Marijuana vs. Alcohol. Why is it still illegal ? “In any civilized society‚ it is every citizen’s responsibility to obey just laws. But at the same time‚ it is every citizens responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” -Martin Luther King Jr. The topic of legalizing marijuana is a very conversational issue in American politics today. Marijuana is a very popular drug that many people have used. Over 98 million people over the age of 12 in the United States have smoked marijuana. It is known
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From a young age we were taught by parents‚ teachers‚ and police officers that drinking underage is unhealthy and can lead you to failure in the future. Although many of us listened and didn’t drink from a young age and waited till it was legal some of us didn’t. Alcohol is a drug. Every day more than‚ 4‚750 American kids at the age of 15 or younger take their first sip of alcohol. Kids who start drinking before the age of 15 or more likely to become an alcoholic or an abuser of alcohol. When teenagers
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Distracted Driving In the year 2009‚ 16% of total fatalities have involved distracted drivers and the numbers would be 5474 people killed. These are more than 5000 people who won’t get to spend time with family‚ see their children or parents‚ talk about good old times with friends‚ or finish school. The even more devastating part is the family members of these distracted drivers or the people who were distracting them‚ that their lives will never be the same. As technology develops more and more
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2009‚ Alcohol is one of the world’s top three priority areas in public health. I am trying to prevent alcohol dependence among the under 30’s as…….As you can see from the bar chart prevalence has shown that there has been a 11 year rise in alcoholic liver disease deaths between 2002 and 2012. As you can see from this graph from The Office of National Statistics‚ 2012‚ it shows the Top 5 alcohol related deaths by causes and age group‚ England and Wales‚ 2012 . The majority (31%) of deaths from alcoholic
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Drug addiction and Drug abuse Ramona Collins AIU online Abstract Drug addiction and drug abuse a chronic and habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of the body and your mind for other than medical warranted reasons. The definition of addiction is a physical dependency and withdrawal have
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Impaired driving casualties are out of control. In fact‚ our highways have become a graveyard. The number of deaths and injuries are reported almost every day. Someone is pleasure brings tragedy to the family and loved ones. For example‚ there are drunken driving accidents happening every day‚ but this particular multi death in one family is heartbreaking; a 29 year old drunk driver in a dark black SUV killed four innocent people‚ a grandfather and three children under ten years old‚ on Sunday September
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restriction on the driving of women in Saudi Arabia is more due to the cultural stereotyping rather than the religious issues‚ as is popularly perceived. The respective paper will argue that as per the Islam as well as general social ethics‚ the restriction on the driving by women is a violation of fundamental human rights. Brief Summary It has been popularly believed that under the influence of Islamic jurisdiction‚ the Saudi government has imposed restriction on the driving of women. The issue
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Ken Nguyen Mrs. Richardson English 12 A4 January 30‚ 2013 Distracted driving Distracted driving is unsafe and irresponsible. In just a split second‚ its consequences can change people life forever. However‚ as the technology level goes up‚ cell phone is the main devices that can use anywhere and anytime to get people connect together. People who violate distracted driving laws should be punished on the same level as DUI drivers. There are a lot of people get killed each year because of the
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Driving Safety Precaution Tips By: Niru Prasad‚ M.D. The Silent Causes of Traffic Death and How to Avoid Them Motor vehicle accidents account for the majority of accidental death in all age groups‚ however‚ it is more common in teenage drivers and in any driver with alcohol or drug abuse. Some of the common causes are: a. Careless driving. b
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2009. Impact of alcohol advertising and media exposure on adolescent alcohol use: a systematic review of longitudinal studies. Alcohol & Alcoholism‚ 44(3)‚ pp.229–43. Beauchamp‚ T. L. and Bowie‚ N.E.‚ 1983. Ethical Theory and Business. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs: N.J. Caswell‚ S. and Maxwell‚ A.‚ 2005. Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: A global View. Journal of Public Health Policy‚ 26(3)‚ pp.343-358. Chen‚ M-J.‚ Grube‚ J.W‚ Bersamin‚ M.‚ Waiters‚ E. and Keefe‚ D.B.‚ 2005. Alcohol Advertising: What
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