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    Prescription Drug Abuse Brenda DeRolf 3/5/2012 * Today I will talk about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse‚ some common drugs that cause abuse‚ their effects and some common treatments. Have you ever taken a prescription drug other than prescribed‚ or that wasn’t yours? Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing problem in the U.S. right now. PDA is the intentional use of a medication without a prescription‚ or in a way other than prescribed‚ or for feelings it causes. My name

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    Say no to teenage drug abuse! According to the survey that we have recently conducted‚ there is an increasing trend for youngsters to take drugs. In order to arouse public concern over this serious problem‚ we would like to explain the main causes of teenage drug abuse and the resulting problems. We would also like to suggest ways for tackling the problem. Reasons for teenage drug abuse To be frank‚ we believe that the Hong Kong government has done enough promotion to tell teens about the detrimental

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    A commercial once aired on television describing the effects of smoking on the brain. It began with a person holding an egg and saying‚ "This is your brain". The person then cracked the egg into a frying pan and as the egg sizzled the voice was heard saying‚ "This is your brain on drugs". The message was powerful while at the same time informative. Smoking not only affects a person physically‚ but mentally as well. However‚ most people do not know the severe mental damage smoking inflicts since

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    Cannabis is one of the most abused street drugs in the 21st century; a psychoactive substance which acts to alter the brain function of one. Cannabis‚ also known as “marijuana”‚ “hemp”‚ “weed”‚ “pot” and “grass” is one of the most illicit drugs used in today’s society (Jung‚ 2010‚ p.18). It is voluntarily consumed for social and recreational purposes to alter ones mood and conscious state opposed to being used medical purposes. Routes of administration include smoking‚ where absorption is much higher

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    in it’s own way. So why do we strive to be like each other? Why do we constantly cause pain and hurt to our own self esteem to try and be like someone we could never be? What causes a negative self image in a person? There is general societal concern about what causes low self-esteem and how it will affect future generations. The most common causes of a negative self image include: the media‚ family‚ peers and abuse from the present or past. During adolescence‚ having a poor image of your appearance

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    Drug Abuse among Youth Being young‚ beautiful and naive is something that can be ruined so easily by using drugs. Experimentation with drugs during adolescence has become very common. Adolescents tend to feel immune to the problems that other people experience with using drugs. Drugs can have many physiological and psychological effects. In addition‚ drug abusers lose what makes humans unique and admirable. Finally‚ consuming drugs can create a dependency. Due to these consequences‚ the youth

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    Alcohol and Drug Abuse Statistics Alcohol is the oldest drug around. It is also the most widely-used and almost 50 percent of people aged 12 and over have consumed alcohol in the United States. Most people are able to consume alcohol responsibly. However‚ for one reason or another‚ some people abuse alcohol and develop addictions. Drug information from the American Council for Drug Education (ACDE)states that approximately 10 to 15 million people in the United States can be classified as alcoholics

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    should the issue of teenage drug abuse be handled? Prescription drugs are very popular amongst teenagers. Some teenagers have been known to abuse prescriptions drugs and possibly become addicted to them at a very early age. Some teens have turned to drugs for various reasons which may include peer pressure‚ family relationships‚ or sometimes wanting to relieve themselves of stress. There is no real answer to explain exactly why teenagers decide to abuse prescription drugs. According to the National

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    Cause and Effect Essay Topics A cause and effect essay aims at explaining the reasons and results of an event or situation. • It is one the most popular essay types in the academic world. • It is beneficial for a student to write a cause and effect essay because it propels him to think of the situation in depth to come up with the reasons for the birth of that situation and its eventual impact on everything it affects. • It encourages the mind to think analytically and investigate a situation

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    is‚ not only do the users suffer‚ but so do their family‚ friends‚ and the community. However‚ due to the rise of juvenile’s becoming involved in substance abuse‚ the juvenile justice system has resulted in an increased burden. Over the past fifteen years‚ the fad of drug use among kids has steadily been increasing. Persistent substance abuse among youth is often accompanied by an array of problems‚ including academic difficulties‚ health-related consequences‚ poor peer relationships‚ mental health

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