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Habit To Break Types Of Alcoholism Alcohol
677 wordsAlcoholism refers to the drinking of alcoholic beverages to such a degree that important things of an individual's life - such as work, school, family relationships, or personal safety and health; are seriously and repeatedly interfered with. Alcoholism is considered a disease, meaning that it follows a characteristic course with known physical, and social symptoms. The alcoholic continues to consume alcohol even though the destructive consequences he / she may face. Alcoholism is serious, and a...
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Marijuana Smoke Marijuana Causes
1,191 wordsHurry Up Long recognized as one of God's greatest gifts to mankind, Ganja truly can heal the earth. Unknown to many today, cannabis hemp was used worldwide in paper, fiber, lamp oil and nautical applications throughout the 19 th century, constituting "possibly the largest agricultural and industrial businesses in America" (Here 83). In the early part of the 1800 s cannabis was the number one medicine in the US (83). It held that spot tightly, until it was nudged to second place by morphine in 18...
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Educational Purposes Lottery Tickets
650 wordsThe Ohio Lottery and the Problems That It Produces In August 1974 the first ticket for the Buckeye 300 was sold. This was a big year for the state of Ohio. It marked the start of something that would grow into a resemblance of the garden of good and evil. Though lottery is a big moneymaker for the state, it is also a cause of a horrible addiction. Senator Ron Most first campaigned against the idea of the Lottery in Ohio. Its approval in Ohio was apparent; the State Issue 1 passed by more than a ...
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William Burroughs The Pusher And Pimp
350 wordsYaka Of 4 / 17 / 2000 Professor Julie Lewis English 1 William Burroughs: The Pusher and The Pimp Picture if you will, two street corners in a crime-riddled neighborhood. On one corner stands a Pimp with several of his employees parading around. On the other corner stands a Junk dealer selling his product. Both men frown upon each other for the others occupation. Little do they know they are doing basically the same thing; both men make a living off of degrading people, only difference is one doe...
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Outlawing Cigarettes Horrible Illnesses
882 wordsMy father is addicted to cigarettes and it has been that way for years. I still remember those long winter evenings spent with my father in our living room. Him reading a newspaper and us playing around. But one think from that time I remember most, it was the unpleasant cigarettes smoke we had to inhale. When I was a youngster I did not realized that smoking or breathing the cigarettes smoke may be so dangerous. Every year cigarettes kill hundreds of thousands people, and many more will suffer ...
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Teenage Smoking Smoking Causes
421 wordsThere are several causes for teenage smoking, as well as many effects. There are no positive effects of teenage smoking, so there are no only negative causes for teenage smoking. The effects of teenage smoking can be both physical and mental. Despite all of the warnings there are, teenage smoking is not on a decline. Teenage smoking has many causes. Several teens take that first puff just to try something new. One might see his or her peers smoking and think it is the coolest thing. One that has...
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Heroin Addiction Sonny Brother
779 wordsJames Baldwin was born in Harlem in 1924. He never knew his father and never had the opportunity to meet him. Soon after his birth his mother marries David Baldwin, a factory worker and Pentecostal minister, whose name James accepts as his surname. The future writer lives in a house with seven younger half-brothers and-sisters. James had a bad relation with his stepfather. This fact had big influence on his childhood and he turned to reading as a means of escape. (Africana. com) After his high s...
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Illicit Drugs Mind Altering
699 wordsA major problem that exists within Canadian society is the abuse of mind-altering substances. Such narcotics cause not only health problems, but also violent and potentially criminal acts. A mind-altering narcotic can be defined as both the legal and illegal type. The four main categories of drugs are: narcotics, CNS depressants, CNS stimulants, and hallucinogens. Most of these drugs are highly addictive and are usually obtained by prescription or are considered a banned substance and must be pu...
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False Statements Young Women
580 wordsCigarette advertisements generally contain hidden messages. The goal is to create a misconception of smoking. These advertisements tend to glamorize smoking. At first when people see the ad, they are not aware of these hidden messages, but they have already been influenced by them unconsciously. The illusions of smoking have been presented to consumers as if they can make peoples' lives easier in every different perspective. Here is a Marlboro cigarette ad, which can be used as a perfect example...
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War On Drugs Marijuana Laws
1,405 wordsActivists hope ballot questions signal support for marijuana bills By Steve Leblanc, Associated Press, 12 / 5 / 2000 17: 05 BOSTON (AP) When researchers launched the nation's most ambitious heart study 50 years ago, they chose Framingham, a middle-class town west of Boston and cross-section of America. Now supporters of liberalized marijuana laws are hoping voters in this Massachusetts heartland are signaling a fundamental shift in public attitudes about the state's war on drugs. On Election Day...
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National Institute On Drug Abuse Bureau Of Justice Statistics
767 wordsDrug Abuse: Cracking Down On Those Who Use An estimated 14. 8 million Americans were current users of illegal drugs in 1999, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. (Highlights) Drugs have been a problem in America for many years. There have been many proposals on how to reduce the problem, none of which have had much success. Drugs are easily available to almost anyone who wants them. Obviously it is very hard to stop drugs from getting into the U. S. , or to stop the production. That wo...
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Chewing Tobacco Socially Acceptable
1,143 wordsI really dont know much about teen smoking or why they like to smoke. This is just what I think about it. I know most teens love to smoke because they think its cool. Some teens smoke because they want to fit in with their friends. Other kids just smoke because of the peer- pressure from their friends. - Do teens smoke because of the peer-pressure? The reason why teens smoke is because of the cigarette ads and problems at home. Smoking and chewing tobacco are just like using drugs and alcohol. O...
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Military Installations Drug Addiction
2,076 wordsRacism in Hawaii At the close of the nineteenth century devastating social and cultural changes had all but annihilated the Hawaiian civilization. A seafaring society already thousands of years old when Europeans still believed the world was flat, Hawaiians had highly developed skills for cultivating the land and the sea. It's estimated that anywhere from four hundred thousand to nearly a million very healthy Hawaiian people were living in the island chain before the haole (white people) arrived...
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Food And Drug Administration Outlawing Cigarettes
1,132 wordsCigarettes-Killing Our Country- This year alone cigarettes will kill over 420, 000 Americans, and many more will suffer from cancers, and circulatory and respiratory system diseases. These horrible illnesses were known to originate from cigarettes for years, and recently nicotine, the main chemical additive in cigarettes, was declared addictive by the Food and Drug Administration. This explains why smokers continue to use cigarettes even though smokers are aware of the constantly warned about he...
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Link Between Drug Study That Was Performed Drugs
577 wordsAddiction to drugs is a very serious problem. This can be defined as the continued involvement with a substance or activity despite ongoing negative consequences. These behaviors usually provide a sense of pleasure in the beginning. These pleasures can only be achieved through drug use and other harmful acts. The two types of drug addictions are psychological and physiological. These two types of addictions are so intertwined and related that it is often hard to tell them a part. Physiological d...
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Illegal Substances Cultural Beliefs
1,021 wordsThe extermination Drugs Drug Addiction The extermination of illegal drugs has always been one of our most important, worldwide issues. Ending the existence of drugs is one of the toughest and most complicated goals we face. Despite our constant battle against them, illegal substances continue to exist and thrive in our culture. With all the effort we put into the war against drugs, why is there little success? Lack of effort is not a major reason our attempts are failing. It is the lack of under...
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Short Term Effects Long Term Effects
1,186 wordsDrugs: How Dangerous Is It? Drugs have infiltrated our cities, our towns and our lives. Though a small percentage of people use drugs, they do attempt to spread their plague among others. But, how dangerous are these mind suppressors? Do they kill like the statistics show, or is it a coverup to stop people from having a good time? Even in Franklin County, there are drugs. How bad is the problem? It is worse then most people think, but what can we do about it? Can we do anything about it? Marijua...
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Moral And Ethical Children And Adults
400 wordsPornography is a serious problem that faces America? s people today. A problem that jeopardizes our nation? s moral and ethical values and is easily accessible for children and adults alike. Often times the young people accessing such websites in cyberspace aren? t even old enough to understand the complete meaning of human sexuality. More often, the adults accessing these websites, who do have a common understanding of sexuality, begin to obtain distorted views of normal sexual behavior. In ord...
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Hamlet Hamlets Actions
302 wordsShakespeare's Hamlet is the pinnacle of Elizabethan tragedies because Prince Hamlet embodies the role of the universal victim. Hamlet encounters adversity in nearly every area of his life, and these difficult circumstances cast a dark shade over his natural genius. The character of Hamlet is elevated above countless other similar tragic heros because of Hamlets awareness of the moral complexities and theological issues involved in the revenge plot. Hamlets display of distraction is curious becau...
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