
In opposed to this, Manning et al. (2017) stated that public health system is highly
overworked. In the year of 2008, about 15% of all patients were admitted in hospitals due to
addiction of substance. About 25% of the money was spent on providing Medicare for patient
treatment and these patients were of substance addiction. Approximately 80% of criminals are
confined since the year of 1985 due to drug-associated offense. It causes the prisons in Australia

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to be highly populated. Inside of prison, there are 70% of convicts are entailed for using
substance abuse of regular.
Impact 3: Crime
Lieven et al. (2017) evaluated that there is a high quantity of crime could be featured in
addiction of substance. It is because many addicts are making efforts for obtaining money for
purchasing their substance of selection. While buying goes wrong then they would require more
money as well as, violence generally occurs at the time of the situation. There are most of
persons who are arrested due to serious crime like murder, robbery, and assault was involved in
high addiction and generally illegal substances. In addition to this, society must rise up the
expenses for court, incarceration, as well as, law enforcement.
Society Impact 4: Public Welfare
As per the view of Rivera Casal & Currais (2017), different substance offenders could be
related to probation and parole. Asides of this, focused justice initiatives, vocational
rehabilitation as well as, social work could also be considered as substance offenders. These are
all required for re-integrating the individuals back into societies. However, in spite of private,
these all initiatives could be provided through society.
Impact 5: Public Impairment
On the other hand, Shield Imtiaz Probst & Rehm (2017) evaluated that both truck drivers
and medical personnel have an addiction to substances. There were different accidents caused
fault of driver who took high substances during such incidence. It not only caused fatalities and
injuries but also, creates larger damage expenses. There are several doctors that are accused
related to malpractice of substance addiction.
Social Impact 6: Environment

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Brownstein (2015) evaluated that the environmental effect related to substance could be
outcome of outdoor marijuana cultivation as well as, production of methamphetamine. In
addition, chemicals could be practiced for producing meth is risky as well as, flammable. There
are several times when these chemicals could be stored inappropriately that causes explosion and
fire at labs. Procedure is implemented for creating meth among A$ 5 and A$ 7 of waste per
Australian Dollar of meth. This waste could be generally unnecessary into forests, flow, and
culverts. The expenses for cleaning up one meth lab and dumpsite are about A$3500-5000.
Furthermore, outdoor marijuana cultivation, particularly on public hand is another environmental
factor, which may create concern.
On the other side, Day et al. (2019) evaluated that cultivators often dam redirect and flow
the water via plastic and gravity-fed irrigation mechanisms for water plants. Because of higher
demand for such water, streams could be stressed and vegetation could be damaged.
Moreover, more dumpsites are addressed for repellants, highly toxic insecticides, and
poisons in manufacturing department. These products are prohibited to sell in the nation of
Australia. They are smuggled hence they are cheaper for drug addicted individuals. These people
are also contaminating to groundwater, watersheds, and murder of local wildlife. Over time,
these hazardous products can enter in supply of public drinking.
Drugs Impact All Societies
Garami et al. (2019) stated that while these statistics are from Australia, it is safe for
assuming that nations via world have related effects of society because of substance addiction.
Education Can and Will Help
On the other side, Saunders et al. (2016) illustrated that responsible individuals can give
proper time to those who involved in such illegal, harmful as well as, addictive substances.

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Therefore, education can have positive impact on those individual that have addiction of higher
substances in society.
Addiction treatment options
As per the opinion of Fraser (2016), once an individual is committed for recovery then
there is need for exploring the selection of treatment. When substance addiction treatments are
varied as per particular drug then successful initiative often entails several components.
Detoxification is an initial phase to purge the body related drug as well as, managing extraction
symptoms. Furthermore, behavioral therapy is another stage when individual, group and family
therapy could be supportive an individual to address the root cause of drug use, repairing the
associations, as well as, learns healthier copying competences.
In contrast to this, Scholes-Balog et al. (2015) stated that medication could be used to
prevent relapse, manage to withdraw symptoms, and treat any occurring mental health situation
like anxiety and depression. Long-term follow up could be supportive for avoiding relapse as
well as, maintaining sobriety. It may involve attending regular in-person support groups and
online meeting for helping in keeping the recovery on track. In addition to this, residential
treatment entails living at the facility, as well as, getting away through school, work, family,
friends, as well as, addiction triggers whereas experiencing intensive treatment.
Research objectives
Following are the objectives of research:
RO1: To explore the theoretical knowledge about substance addictions
RO2: To address the impact of substance addictions on Australian society
RO3: To recommend the strategies to overcome substance addictions issues among Australian
society

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Research questions / Study aims
The aim of this investigation is to address impacts of substance addictions on Australian
society. The given below research questions would be used for completing this investigation:
RQ1: What are the conceptual understanding regarding substance addictions?
RQ2: How substance addictions can affect the Australian society?
RQ3: How to overcome substance addictions issues among Australian society?
Significance and innovation of proposed study
This research is significant for conceptual understanding regarding substance addictions.
In the previous study, there was no researcher conducted on depth information associated with
the impacts of substance addictions on Australian society. But, this research would focus on this
aspect. It would also provide the data related to strategies to overcome the substance addictions
issues among Australian society (Pienaar & Savic, 2016).
Expected outcomes / Hypothesis
Expected outcomes
This research would provide a conceptual understanding of substance addictions. It
would also obtain findings related to effects of substance addictions among Australian society. It
would also create result associated with overcoming the substance addictions issues among
Australian society.
Hypothesis 1:
HO: There is no relation between substance addictions and Australian society
H1: There is relation between substance addictions and Australian society
Research plan: Methodology
Sampling and Sample Size

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To conduct this investigation, probability sampling method will be executed by the
researcher in feasible context. Furthermore, simple random sampling would be implemented by
an investigator due to giving equivalent opportunities for choosing respondents through large
number of respondents. Non-probability sampling technique would not be applied by a
researcher due to offering bias result. Hence, probability sampling would be chosen to obtain
reliable facts related to impacts of substance addictions on Australian society (Valentine, Bauld,
& Walter, 2016).
In addition, 100 workforces would be chosen through Australian society who engaged in
substance addictions to manage it for conducting survey through a questionnaire. Research
scholar will be selected by an investigator through a different region of the country. It will aid an
investigator for increasing the appropriateness as well as, authenticity about outcome. It is also
supportive to achieve the aim and objectives in a minimum time period (Fraser, et. al., 2017).
Data Collection Method
Both primary and secondary data gathering tool would be used to resolve investigation
concern. Primary data gathering would be applied to gather new and fresh facts and figures. For
collecting primary data, survey through questionnaire will be applied by researcher because it
helps to capture the reliable information regarding impacts of substance addictions on Australian
society. Moreover, the required information associated with effects of substance addictions
among Australian society through executing this technique. It will be supportive for gaining the
quality of research (Hall, Carter, & Barnett, 2017).
In addition to this, researcher would apply some source in terms of capturing secondary
facts and figures. These sources will be related to research papers, publishing books, various
online and offline sources as well as, governmental report. It will facilitate an investigator for

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attaining reliable information with respect to the effect of substance addictions among Australian
society (Aldridge, Stevens, & Barratt, 2018). Both data collection technique will be facilitating
to achieve genuine information regarding impacts of substance addictions on Australian society
and limitation of investigation. Although, primary data collection method is expensive as
compared to other techniques but, it helps to capture reliable information regarding impacts of
substance addictions on Australian society (Anderson, Rehm, & Room, 2015).
Data Analysis Plan
After collecting data, researcher would select data analysis as it would enable to analyse
the data in a meaningful manner. Some tool could be used by an investigator for analysing
gathered facts such as statistical technique, content analysis, and conversational analysis (Brener,
et. al., 2017).
Data analysis tool would be advantageous to achieve the quality of research result and
offers to support to capture trustworthiness data with respect to effect of substance addictions
among Australian society. Under quantitative data analysis tool, researcher would practice
statistical technique for analysing the data in a logical manner. In addition to this, Ms-excel
software would be executed for demonstrating the data through pie, bar, and column charts
(Reimer, et. al., 2016).
Ethical considerations
An investigator will follow ethical norms for conducting this investigation into ethical
manner. In such a manner, ethical regulations and rules will be implemented through an
investigator and university instructions will be followed in order to conduct this investigation in
an efficient way. These ethical norms will support the researcher to create a decision to improve
the quality of an investigation (Hall, Carter, & Barnett, 2017).

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There are some ethical concerns like referencing; plagiarism as well as, data
manipulation will be avoided through investigation. Moreover, an investigator will be
responsible to keep confidential information of research participants and they will not share to
anyone. It will make competent to an investigator to achieve the relevant research and authentic
outcome.
A researcher would focus on several components to decline ethical barriers from this
research as well as, also supportive to deal with investigation issues (Fraser, et. al., 2017). It is
described as given below:
Confidentiality:
Data collected via respondents would not be distributed to any person who would not
involve in research study for protecting the discretion.
General data protection right (GDPR)
Researcher would consider GDPR act to keep confidential information that will be
provided through selected respondents. With respect to this, a researcher would not allocate
information to any person (Pienaar & Savic, 2016).
Anonymity:
Researcher would assure to respondents that they would not document any opinions and
would not share research concern. Researcher would also assure that identity of respondents
would not be disclosed during and after completion of research.
Consent:
As per ethical practices, participants would not be pressurized for responding the answer.
For this, researcher will fill informed consent via respondents before conducting the research
(Valentine, Bauld, & Walter, 2016).

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Plagiarism:
In order to complete investigation in an ethical manner, a researcher would not copy any
information as well as, will drafting the investigation through the application of own words.
Study limitations
Research limitation will be practiced for avoiding the occurrence of collecting authentic
facts related to impacts of substance addictions on Australian society. An investigator would also
emphasize on avoiding such elements through the researcher that could negatively impact on the
outcome of investigation. Moreover, pre-evaluation of time could be related to research activities
and it would decline chance to avoid positive result (Hall, Carter, & Barnett, 2017).
Primary data collection tool will take maximum duration, which will affect the outcome
of the investigation. Communication with participants about research question could be practiced
by an investigator for avoiding such challenges (Scholes-Balog, et. al., 2015). Researcher would
also keep confidentiality of participants in order to decline the chances of creating ethical
concern in research (Anderson, Rehm, & Room, 2015).
Study administration (including budget & timetable)
Proposed budget
SN. Budget Aspect Description Proposed
Amount
1 Equipment and
Materials
- Research resources like notebooks, cards,
printing papers, and pens
- One tablets for entry of data
$400
2 Subcontract
(Survey through
questionnaire
Group
Management)
- One person to aid in coordination as well as,
management of survey through
questionnaire groups.
$700
3 Subcontract (Data
assessment)
- One individual to aids in coding as well as,
analysis of data.
$500
4 Preparation of
Report
- Expenses related to of preparation of initial
and final drafting
$200

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5 Consultations - External professional consultation related to
professional instruct and validation of
instrument
$300
6 Travel - Movement from one service to other as well
as, during meetings of focus groups
$900
7 Meals as well as,
Sundry costs
- Meals for coordinators as well as,
refreshments for respondents.
$800
Proposed timeline
S.N. Phase Description Proposed
Duration
1 Phase One:
Preliminary of
investigation
The initial stage would entail development of
proposal, creating the literature review and
development of data gathering techniques.
1 Month
2 Phase Two: Data
collection
The second stage would entail data collection as per
created survey through questionnaire and outlining
instruments.
3 Months
3 Phase Three: Data
Analysis
It would entail assessment of gathered information
as per emerging themes.
3 Months
4 Phase Four:
Reviewing
Outcomes
After analyzing the data, an investigator would
review the results for possible irregularity.
2 Months
5 Phase Five: Report
Preparation
The last phase of investigation would be
preparation of report and where data analyzed,
collected as well as, interpreted in a
comprehensible way.
1 Month

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