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…performance enhancers such as creatine, androstenedione and worst of all, anabolic steroids. Steroids are chemicals that act like hormones (substances in your body that regulate bodily functions). Anabolic steroids are the ones that are abused to build muscle mass…

…) a weak organizational base and low social participation in local activities face an increased risk of crime and violence." Experts worry that this unsupervised period of time leads to an increase in juvenile crime, teenage pregnancies, drug and alcohol abuse…

…. Bibliography Works Cited Claypool, Jane. Alcohol and You. London: Franklin Watts, 1988. "Costs of alcohol and drug abuse in the United States." http://silk.nih.gov/silk/niaa1/database/cost5txt. Fingarette, Herbert. "Alcoholism Is Not A Disease…

…" (Day 18). A student's home life also affects violence in schools. Family problems such as divorce, violence, drug abuse, poverty, unemployment, and illness all have significant effects on children. "Currently, 20 percent of students live below poverty…

…. Alcohol and You. London: Franklin Watts, 1988. "Costs of alcohol and drug abuse in the United States." http://silk.nih.gov/silk/niaa1/database/cost5txt. Fingarette, Herbert. "Alcoholism Is Not A Disease." Chemical Dependancy: Opposing Viewpoints…

…by Educational Devleopment Center in Newton, MA The Center's goal is to assist colleges and universities as they work to change campus cultures, foster environments that promote healthy lifestyles, and prevent student alcohol and other drug abuse. The Center…

…To me “Silence is Acceptance” means that if you do not speak up or say anything, that you think it is okay. If you do not say anything about the use of drugs in America or another country, than it must mean that you think it is okay. If I think…

…convictions" Farrington et.al (1996, cited by Farrington) 3 Child abuse: Child abuse is a very disturbing fact in our communities. Children suffering this kind of torment in their lives can feel very confused, lonely and frightened, often feeling they have no one…

…Getting Out of Reach Prescription drug prices are rising much faster than the rate of general consumer inflation. The most heavily affected are those who can least afford it, like older Americans living on fixed incomes, and the working poor…

…DRUGS IN SPORT Drug use has been a part of competitive sport for almost a century. At the first olympics in Athens in 1896, marathon runners drank a mixture of brandy and strychnine to help them on their ways and used opiates to control pain…