Term Paper 12/7/11 Biology 205 The Causes and Effects of Alcoholism In the United States there are approximately 79‚000 deaths annually attributed to excessive alcohol use (NASAIC‚ 2011). Alcoholism is defined as a medical disease or a neurological disorder. Alcoholism is essentially when a person continues to drink‚ even when health‚ work‚ or family are being harmed (NCBI et al‚ 2011). Alcohol is not an issue when enjoyed in moderation and responsibly‚ this however is not always the case.
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Causes and Effects of Unemployment Travis Epling Strayer University ENG 105 Jeanette Trammel 9/14/14 Causes and Effects of Unemployment There are many reasons for unemployment in the United States and around the world. Some of these causes are created by the individual and others are out of their control. No matter what the cause for unemployment‚ it has a devastating effect on the individual‚ family‚ and economy. Unemployment defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica is the condition of one
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF PROSTITUTION INTRODUCTION Legally‚ Prostitution is the sale of sexual services. The services may consist of any sexual acts‚ including those which do not involve copulation. While payment may be any nonsexual consideration‚ most commonly it is the form of "money". Prostitution is said to be one of the “oldest profession in the world”. Most people do the jobs they do only for the money‚ not because they actually enjoy "the work" enough to continue doing it even without a
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DIVORCE Social issues are controversial issues relate to people’s personal lives and interactions. Among thousands of social issues related to human’ lives such as abortion‚ suicide‚ illegal immigration‚ divorce- a major social issue is a family breakdown with many subjective and objective factors. Family‚ general speaking‚ is a nuclear one and represents the spirit of society. One of the aspects that affects to family is divorce. Divorce breaks not only the love should be
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The Causes and Effects of Schizophrenia In Children Schizophrenia is one of the most severe mental illnesses that affects one to two percent of people worldwide. The disorder more commonly affects people between the ages of 16 and 25‚ though it is very rare schizophrenia can develop at a very young age. Even though the causes of schizophrenia are still unknown‚ perinatal viral infections‚ traumatic events and substance abuse can be some of the leading factors when diagnosing someone with the
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Jackie Sager Comp 1 October 26‚ 2013 The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Becoming a teen parent is always a scary thing to go through‚ but over the years‚ the United States has been trying new and different ways to lower the occurrence of unplanned pregnancies among teens. There has always been a high rate of teen pregnancies in the United States‚ and according to The Los Angeles Times‚ “Teen pregnancy rates in the United States have fallen in recent years‚ but the country still has a higher rate
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Teen suicide has had a substantial growth in the past couple of years. It is now one of the most common ways for a teen to die. It is the third leading cause of death for teens from the ages of 15-24 . The issue of teen suicide has been around for a long time. It is usually caused by stress and in a sense teen suicide has been around since children have been getting stress put onto them more and more. Teen suicide is a very common issue. As I stated before it is the third leading cause for the deaths
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Teenage Pregnancy: A Socially Inflicted Health Hazard Bratati Banerjee‚ GK Pandey‚1 Debashis Dutt‚2 Bhaswati Sengupta‚2 Maitrayei Mondal‚2 and Sila Deb Department of Community Medicine‚ Maulana Azad Medical College‚ New Delhi‚ India 1Department of Epidemiology‚ All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health‚ Kolkata‚ India 2Department of Public Health Administration‚ All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health‚ Kolkata‚ India Address for correspondence: Dr. Bratati Banerjee‚ Department
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The Cause and Effects of Anorexia Anorexia nervosa‚ commonly referred to simply as anorexia‚ is one type of eating disorder. More importantly‚ it is also a psychological disorder. Anorexia is a condition that goes beyond out-of-control dieting. A person with anorexia often initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time‚ the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and control. The drive to become thinner is actually secondary to concerns about control and/or fears relating to one’s body. The individual
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The Effects of Social Networking on Teenage Lives The life of an average teenager is filled with excitement‚ curiosity‚ love‚ and the constant addiction into the world of social networking. Teenagers seem to have this double life when interacting with different social networking sites. From Facebook to Twitter to online games and game systems‚ teens are overloaded with several options to stay connected with their friends. Average teenagers are constantly updating their status‚ playing against other
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