Addiction Essays

One of the most widely used illegal drugs in America is Marijuana. Over 30% of Americans over the age of 13 have used this horrible drug and half of all youth under the age of 18 have smoked marijuana. Aside from the fact that smoking “a doobie” probably won’t cause …

Poverty is like a diseases that should never be wished on anyone, and in the book, CHILD OF THE DARK, by Carolina Maria De Jesus, the favelados were living an abominable life, and Carolina does a good job of capturing this horrifying lifestyles in her daily diary. Carolina’s diary was …

For decades humans have taken defenseless and innocent wild animals to foully abuse and test their experiments upon. They test powerful drugs and lotions upon the animals and record and write down the at times fatal side effects only to repeat the experiment again and again- regardless of the creatures’ …

Rosa Lee Cunningham is a 52 year old African-American single mother of eight, who is a long time heroin addict, and has an extensive criminal record. Of her eight children six of them have followed her in her life of addiction and crime. These crimes include everything from petty theft, …

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to call their local school board and demand that they implement stricter penalties for school bullies. Thesis Statement: According to the Center for Disease Control suicide is the third leading cause of death between 15-24 year olds and the second leading cause between the …

After watching the film, Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story, I realized that if you try, you can do whatever you put your mind to. I believe that although the movie was sad it was very inspiring. Liz Murray was the product of a bad environment. Her parents were …

Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic context, such as in marriage or cohabitation. Intimate partner violence is domestic violence against a spouse or other intimate partner. Domestic violence can take place in heterosexual or same-sex …

The consumption of alcohol is consumed by so many individuals, both male and females, young and old, on a daily basis. I’ve often heard the term “women can’t hold their liquor.” I think this, is because of their small frames and some of us don’t know when enough is enough. …

This is about staying sober and the many programs that are available to help people become sober. Staying sober is a choice and takes will power to maintain sobriety. The many stresses of life are the reason that most people drink on a daily basis. Some behaviors that people have …

In embarking on this interview, I was eager to meet with the teacher and hear her perspective on this controversial topic thats taking over schools. This interview set the foundation and got the teacher familiar with me as the counselor. It gave a quick look of œwhere do we go …