Alcohol is the drug of choice among youth. Many young people are experiencing the consequences of drinking too much‚ at too early an age. As a result‚ underage drinking is a leading public health problem in this country. Each year‚ approximately 5‚000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking; this includes about 1‚900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes‚ 1‚600 as a result of homicides‚ 300 from suicide‚ as well as hundreds from other injuries such as falls‚ burns‚ and
Premium Drug addiction Alcoholism Addiction
Do people ever think about the consequences about drug abuse? Not many of us do but we all know what it does to us. Drugs are harmful to the brain and the body system itself; they affect the heart in many ways and because of that people become unconscious as to what their actions are. They do not realize how badly they can harm the community around them. Drugs are normally used by those who are not involved in activities such as‚ religious clubs‚ sports‚ etc. The users are normally stressed
Premium Drug addiction Drug abuse Illegal drug trade
Drug Overdose What is a drug overdose? A drug overdose (OD) is where a person consumes an excessive amount of a drug and the body is unable to cope with it leading to certain overdose signs‚ symptoms and complications (acute toxicity/poisoning). The drug or its byproducts (as a result of drug metabolism) is toxic to the body‚ especially in large quantities associated with overdose‚ and may lead to death. An overdose may be accidental and this is frequently seen in addicts who require higher doses
Premium Opioid Morphine Methamphetamine
Skateboarding and Its Effects on Youth Culture Kevin V. Zuniga John F. Kennedy Middle College Skateboarding and Its Effect on Youth Culture Throughout the world there seems to be an uprising of many subcultures‚ groups‚ and social classes that give diversity to the world to many communities of The United States of America and also many other countries as well. Diversity within countries is a positive factor‚ because of the different viewpoints and contributions they bring into society
Premium Skateboarding
Do Drugs Cause Youth Violence? I believe that youth violence in America is somewhat due to the use of drugs‚ but not entirely. Although drugs are known to educe violent behavior‚ I do not believe they are the routes of violence among American teens. I think that kids can be violent with the absence of drugs. While under the influence of alcohol‚ one cannot understand the difference between what is wrong and what is right. They believe they are at a much more powerful level that they actually are
Free Drug addiction Drug Recreational drug use
Drug Cards Ramipril: Functional class: Antihypertensive Chemical class: ACE inhibitors Action: ACE inhibitors reduce ACE. ACE converts angiostenin I to angiostenin II‚ which narrows heart vessels‚ which causes high BP. ACE inhibitors prevent ACE from converting angiostenin I to angiostenin II. This results in the dilation of blood vessel‚ which lowers BP. Adverse effects: Hypotension‚ angina‚ headache‚ fatigue‚ proteinuria‚ ‚ rash‚ sweating‚ cough. Contraindications: breastfeeding children
Premium Hypertension Blood vessel ACE inhibitor
What Is Anger? You have lots of emotions. At different times‚ you may be happy‚ sad‚ or jealous. Anger is just another way we feel. It’s perfectly OK to be angry at times — in fact‚ it’s important to get angry sometimes. But anger must be released in the right way. Otherwise you’ll be like a pot of boiling water with the lid left on. If the steam doesn’t escape‚ the water will finally boil over and blow its top! When that happens to you‚ it’s no fun for anyone. What Makes You Angry? Many things
Free E-mail
hello everybody‚ please correct my essay‚ and give me some suggestions. I need to pass an exam in September. thank you very much. Nowadays television has become a part of our life ‚ and it has a big influence upon us. We as adults‚ don’t have much time to watch it‚ especially if we have a job‚ but children usually spend lot of time in front of screen. Undoubtedly‚ in time‚ they get influenced by it and the problem is if that’s a good or bad influence. As tv has good and bad channels‚ hence
Premium Time Good and evil Value theory
THE EFFECTS OF MENTORING AT-RISK YOUTH Abstract: Mentoring has arguments both for and against its effectiveness in relation to at-risk youth. These programs have been known to help in areas of self-esteem‚ attitudes toward drugs and alcohol‚ grades‚ attendance and disciplinary problems in school. Although‚ the scope of at-risk youth can be quite narrow‚ if administered correctly it can be inclusive of all
Premium Psychology Developmental psychology Childhood
video games. A majority of the youth have been exposed to gaming for a long time some of us taking it as a way to relax but what happens‚ though‚ when the gaming starts to take over? When you dream the game…When your fingers start mimicking playing the game when you are nowhere near it? When you are dying to get back home so that you can continue where you left off. Good day to the teacher and fellow boys and girls today my topic is on how video games affects the youth. Video games are a multi-billion
Premium Video game Video game genres Video game controversy