“Last year alone‚ 37‚000 people died from drug related overdoses.” Many people do not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. Substance abuse is a growing problem that not only affects the person who is abusing alcohol or drugs but also affects the lives of those who are close to the abuser. Substance abuse is the abuse of any substance. A drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the body’s functions when it is consumed. It is often mistakenly assumed that drug abusers
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Television - Uses And Abuses Television is the most impressive ‚ useful and powerful invention of 20th century.It was invented by John Logie Baird in 1928.Approximately 80-90% of the areas of the world have T.V coverage.T.V leaves better and everlasting impression on the viewers.It is a good source of entertainment. .We are able to know about the happenings of the world through T.V telecast. Moreover‚ it is better than radio and newspapers. We can listen ‚watch as well as read news on T.V
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already have it on the phone ‚ most of the times)‚ digital tv‚ digital cameras...Everything seems to be digital. We are in the digital era‚ the analogical era is past‚ we will find it only in museums. An important issue is the consequences of the abuse of technology. We still do not know the real consequences of this‚ but we do know about the advent of new addictions‚ obsessions ‚isolation and depression among others. Is people happier today than in the past?. In general‚ I would say so‚ however
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USE AND ABUSE OF COMPUTERS IN THE WORKPLACE by Bob Gregg Boardman & Clark LLP One South Pinckney Street‚ 4th Floor P. O. Box 927 Madison‚ WI 53701-0927 Telephone (608) 283-1751 rgregg@boardmanclark.com Our major form of workplace communication is becoming electronic. People do not have faceto-face‚ oral conversations. Email is taking over. It is fast‚ efficient—and dangerous. Employees just rip off an email with far less thought or editing than a letter. The e-system has replaced the break room
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The Uses & Abuses Of Internet The Internet started out as a small military experiment some 35 yearsago‚ the Internet is quickly becoming one of the most popular forms of communication. There is a present population of about 40 million usersworld wide‚ and it seems to have a very promising future. The Internetis uncensored and almost impossible to monitor‚ it is a breeding groundfor all sorts of offensive and derogatory information. On the other hand‚it is probably the biggest single source of data
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Uses and Abuses of Media Imagine a city without televisions‚ radios or Internet connections. All these media facilities provide people awareness of what is going on around them. Electronic as well as Print Media is an effective way of communication as it provides link between ordinary persons and others in the world. It is only due to newspapers that we can read in the morning about the events that took place on the other side of the world only the day before. Besides‚ electronic media can telecast
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Uses and Abuses of Internet In the fast growing world of communication‚ Internet is comparatively a new entrant 1. But it has brought about a great revolution in the field of communication. In a very short span of time‚ it has linked together the whole world. In simple terms‚ internet means the connection of a large number of computers with one another. Now‚ through internet‚ almost all the computers of the world are interconnected with one another. Seen in this context‚ internet has transformed
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Euthanasia? People will use this‚ but will people abuse it? [pic] At 52‚ Chantal Sebire had an untreatable facial tumour that affected her to look like this. Until now‚ no one could figure out how she died on March 19‚ 2008. For many years‚ euthanasia has been a topic to bring up. Should euthanasia be allowed? What if the use of euthanasia makes the mortality rate higher? What if criminals start to use euthanasia as an excuse for killing? After years of heated debates and discussions‚ a solution
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1. USE AND ABUSE OF INTERNET Computers and computer-websites can now be linked and are linked through satellite to form an internet.Internet is a very refined medium of communication and through it any message ( e – mail)can be sent anywhere in the world.Just by opening a website on your computer and installing a modem‚you can find out about anything in the whole world by pressing the mighty mouse.Through internet you can search the world market to find a certain useful book ‚you can do shopping
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Use and Abuse of Credit The use of credit cards is much more dangerous than use of checks or cash. Paying with cash is very easy; for knowing how much money is available and how much can be spent makes it very hard to get into debt. When paying with a check the process is a bit trickier; the exact balance has to be kept on the account at all time. Knowing what this balance is and continuously replenishing it can be quite hard. Nevertheless‚ even with a check consumers cannot get into a lot of trouble
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