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Alcoholism's Social and Psychological Effects

In eight pages this paper examines the US abuse of alcohol in a consideration of causes, psychological and social effects, and tre...

Negative Effects of Alcohol

engage in behavior that puts them and others at risk. In addition, one can see that many binge drinkers may well be...

Alcohol and Depression

drinkers life (work, marriage, finances) is not too great, it generally can be reversed or at least prevented from progressing aft...

Alcohol and Drug Use/Juvenile Crime

health and well-being (Neff and Waite, 2007). While illicit substance usage peaked in the late 1970s, recent statistics indicate t...

Hepatotoxicity/Mechanisms

have been associated with NRTIs, which are believed to cause mitochondrial dysfunction, which range from oxidative damage to inhib...

Substance use in the Boroughs

Drug abuse, regardless of the type of drug, has a very negative effect on the body and brain of the user and abuser. Chemicals fro...

Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, and Media's Portrayal, the Effect on Children

clear that the portrayal of underage alcohol and drug abuse that is presented in the media, as well as the portrayal of sexual beh...

Alcohol in Society

consumption is risky as well (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Food does absorb some of the alcohol. Also, in addition to alcoh...

U.S. High Schools and Drug Use

In this paper consisting of 7 pages the uses of licit and illicit drugs in the high schools of the United States are examined in t...

Aggression Causes

In fifteen pages aggression causes are discussed in terms of the patriarchal society's role and female oppression, physical effect...

The Ethics of Coerced Treatment for Addiction

crime to pay for their habits, they fail academically, and they fail in society as a whole. Drug abusers can become violent or en...

Drugs and Alcohol as 'Gateway Drugs'

The way in which using alcohol and drugs like marijuana serve as a gateway to harder drug use and abuse is the focus of this 5 pag...

When Obeying Authority Becomes Dangerous

In five pages this paper discusses dangerous obedience in a consideration of essays by Milgram and Zimbardo, Fromm, and Lessing....

Eating Disorders

many ways and through controlling their bodies, even to death, they have some control over their own destiny. People who have eati...

Substance Use and Abuse

The Healthy People 2020 project reported that substance abuse in the United States has decreased but there are still more than 20 ...

Drug and Alcohol Addiction

challenge easily, but it is not so much if a drugs can challenge easily it matters if a drug is taken in a certain way to present ...

Drugs, Zero Tolerance and City Ice and Cold Storage

The issue of drug use and abuse at City Ice and Cold Storage is not always an easy situation to manage; however, regardless of rec...

Australia, Alcohol Consumption and the Impact of Combining Advertising and Sports

"total years of life lost to disability (YLD), with depression accounting for 8% of the total YLD" (Mathers, et al., 2001; p. 1076...

The Long Term Effects of Alcohol on Personality

affected by it. Young people are particularly susceptible to the effects of alcohol as their brains are still developing. Adolesc...

Risperidone / Risperdal

2005; Risperdal Side Effects, n.d.). The very long list includes gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, vomiting and a digestion ...

Air Force and the Drug Ecstasy

coupled with physical exertion, something that has been responsible for a number of deaths (1997). Long term effects of this dru...

Issues Concerning Prescribed Drugs

physical. And, as stated, taken as directed, there is very low risk of negative side effects of any kind. 3. Anti-psychotics As ...

Research on the Effects of Alcohol

designed to do. These researchers believe they may have discovered something new about the transport process and recommend their c...

Marijuana Policy

This research paper/essay presents an overview of the issues pertaining to current marijuana policy, both in the US and aboard. Th...

The Dangers of Steroid Use

pain and presumably athletes take it for the same reason. The strain on their joints from professional sports is tremendous, and g...

Should The United States Legalize Medical Marijuana Use?

of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...

Should New Drugs Be Labelled As ‘New’ To Indicate A Higher Risk Than Established Dugs?

funds used to ensure drug safety focused in the approval of new drugs. After a drug is approved there are few quality reports unde...

Hydrocodone Abuse

of Schedule III and, thereby, removes many of the usage restrictions. "Vicodin, Lortab--and more than 200 other products that con...

Performance Enhancement Drugs and the Risks They Pose

a "six pack" of rippling abs, has led to "a new body image known as muscle dysmorphia, or reverse anorexia, a condition in which m...

Living With AIDS

combination of these drugs is prescribed although there are some drugs that are combinations within themselves, such as Combivir, ...