Hello Jahmeelah‚ thank you for your post. The over-prescribing of opioids by licensed doctors which is the focus of your post‚ has caused a significant increase in the number of opioid addicts‚ overdoses‚ and deaths in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that opioid overdoses have quadrupled since 1999. They additionally report that there were 33‚091 deaths in the United States in 2015 from legal and illicit opioids. Clearly‚ the opioid epidemic is a national emergency
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What if I told you that something as simple as a color separates people? That throughout the world individuals are misjudged‚ and treated like outcasts for something as simple as a color? Racism is still a huge issue today‚ and everyday different complexioned people treat each other with hate. Although racism is still a problem it is improving everyday‚ and more and more people are becoming acceptive of those with different skin colors. It isn’t difficult to not be racist‚ just be careful of what
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I found the persuasive speech of policy to be difficult to put together. I put a lot of time into the organization‚ and practiced my speech many times‚ and I think overall‚ I did fairly well. With every speech though‚ I think there is always room for improvement. I felt my introduction went well. It was organized‚ and I felt that I was able to draw my audience in to want to know more. The topic was well suited for my audience since many are going into the medical field‚ and breast cancer is a topic
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food chains are all culprits. By eliminating these foods or finding better substitutes you can cut down your consumption of trans fatty acids that will all contribute to the level of bad cholesterol in your system. Increasing Good Fats You can increase the amount of good cholesterol in your body while reducing the bad cholesterol. This is because the presence of good cholesterol in your body means that excess cholesterol will be taken back to the liver to be excreted out of your body. This means
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Why is spanking so bad in the first place? Well‚ sometime when the “hippie” generation started having children‚ they decided that spanking was bad. That we needed to “coddle” our children to help them grow. That spanking is a form corporal punishment. Spanking can be a very useful tool for discipline. However‚ just don’t get out of hand with it. I mean‚ don’t spank your child for hours on end. Don’t pick up a frying pan because you broke your beating stick. And most importantly‚ don’t spank
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the normal ones. I also agree with the international laws that control car ownership and use‚ because by applying these laws; we will reduce crowds‚ accidents and different kinds of pollution. As I said before‚ if the number of cars increases ‚ problems will increase too! We will save money and natural resources as well ‚if we apply these laws
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abusers who were currently on a use cycle had significantly higher levels of depression‚ anger‚ and mood disturbances than those who were not on a cycle. Heavy steroid use‚ even if it is stopped after a few years may increase the risk of liver cancer. High doses of steroids can also increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Finally‚ a steroid user who quits may suffer a side effect commonly linked to low testosterone which may cause severe depression. In some cases people have been known to kill
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over 100‚000 of these are waiting for adoption. This means that out of all the children currently living in the U.S.‚ 2% of them are adopted. 2. Females who chose to adopt tend to be older‚ in fact over half of all mothers who adopt are over the age of 40. This number is comparative to those females who have not had children. 3. Male children outnumber females in the foster care and adoption
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Thanksgiving weekend‚ 300‚000 more people than last year. But with more travel comes more concern over safety‚ especially in areas of mass transit. After the Paris terrorist attack‚ security at train stations and airports across the country has seen an increase. Two Air France flights bound for Paris from the U.S. were grounded yesterday
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disorder that causes problems with attention‚ impulsivity and overactivity‚ according to the National Resource Center on AD/HD. In fact‚ experts say that using medication to treat the chronic disorder that affects between 3 percent and 7 percent of school-age children is not necessary in all cases. However‚ what is necessary - whether your child is on medication or not - is using other elements to control the effects of ADHD. The following tips can help your child become more successful in aspects of life
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