A drug can be said to be any substance use in medicine. It can also be said to be any substance taken by some people to get certain effect‚ such as happiness and excitement. Driving from these definitions above‚ drugs can be classified into two categories; 1] the soft Drug e.g. antibiotics and analgesics. 2] The hard drugs e.g. cocaine‚ marijuana heroin e.t.c. Consequently‚ a drug addict is said to be someone whose life has become dependent on drugs‚ hence drug abuse. Cause of drug abuse among youth;
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Video Games Cause Violence Video game violence is an increasing problem in today’s youth with violence as one of the most popular themes. Games such as Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty are among the most popular games and have been scientifically proven to have a major effect on teens. Many people try to argue that there is a difference in the effects between genders‚ however it has been proven wrong. Video games have the same effects as other forms of entertainment but do not get attacked like
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In today’s ultra-violent media world‚ approximately 68% of Americans play video games. With one of the most popular video games of 2012 being Call of Duty‚ it can be argued that it is more than a coincidence that the level of violence in society today has risen at a similar rate to the popularity of these types of video games. Statistics like this may not be proven but cannot be ignored in any studies conducted in behaviour traits‚ however‚ the connection between aggression in modern society and
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Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak. One very common belief is that drug abusers should be able to just stop taking drugs if they are only willing to change their behavior. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction—that it is a disease that impacts
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TELEVISION IS THE CAUSE OF VIOLENCE TODAY 1. ISNT IT THAT THE CAUSE OF VIOLENCE IS NOT TELEVISION OR THE MEDIA BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND OUR COUNTRY‚ THE HIGH CRIME RATE WHICH IS THE RESUT OF THE INEFFICIENCY OF THE PHIL GOVRNMENT? WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND US IS MAYBE A CONTRIBIUTORY FACTOR BUT NOBODY CAN DENY THE FACT THAT ACCORDING TO GMA AND ABS CBN SURVEYS‚ 2 OUT OF 3 FILIPINOS WATCH TELEVISION ON A DAILY BASIS ON AN AVERAGE OF 3 HOURS A DAY. AGE RANGE FROM 9 TO 30 YEARS OLD. THE
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hardly open a newspaper without seeing on article on drug abuse among teenagers. Sadly as it is‚ this kind of social evil has driven more and more youngsters to nowhere but cruelty and crime. The first and foremost step towards any possible solution‚ I feel‚ is to point out the causes that lead to this problem. Some of them can be low-esteem‚ lack of parents’ attention and influence from bad friends. To begin with‚ teens often begin using drugs because of low-esteem. This is party a psychological
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Gang Violence 12/02/13 Here in the United States alone has about 1.4 million active gangs and this includes the gangs in the prisons which comprising of more than 33‚000 members. From what I have read the researchers are saying that there is an increase in gang members every year. They are saying 48%of the violent crime is up to 90% in other states. In the suburban areas you are seeing the top gangs with more experience with the violence. The most aggressive gang members are the
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00 1 102-039 Spring 2014 What to Do With Media Violence The definition of media violence is research done to see if the violence in media results in aggressive and violent behavior by those who watch it. Some scientists support the link between the two‚ while others say that the results could have been exaggerated. Media violence and the debates about its effects are not anything new‚ Plato was even concerned about violent plays on the youth in his day. The reason why this topic has increased
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People use drugs to help‚ some choose to abuse them. This is what leads to crime‚ and it affects our kids and society. The increasing phenomenon of drug abuse in society impacts American society in ways that economically cost society almost $100 billion a year. Illegal drug use has to stop! It hurts the society‚ it hurts us‚ and mainly‚ it hurts the user. Drug users feed of society’s money‚ insurance‚ and taxes. If we let this behavior continue the crime rate will shoot sky high. Drug use has
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What is the Main Cause for Violence? January 12‚ 2014 Mandy Lingerfelt Victimology Professor Morgan What is the Main Cause for Violence? Violence has been around a very long time. The first record of violence is probably the story of Cain and Abel where Cain had become jealous of his brother Abel and murdered him‚ thus the first act of violence. No one really knows why people choose a violent road to go down and to commit crimes but there are many theories. Some say it is how they grew up
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