States have been identified with this disorder‚ and 99% of those diagnosed have been prescribed a stimulant-based medication. Article‚ The ADHD Epidemic in America‚ questions why so many people‚ especially children‚ are being diagnosed and prescribed at such an increased rate. Some say that doctors are over diagnosing patients while others believe that the epidemic is simply related to the generation. But According to J. M. Stolzer (2007)‚ “Behaviors that were once considered normal
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Affluenza is an epidemic which effects millions of people in the United States. "Until this century [20th]‚ to consume was considered a bad thing" says Jeremy Rifkin an expert on affluenza ( Gross ). The victims of affluenza are consumers who work long hours at a job they hate so they can buy things which they don ’t need ( Fight Club ). Like AIDS‚ affluenza has spread quickly throughout the United States showing no prejudice of race‚ sex or color. However‚ unlike AIDS‚ affluenza
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order to overcome obesity‚ one must go through rigorous diet and exercise. Obesity swells a person when their calories intake (food) is more than their output (exercise of some sort) to burn off the calories. Obesity is an epidemic. According to an article‚ titled‚ An Epidemic of Obesity: U.S. Obesity Trends‚ obesity in adults was less than fifteen percent in 1990‚ and in 2010 that rate increased to twenty-five percent. The obesity rate has doubled for adults and has even tripled for children. The
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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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Global Rape Epidemic Nowadays‚ there is a global rape epidemic and there are just a few laws to prevent it. Sexual violence against women is a big issue in society because women’s human rights are being violated. It leads to too many health problems‚ for example‚ exposure to HIV and also to physical and mental problems. There are some countries who allow the rapist to get married with the victim in order to stay free and impunity from their crime. Government should stop this as soon as possible
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The Crack Of Dawn.....By Dean Fearon Walking‚ out of the door‚ I saw the moon in the distance. Harmlessly‚ I stood there sobbing the moon‚ was glistening as bright as the sun would and It was so luminous I could see the reflection of myself and the monstrous red creature in the shadows of the snowy woods. I couldn’t think straight as the scenes of people being murdered replayed over and over in my dismayed head‚ and the sounds of dogs howling
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The Poaching Epidemic Animal wildlife is something that should be treasured and protected‚ not devastated by inconsiderate poachers. Poaching has contributed to the extinction of animal species all over the world. Some of the species that have been affected and have gone extinct are the Tasmanian tiger‚ the eastern cougar‚ the eastern elk‚ the black rhino and numerous amounts of bird species (IDA). Poachers usually kill wildlife in order to make tax free profit from the wildlife’s resources which
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Homeless Epidemic In America Being homeless is the biggest epidemic in modern day America next to health care. As the numbers climb the local and federal governments have no answers as to why. As 407‚966 people are homeless the local cities need a answer to this problem. With the homeless drug addicts roaming the streets and committing crimes. Also with them bringing down the looks of the local neighborhoods we need to build a bigger homeless shelter for this people to be able to go. That is
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Underage drinking is a huge epidemic that is affecting America. Teenagers are able to get their hands on alcoholic beverages with little to no consequence with the law or with their parents‚ and the outcome is devastating. Rise in car accidents and alcohol poisoning are just a few of the many issues that plague our society that is associated with underage drinking. Nevertheless‚ there is hope‚ events such as anti-alcohol campaigns can be used to educate and help change the culture of underage drinking
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All throughout America there is an epidemic of something horrible: FWP( First World problems). This is something that all first world people encounter in their lives no matter how hard they try to avoid it. One of the main FWP I often face is the over exaggeration of hunger such as when I say “I’m starving.” In every privileged first world child’s life‚ they have in all probability likely said the words “I’m starving” referring to the slightest bit of hunger. Although some first world children
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