Addictions - articles
Beware: Pornography may be coming to a cell phone near you
You have the computer in a very public area of your home so you can monitor its use, and you’ve subscribed to the best Internet filtering system available. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - May 1, 2006 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Family, Parenting, Pop Culture, Sexual Purity, Pornography
The Consequences of Underage Drinking
Alcohol drinkers are getting younger all the time, and the effects are seen everywhere. Dr. J. Edward Hill, president of the American Medical Association, told the 2005 Annual Texas Institute on Substance Abuse and Treatment that underage drinking costs the U.S. more »
by: Tom Atwood - May 1, 2006 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Parenting
Tobacco - Underage Smoking
“A teenager couldn’t have dreamed up a cooler cigarette: it’s hand rolled, wrapped in a leaf and looks like a joint. But like candy, it comes in such flavors as grape, chocolate and root beer. more »
by: Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Tobacco - Statistics
- An estimated 70.8 million Americans reported current (past month) use of a tobacco product in 2003. This is 29.8 percent of the population aged 12 or older, similar to the rate in 2002 (30.4 percent). more »
by: Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Tobacco - Smoking Bans
Lansing Community College in Lansing, Michigan has had a policy since 2000 that banned all smoking on campus except in one designated area outside each building. more »
by: Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Alcohol - Abuse
According to the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, approximately 15 percent of the national health care budget is spent each year treating people with alcohol related problems. more »
by: Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Tobacco - Health
Secondhand smoke is a serious problem. Scientists have established that it is a cause of disease in nonsmokers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that secondhand smoke causes 3,000 adult nonsmokers to die each year of lung cancer. more »
by: Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Tobacco - Advertising
“The tobacco Industry spends more than $12.4 billion per year—over $34.1 million a day—marketing its deadly products in the U.S. alone, much of this reaching kids. more »
by: Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Alcohol - General
Alcoholism’s danger signs:
- A history of alcoholism in your family background or earlier in your own life.
- A history of “blackouts” when one does not remember events during a drinking episode. more »
by: Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Tobacco - Addiction
Researchers have recently determined that the new low-tar and ultra-light cigarettes are no less hazardous to one’s health than the regular cigarette. more »
by: Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse