I am writing this informational paper to inform you on the dangers of drugs and why we need drug testing at our school. Drug testing is a good idea since many of the students do take drugs even though staff thinks otherwise. I think drug testing will slow down the intake of drugs tremendously‚ and will be a scapegoat from the any situation where they are offered a drug. There are many long and short term effects of doing drugs and finding a way to stop those effects will help all students. Many long
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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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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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Imagine being born and living in the Bronx‚ having bad influence all around you‚ where joining gangs is the only way to progress in life‚ doing drugs is a ritual. Nobody there to save you if you wanted to get out‚ surviving by the means of a gun‚ striving to eat every day. Is there hope for you? If this isn’t enough to scare you then how about being sent away from your parents only to come to find out they divorced! Coming back home without a Dad is ther still hope? This Man was saved by his mother
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Hello my name is Mike Honda‚ and I am your current house of representative. I feel very honored to serve the district filled with bright citizens. I have so much affection and passion for this district‚ and I want to bring the changes you all want to see. For those who may not know about my background‚ let me start with giving you a short history of my early life. I was born in Walnut Grove‚ and my whole family was sent to an internment camp in Colorado shortly after my birth. I grew up in the camp
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a) Introduction a.i) Government assistance‚ or welfare‚ is a very broad term. There are many different welfare programs available in the United States e.g.‚ food stamps‚ cash assistance‚ and government housing. Currently there is mass debate‚ in courtrooms across the U.S.‚ regarding the legality and morality of pre-assistance drug testing. This report is intended to familiarize the reader with the history of welfare reform; the histories of drug testing in regards to assistance eligibility; and
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If you had to go out of town for a weekend‚ do you think it would be easy to find the right person to watch over your kids while you are away? Working with children has taught me some of the most valuable lessons in my life. Being a babysitter has taught me independency‚ responsibility‚ and time management. Some people think babysitting is the easiest job but they really don’t know all the hard work it entails. Babysitting made me become the independent person I am today. Ever since I started
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Introduction: Marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ PCP‚ speed‚ shrooms‚ crystal meth‚ and angel dust are all types of illegal drugs. What is an illegal drug? An illegal drug is something and often a substance that causes addiction‚ habituation‚ or a marked change in consciousness. Body: I. Illegal Drugs The use of illegal drugs in the United States is considered by some to be the biggest problem in our society. Over 40% of high school seniors use some kind of illegal drug‚ and in a recent 1999 National
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Introduction Speech: Any Old Bag Speech Goal: To ease speaker’s apprehension‚ facilitate enjoyment‚ and provide for an atmosphere where students learn about themselves and one another. Assignment: Prepare and present a short speech (2-4 minutes) based on the theme “Any Old Bag Will Do.” Fill any old bag with three items. The bag and each item chosen should symbolize something about your life: the first item should represent something from your past‚ the second from the present‚ and the third
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College drug testing Do you think that colleges should drug test their students? Well I am going to tell you why colleges should do drug testing‚ or why they should not do drug test on their students. You will hear about the laws and rights of these students being tested. Is it unconstitutional to drug test a student randomly? Why should colleges use drug test? Colleges should do drug test to first of all make sure no students/athletes are doing drugs‚ second they want to make the game play fair
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