Cocaine abuse has become the most abused major stimulant in the USA and statistics show that emergency room visits for it are increasing. Cocaine abuse has been around for as long as anyone can remember. Derived from the “innocent” cocoa plant, it is considered the “champagne” of drugs, one of its street names. There is an array of street names…
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Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is a large issue that people do not tend to deal with properly. Emotional abuse stems from the yelling or screaming of parents and also from the bullies in school taunting classmates. Emotional abuse is a leading cause of suicide in the United States. Just like abuse in sexual matters, emotional abuse can be and would be called…
Acsm On Steroid Abuse In Sports
The ACMS – American College of Sports Medicine – was the among the first organizations that, supported, commended, the United States House of Representatives for passing legislation, and urged the American Senate to pass the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 to curb the steroid abuse in sports. The Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 came as a great blow…
New Bankruptcy Law Makes It More Difficult To Go Bankrupt
Disclaimer: The following article meant for reference only, and is not intended to be legal advice. Be sure to consult a lawyer for a full explanation. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act was became effective on October 17, 2005 (except for a few provisions). This amendment to the Bankruptcy Code is a major revision of the 1978 Bankruptcy…
Alcohol Treatment Save Your Life
Alcoholism is not a problem that is exclusive to adults. Many teenagers find themselves addicted to alcohol even though the legal drinking age is twenty-one. The pressure to fit in with others and the pressure to be popular among peers may play a significant role in drug and alcohol abuse among this population. Eventually, many of these teens need to…
Alcohol Is There A Comparison With Hard Drugs
Alcohol is addictive. You will find many people who will argue with this statement, but alcohol fits all the definitions of a harmful and addictive drug; 1. You need to take more and more of it to get the same effect 2. Your body becomes physically dependent on alcohol. 3. People die from alcohol abuse An alcoholic is someone who…
What Is Your Role As A Parent To Help Prevent Drug Abuse
The drug called Ecstasy/MDMA is just one of several that children as young as 8th graders are abusing. Ecstasy is a human-made drug taken orally as a capsule or tablet. The short-term effects include feelings of mental stimulation, emotional warmth, enhanced sensory perception, and increased physical energy. Adverse health effects can include nausea, chills, sweating, teeth clenching, muscle cramping, and…
Steroids Anabolic Steroids Their Side Effects
Steroids – anabolic steroids are defined as any synthetic hormones affecting the development and growth of sex organs. Anabolic steroids are medically used to treat the conditions, such as delayed puberty and some types of the impotence, occurring due to abnormally low level of testosterone in body, and to treat the chronic wasting disease, such as cancer and AIDS. Anabolic…
What Is Abuse
Abusers exploit, lie, insult, demean, ignore (the “silent treatment”), manipulate, and control. There are many ways to abuse. To love too much is to abuse. It is tantamount to treating someone as an extension, an object, or an instrument of gratification. To be over-protective, not to respect privacy, to be brutally honest, with a sadistic sense of humour, or consistently…
Child Custody And Seeing Your Kids Visitation
Child custody has several forms, sole custody and joint custody. Sole custody means one parent gets physical as well as legal custody. Joint custody is another type of child custody, where both parents get the right to have a share in making decisions for the child. There is also a type of joint custody where the child gets to stay…