Alcohol ~65% of Americans drink ~A “drink” is 0.5oz of alcohol ~Proof: double the % of alcohol ex. 80 proof = 40% alcohol ~Psychoactive: change in the brain chemistry ~Abstainer: someone who doesn’t drink at all or less than once a yr. <Define Low risk Men- no more than 14 drinks/week – 4 drinks a day Women- (slower metabolism) 7 drinks/wk or 3 a day Mod. Risk: 2 drinks for men 1 drink for women High Risk: ~Binge Drinking (large consumption in little time) Men-5
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Drug and Alcohol Policy Philosophy Saint Mary’s High School recognizes the hardship created by drugs and alcohol at the individual and community levels. In so doing we unite to provide a drug free environment‚ safe for student growth and learning. While we recognize the need for compassionate treatment of those addicted and seeking help‚ we also uphold the policy of not using drugs/alcohol any time while on campus or at any off-campus Saint Mary’s event. In accordance with this‚ we
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Many teenagers today use illegal drugs and substances. There are many factors that influence drug use. Whether people say it is peers that influence the most‚ each one has a role in it. Some surveys say drug use is going down and some say it is going up. Whichever the case may be it is still a problem. The presence of a parent is very important but some people don’t think about them while talking about drug use. Research shows that the "presence or absence of parents is less crucial than the quality
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30-2 (Key Question) Assume that a hypothetical economy with an MPC of .8 is experiencing severe recession. By how much would government spending have to increase to shift the aggregate demand curve rightward by $25 billion? How large a tax cut would be needed to achieve this same increase in aggregate demand? Why the difference? Determine one possible combination of government spending increases and tax decreases that would accomplish this same goal. In this problem‚ the multiplier is
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with two teenage children. He set up his own company‚ a packaging business 10 years ago‚ and has worked hard to make it viable. During this time his use of alcohol has increased. He currently uses alcohol on a daily basis and often consumes a 1.5L of bottle of spirits a day. He hides this from his wife‚ but she has recently wanted to talk about this‚ and is angry and frustrated with him. A recent back injury prompted him to go to his GP‚ who prescribed a codeine based analgesic. The cause of Brian’s
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Surname 1 Student’s name Professor’s name Course title 3 June 2011 Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers s Alcohol consumption among young people is one of the most topical contemporary rit er issues. It should be admitted that it is a problem that concerns the whole society and not only certain individuals or small parts of the population. It has been pointed out by many scholars that it is not only children from problem families who engage in illegal drinking‚ so the nw reasons that make youngsters
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Drug Addiction among Youth The term ‘drug’ has now been given a new connotation. It was used originally to means ‘medicine’. But now-a-days it means not only medicine‚ but also the fatal narcotics that include cocaine‚ heroin‚ brown sugar‚ and many other specifications. All these drugs have their evil effects on the mind and body cells of the addicts. The young generation is the worst victims of evils of Drug Addiction. The abuse of drug has become an international problem. Almost every country nowadays
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Oh‚ What An Ad! Either we like them or we don’t. That’s the simple truth. And if we’re perfectly honest‚ most of the time we don’t. Advertising has always been a daring game in the 21st century‚ though. Facts‚ figures‚ weasel words‚ and magic ingredients: whatever the strategy‚ ads are everywhere‚ and with the opportunity to sway even a small fraction of 7 billion people‚ companies will stop at nothing to win us over. In the atmosphere of repetitive and often unwanted effort‚ however‚ the best
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Drug Abuse among Teenagers Drug abuse among teenagers’ has become a number one problem in this decade. Drugs such as marijuana‚ ecstasy‚ prescription drug‚ cocaine‚ heroin. In halants cocaine‚ and heroin‚ however are fast become the drug of choice for teens‚ and be doing that they can take an overdose and die. Sometimes a teenagers can get so high on a drug they it will cause them to commit suicide. Drug is not just for the poor and the middle class the rich take them too. It has got so bad that
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Understanding Human Relationships: Love & Sexuality SPEECH ON TEENAGE SEXUALITY ISSUES For teens‚ the mere thought of sex can be overwhelming. I know‚ I have been a teenager before. However‚ there is so much to think about‚ so much to worry about‚ and so much that can go wrong. Whether you are sexually active or not‚ knowing the facts about what sex is‚ and what it is not‚ is very important. And I am here to feed you with some knowledge about “What is SEX all about?” please‚ bear with me till then. So now
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