location doesn’t make it immune to the drug‚ alcohol and mental problems that plague the rest of the nation. Alcohol & Drug Abuse in Alaska: According to Alaska’s criminal justice professionals‚ alcohol is the most often abused substance in the state. Alcohol often enters the state via U.S. Postal Service‚ snow machines‚ air carriers‚ private aircraft and
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Marijuana addiction was the leading reason behind the majority of Texas drug rehab enrollments during 2014. An estimated 22% of all Texas drug rehab enrollments in 2014 cited marijuana addiction as their reason for receiving treatment. Following marijuana addiction‚ a large number of residents entered alcohol and drug rehab centers for amphetamine addiction (15.8%)‚ heroin addiction (15.4%) and alcohol addiction (14.7%). Overall‚ drug rehab programs in Texas enrolled 39‚485 individuals for treatment during
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Prescription drug abuse is a fast-growing‚ nation-wide epidemic in the United States. Although millions of Americans receive medically prescribed drugs for their illnesses‚ which is considered legitimate usage‚ abusing prescription drugs means either a) someone is taking prescription medication that were not prescribed to them or b) someone is taking prescription drugs in a manner the drug was not intended for or is taking too much of the recommended doses. Common examples of such abusive behavior
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Prescription drug use among high schoolers‚ specifically in Southern California‚ although beneficial at times‚ are being abused in some cases for the euphoric feelings they create in an individual. The parents of these students are taking notice‚ but have not had much interference with the abuse of these drugs among their children. Prescription drugs are a great benefit to those with hereditary disorders such as ADD and ADHD in the way that they help regulate the detrimental effects of the disorder
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prescription drugs. “Prescription drugs are playing an increasingly larger role in U.S. life‚ with nearly half of all Americans taking one or more medications” (Thompson 2013-2014). “Since I went to pharmacy school‚ I learned Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) and FDA rules and regulation which made me wonder about how and why misuse and abuse of prescription drugs costs the country an estimated of $53.4 billion‚ which is very high compare to other countries. With such a strict Food and Drug Administration
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completely understand the differences between abuse and dependency. They also don’t understand that it doesn’t take long for abuse to become dependency. Jose’s real problem started when he began to abuse cocaine on the weekend‚ which led to significant trouble in his social life. As the substance abuse began to grow more prominent‚ he depended on it more and more and that led to physical and emotional symptoms that included: craving more of the drug just to maintain his desired high‚ going through
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Sports: More Than Just a Game More than 7.6 million high school students played sports during the 2010-2011 school year‚ an increase of nearly 40‚000 students compared to 2009-2010 according to usnews.com. Why is this number so high? The benefits of playing sports are not just physical. While many students get involved in high school athletics for sheer love of the game‚ there are significant benefits from these extracurricular activities as well. Being an athlete teaches life lessons like
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"If the family trends of recent decades are extended into the future‚ the result will not only be a growing uncertainty within marriage‚ but the gradual elimination of marriage in favor of casual liaisons‚ oriented to adult expressiveness and self-fulfillment. The problem with this scenario is that children will be harmed‚ adults probably no happier‚ and the social order could collapse." (David Popenoe in Promises to Keep) Cohabitation by definition is two unmarried people of the opposite-sex living
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Teenage Drug Abuse And Underage Smoking In Our Society In our current day and age‚ teenage drug abuse and underage smoking have reached an all time high. The percentage of teens who smoke‚ from years ago‚ have drastically increased over the last few years. In this essay‚ I will discuss this problem in our society. In a recent 2008-2009 study‚ 13% of Canadian students in grades 10-12 have confessed that they smoke cigarettes on a daily basis. A study conducted a few years earlier in 2005-2006
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American corporations have a better image than the H.B. Fuller Company of St. Paul‚ Minnesota. We are a leading manufacturer of industrial glues‚ coatings and paints‚ having won various awards‚ honors and inclusion in a variety of socially conscious mutual funds‚ all of which attest to our standing as a good corporate citizen. Recently‚ however‚ its handling of a stubborn image-staining problem has tainted our reputation. Specifically‚ there was illegal abuse of its shoemaker ’s glue by homeless Central
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