The link between testosterone and aggression may explain why males are generally more aggressive than females: males produce much higher concentrations of testosterone than females, and this may therefore lead to higher levels of aggression. This link also explains why aggression appears to be highest in male adolescents: testosterone levels are highest at this stage. There is a large body of research supporting this link between testosterone and aggression. One meta-analysis of 45 studies found a correlation of 0.14 between testosterone and aggression, showing a significant - though fairly weak - link. However, critics of this study have claimed that due to its methodological problems, an even weaker correlation of 0.08 was more appropriate.
The higher alcohol content in hard liquor was more effective for getting drunk yet it also took its toll on the population’s health. Prohibition also created a large amount of bootleggers and moonshiners that were producing home made alcohol that was not always safe to drink. People also tried to get alcohol from sources that were still available and legitimate such as alcohol that was produced for medical, industrial and ceremonial purposes. People even attempted to get alcohol by trying to filter the alcohol out of antifreeze. Many of these homemade alcohols contained much higher percentages of alcohol and they sometimes were unsafe to drink which led to several deaths during the prohibition.
Bored Teens More Likely to Drink, Take Drugs Boredom can be a dangerous thing, particularly for impressionable teenagers who are full of energy and looking for things to keep them occupied nearly every waking hour of each day. It should not be very surprising, then, to discover that boredom is a risk factor for alcohol and drug use among teens and young adults. But teens are the only ones for whom boredom can cause problems. Being bored is also a contributing factor to excessive drug and alcohol use among adults, and it is a leading cause of relapse among adults who are recovering addicts. For the most part, though, boredom is a more serious issue for teenagers because they are more likely to find themselves with larger chunks of time in which they have absolutely nothing to do.
MADD was supported by those individuals who had suffered the loss of a loved one due to a drunk driver and wanted a safer future. The goal of the program initially was to lower drunk driving traffic deaths and because of this organization there has been a high number of people that disapprove of others that drive while intoxicated. There is a dramatic drop in alcohol related deaths much due to the efforts of the MADD organization (Canada Safety Council 2003). The most significant problem in lowering drunk driving deaths consists of the most drastic alcoholic drivers who continuously drive with high concentration of alcohol in their blood stream. A Social Problem In America alone people take about two hundred and thirty three trips in cars each year, of all these, one out of two thousand of these trips are being taken by drunk or drugged individuals.
Crack Cocaine: A Devastating Substance Abuse Disorder Alisha Nalezinek Northwestern State UniversityAbstract Crack cocaine is a drug that hurts the lives of many people including the substance abuser. People need to find a safer way to escape from their problems. In the 1980’s, crack cocaine spread across the United States and became very popular. Crack cocaine is a form of cocaine that it typically smoked, and it will be on the American drug scene for years to come. People that use crack may become violent, but it is a cheap drug to buy.
Among young adults the high drinking age is a very unpopular law, thus faculty and police who are responsible for the enforcement the law become unpopular, creating animosity between students and their officials. A lower drinking age will eliminate all of this animosity. In an article called “One benefit to a lower drinking
One of those pros would be that lowering the drinking age would decrease the rate of teenager’s discreetly drinking alcohol. At more and more high school and college parties students are drinking alcohol illegally. This is at risk because many of those underage drinkers binge drink to an amount that can seriously harm their body and their brain. Most students do this because they get a thrill out of breaking the law, but binge drinking can lead to major harm to the individual and even death. Though this problem may happen now, no one can know if this start to decrease and the problem will start at a younger age.
Throughout the book depression is a big issue for Holden. It has also become an issue for American teenagers. Depression brings up the thought of suicide, which also seems to be a problem with American teens. A number of times throughout the book Holden has even said how depressing certain situations where. It has been said that when hearing about depressing or sad things it makes others sad or depressed as well.
Seventy-six percent of teens claimed to listen to music while doing their homework (Source B). Many of the songs teenagers listen to have degrading lyrics or promote unlawful activities, which could lead to more anxiety about their role and expectations in society. Tabloids and other media platforms depict picture-perfect models for both males and females, and that is exactly what they are: picture-perfect. Teens often immediately jump to comparing themselves to the models, actors, and actresses on television or magazines; however, many fail to realize that hours of wardrobe preparations, make-up, and Photoshop went into each model’s image. This misrepresentation of the ideal body leads teens to harmful practices like body dysmorphic disorder or eating disorders in hopes of getting the perfect figure or muscle tone.
High school and college students who are regular users of marijuana find themselves to be struggling with inner turmoil; feeling depressed, scared, and often suffers from very low self-esteem. To a frequent user, smoking pot leads to judgment, logical thinking, and memory impairment. Smoking marijuana is proven to have many negative psychological and personality effects on those who choose to smoke it. One many argue that marijuana has a positive attributes to the medical field; this may be true. What about the long term effects of the addiction?