Marijuana's Early Head Start Lisa, Jenny and Alex were all 11 years old and in the sixth grade. They were great athletes and super smart. They had everything going for them. They were all American girls that every parent loved, until they got suspended from school for the use and pos...

Marijuana's Early Start Lisa, Jenny and Alex were all 11 years old and in the sixth grade. They were great athletes and super smart. They had everything going for them, until they got suspended from school for the use and possession of marijuana. This scenario and others much similar...

My grandmother gave up smoking to raise me when I was an infant. She quit because my mother would not allow her to see her grandchildren. Instead of quitting for me it would have made me a lot happier if she would have never started. For many years she smoked two packs of KOOL cigarettes a day. At...

My grandmother gave up smoking to raise me when I was an infant. She quit because my mother would not allow her to see her grandchildren. Instead of quitting for me it would have made me a lot happier if she would have never started. For many years she smoked two packs of KOOL cigarettes a day. A...

Why do teens start smoking? I recently read a statistic that was the biggest reality check I have received in a long time. The statistic read "90% of smokers begin smoking before they are 21 years old." When one gives this statistic some thought that would mean that almost eve...

Discuss the central role of TV, movies, shopping centres, and other post modern cultural icons in Mason's Shiloh. Shiloh story by Mason often refers to post modern icons like TV, movies, songs and others. It is not an unusual thing because in most stories they are present but in general, bes...

TEENAGE SMOKING STEP I: There is a huge problem with smoking because it cause different kinds of cancers. The problem that society has to address is teen smoking, people that are not even old enough to buy the cigarettes that they are smoking. Some teens think that it is peer pressure, low ...

On almost every street corner in America, you will find a teen smoking. Even though a number of commercials and school orientations have given the effects of smoking, the kids feel they are invincible to the effects smoking can cause. Tobacco companies have targeted the youth, ages eleven to sevente...

Problems Most Common in Teenagers In our society, especially, the teens have a positive and negative influence from their peer. There are many problems that the teenagers have to face. Some of the common problems are taking drugs, eating disorders, and conflict with parents. Consumption of drug...

Nicole Johnson Drug Abuse and Treatment Group Research on Tobacco Social Factors Effecting Tobacco Use One of the main causes for a person to continue smoking is the presence of secondary reinforcers. For a smoker a secondary reinforcer may be talking, working, drinking, or studying etc. These are...

Chapter 22 TOBACCO Lesson 1: Problems For The Tobacco User Objective: To learn the dangers of smoking. Tobacco use is a major cause of illness and death. Being in the company of smokers is risky behavior. TERMS Nicotine – Stimulant – Tar – Carcinogens – Ca...

From Wild to a Child I am a young mother and would not change my choice to give up my dangerous lifestyle and become a parent. The best moment that anybody could achieve happened to me when I became pregnant and gave birth. Knowing your bringing life into the world is the most exciting ...

The Types of Peer Pressure Teenagers Face In today's world, teenagers are influenced by many things. Some of those things include television, music, and sports, but the most important influence on a teenager is their peers. Teenagers desire approval from their peers more than anything e...

Underage Smoking What if you were forced to watch someone you love kill themselves, they're hearts beating slower and slower, they're lungs cease to work. If you know someone who smokes then that's exactly what's happening. 3.5 million people are expected to die fro...

Adolescent Smoking Adolescent smoking is a heavy issue in today's society. There is an increasing number of adolescents smoking these days. According to a 2001 national survey of high school students, the overall prevalence of current cigarette use was 28 percent. Smoking is incre...

The use of marijuana may often lead to problems in your life. It could lead to addiction, or maybe even death. There are those who say smoking marijuana isn't that bad for you, but they don't realize how severe it can get. The effects of the drug depend on the user's experience, how strong it was...

I could go to jail up to 30 years if caught with it. It is the third most used substance in America, and the number one used illegal drug in the US, it also estimated that one in three American citizens have tried it. Around 47% of US high school students use or experimented with it. I for one thin...

Everyday 3,000 children start smoking, most of them between the ages of 10 and 18. These kids account for 90 percent of all new smokers. In fact, 90 percent of all adult smokers said that they first lit up as teenagers. These statistics clearly demonstrate that young people are the prime target in ...

America's Teens Up in Smoke On every street corner in America, you will find a teen smoking. Even though a number of commercials and school orientations have given the effects of smoking, the kids feel they are invincible to the effects smoking can cause. "Tobacco companies have ta...

Say No to Marijuana Legalization Marijuana also known as cannabis sativa is being used illegally by many Americans today of all ages. Before the 1960s, many Americans had never heard of marijuana, but today it is the most used illegal drug in this country. All types of marijuana are mind-alteri...

 Addiction to Poison One of the most serious and expensive problems in the U.S. is the addiction to tobacco smoking. People who are addicted to smoking tobacco range in all ages, from young teens to senior citizen adults. The number of people addic...

The Long Term Effects of Marijuana Marijuana is a drug that divides people. Some people claim it as the wonder drug of the '90s, capable of relieving the symptoms of many serious illnesses. Others curse the day the cannabis plant was ever discovered. From pain relief to stimulating the appetit...

Smoking: An endangerment to everyone's life Have you ever tried smoking? If you have and continued, have you ever tried to quit? In 1999, an estimated 45.7 million adults were former smokers. Of the current 46.5 million smokers, more than 32 million persons reported they wanted to quit s...

Sabrina, The letter in which you have written to newsweek magazine has got me thinking about how many kids in my school actually smoke. Maybe one day they will conduct research to see how many kids actually do smoke! From knowing the people around me I would think that the numbers are pretty h...

Addiction and Advertising Advertising in the cigarette market glamorizes smoking as attractive, sexy and romantic. The tobacco industry uses aggressive marketing campaigns to recruit new buyers that glamorize cigarettes, offer "light" alternatives, and empowerment throug...