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Curbing the menace of cultism among youth in my community
(Opinions)
10-05-2008
by okorocha prince obinna
The menace of cultism or youth restiveness in our society is dangerously accelerating (geometric progression) while ethical, moral and other means of curbing it are, if not static, accelerating slowly (arithmetic progression). In our different...
Danger of Drug Abuse Among Youth
(Short Story)
2-10-2003
by Yasmary Mora
A drug is said to be a chemical formula specially formulated to effect, cure or relieve from sickness and disease. Chemical scientists classified drug into soft and hard drugs.
Soft drugs are common and simple tablets syrups, etc, which are...
Dangers of Drug Abuse Among Youth
(Short Story)
28-08-2004
by Timmy
Drug abuse is the excessive, maladaptive, or addictive use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes. It also defines a state, emotional and sometimes physical, characterized by a compulsion to take drugs on a constant basis in order to experience its...
Drug Abuse: The Deteriorating Scenario Among Youth
(Short Story)
1-06-2004
by Antony Felix O. O. Simbowo
The current trend of substance abuse among youth and especially school age children is troubling. Many fingers have been pointed at the youth themselves while at the same time ignoring the very people who abet the youth’s drug habits, and wantonly...
Drug Addiction
(Short Story)
23-06-2007
by katie
I am writing this to help better peoples’ knowledge about drug addiction, and to give my opinion on it, based on personal experience. As some people may already be aware of, I am a suffering drug addict, and have just graduated from drug-addiction...
Excessive Drinking and the College Experience
(Opinions)
12-08-2003
by DR PEDUS C EWEAMA
Many years ago, being a college student was a thing of pride, as an undergraduate was believed to represent an avalanche of courage, a leader in the making and a candidate for personal and professional success. For many people, the perception of...
Ghetto Story: Leroy's Story
(Short Story)
15-05-2008
by Shawna-Kay Williams
Leroy, at first glance, seems to live the life of an average 17-year old. He is dark, good-looking and smiles with a deep dimple planted in his left cheek. He has the look of any teenage girl’s dream guy. He has intelligence which complements his...
Her mother takes cocaine
(Poetry)
12-08-2010
by Lacadalet Magazine
As young girls
lying under the flowered roof
we played those school games.
I was 10 and you 12.
Your mother isn't here any more.
We can play as long as we want,
but we haven't any dinner.
“You are my sister,” she said.
“And your mother...
Sonia Farley
(Poetry)
27-09-2009
by Tiffany Saxon
Courageous is she...
A woman who knows first hand
what it's like to lose her way...
Fighting, striving, and surviving are the key in reclaiming
her place in the lives of her two kids.
Playing tug of war with her own mother...
whose...
Struggle against alcoholism, smoking and drugs.
(Opinions)
30-05-2005
by Dilyara
Борьба против алкоголизма, курения и наркомании
О вредных для здоровья факторах – о пьянстве и курении, алкоголизме и наркомании иногда очень мягко говорят и пишут как о «вредных привычках». Никотин же и алкоголь величают «культурными» ядами. Но...
The memoirs of a dying star: Part 1
(Short Story)
5-05-2008
by Samuel-Malachi Odekunle
As I lie here wondering what life holds for me, it dawns on me that my life might be just a little bit more than I imagined. It is amazing, isn’t it? To know that I lived so many years walking the path of destiny upon this baked earth, only to...
The memoirs of a dying star: Part 2
(Short Story)
24-07-2008
by Samuel-Malachi Odekunle
And so my legacy began to grow. Many people knew of my involvement in the initial phase of the sampling project and as a consequence sought me out to develop similar programs in their states and towns. By the age of 23, I was elected to the chair...
Who authorized Ritilan for Public Schools and how much the drug company making annually?
(Opinions)
10-07-2002
by Warren Turner
Ritalin, also known as methylphenidate, is used to help people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Ritalin is manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
The drug has been in use for over forty years and is widely prescribed,...
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