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Drug Abuse

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  Drug Abuse : An Ethical Issue Reasons To Say No To Drugs There are so many other activities such as investing in a career , bonding with family and  your parents which are more interesting and fulfilling than abusing drugs. Realize that abusing drugs and alcohol may not be fulfilling in the long run and sometimes leads to devastating events in people's lives including prison, homelessness, serious medical problems and even death. Examine all fulfilling activities broadly. Think about the compliments received from utilizing your skills, the rewards of pursuing an interesting career or how much love you receive from your self-esteem. One Should Compare the results of his interests to the results (long-term and short) of abusing drugs and alcohol. Realize that pursuing interests is more fun, cheaper (especially physically), healthier and easier than abusing drugs or alcohol. Learn to Say no when friends, peers, or even strangers offer drugs or alcohol to you. Try to associate w...
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Causes of Suicide and it's Prevention

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  Causes of Suicide and it's Prevention  What is suicidal ideation? Suicidal thoughts involve a person thinking about ending their own life. However, there is no universally accepted definition of the term “suicidal ideation” in the medical community. Symptoms of suicidal ideation Share on Pinterest A person who is thinking about or planning suicide may show changes in their speech, feelings, and behavior. their feelings of guilt or shame being a burden to others death The person may feel: unbearable emotional pain extremely anxious and sad, full of rage, or agitated trapped, hopeless, empty, or that there is no reason to live severe fluctuations in mood  Their behavior may also change. A person contemplating suicide may: withdraw from friends or family use alcohol or drugs more frequently sleep or eat more or less take dangerous risks research ways to die stockpile medications make a plan for their suicide purchase a gun make a will give away important possessions or mon...
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Effects of climate changes

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 Effects of climate change The  effects of climate change  span the impacts on  physical environment ,  ecosystems  and human societies due to ongoing human-caused  climate change . The future impact of climate change depends on how much nations reduce  greenhouse gas emissions  and  adapt  to climate change.  Effects that scientists predicted in the past—loss of sea ice, accelerated  sea level rise  and longer, more intense  heat waves —are now occurring.  The changes in climate are not expected to be uniform across the Earth. In particular, land areas change more quickly than oceans, and northern high latitudes change more quickly than the  tropics . There are three major ways in which global warming will make changes to regional climate: melting ice, changing the  hydrological cycle  (of evaporation and precipitation) and changing  currents in the oceans . A complex issue The impacts o...
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Negative Thinking

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                                            Negative Thinking                                  Definition of negative thinking  Negatively framed interpretations of what we think is happening to us  These thoughts have a negative effect on our mood and the way we are feeling The more we give in to our negative thoughts the STRONGER they become We might not be aware of the negative thought at first because it is a habit It might come into our mind very quickly “What was that!” THOUGHTS STRONGLY AFFECT HOW WE FEEL Cake image = feeling hungry? “I am useless”, “No one likes me” = feeling a bit low? If left unchallenged Negative thinking can spiral out of control. In this video series we will be looking at different types of negative thoughts and suggesting ways to challenge them. What is N...
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Effects of climate changes

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        Effects of climate change The  effects of climate change  span the impacts on  physical environment ,  ecosystems  and human societies due to ongoing human-caused  climate change . The future impact of climate change depends on how much nations reduce  greenhouse gas emissions  and  adapt  to climate change.  Effects that scientists predicted in the past—loss of sea ice, accelerated  sea level rise  and longer, more intense  heat waves —are now occurring.  The changes in climate are not expected to be uniform across the Earth. In particular, land areas change more quickly than oceans, and northern high latitudes change more quickly than the  tropics . There are three major ways in which global warming will make changes to regional climate: melting ice, changing the  hydrological cycle  (of evaporation and precipitation) and changing  currents in the oceans . A compl...
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