They displayed a more negative behaviour in school and involved in delinquent acts from fighting, collecting protection money, recruiting fellow members, intimidating classmates and teachers, to committing minor offences. ... Despite of the risk involved, the reputation a young gang members could gain from their fellow members through engaging in fights would definitely outweigh the negative effects. ... They would only proceed with a decision after balancing all profit, risk and cost (Alach 2011). The concept of 'Edgework' is defined as the voluntary risk taking activities like...

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If some of the teenager's friends are involved with drugs, then the teen is more likely to get involved with them because of the peer pressure resulting from them. ... Robert Merton holds another explanation of why teens get involved in drugs. ... This serves to explain why some teens get involved. ... They also incur greater health risks. ... Illegal drugs are associated with premature sexual activity with risks of unwanted pregnancy and exposure to sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, delinquency, and involvement in the Criminal Justice system. ...

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First, marijuana poses health risks. ... According to the National Drug Information Center of Families in Action they point out various health risks that marijuana poses. The harmful effects of marijuana on the Endocrine System that include the damages the network of glands, organs, and hormones involved in growth and development, energy levels, and reproduction. ... (3) Since some bronchial cell changes appear to be pre-cancerous in frequent users, an increased risk of cancer must be considered for this group. ... Other effects marijuana that causes long-term use are: Enhanced cancer r...

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All though there are more attempts being made to help these at risk animals maintain their lives, the attempts have not completely abolished poaching. ... People who are involved in these crimes are facing very tough repercussions. ... Even though the United States may not be as directly involved in poaching like Africa and china are, it would be an environmentally sane decision to get involved as a country in any possible way. ...

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The way it accomplishes that is by getting serotonin vacuoles to release serotonin which involved in the regulation of many functions including sleep, appetite, and mood) in excess amount. ... Dependence on the drug can lead to increased risk of panic attacks or paranoid psychosis. ... Although the effect of methylone was not as strong as its brother drug and carries the same risk factors of MDMA, it was legal and easy to get a hold of during late 1990s. ...

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In today's modern time, not only can you find gangs in inner cities but you are able to find them in suburban areas, rural communities, and basically anywhere around the world. As the years go by, people are seeing an increase of gang violence all over the world due to multiple reasons. For example,...

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It gives individual counselling, personally involved with someone on drugs and helps people that are being affected. ... IMMEDIATE EFFECTS ON YOUR BODY *Fell very good and confident *Heart beats faster *Feel alert and energetic *Breathe faster *exited or agitated *Less hunger *talk a lot *Blood pressure rises *feel aggressive *Pupils expand *anxious or panicky *Faster movement *take more risks than usual *Difficult to sleep LARGE AMOUNTS *Headaches *Become pale *Feel dizzy *Fell very powerful *Shake *Become aggressive *Irre...

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Ecstasy Dancing wide-eyed teenagers are raving about the newest trend of the 20th century. Ecstasy also known as MDMA, rolls, E, or X is a growing problem in the United States even though as a country our drug rate is decreasing. Ecstasy is a rising drug among teens that should not ...

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