"A survey by the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study indicates that 52.3% of those college students, who chose to drink, drink to get drunk. 41.5% of college students who drink alcohol reported usually binging when they drank" ( James Hall of the H.S.P.C). ... In the backdrop of the lowering of the legal drinking age, several studies and researches found that motor vehicle crashes increased significantly among teens in the states where the minimum legal drinking age was lowered. ... Two more research studies have emphasized the serious health effects of long-te...

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I decided that I would like to improve my physical health. ... When I decided to quit, I started to do some research on the health hazards. ... There is another study that I found very interesting but surprising. The National Institutes of Health found out that quitting smoking is harder for women than men (National Institutes of Health). ... I improved one aspect of my health. ...

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The American Cancer Society did studies comparing deaths among smokers and non-smokers over a period of many years. Every single study showed that death was increased in smokers from both cancer and other causes. In addition studies also showed that the chemicals in cigarettes are carcinogenic, which is an agent causing cancer. ... The report stated that cigarette smoking is a health hazard of sufficient importance in the United States to cause remedial action."" ... The World Health Organization's expert committee put out the first definition to what addiction means. ...

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[through genetics], studies show that about 50 to 80 percent of all alcoholics have had a close relative that was an alcoholic" (Caplan 266). ... "Alcohol and your health" 1973. ... Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. "Alcohol and Health" 1971. AOL Health. ...

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y, socializing, work and health concerns. One of the most extensive studies on Internet Addiction to date was conducted by Dr. ... In her study, she revealed concrete evidence supporting the Internet Addiction claim. ... One of the most extensive studies on Internet Addiction to date was conducted by Dr. ... In her study, Dr. ...

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Studies are revealing that there may be an actual form of addiction involved with over-use of the Internet. ... One of the most extensive studies on Internet Addiction to date was conducted by Dr. ... In her study, she revealed concrete evidence supporting the Internet Addiction claim. ... One of the most extensive studies on Internet Addiction to date was conducted by Dr. ... In her study, Dr. ...

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These study findings include other substances as well. ... Studies show that depression and substance abuse have gone hand and hand for a while. ... This not only adds to their depressed to state, but puts an adolescent at serious health risk. ... This study found such factors as adolescents born to younger parents are more likely to gain both. ... Because of this dependency it is not unusual that studies find other dependencies such as substance abuse attached. ...

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., drugs can ruin their health, force them to drop out of school, lose friends, and impair their judgment enough that they'll do some really stupid stuff. ... However, a new study entitled "Privileged But Pressured? A Study Of Affluent Youth", published in the academic journal Child Development, shows the contrary. ... The study also found that the boys who drank had a higher social status than those who did not. ... Suburban teens were found in the study to use alcohol and other drugs to insulate themselves from the stresses of life. ...

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SAMHSA, (2002) defined a co-occurring disorder as any person with at least one mental health disorder and one substance use disorder. Both substance use and mental health disorders have biological, psychological, and social factors making it even more important to use the correct assessment tool when diagnosing and referring clients to treatment. ... Using the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to assessment this patient, allows me to determine if the patient has any significant signs of a co-occurring mental health issue that may need immediate attention by our on-site mental health clinician. ...

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Studies have suggested shifting from injecting heroin to snorting or smoking because of increased purity and the misconception that these forms of use will not lead to addiction. ... It depends on many factors including an individual's size, weight, and health, how the drug is taken, the person's mood, and whether other drugs are taken. ... Illicit drugs like heroin often lead to complicated health problems. ... In 1999 studies showed that 2.3% of 8th graders have used heroin, 2.3% 10th graders have used heroin and 2.0% 12th graders have used heroin. ...

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Although studies continue to show the harmful effects of smoking, people continue to become addicted to this substance. ... In the long run this harms your nervous system, heart, and blood vessels and causes high blood pressure, which is detrimental to your body and your health. ... According to the World Health Organization (WHO) three out of five young people that experiment with tobacco get addicted to nicotine and become daily smokers throughout adulthood. ... Smoking is a nasty habit that affects your health and many other areas of your life; the reasons for starting are never good eno...

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However, according to a November 2002, issue of Time, three recent studies have suggested that marijuana is addictive. Interestingly enough, the end results of three separate studies were as follows: only 9% of users develop dependence, compared to 75% of caffeine users developing dependence to caffeine, 15% of drinkers becoming dependent on alcohol, 23% of heroin users, and 1/3 of tobacco smokers becoming a slave to nicotine (Cloud 64). ... A recent study also showed that the increase in use of harder drugs after marijuana use is overstated for people born since the beginning of the 1...

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Studies show that people whose parents were alcoholics are four times more likely to be alcoholics than other people(Causes of Alcoholism). ... Alcohol is a drug that could be vital to anyone's health and people should avoid it. ... Fact- Studies show that there is no particular abnormal personality traits that cause alcoholism to occur. ... Study after study has been preformed, but they have conflicting results. ... Study after study has been preformed, but they have conflicting results. ...

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Health care providers prescribe antidepressants, narcotics, and anti-anxiety drugs to woman more than men and these drugs are extremely addictive. ... Health problems including headaches, confusion, drowsiness, fainting and lowered or elevated blood pressure. ... The website [WebMd] states, studies have proven that using drugs during pregnancy has a direct impact on the fetus. ... The effects can last a lifetime causing health problems, damage to their brain and mental disorders. ...

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There have been some studies done that have come to the conclusion that marijuana is a gateway drug, but a majority of those studies only focus on adolescents whose brains and bodies are still developing which can alter the results. ... In fact, a twelve year study done by the American Psychiatric Association shows that adolescents who used marijuana before using other substances weren't any more or less likely to have substance addictions later in life than those who didn't use marijuana before hand. ... Some studies even say that marijuana doesn't even do anything for the pa...

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The use of drugs will ruin your mind, emotions, and physical health as many people already know. ... According to Planet Theory, an organization focused on problems in society, have done case studies; one in which stated: " Statistics show a strong link between poverty and substance misuse Substances offer an escape from this economic, spiritual, and psychological impoverishment- ( Planet Therapy). ...

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(www.drugwars.com) The subject of getting off drugs is something that people have been studying for years. ... (www.drugwars.com) Also local health departments and or police departments will be able to give you names of places to get a hold of for help. ... Web of addictions, Minnesota institute of public health, national drug prevention league, drug enforcement agency, life or meth, partnership for a drug free America, stop drugs, drug strategies, life education network, quintet, join together online, crime prevention resources, drug abuse resistance education, natl. clearinghouse for alcohol...

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Drug Use: A Personal Choice or Government Restriction The World Health Organization defines drug addiction as a state of periodic or chronic intoxication detrimental to the individual and to society, produced by the repeated consumption of a drug. ... A study in Drug and Alcohol Dependence said that marijuana users react very slowly in performing motor tasks and suffer disability in personal, social and vocational areas. The study also indicated that marijuana users had a higher score for neurotic and psychotic behavior. ...

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Every type of insurance goes up because of drug abuse, including auto, health and homeowners. ... Experimentation with marijuana is dangerous because studies show that 60% of people who smoke marijuana on a regular basis move on to try harder drugs soon after. ...

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Gambling does have it's downsides, Howard Schaffer, director of the Harvard Medical School Center for Addiction Studies, predicted, "We will face in the next decade or so more problems with youth gambling than we"ll face with drug use." The National Institute of Mental Health notes that "addiction" to gambling is growing fastest among teenagers. ...

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Of course they do, but in their minds eye the satisfaction of eating the burger outweighs the potential for poor future health. ... Not just would it benefit the people who sell it or grow it, package it and tax it, study it and learn from it, and of course those who would consume and enjoy it. ...

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On March 1, 1969, Jim Morrison exposed himself to 13,000 people during a concert in Miami. The band left the country the next day on a planned vacation, but Morrison turned himself in to the FBI in Los Angeles upon his return. The press had a field day prior to his arrest while he was out of the cou...

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Drugs and Athletes Drugs and Athletes Drugs have been a problem in our society for many years. They have been used and abused by many groups, including professional athletes. It is certainly quite common to hear about or read about athletes and drug use. Although drugs have a lengthy history of use by athletes, they have varied effects on the body and different preventions. Much of the world's supply of cocaine is produced in South America. ...

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Drugs and Athletes Drugs have been a problem in our society for many years. They have been used and abused by many groups, including professional athletes. It is certainly quite common to hear about or read about athletes and drug use. Although drugs have a lengthy history of use by athletes, they have varied effects on the body and different preventions. Much of the world's supply of cocaine is produced in South America. ...

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