09/16/13 The Meth Epidemic Methamphetamine commonly referred as meth or crystal has been a real and growing problem in the United States. Many of us don’t realize that meth is the most addictive drug worldwide. The main ingredients of meth‚ ephedrine and pseudoephedrine‚ are found in cold medicine. Relatively cheap and easy to get methamphetamine destructively affect your brain. It releases dopamine (the brain’s principal pleasure chemical) which boost up your energy‚ and as describe by many
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2012 The Curing of an Epidemic Our nation is overwhelmed with the side effects‚ ranging from diabetes to cancer‚ of the ever-growing trend of obesity. With the rise of cheap food that is not rich with the vital nutrients the body needs‚ our overall health has declined rapidly. Morgan Spurlock‚ writer and documentary filmmaker‚ uses his skills to increase awareness of this “epidemic” to the public. Even though there are numerous factors that contribute to the epidemic of obesity‚ there are
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The Obesity Epidemic | By: Alishia Fields | | | 6/12/2012 | Abstract This paper talks about how children are becoming more obese and how the numbers have changed over the past 30 years. It indicates how a child is affected physically to socially. How we as a nation can stand up and make a change on increasing healthy food consumption and more physical activities and what we need to keep in mind when trying to help a child overcome their obesity. The amount of children who are
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be free and independent within their own ideas of security. During this period the American family was much more than just security‚ it was seen as the beacon of democracy‚ and the social glue of America. Another idea that matched family was consumerism‚ and Americans where buying. Everything from cars to house décor that represented status in commercialized America. In what came
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politicians or economists have argued that spending has evolved too much and lead to a vast empty life (Livingston 2); while other writers believe it helps shape the economy and make it fair. Americans depend too much and are driven largely by consumerism; using it to buy happiness and convenience which can lead to health and other complications in life. The holidays are the perfect opportunity to show someone your love and care for them in special ways. Most individuals seem to forget about the
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The Spirit of the Times: The Gin Epidemic of 18th Century England Beginning in the early 1700s‚ England went on a notorious five-decade gin binge. Gin became the alternative to French brandy after Parliament placed an embargo on French trade. An excess of grain caused corn prices to drop making gin relatively inexpensive and “by 1750 nearly half of all British wheat harvests went directly into gin production.” The spirit was consumed predominantly among those who lived in destitution and worked lengthy
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Smallpox Epidemics Lexi Gagne April 17‚ 2013 Dr. Stinson The smallpox disease was a significant life threatening disease that lasted for centuries. Changing the world countries at a time‚ smallpox is one of the top deadliest diseases known to man. It is estimated that it began when humans started gathering in communities and traveling around six thousand years ago (Geddes 152). Until around 30 years ago‚ people were still living in fear of this awful disease (Geddes 157). Knowledge
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HIV/Aids Epidemic HIV/AIDs is a huge epidemic still plaguing society today. The lack of knowledge and technical advances has caused an increasing number of cases. It has made its way around the world since the 1940s‚ causing countries to join together in the fight against AIDs. With all the campaigning that has been done the numbers of cases continue to rise. Countries have separated the disease into three patterns to make it easier to distinguish the effects that AIDs has on different regions
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Aids Epidemic in Africa Over 30 million people worldwide have been infected with the HIV-AIDS virus. With such high numbers‚ the troubling fact is that 95% of those cases permeate Africa. Obviously AIDS cannot be cured or reversed in any sense‚ however with proper insight and treatment it can be controlled. The means for proper treatment is exactly what Africa lacks‚ in comparison to other regions. Nearly 2.3 million deaths occurred in 2003 within the sub-Saharan region of Africa.The efforts
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Obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible but yet most neglected health issues in America causing an escalating global epidemic of overweight. Also known as “globesity” that is taking over the United States (Controlling the Global Obesity Epidemic). Although‚ obesity may not be the Black Death‚ it is still a severe health crisis that needs to be treated immediately (Griffin). Statistics show that two-thirds of adults and nearly one-third of children struggle with either being overweight
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