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- 321: Straight-Edge: What It Is And What It Isn't
- ... t The term "straight-edge" means a great deal to those who follow the straight-edge lifestyle, although there are varying degrees of it. The basic philosophy behind it is that no alcohol, no illicit drugs, and no use any substance for the specific purpose of altering mood or state of consciousness. There are also many straight-edge people who follow vegetarianism or veganism, for the reason that they believe that ... also not use over the counter medications, and sometimes even will not use caffeine. Some hard-liners will also force their views on others, sometimes inflicting physical harm upon people that they may see using drugs. This is not typical of a straight-edge person, but unfortunately have given those straight-edgers who are non-violent a bad name. Another question that a non straight-edge person might wonder is: "Why would a person want to commit themselves to this?" Unfortunately, the trend in today's society is the use of drugs. As was mentioned before, a straight-edge person does not follow that lifestyle to be different; however, many who follow the straight-edge lifestyle have seen the ill effects of drug use in their ...
- 322: Eutahania And Suicide In America
- ... patients end their lives by assisted suicide. Mercy killing has clearly become socially sanctioned in modern industrial societies. Self-induced euthanasia occurs when people end their own lives painlessly. In some cases, physicians provide lethal drugs that their patients then take to kill themselves. This type of euthanasia is called physician-assisted suicide. Only Australia\\'s Northern Territory and Oregon in the United States have a law that clearly allows physician ... no protection for euthanasia under the due process clause of the Constitution. In the decision the court upheld laws in Washington and New York that makes it a crime for doctors to give life ending drugs to mentally competent but terminally ill patients who no longer want to live. The Federal Government opposes funding assisted suicide, as can be seen by the fact that Congress passed and President Clinton signed into ... experts think that certain neurotransmitters become underactive during depression and overactive during mania. These changes in brain chemistry may be related to disturbances in the body\\'s internal rhythms. Treatments for depression include hospitalization, psychotherapy, drugs, and electroconvulsive (electroshock) therapy. Hospitalization is an essential treatment for depressed patients who are suicidal. In psychotherapy, the psychiatrist tries to understand (1) the childhood events that make a person subject to depression and ( ...
- 323: Marijuana
- ... lowered it's popularity as a medicine as did the introduction of a variety of new and better medicines like aspirin, morpheine (habit forming), chloral, barbituates tranquilizers, and when it got on the list of drugs thought by the world community to require legal restrictions. Our first President, George Washington, grew cannabis on his plantation. The cannabis he grew was more fibrous and is better known as hemp. Hemp was used ... listed as a useful medicine from the year 1870 to 1941. A Pharmacopeia is "a book of directions and requirements for the preparations of medicines, generally published by an authority; a collection or stock of drugs." This tells us the U.S. Pharmacopeia was an authority on the use of drugs for medical purposes, and said that the use of marijuana for said purposes was helpful. The U.S. Pharmacopeia last listed cannabis ("the dried flower tops of the pistillate plants of cannabis sativa") in ...
- 324: Lafollettes-licensing Of Paren
- ... people from being harmed by incompetent people who are not skilled in these areas. Imagine a world in which everyone could legally drive a car, in which everyone could legally perform surgery, prescribe medications, dispense drugs, or offer legal advice. Such a world would hardly be desirable (LaFollette 522). So why, asks LaFollette, should the parenting of a child be any different? If two incompetent people decide to have a baby ... for many girls in this situation. Another example where a licensing program would be desirable is in the instance of the crack whore . In many cities around the country there are women hooked on hard drugs, going no place in life but down. In many cases these women have been known to have more babies in order to receive a larger amount of welfare. This welfare money is then taken and sold on the streets for crack or other drugs. When this happens, the children are often left neglected because the mother is on heavy drugs and unable to care for her children and malnourished because the food money went to buy drugs (A& ...
- 325: Violence: Children Who Own The Streets
- ... America is increasing in many aspects. The crimes are starting to vary. It's not like in the past, where kids only stole candies or disobeyed curfew laws. Now children steal, murder, rape and use drugs. This is not the America that we knew, this is a battle. What can we do to influence these kids to stay off trouble? First of all, we have to realize this is a very ... they condoning the violence? How can we prevent parents from destroying the minds and future of these children? If we try to deny a teen who seeks help, they will only turn to the streets, drugs, and gangs. When they turn rebellious they will commit crimes, minor or major. Juvenile violence is a problem, it leads to crime and segregation. If it's not lessen, it will only keep doubling. And ... is right, but I sure wish I could change all the violence and stuff that I be around and all the trouble that my family go through. Some of my uncles do a lot of drugs and the police is always after them." ( Kozol. 4). Diamond a fourteen year old from San Francisco also tells. " I'm fourteen years old and I usually come down the street to hang out, ...
- 326: Gangs
- ... World War IIAfter World War II gang membership: 1.became younger, 2.the nationality of the membership became largely non-white (though Italians, Irish and other white ethnic groups still made up a percentage), 3.drugs became a more publicized concern, 4.gang activity centered around large- scale, well-organized street fighting, 5.fire-arms were used more often, 6.the structure of organization became more rigid, 7.and society at ... different way of walking. A rhythmic gait, characterized by the forward movement of the head with each step. Terms for fighting were: bopping, rumbling, jitterbugging. Gang members used guns, knives, and homemade weapons. Most common drugs-alcohol, marijuana, heroin. New York gangs fought along racial lines-African-American, white, Puerto Rican. Usually they fought over girls or turf. Turf could be anything from a few blocks to an entire neighborhood. Gang ... follow in their parent's footsteps. Few parents encourage their child to drink, but few see nothing wrong with occasionally drinking. Some parents are relieved when teens drink rather than smoke pot or do other drugs. Only when adults start regarding alcohol as a toxic drug can an effective alcohol education program for America's youth begin. By the time students are in seventh grade sixty- three percent of boys ...
- 327: Positive Rap
- Positive Rap Over the past decade, rap music has developed a bad reputation. It is viewed by many as offensive toward women. It is also said to promote both violence and the use of illegal drugs, which constitutes a negative impact on society. However, rap music does not do any of the above. It has a positive influence on our society by introducing people to a different culture, allowing underprivileged youths ... trying to persuade listeners to go out and commit those same acts. They are merely singing about what they know and what they have experienced throughout their lifetime. Similarly, rappers are often criticized for promoting drugs. Once again, they are only singing about what they know and grew up seeing. No one ever claims that The Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, or Jimmi Hendrix are bad influences on society and they are infamous for their drug usage. Rappers tell the stories of their lives in the music they sing. If that story includes drugs, then it should be told. Azure Thompson, a college student at Eastern Washington University, says that rap is "more honest than some of the things we read or watch on television" (Ivey 22). In ...
- 328: Decriminalizing Prostitution And Legalizing Brothels In The United States
- ... but also prostitutes’, like one of the prostitutes says in Lerner’s article, “It’s just plain safer here [the legal brothel].” Furthermore, the close relation between prostitutes and AIDS has something to do with drugs too. According to Academic American Encyclopedia, the main motivation to be a prostitute is financial. Most of (illegal) prostitutes do drugs and are addicted to it. The more drugs they do, the more money they need. Therefore, they start to be prostitutes who can earn great amount of money in a short time to “support their habit” (“Prostitution” 669). Because the drug addicts ...
- 329: The Effects Of Rap On Inner Cities
- ... reflect on a certain person’s action? Today, Rap has become the most popular type of music in the US. The Rap industry is dominated by artists’ who mostly dedicate their lyrics to either violence, drugs, or sex. Through 1998 and 1999 the survey taken by the National Music Bureau, stated that 46% of the listeners of Rap are under the age of 19. While 65% of the listeners, live in ... Rap who are under the age of 19, 86% of those teen-agers are black. Along with that fact, many of the artists sing about their ghettos, and their past ways of life, which included, drugs, sex, murder, and alcohol. The listeners of rap living in run down areas in the inner cities see themselves in the same situation as many of the rap artists’, and duplicate what they hear. So ... is that rap is indeed very influential, and does reflect the actions of many people. Another negative message that rap artists’ are sending out that must be viewed is promoting the usage of alcohol and drugs. In a song titled “America’s Most Wanted,” 2-Pac says “Bring out the Champagne bottles, and all the boos, and have one on us.” The National Bureau of Justice also took a count, ...
- 330: Leukemia
- ... the type of cancer. The most common treatment of Leukemia is chemotherapy. Bone marrow transplants, Radiation, or biological therapy are also available options. Surgery is also occasionally used. Chemotherapy is a treatment method in which drugs are given to kill off the cancerous cells. One or more drugs may be used depending on the type of Leukemia. Anticancer drugs are usually given by IV injection. Occasionally they are given orally. Chemotherapy is given in cycles: a treatment period followed by a recovery period followed by another treatment period and this process continues for ...
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