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Parental Influence and Availability of Alcohol in the Home - Their Impact on Teen Drinking:
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This 10 page paper examines the role that moderate parental drinking has on the drinking habits of their children. This paper includes a review of literature to examine the pertinent data and studies on this subject, and concludes that parents indeed do have a signficant influence on the drinking habits of their children. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: GSDrinkg.rtf

Parental Influence On Teenage Drinking
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This 15 page paper reflects a descriptive study on how parental influence impacts teenage drinking. The paper begins with an abstract of the study. Sections include: problem statement that begins with data on the incidence and prevalence of alcohol use by youngsters between the ages of 12 and 20 in the U.S. These data are used to justify the importance of the study. The research question and goal of the paper are outlined along with the method for obtaining articles. The literature review presents studies and other information about teenage drinking and the factors that influence this behavior. The paper ends with a discussion and recommendations. Statistical data are included. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PGteendrn.rtf

Past And Current Trends Of The Use And Abuse Of Substances In The United States
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4 pages in length. Substance abuse in the United States is not only an epidemic problem across the country, but it has also become an unwitting component in the fundamental fabric of everything American. Sadly, drugs and alcohol have affixed themselves to the very foundation of America's contemporary framework, a reality that has been a thorn in society's side for decades upon decades. Alcohol, clearly one of the most socially accepted of all mood-altering substances, found its niche when people defied bureaucratic attempts to drive it out of existence; since then, its impact upon society has been nothing short of incalculable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCDrugTrnd.rtf

Personality Traits of Addicts and the Theoretical Approach of Cognitive Therapy
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This 7 page report discusses addiction and the fact that all addictions the product of many complex causes. Addiction rarely has a single standard or set of parameters other than the wholesale pain and despair it eventually causes. The theoretical approach of cognitive therapy in the context of group therapy is also discussed in relationship to treatment for addicts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWaddict.doc

Persuasive Speech Opposing College-Age Alcohol Consumption
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This 5 page report is actually a persuasive speech regarding the discussing the dangers of drinking alcohol for college students. The "speaker" follows a classic speechmaking format of asking questions, telling a story, engaging the audience, and outlining the problems related to the topic. The effect of alcohol, the potential dangers, both social and physical, are also presented. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWalccol.rtf

Pete Hamill’s “A Drinking Life”
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A 5 page summary and analysis of this 1994 autobiography as it relates to the topic of alcoholism. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGphdrink.rtf

Pharmacology and Psychology of Marijuana
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This 6 page paper discusses the psychological and pharmacological reactions to marijuana use. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVPharMJ.rtf

Philosophical Outlook on the Pros and Cons of the Legalization of Drugs
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A 5 page paper which presents the pros and cons of legalizing drugs, from more of a philosophical point of view. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAlegaldrgs.wps

Physical Effects of Marijuana Use
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A 12 page paper discussing some of the current research into what the actual physical effects of long-term marijuana might be. Studies of controlled subjects indicate that the effects of varying levels of THC generally last no more than 24 hours, but other researchers have concluded that lung function of long-term marijuana smokers is even more damaged than that of tobacco smokers. Still others have isolated precancerous cells from lung biopsies. What researchers know best at present is that there is much to learn about the subject. For now, the issue remains divided largely between the proponents and opponents of legalization measures. Includes an abstract. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: Mariphys.wps

Policing, The War On Drugs And Racial Discrimination: Their Relationship In The United States
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9 pages in length. The vicious cycle of social determinism plagues virtually every aspect of life, however, no place is more evident of this than with the relationship among law enforcement, drugs and race. Policing such an overwhelming cause as rampant drug use has brought to light an interwoven component of ethnic inclusion to the point of rendering a social stigma to such a stereotype. The primary reason that these three seemingly unrelated entities are inextricably entangled with one another is because of the vicious cycle of poverty and crime, with particular emphasis upon the economic and political struggles of inner-city existence in the United States. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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