Alcohol and Drug Abuse Statistics Alcohol is the oldest drug around. It is also the most widely-used and almost 50 percent of people aged 12 and over have consumed alcohol in the United States. Most people are able to consume alcohol responsibly. However‚ for one reason or another‚ some people abuse alcohol and develop addictions. Drug information from the American Council for Drug Education (ACDE)states that approximately 10 to 15 million people in the United States can be classified as alcoholics
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Alcohol and drug abuse among the youth and the adult population is a growing social problem in the United States. The teenage population is very influential to when around its peers. With peer pressure and social roles‚ teens tend to try and be like the person they look up to‚ and will do just about anything to look and seem cool in an effort to fit in. Adults tend to turn to alcohol and drugs due to life experiences‚ such as getting laid off of a job‚a death of a family member or friend‚ or simply
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Alcohol Abuse Among the Elderly Population Alcohol abuse among the elderly is a widespread problem through the United States. It is hard to discover by physicians and medical providers‚ because many of these people have been abusing alcohol secretly for years. The population is extremely unlikely to admit that they have problems with alcohol‚ especially during a routine health care visit. As many as 15% of the population over 65 may be heavy drinkers‚ although this number is hard to pin down
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Alcohol Abuse among Hispanics Hispanics are the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic group in the United States‚ making up about 17 percent of the population‚ or more than 50 million people. Research shows that drinking patterns among Hispanics are different from those of non-Hispanic Whites and other ethnic or racial groups (National Institute of Alcohol and Alcoholism‚ 2015). Hispanics’ drinking problem is associated with low socioecomic status such as poverty and low education‚ acculturation
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A fad that teens tend to pick up especially in high school is drugs and alcohol. Teens sometimes feel that there is so much pressure to succeed and have a perfect GPA that some turn to drugs and alcohol to help relieve some of the weight. As teens drugs‚ cigarettes‚ and alcohol seem to be an easy way to relieve pressure. In high school‚ teens are forced to have good grades. Good grades require hours of homework‚ project‚ and essays. Not to add the many hours of studying. This pressure becomes a
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ALCOHOL Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers Composition II- Professor Dennis Lawrence Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers Alcohol abuse among teenagers has many adverse effects on their lives. For whatever reason‚ this abuse has gotten out of hand. The teenagers don’t realize the consequences of drinking alcohol are as severe as they are. Some of the effects of this abuse are health problems‚ loss of interest in school and home activities‚ and probable drug use in the future. These effects
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LITERATURE REVIEW 2. Conceptualization of Important Concept ``The impact of Smartphone Usage among Students’’ 2.1 The impact of smartphone The impact have a lot of meaning and definition. The word impact has been used in a long time ago which is describe the what influenced the person about something ( Dr Colen‚ 2001). According to the oxford Dictionaries‚ impact means any forceful effect on something physically‚ such as something crashing
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Teresa Elimar Aráuz Medal Alcohol‚ Cigarettes and Drugs‚ a Problem for Teenagers Can you imagine how hard it is dealing with a drunk and smoker teen as a parent? One of the worst nightmares as a parent is finding out that our teenager has started smoking or drinking‚ inclusively both at the same time. Many teenagers are tempted to try alcohol and cigarettes or drugs at some stage in their life. This addiction causes: Risk to their health‚ break relations between parents and son/daughter‚ and future
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NERVOUS SYSTEM -Alcohol is a depressant‚ which slows down the central nervous system and can cause drowsiness‚ relieve pain and induce sleep. - Drinker experiences mild euphoria and loss of inhibition as alcohol impairs region of the brain controlling behavior and emotions. Alcohol impairs behavior‚ judgment‚ memory‚ concentration and coordination (shortened attention span‚ impaired problem solving abilities)‚ as well as inducing extreme mood swings and emotional outbursts. - Alcohol acts as a sedative
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Drug Use Among Teenagers While I was conducting my research‚ I located the actual survey results and decided to include them with this essay. (I included them at the end of my essay). ~~~ The three main drugs that are used among teenagers are Marijuana‚ LSD‚ and a variety of inhalants. The use of these drugs seem to be of an astronomical amount according to the survey conducted by the University of Michigan. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded flowers and leaves of
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