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- 921: Prison Overcrowding
- ... believe that as society changes the laws that govern it should change with it. It is ridiculous to me that a child molester should not serve three times what a drug offender should serve. Although drugs in our society are a big problem the is no reason why someone who sold pot in their life once and got caught should take up cell space instead of a molester. Of course, there ... program is designed to build self-discipline along with self-esteem. I personally know someone in Shock right now. He went to high school with me and like many kids from my area turned to drugs. Now he realizes what he did and plans on starting fresh in a new city when he is released in January. Once you are released you stay on probation for the remainder of your sentence ...
- 922: Music Therapy: Can It Help Anyone?
- ... the medical field is the way women are using it during childbirth. Peggy O'Mara tells about the birth of her daughter Samantha. She had her daughter at home using a midwife and music, no drugs. She explains that when her contractions started she listened to a tape of music with ocean sounds in the background and got into her bathtub. She got so relaxed just letting the music take over ... her, it became "intense and down-to-business". She believes that women in labor must be in harmony with the natural rhythms of their own bodies for "labor to progress synchronously". This alternative to using drugs to manage pain during childbirth is very promising. O'Mara says that it is very important to find music that you feel bring forth peace and security because "the state of mind of a laboring ...
- 923: AIDS and HIV
- ... producing microorganism rather than the organism itself. The most common life threatening opportunistic infection in AIDS patients is Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia, a parasitic infection previously seen almost exclusively in cancer and transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs. The first signs of disorder are moderate to severe difficulty in breathing, dry cough, and fever. Infection Infection with HIV is a 2-step process consisting of binding and fusion. The larger protein, glycoprotein120, is ... intercourse. At this point in time there is no cure, nor is there a vaccination. However, there are ways to prevent HIV, some of those ways are: abstinence, condoms, not sharing needles used for IV drugs. Public concern is higher then it was 10 years ago, but that's because people are starting to realize that not everyone is immune to it, as of right now the only ones immune to ...
- 924: AIDS: Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- ... of death in the USA and the death rate is increasing drastically! It it the perfect virus of the ninties because of how it is transmitted is like what the ninties is about... sex and drugs(what a great generation huh). Everyone's doing drugs and having pre-marital sex at a young irresponsable age, it's getting so bad I am beginning to believe that I am the only normal person left. You used to only be able to ...
- 925: The Homeless in England
- ... users and mentally ill. Fact: About 25% of the homeless are emotionally disturbed, but that has a lot to do with that many of them has suffered from child abuse or violence. About 25% uses drugs, but many of them are included in them who suffers from mental illness. Myth: They don't work. Fact: 25% of the homeless work full- or part- time. The problem is that people earning a ... to them or give them a smile. This helps to break down the sense of worthlessness and isolation that a homeless person easily gets.) 2. Don't give cash. ("It can be used to buy drugs or alcohol, so it doesn't solve the problem" according to this page, but I think it's OK to give money so the homeless can buy food and other necessary things.) 3. Pray for ...
- 926: Rock Music
- ... to a more rebellious style that was designated the name of "hippie music". Groups that played this music were Country Joe and The Mamas and The Papas. Along with this hippie ideas popularity of hallucinogenic drugs produced a psychedelic style of music called Acid Rock. By the end of the 60's the distinctions between Rock n' Roll and Rock were evident. The early instruments- saxophone, piano, amplified guitar, and drums ... and other electronic devices. Not only did the instruments change but so did the ideas behind the music. For example, "to the lyrics of teenage love and adolescent concerns were added social commentary, glorification of drugs and free-association poetry" ("Rock Music", Groliers, p.1). Groups like The Beach Boys, Crew Cuts and The Everly Brothers were replaced by more imaginative, non-descriptive names groups like The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Big ...
- 927: Good Vs. Evil In Treasure Isla
- ... one night. He is upset because his master, Jekyll, has locked himself up in the laboratory for a week. He will only write mysterious notes asking the butler to go throughout London looking for certain drugs. Utterson and Poole think that Jekyll has been murdered and that the killer is still in the room with him. With this in mind, they break down the door to find Hyde dead on the ... taking the drug for a while, Hyde had been becoming the stronger side of him. In spite of his efforts, Jekyll was not successful in banishing Hyde. Eventually, he was not able to get the drugs to transform back into his good side. He felt there was nothing else to do but to kill himself. In this story, the villain and the good guy are essentially the same person. Although Dr ...
- 928: Assisted Suicide Or Euthanasia
- ... 1997, provides that a doctor may prescribe, but not administer, a lethal dose of medication to a patient who has less than six months to live. As of April 1999, 23 patients were given the drugs under the statue, and 15 of them used the drugs to commit suicide. A report released by the Oregon State Health Division found that the law was working well and had not been subject to abuse (REED A9). The word Euthanasia originated from the Greek ...
- 929: Anorexia
- ... they reach their thirties or forties. By then, their eating behavior is deeply ingrained and more difficult to change. Medical complications can frequently be a result of eating disorders. Individuals with eating disorders who use drugs to stimulate vomiting, may be in considerable danger, as this practice increases the risk of heart failure. In patients with anorexia, starvation can damage vital organs such as the heart and brain. To protect itself ... inflamed and glands near the cheeks become swollen. As in anorexia, bulimia may lead to irregular menstual periods and interest in sex may also diminish. Some individuals with bulimia struggle with addictions, including abuse if drugs and alcohol, and compulsive stealing. Like individuals with anorexia, many people with bulimia suffer from clinical depression, anxiety obsessive compulsive disorder, and other psychiatric illnesses. These problems place them at high risk for suicidal behavior ...
- 930: Woodstock 2
- ... those attending were members of the counterculture, who were often referred to a hippies, and chaarcteristically rejected authority, prtested the Vietnam War, supported the Civil Rights movement, dressed unconventionally, and experimented with sex and illegal drugs. Woodstock Music and Arts fair drew more than 500,000 people. For three days the site became a counterculture mini-nation where mind were open, drugs were all but legal, and love was free. During the monumental three days some of th greatest musician prefromed including singers: Janis Joplin, Ravi Shanker, Arlo Gunthie, and Joan Baez as well as the bands ...
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