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…in a parent 6.Childhood Abuse 7.Post-traumatic stress 8.Growing up with an alcoholic *Chemical Dependence - Dependence on alcohol or drugs can increase your risk of depression. Thirty to sixty percent of people with substance abuse problems also experience a mood…

…people believe that the drug would become more easily obtainable for young people. The truth is that young people often finds things more appealing if they are forbidden. Taking away the very thing that makes it appealing could cause a loss of inter est. Many…

…Addiction Addiction can occur more easily to some individuals than others. Not only is it the addictive power of the substance, may it be drugs, alcohol, or even caffeine, but it is also depends on the individual and the individual's environment…

…can rake in as much as a thousand dollars per week by stealing or selling drugs in a gang setting. In fact, many gang members claim to “join and stay in gangs for financial reasons”(Spergel 94). The attraction to gang life is obvious when looked at from…

…is the media. In the June 10, 1992, edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Brandon Centerwall states, “every violent act is the result of an array of forces coming together--poverty, crime, alcohol and drug abuse, stress--of which childhood…

…Mistakes to Avoid in the Legalization of Drugs If in fact drug legalization does take place in the United States, it is pertinent that the government not make the same mistakes in doing so that they did decades ago with the end of prohibition…

…advisers. As the WHO's first report on cannabis for 15 years, the document had been eagerly awaited by doctors and specialists in drug abuse. The official explanation for excluding the comparison of dope with legal substances is that "the reliability and public…

…or herself full of a drug that, while not illegal, is when abused in the ways it has been. That is someone with a serious problem that should be taken seriously and not overlooked. It might be just a little overlooked in athletes. Everyone expects an athlete…

…relationships. Characteristics include impulsivity, which is usually self damaging, such as acts of self-mutilation, alcohol or drug abuse, eating disorders and suicide tendencies. BPD's have stormy relationships that are chaotic and intense with often times…

…, drug abuse and gang violence. But where are the good news stories? The teenager who helps a friend through a family crisis, the boy from the farm who is working with his dad to improve salinity on the family property, the young disabled sportsperson…