Abstinence definition

Abstinence means not participating in any activity that puts an individual at risk for pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease;

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Abstinence means not engaging in oral, vaginal, or anal

Abstinence means to refrain from consuming any type of alcohol, from any source, or other drugs.

Examples of Abstinence in a sentence

• Support evidence-based or evidence-informed treatment, including MAT, recovery services and supports, and prevention services for pregnant women—or women who could become pregnant—who have OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, and other measures to educate and provide support to families affected by Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.

• Provide training to health care providers who work with pregnant or parenting women on best practices for compliance with federal requirements that children born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome get referred to appropriate services and receive a plan of safe care.

• Support evidence-based, evidence-informed, or promising treatment, including MAT, recovery services and supports, and prevention services for pregnant women – or women who could become pregnant – who have OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, co-usage, and/or co-addiction, and other measures to educate and provide support to families affected by Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.

• If I fail to complete and submit this certification, I will be disqualified from the Abstinence Education Program and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will deny any claims I submit for AEP services.

• Abstinence shall be presented in the classroom as a positive, practical and that promotes self-control, character and self-esteem.

More Definitions of Abstinence

Abstinence means to refrain from engaging in any sexual

Abstinence means the documented non-use of any abusable psychoactive substance.

Abstinence means the same as defined in the FSPHP Guidelines: The absence of substances that are UPHP nonapproved mind or mood altering, including alcohol and other substance use disorder potentiating substances.

Abstinence means the documented non-use of any abusable psychoactive substance by the client with random monthly drug screen tests.

Abstinence means to refrain completely from consuming any amount of any type of alcoholic beverage or controlled substance, except a controlled substance prescribed for the petitioner by a licensed health professional.

Abstinence means a determined period of nonuse of a drug or alcohol, including certain

Abstinence or “comprehensive” sex education? Salt Lake City, UT: The Institute for Research and Evaluation. Weed, S., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇., ▇▇▇▇▇, A., ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. (2008). An abstinence program’s impact on cognitive mediators and sexual initiation. American Journal of Health Behavior, 32(1), 60-73. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, D., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, K. (2000). Parent-adolescent discussions about sex and condoms: Impact on peer influences of sexual risk behavior. Journal of Adolescent Research, 15, 251-273. Wingood, G.M., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. (1998). Partner influences and gender-related factors associated with non-condom use among young adult African-American women. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26, 29-53. Wingood, G.M., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇. (2000). Application of the Theory of Gender and Power to examine HIV-related exposures, risk factors, and effective interventions for women. Health Education & Behavior, 27(5), 539-565. World Health Organization. Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, ▇▇- ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948. Retrieved November 1, 2009 from ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/definition/en/print.html Young, M., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. (2000). The problematic (a) – (h) in abstinence education. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, R., ▇▇▇▇, P., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, L., Sionean, C., Feist-Price, S., & Helme, D. (2008). Effects of a school-based, theory-driven HIV and pregnancy prevention curriculum. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 40, 41-51. Some African-American adolescent females abstain from sexual activity following sexual debut, a practice known as secondary abstinence. Although secondary abstinence may contribute to reducing HIV/STI-related risk in this population, little research attention has been devoted to understanding why these young women may choose to abstain. Further, the scope of the findings from available research may be limited by the quantitative approaches employed. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate motivations for secondary abstinence among African-American young women. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 sexually-experienced African-American adolescent females, ages 18-23, who had completed an HIV-risk reduction program and expressed interest in abstinence. Grounded theory, an inductive approach consisting of systemat...