References: Mitrano‚ T. (2006).A Wider World - Youth‚ Privacy‚ and Social Networking Technologies. Educause Review‚ Nov/Dec‚ 16-28. O’Keefe G‚ Clarke-Pearson K‚ “Clinical Report-The Impact of Social Media on Children‚ Adolescents‚ and Families.” Pediatrics. 2011 April; 127(4): 800-805 Rutherford‚ C. (2010). Using Online Social Media to Support Preservice Student Engagement. Journal of online learning and teaching‚ Vol. 6(4).
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Christianity point of view. b) Law of the land. DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. INTRODUCTION. DEFINITION. Drug. 1) A drug is any chemical you take that affects the way your body works. Example: alcohol‚ caffeine‚ aspirin‚ nicotine etc. 2) A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating performance when taken by a human body. Drug abuse. 1) It is the use of illegal drugs‚ the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for at least a year with negative consequences. 2)
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Cause and Effects of Drug use in High schools The use of drug is becoming prevalence in today’s society. Drug abuse is referred to as intake of drugs by over does of the prescribed drug given by medical personnel or taking drugs on an individual’s personal interest or influence by some groups of people. Indeed‚ the term drug abuse is used to indicate excessiveness and frequent consumption of drugs regardless of whether an individual is depending on it or not. Drug abuse is chemical substances
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Arianne Sánchez Jacob ReelederPre Degree III April 16‚ 2013 Causes‚ Effects and Treatments of Drug Addiction Addiction is a dependence on a substance or activity. It is a big problem around the world. It is represented by the desires and behaviors of individuals. Addiction has serious consequences in real life that adversely destroy relationships‚ affect physical and mental health‚ and damages on the ability to think effectively; therefore‚ it is also known as an illness due to the bad things
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institutional factors. The Personal factors include the level of individual ’s intelligence‚ knowledge and ability‚ while institutional factors are family or parental influence. Olayinka (2004) pointed out that the family is the bed rock of any society. Obayan (2003) reported that a stable and well developed childhood can be guaranteed by a stable family. The current bad economic status of the country has exposed children to undesirable challenges that have negatively affected their academic performance
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2 Drugs are generally defined as a substance which alters our normal bodily functions when it is induced into our body. Having a drug free society is to have a community of people living in a particular region‚ restricted from the usage and influence of drugs. Certain drugs have side effects‚ in which it can cause addiction to its user. This is why many had considered drugs to be dangerous‚ they thought that the usage of drugs should be banned completely from the society. On the contrary
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According to Webster’s New World™ Medical Dictionary‚ 3rd Edition‚ Addiction is a chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and abuse and by long-lasting chemical changes in the brain. Addiction is the same irrespective of whether the drug is alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ marijuana‚ or nicotine. Every addictive substance induces pleasant states or relieves distress. Continue use of addictive substances induces adaptive changes in the brain that lead to tolerance
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The Effect of the Information Age on Family Values By Dennis M. Parker The Effect of the Information Age on Family Values The world might be increasingly reliant on high-tech gadgets and new-media information sources‚ but‚ contrary to popular belief‚ that has only seemed to strengthened traditional family values. What we need to realize is that “traditional family values” is a very hard thing to define‚ because it means different things depending on different families’ traditions. “The
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Rafael Alfonzo 07/24/09 The Effects of teenage drug abuse Drugs had a terrible effect on teenagers. It is a bad habit because they don’t know the consequences. When teenagers use drugs‚ the negative effects can be seen in family relationships‚ academic performance‚ and even criminal. Drugs use often leads to a breakdown in family relationships. First of all‚ teens on drugs often stop communicating with parents such as they don’t want to go anywhere with their parents because they want to
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cover a vast amount of human actions. A general dictionary defines corruption as debased by errors or alterations; synonymous with acculturation ‚ contamination‚ vitiated‚ polluted. Obviously all negative images. In dealing with corruption and its effect on a country’s economy or political system the World Bank defines the term as the abuse of public office for private gain ( World Bank Report‚ September 1997). In recent years global concerns for corruption have intensified. Public office is abused
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