What really influences teens to do drugs? ... Now what influences them to do it? ... Smoking cannot only mess up teenager's life but it also leads to Alzheimer's disease. ... "I have been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, Degenerative Bone Disease, Hypertension, Kidney Problems, Liver Damage. ... Drinking can influence what you decide on. 40% of guys say that alcohol influences their decision to do something sexual, and 32% goes for the girls. ...

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What is there not to love about hiking? ... There are hiking trails though that are more strenuous than others and in most National Parks there are signs and maps directing you to what suits you. ... Cardiovascular disease kills about 479,000 women and 447,000 men. Heart disease is not caused by inactivity alone but having a regular routine of walking lowers the risk. ... Imagine what it can do for you if you are already a happy person if it can revive someone down in the trenches of depression. ...

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The people around you are wondering what was going through your mind and why you did it. ... Sometimes there is just no explanation, again there really is no telling what goes on in kids minds as they contemplate taking their lives. The Centers for Disease Control report that between 1980 and 1993 the suicide rate has risen 120% for 10-14 year olds, and for 15-19 year olds it has risen almost 30%. ... They may say things like, "I wonder what it's like to be dead? What happens to your mind when your heart stops?" ...

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(Boskind-White, p. 21) LESSER KNOWN EATING DISORDERS AND RELATED PROBLEMS Many diseases, disorders, and problem conditions exist involving food, eating, and weight (NEDA, 2002). ... Individuals obsess over what to eat, how much to eat, how to prepare food "properly-. Eating the "right- foods becomes of primary importance in life with the individuals' assessment of self-worth hinged on what one does or does not eat. Personal values, relationships, career goals, and friendships become less important than the quality and timing of what is consumed. ... If you did not "fit in-, yo...

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- or " what did I do to deserve this? ... Society often condemns the victim by stating "look at what she was wearing- or "what was she doing out late at night?... The perpetrator's lawyers often ask degrading questions which add to the stress and shame, such as "what were you doing in the parking lot at night and what were you doing wearing that dress?... The victims might also face emotional abuse such as "you are fat and ugly- and "you will never accomplish anything-. ... They have questions of not knowing what else the perpetrator might do to them. ...

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Drugs have become a very serious problem in the United States. They have become a component of one's every day lives. This Nation's reliance on drugs for pleasure, depression, and medical relief dominates the political and economic scene. Much debate over the drug issue occurs daily. Pleasure i...

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