Alcohol: Past‚ Present‚ and Future Karl Ballenger Mrs. Hines Communication Arts 200 period 7 February 20‚ 2007 The beginning of Alcohol While no one knows when alcohol was first used as a beverage (or even created) we do know that it has been used for over ten thousand years. Archeologists to this day are discovering old beer mug containers from the B.C period. Some other archeologist and a few scientists believe it was created in an experimental
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Alcoholism addiction What is alcoholism? Alcoholism is when you abuse alcohol‚ you continue to drink even though you know your drinking is causing problems. If you continue to abuse alcohol‚ it can lead to alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependence is also called alcoholism. You are physically or mentally addicted to alcohol. You have a strong need‚ or craving‚ to drink. You feel like you must drink just to get by. For more than millions of people have been affected by an addict that destroyed their
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The Relationship of Marijuana Accessibility & Substance Abuse Abstract A growing concern in the medical and mental health field is the relationship between marijuana use and further illicit drug abuse. Due to the recent state laws passing in Washington and Colorado‚ there has been a need for a study to address the accessibility factor in relations to the “gateway hypothesis” to marijuana. The fear is that the increase in accessibility of marijuana will result in an increase of substance abuse
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Legalizing Marijuana in New Zealand Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis. Illegal in most countries including New Zealand‚ but should it be? There are many facts supporting the legalization of cannabis in New Zealand but also many that don’t support it. Supporting Statement Firstly think about this‚ Tobacco and alcohol kill many many people every year‚ approximately 435‚000 for Tobacco and 85‚000 for Alcohol. How many people does marijuana kill you ask‚ well the answer is 0‚ in all of its history
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Marijuana Should Be Legalized. Drugs are a major influential force in our country today. The problem has gotten so out of hand that many options are being considered to control it or solve it. One of the most controversial issues facing our generation is if we should legalize marijuana. Usually‚ people do not know a great deal about marijuana they just considered it as any other drug. There is one thing people should know is that marijuana is not like the others drugs such as heroine or cocaine
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more than 3.5 billion dollars to enforce marijuana laws. In the year 2010 alone‚ cops made a marijuana arrest every 37 seconds (ACLU). To add to those eye opening numbers‚ 52% of all drug arrests in 2010 were for marijuana (ACLU). By looking at these statistics‚ it is evident that the government spends an abundant amount of time and resources trying to crack down on marijuana users. Our tax dollars are going towards arresting men and women for smoking marijuana‚ when there are many dangerous and important
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SHOULD ALCOHOL BE BANNED? We can scarcely turn on televisions or pick up newspapers these days without being confronted with yet another depressing news item about the alcohol law. Some people‚ whom I agree with‚ believe that alcohol should be banned for society welfare level. They also claim that alcohol triggers committing crime. On the other hand‚ others think that alcohol ban is to interfere in life style. To begin with‚ the supporters of this argument that alcohol results in
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Dangers of Alcohol There are many dangers of using Alcohol‚ but there are only about 3 that stand out the most to me. The 3 dangers that get my attention are liver problems‚ bad judgment‚ and addiction. Although these may not be the deadliest dangers of alcohol‚ they are the deadliest to me. First off‚ the job of the liver is to remove toxins from the body. Alcohol is a type of toxin that the liver has to try and remove. The liver can only process so much alcohol‚ and any extra alcohol that is left
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considered. Yet according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ some studies of primary care practices have shown that alcoholics receive an assessment by a medical professional and a referral to treatment only about 10 percent of the time.According to a study released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2004‚ in considering the state averages of the percentages of people with alcohol dependence‚ the nationwide average statewide percentage
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Executive Summary Alcohol abuse among young people is a serious issue facing society. The Clarity Foundation has developed a strategy to help address this challenge and through a series of initiatives hopes to change the way young people view alcohol abuse and the associated dangers. From a detailed situation and environmental analysis it became clear there were a number of challenges facing this initiative. The most notable challenges involved the attitudes of young people themselves. To effect
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