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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Alcohol is a drug that is classified as a central nervous system depressant. There are three forms of alcohol‚ beer‚ wine and distilled spirits. Alcohol is one of the most commonly used drugs in the United States and has more adverse effects that most other drugs combined. There are many aspects to consider when thinking about alcohol as a drug. There are many myths surrounding alcohol‚ including who uses it‚ what its effects are on users‚ social and sexual situations and the amounts people drink
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table of contents discussion questions/essay topics/journal questions p. 3 alcohol & drug abuse brochure p. 4 before and after effects of s/a p. 5 alcohol recovery story p. 6 drug and alcohol related worksheets p. 7 Health and Social Issues: Drug and Alcohol Awareness Discussion Questions: 1. What happens if a person uses a substance when they do not really need to? Why would they want to? 2. How
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Alcohol Advertising Television is the number one spot where advertisements are released because of the variety of age groups that it reaches throughout the United States. “Average number of hours per week that American youth ages 12-17 watch television: 20 hours‚ 20 minutes‚” (CERC‚ 1998). Although Television is the most effective way to advertise products because of how much it is consumed and how large of an audience it captures‚ does it attract individuals who were not intended to be targeted
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OF VIEW Young people and alcohol misuse: how can nurses use the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion? AUTHORS Bernadette Ward RN‚ Midwife‚ Grad Cert Ed‚ MPHandTM‚ MHlth Sci Lecturer‚ Faculty of Health Sciences‚ La Trobe University‚ Bendigo‚ Australia. B.Ward@latrobe.edu.au Glenda Verrinder RN‚ Midwife‚ Grad Cert Higher Ed‚ Grad Dip Pub and Com Health‚ MHlth Sci Senior Lecturer‚ Faculty of Health Sciences‚ La Trobe University‚ Bendigo‚ Australia. ABSTRACT Alcohol misuse in Australia society
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Extraction of Caffeine from Tea Leaves Department of Biological Sciences‚ College of Science University of Santo Tomas España‚ Manila‚ 1028 ABSTRACT: Caffeine is a white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds‚ leaves‚ and fruit of some plants. It is most commonly consumed by humans in infusions extracted from the seed of the coffee plant and the leaves of the tea bush‚ as well as from various foods and drinks containing
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Extraction of Caffeine from Lipton Yellow Label Teal Leaves Arlie Bamiano‚ Jealine Bernabe‚ Petrenne Caimbon*‚ Jhia Caso Department of Biology‚ University of Santo Tomas Abstract In order to extract pure caffeine from Lipton Yellow Label tea leaves‚ several extractions and phase transition techniques were employed to 6.5029 grams of sample. Initially‚ the tea leaves were boiled in water to extract tea from the leaves (Solid-Liquid Extraction). After extracting the tea‚ several steps of
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Marijuana v. Alcohol Grass. Ganja. Kush. Weed. Pot. Mary Jane. Marijuana. Marijuana is an illegal substance in America‚ used by people to get “high.” It has become a recent debate over whether it is right to legalize marijuana or to keep it as an illegal substance. Many people believe that marijuana is a dangerous substance that should never be legalized in America. These people focus on marijuana which is harmless in comparison to alcohol‚ which is a legal and widely used substance in America
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Alcohol and the Media’s Relationship “The United States Department of Health‚ Human Health‚ and The University of Texas‚ both have found that there was no link between alcohol advertising and the consumption of alcohol.” Drinking is encouraged by parents‚ best friends‚ and even teachers. There has been no research Or evidence that alcohol advertising have anything to do with alcohol consumption like most people think. Drinking ads don’t encourage drinking‚ they don’t have anything to do with
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Table of contents Introduction……………………………………………………………1 Definition of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)………………………..1 Characteristics of FAS…………………………………………………1 Affect of alcohol on the brain………………………………………….1 Affect of FAS on babies………………………………………………..1 The role the South African context has played in FAS………………...1 Conclusion……………………………………………………………...1 Reference List……………………………………………………….…1 Introduction Upon conducting researching for this topic
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