Prescription Drug Abuse Brenda DeRolf 3/5/2012 * Today I will talk about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse‚ some common drugs that cause abuse‚ their effects and some common treatments. Have you ever taken a prescription drug other than prescribed‚ or that wasn’t yours? Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing problem in the U.S. right now. PDA is the intentional use of a medication without a prescription‚ or in a way other than prescribed‚ or for feelings it causes.
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probability of getting sucked backed in - or a relapse. How easy is it to just have one quick puff? Surely‚ it can’t do any harm‚ can it? Unfortunately‚ many marijuana smokers have had the habit for years‚ and therefore being drawn back into weed addiction is extremely hard to ignore. This is especially true if you have not prepared yourself for the tough journey ahead. So‚ if you really want to know how to stop smoking weed for good‚ and if you don’t want to get drawn back into your old marijuana
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Title: Caffeine: The pros and cons of consumption Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be educated on the what caffeine is and the advantages and disadvantages of caffeine consumption. Preview of Main Points: I will be explaining what caffeine is‚ the benefits and the effects it has on us. Introduction (Attention Getter) How many for you consume caffeine on a daily basis? (Central Idea (Introduce topic and relate it to your audience)) In an article from fda
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Dillon Wosyluk Period 2 Persuasive speech The Harm of Cigarettes I stand here before you not as a stranger‚ but as man trying to make a difference. I am here today to talk to my public about the tobacco industry‚ and their death sticks‚ cigarettes. Cigarettes are the single most preventable cause of disease and death. cigarettes do absolutely no good for our society. Some argue that America make a lot of money off of tobacco use‚ but this is false. The truth is that
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eml3FdNffxU&feature=related (start at 0.8) (30 seconds) Some of you may remember back in 5th grade the D.A.R.E song. You know the song about staying away from drugs and making your own choices. Come on! It had little dance moves that went along with the words. Well if you don’t remember‚ heres an example of the Chapman Elementary school in Dublin Ohio singing at their D.A.R.E graduation. (play video) Who went through a program like this in their elementary school
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Like Jefferson and Pain‚ you can change your world with the persuasive use of words. Considering the problems faced in schools and in your community. I think one of the biggest problems or worries is suicide. What some people don’t know about suicide was that this is not a new thing with the ages of fifteen to twenty-four the rate was 49‚496 in 1970. With today’s society the teen’s suicide rate has gone from 8.8 deaths per every hundred thousand people to twelve point three per
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The legalization of drugs has been at the center of interminable debate. Drugs have widely been perceived as a dominant threat to the moral fabric of society. Drug use has been attributed as the source responsible for a myriad of key issues. For instance‚ it is believed that drugs have exacerbated the already weak status of mental health in the United States in which some individuals suffering from mental illness administer illicit substances such as heroin or cocaine in an attempt to self-medicate
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The topic I am going to discuss today is Drugs in Sport. My contention is that drugs should not be made legal in sports. Drugs in sport is an issue that is always in the spotlight‚ especially during major athletic events such as the recent and highly controversial‚ Tour De France. However‚ now the issue has risen to such an extent that sport itself is almost a side issue. There have been numerous drug busts over the years as more and more athletes succumb to the temptation of an easy win by
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very hard‚ the only reason they are here for is opportunity to live a better life and to live the American dream. In Donald Trump’s immigration speech in late 2016‚ he quoted “We agree on the importance of ending the illegal flow of drugs‚ cash‚ guns‚ and people across our border‚ and to put the cartels out of business” (LA Times Staff). Later in the speech mentions illegal immigrants‚ just take jobs away from Americans and they have nothing to offer except low education‚ saying they draw much more
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Drug abuse is a problem that runs rampant among teenagers in our world today. Teens and young adults are a very impressionable and vulnerable age where they can make poor decisions that may have dire consequences. According to abovetheinfluence nine out of ten people with a substance abuse problem start use before the age of 18. Youth are very susceptible to the dangers of drug usage and the effects can be even more serious. This organization works to prevent teens from using drugs through different
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