DRUG ABUSE VIKASH PATEL ALKA PATEL CHRIS GNED 500 RENEE SGROI 10TH NOVEMBER 2014 Introduction Definition of drug abuse: The habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs. Some of the most commonly abused drugs
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edge on the ones in the past. The athletes may have gotten more talented‚ but the doctors and performance enhancing drugs have also become more advanced as the years passed as well. Performance enhancing drugs have impacted sports in a way that nobody seems to realize‚ and they will continue to do that for the many years to come in the future years to come. Performance enhancing drugs‚ or “PED’s” are any substance taken by an athlete to improve his/her performance and gain an athletic edge on their
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Types of Speeches “There are always three speeches for every one you actually gave: the one you practiced‚ the one you gave‚ and the one you wish you gave.” - Dale Carnegie‚ Writer and lecturer Public speech comes in dozens of forms. From the motivational to the ceremonial‚ the christening to the eulogy‚ the rehearsed best man to the impromptu – the chances are good that in your lifetime‚ you will experience just about every genre of public speaking. We will explore a variety of speeches styles
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DARE By: Ryan Addison Did you know that more than 400‚000 people die each year because of tobacco? That is why the 6th graders have DARE. DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. DARE is a program that teaches the 6th graders about drugs and violence and how to stop it. The three things that stood out to me in DARE were Tobacco‚ Bullying‚ and Peer Pressure. Tobacco is bad because it has nicotine that makes you addicted to it. It hurts you by giving you lung cancer and
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Harmful Effects of Drug Abuse during Pregnancy When a woman becomes pregnant‚ it is vital to her baby ’s health that she leads a healthy life. For a pregnant woman‚ substance abuse is twice as dangerous. Any drug use while pregnant has dangerous effects. First‚ drugs may harm her own health‚ which interferes with her ability to support the pregnancy. Second‚ some drugs can directly impair prenatal development. During pregnancy‚ virtually all drugs pose a danger. Even legal substances‚ such as alcohol
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Drugs are bad‚ or at least that’s what they say. I wouldn’t now I’ve never had any drugs... this of course this is not true. I take drugs all the time‚ truth is‚ we all do. America is the drug capital of the world; we Americans take them 24/7. They consume are lives‚ make‚ or break our lives. It’s over a one hundred billion dollar industry. Naturally these are the good kind of drugs I’m talking about. The focus of this essay will be on the kinds of drugs‚ types of drug abuse‚ and the thin red line
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Johnson Speech Bailey April 12‚ 2005 Persuasive Speeches When starting to think about what I am going to do for my persuasive speech I tried to think of a topic that I am going to be able to learn something from and also a topic that I already know something about. I was thinking of doing a speech on legalizing marijuana but I feel that a lot of people do speeches on this so I wanted to think of a new topic. I really have not thought about what I am going
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Kaitlin Kimak Presentation 3 Domestic Animal Abuse Awareness Looking at these absolutely adorable animals must make you wonder what kind of person could possibly want to harm such a lovable companion. Unfortunately‚ this is what happens to thousands of animals on a daily basis. (show pictures). According to a study conducted by the Humane Society of the United States 65% of alleged domestic animal abusers are the owners of the pets. There are not many people who could come up with more
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Definition of Drugs and Drug Abuse; Where We Stand Today. Drugs are substances that people use to enhance their performance in sports‚ physical activities and just mainly to perform daily activities. Mainly‚ there is probably no precise definition of drugs‚ as it is not only used in doping‚ as it is used in drinks and is used as substances to ail your normal illness like the common flu and headaches. In Pharmacology‚ it is used to cure diseases and more complex illnesses that need advanced technology
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Drugs: Positives And Negatives In Our Society Imagine a man who is in his late 20’s‚ a recent graduate of medical school‚ happily married to his high school sweetheart. He is about to have a child right when his addiction to heroine flourishes. Due his inability to quit the addiction‚ he loses his job and his wife no longer wants anything to do with him‚ which leads him to have nothing left. He is thrown out on the streets‚ without any will to change his life around and get back on track. While
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