I know a couple things about steroids. I already knew some of the disadvantages were harmful side effects that effect your health in a negative way. I know that the advantages were they helped you get stronger faster. Also I knew a couple kids in high school who took steroids but never asked them about it. Two things I learned from reading this article were that the penalties for steroid use can include a very high fine as well as imprisonment.
However, Purdue Pharma still denies OxyContin to be addictive. Its introduction has been a great economic success for Purdue Pharma and now accounts for eighty percent of the company’s total business (Goode and Inciardi 2). Because it has become popular with drug abusers, OxyContin has received a lot of unwanted attention by the media. As of March 1, 2007, prescription drug abuse will exceed other forms of illegal narcotics used worldwide (Kole 1). The pharmaceutical drug OxyContin is developed to be a very potent pain reliever used by patients with chronic illnesses, although, many users have developed extreme problems caused by the drug’s highly addictive nature.
Prescription drugs can get you just as high or even worst then weed. Statistics show that people become more addicted to the drugs they get from there own medicine cabinet then the drugs they buy off the corner drug man. I get how the government wants to try and put an end to crack heads and addicts but that will never happen in the world today cause there are so many ways to get high . The top 5 heavenly drugs are : 1. NICOTINE - millions and millions of people smoke cigarettes everyday that contain nicotine .Did you know smoking tobacco causes chemical and structural changes in the brain and is nicotine illegal... NO !
If drugs become more available, acceptable and cheap, they will draw in greater numbers of vulnerable youth. And because of marketing tactics of drug promoters and the major decline in drug use in the 1990s (due in great part to antidrug, education and awareness campaigns), there is a growing perception among young people today that drugs are harmless. A decade ago, for example, 79 percent of 12th graders thought regular marijuana use was harmful; only 58 percent do so today. Because peer pressure is such a factor in inducing kids to experiment with drugs, the way kids perceive the risks of drug use is critical. Legalizing smoked marijuana, giving it the government’s stamp of approval, sends the message to kids that drug use is not only harmless, but normal.
The government’s most recent drug survey, the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, “over 800,000 adolescents ages 12-17 sold illegal drugs during the previous 12 months preceding.” (NSDUH). Marijuana has damaged and brought chaos to lives of many young Americans. Medically, it is not addictive, but some people say that they begin to form a habit, and it becomes a psychological, rather than physical, addiction. Although marijuana is less harmful than other substances that are legal, chances are that if more people smoked marijuana because it became legal, there would be an increase in health problems. A study was done by the DEA in 2004 in which 19.1 million Americans aged 12 or older used illicit drugs in the 30 days prior to the study.
Why Is It Dangerous? You’ve probably heard or even tried some of these products. From diet pills that promise a thin, sculpted body to wraps, and even certain clothing, people spend hundreds of dollars on weight loss products each year. Unfortunately, most of these products have not been tested by reputable sources and will not deliver the results you want. Some of them may even be dangerous to your health, so you should avoid these products as much as possible.
Amanda Barrier Mrs. Carson Junior English 5 March 2012 The Influence of Amphetamines in America “Since amphetamine-like stimulants have high abuse potential and other adverse toxic consequences, why do we continue to use them”(Ellinwood 4)? Large percentages of Americans use, or in other cases, abuse these amphetamine-like drugs on a daily basis. They have been used medically over time for a wide variety of conditions, including: obesity, narcolepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and asthma. Unfortunately, Americans continue to abuse the substance, causing harmful effects on many aspects of the body, mind and soul. “Amphetamine abuse has been present at least at low endemic levels ever since the introduction of these drugs in the 1930s.
Persuasive techniques – (AFORREST) Pronouns: we, us, I, you, she, him, they, them…. Anecdote/alliteration Facts Opinions Repetition Rhetorical - Questions Example – Exaggeration, emotive language Statistics Triplets Facts: To stop smoking Smoking is the cause of 1 in 5 deaths in the US annual. A single cigarette contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. ‘Women and physically and emotionally weaker than men and therefore should not be allowed positions of power’ Women have to go through child birth, this is physically and emotionally tiring for the women yet they still get through it and sometime go on to have more than one kid. Only the women can understand the pain it causes and is not fair to say that they are physically or emotionally weaker than men.
This condition occurs when inhaled irritants increase mucus secretion in the passage of the lungs causing severe coughing fits. Next, dark lungs are an absolute for people who inhale cigarette smoke for many years. Thirdly, people are sometimes more apt to develop carcinogenic symptoms such as spots on their lungs if inhalation of cigarette smoke occurs. Furthermore, the surgeon general has reported that many people who smoke for many years are more apt to develop cancer than the people who are non-smokers. The authoritarians claim that people who do smoke are more likely to end up spending more money on rehabilitation, chronic clinic visits, chemo treatments, and costly medications than non-smokers ( according to the surgeon general).
Cherie Professor Ojo English 1010 Causal argument 14 July 2012 The effects of viewing pornography on the daily life of an adult Picture an addiction so lethal it has the potential to render an entire generation incapable of forming lasting marriages and so widespread that it produces more annual revenue than all of the leading technology companies combined. According to an online statistics firm, an estimated 40 million people use this drug on a regular basis (Downs 2007). This lethal threat is pornography addiction. Though people may argue that viewing pornography is not a real addiction, In fact viewing it causes addiction, poor relationships with loved ones and violence against women. Watching pornography can lead to serious addiction.