Annotated Bibliography Daly‚ Melissa (Sep2008). Meth isn’t worth messing with. Current Health 2. Vol.35 issue one. P 26-29. This is a magazine article that I got from the university library. In this article the author explains how teenagers get hooked on meth and the dangers that it causes to the body. Caplan‚ Joseph; Kish‚ Stephen‚ CMAJ: (Sept.2008). Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Meth Addiction. This is an article that I found in the university library. It
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English 151-15 29 September 2013 Heroin Rising If one traveled through the small quiet community of Monroe‚ MI you would probably never think that this town has a drug problem. From the outside it seems like a nice middle class suburb that might be ideal to raise a family. For those that reside here however‚ they know that there is a growing problem. There aren’t many families that haven’t been affected by heroin addiction in this small town. The drug has literally swept through this county like
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Ogden Marsh‚ Iowa was once the friendliest place on Earth. Until one day the “American Dream” changed into the “American Disaster” within a blink of an eye. The American scientific horror film‚ “The Crazies”‚ portrayed this disastrous apocalyptic event. The apocalypse is any universal or widespread destruction or disaster. Every apocalyptic event contains narrative elements which can be profoundly disruptive‚ chaotic‚ and uncontrollable. I believe the motion picture‚ “The Crazies” consist of these
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Methadone VS Detoxification There are some people who are addicted to heroin that may want to get help. Some tried to stop using to just like that but just within 6 hours‚ they would start get withdrawal symptoms which are very uncomfortable and that lasts for about a week. There are treatments for heroin addiction which includes the methadone and detoxification treatment. “Methadone treatment has been used successfully for more than 45 years. It has helped millions of people regain control of
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is such a huge problem in the US today here are a few facts Methamphetamine Characteristics · Meth- a powerful‚ long lasting‚ physical and psychological stimulant. Known by a variety of street names- meth‚ speed‚ crank‚ crystal‚ ice and glass. · Often powdery‚ meth may be found in variety of colors and it may emit a chemical odor. · Meth is swallowed‚ snorted‚ injected or smoked. · Meth is a highly addictive drug. Symptoms · Short-term use can result in increased heart rate‚ blood
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consistent within Canada‚ with over 20.2 percent of the adult population classified as obese‚ which translates to 5.3 million individuals (Statistics Canada‚ 2014). This striking weight increase over time has developed into what is known as an obesity ‘epidemic’. According to the World Health Organization (2015)‚ obesity is defined as ‘abnormal or excess fat accumulation that may impair health.’ It is classified as a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 or falling within the 95th percentile
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The Impact of Poverty on the Obesity Epidemic The occurrence of obesity has become so pervasive in the United States that it is now considered an epidemic. Obesity affects about fifty percent of adults and about twenty five percent of children in the U. S. alone (Simone‚ Story‚ Jeffery par. 1).While there are several factors that contribute to obesity‚ a large concern is environmental influence. There is a direct relationship between inexpensive‚ processed‚ fast foods‚ poverty and high levels of
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n the novel‚ The Tipping Point‚ by Malcolm Gladwell epidemics are meant to include smoking‚ crime and even Hush Puppies. People you know can spread social or medical epidemics. Epidemic: Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time. In the novel‚ The Tipping Point‚ by Malcolm Gladwell he explains many epidemics that have effected everyone in one way or another. For example‚ Hush Puppies‚ teenage smoking‚ and crime in cities
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Mack‚ Avram H.; Frances‚ Richard J.; Miller‚ Sheldon I. (2005). Clinical Textbook of Addictive Disorders‚ Third Edition. New York: The Guilford Press. p. 207. McKetin R‚ McLaren J‚ Lubman DI‚ Hides L Mundy‚ J. (2001). Methamphetamines a growing epidemic? Connexions‚ April/May‚ 2-6. Schep LJ‚ Slaughter RJ‚ Beasley DM (August 2010). "The clinical toxicology of methamphetamine". Clinical Toxicology (Philadelphia‚ Pa.) 48 (7): 675–94. Tenayuca JM‚ Nazarian A. Hydrocodone and morphine possess similar
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attention of the public is how to balance regulation of the informational environment to help reduce child obesity versus the First Amendment’s guaranty of freedom of speech. However‚ the roots of the obesity epidemic can be traced to more fundamental environmental factors. The obesity epidemic
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