Goretti Wong 6B (27) Say NO to drugs Drug abuse is on the rise among young people in Hong Kong which is a serious and alarming phenomenon that every one of us should face squarely to. Before we figure out ways to help them‚ we must first understand the reasons for teenagers to take drugs. Peer influence is the dominant reason for teenagers to take drugs. Usually‚ friends among a group share same interests and their behaviors are expected to be consistent with one another. At the same time
Premium Drug addiction Drug abuse Addiction
To quote a famous song‚ "I’m a Believer!" That is‚ I am a huge fan of juicing. My enthusiasm is based on first-hand experience with the benefits of juicing. Actually‚ my initial reaction to juicing was not all that favorable. What I disliked the most was exposure to flavors that were less than pleasing. (Broccoli and beetroot juice just didn’t cut it.) In fact‚ it was such a disappointing experience that I abandoned the process completely for about a year. It was the need to do something about
Premium Digestion Nutrition Liver
DELA CRUZ‚ CYNTHIA GRACE C. 2008-13749 FS 125 March 10‚ 2012 ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS 1. Introduction Food preservation has long been practiced since the olden times with processes such as heating ‚ drying‚ fermentation and refrigeration. In spite of this‚ physical methods are not enough to eliminate all microorganisms found in foods. Therefore‚ antimicrobial agents are needed to destroy these foodborne pathogens‚ so that the food will have a longer shelf-life. As technology progresses‚ improvements
Premium Yeast Sodium benzoate Carboxylic acid
ALCOHOL ABUSE Health Education May 21st ‚ 2014 Citations "National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism." Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Detroit: Gale‚ 2014. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 May 2014. "Alcohol Abuse and Addiction." Alcohol and Tobacco: America ’s Drugs of Choice. Detroit: Gale‚ 2006. Information Plus Reference Series. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 May 2014. "Drunkard Attacks Wife." Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner
Premium Drinking culture United States Alcoholic beverage
Abstract The term “alcoholism” describes a drinker who is mentally and physically dependent on alcohol‚ and who would most likely have withdrawal symptoms upon trying to quit. This dependence prevents most alcoholics from being able to control when they drink and how much they drink. For that reason‚ alcoholics usually drink to excess despite the consequences. Alcoholism‚ like any addiction‚ is a chronic disorder which involves continued use despite negative consequences and requires ongoing treatment
Premium Alcoholism Alcohol abuse Addiction
not able to identify them up to the point when they start feeling unbearable pain. Step 1: Stabilization Relapse prevention planning will most probably not work if the relapser is not sober and in control of himself (Addiction in women‚ 2010). Detoxification and sobriety are very vital for the relapse prevention plan to work successfully. Having in mind that most people who relapse are toxic‚ even if they are sober‚ it will still be very difficult for them to think clearly remember things and manage
Premium Addiction Alcoholism Drug addiction
ASM 4 – Identify and act upon immediate risk of danger to substance misusers 1.1 – Describe the range of different substances subject to misuse and their effects There is a whole range of different substances and they all create different effects. Substances fit into three different categories‚ with more than one category fitting some substances. The three categories are: Stimulants‚ Depressants and Hallucinogens. I will proceed to list the main substances‚ their effects‚ how they are taken
Premium Drug addiction Pharmacology Heroin
blood therefore taking the toxin in large doses to cleanse the body. The primary purpose of the kidneys and liver is to expel toxins and therefore this action is there specialty making them more susceptible. The human body has a specialized detoxification process that includes a specific target organ‚ the liver. The liver is a primary regulator of chemical levels in the blood and it also excretes bile that helps the breakdown of fat (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital‚ 2012). This breakdown helps
Premium Respiratory system Liver Cirrhosis
Food Fermentation Microbiology sasimalani@msu.edu.my INTRODUCTION • Industrial microbiology uses microorganisms‚ typically grown on a large scale‚ to produce valuable commercial products or to carry out important chemical transformations. • This process is commonly referred to as Fermentation DEFINITION OF FERMENTATION “The process of deriving energy from the oxidation of organic compounds‚ such as carbohydrates‚ using an endogenous electron acceptor‚ which is usually an organic
Premium Yeast Metabolism Bacteria
An Overview of Anatomy Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0001-00-01 Lab Report Assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this
Premium Blood Kidney Human anatomy