Getting around is always very important to a teen, because they always have places to go, like to school, work, sports or to have some fun. ... Increased accidents are unfortunately too common when teenagers are behind the wheel, sadly these accidents tend to be drug and alcohol related. Teens also make bad decisions due to the effects of drugs, like marijuana, cocaine, alcohol or any other mind altering substances. ...
From its traditional spheres of activity such as prostitution, the arms trade and trafficking in drugs, organized crime has now added money-laundering, the trade in nuclear technology, and even the transporting of illegal immigrants. ... Later organized crime stretched their involvement from the rackets to gambling, sports, and just about every small business you could think of. ... Sports and entertainment have proved to be some of the biggest money maker for organized criminals. ... Throughout the past history of professional sports thousands of scandals have been revealed. ...
The quality of the programs viewed on television by young people today are filled with images of violence, sex, drugs, and an assortment of other things similar. ... More children choose to watch television when they should be out playing, doing sports, or other positive hobbies. ...
Our streets have become a battleground where teenage gangsters shoot it out for territorial turf to sell their drugs and innocent children are caught daily in the crossfire of drive by shootings. ... In addition, parents need to keep their children involved with sports, clubs and how to handle certain situations. ...
This advertisement made it seem like if someone can't smoke because of sports then someone might as well chew. ... Tobacco could be considered almost as bad as the illegal drugs in America, because they both get people addicted and killed. ... They spend billions of dollars trying to keep American citizens healthy and fighting the war against drugs, but tobacco is still legal. ...
According to the Council on Crime in America, a bipartisan commission chaired by former Attorney General Griffin Bell and former White House Drug Policy Director William J. ... Second, the local communities (with aid from the state) must get together and form a unity against the crime, drugs, prostitution and all of the other horrible activities that are associated with lower income areas. These communities need to provide alternatives for these kids, get them involved in sports and other activities and they need to stop fearing these gangs that have taken over the streets. ...
Home-schooled children are typically involved in 5.2 outside activities, like as clubs, sports, music, drama and jobs. ... Long before school shootings hit the public consciousness, parents were motivated by a desire to limit unwanted peer influences like drugs, alcohol, and premarital sex. Home schooling offers the guarantee of an environment free from the threats of rape and the pressures to use drugs. ...
A suburbanite's nightmare. This was the Bronx. Adversity can lead to futility, or spawn creativity. As history has always shown, society's oppressed adapt, and make the best out of the worst situations. MCing, Grafitti, D-Jaying, and B-boying, were all created in the Bronx. ...
