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Alcohol consumption is a much studied, and sometimes controversial, subject. Most modern doctors and nutritionists agree that a small amount of alcohol can actually be beneficial to the body. It will do little harm that way. However, for a heavy drinker or alcoholic, there can be a variety of serious health problems caused by alcohol consumption.

The human body is only able to metabolize a small amount of alcohol at a single time. When a person drinks more than this amount of alcohol (approximately one ounce per hour), the alcohol will be absorbed into body and affect nearly every internal organ until it is slowly metabolized. Continue reading ‘Alcohol And Its Effect On Health’ »

Monitoring the drug abuse statistics in our youth is a great indicator of the future of the next generations. Organizations such as Monitoring The Future (MTF) have been conducting research since the mid 1970s on the use of drugs amongst 12th grade students and their perception of drugs and its use. The University of Michigan’s Institute of Social Research conducts the studies.

The study is longitudinal and follows the patterns and changes in attitudes of the students over time. In 1991, the studies included 8th and 10th graders too.

The latest drug abuse statistics conducted by MTF were taken in 2008. The key findings showed a decrease in the abuse pattern for a majority of the drugs compared to the previous year.

There were a few positive results that were highlighted. In 2008, the number of 10th graders that have used any illicit drugs in their lifetime had significantly declined in comparison to 2007.

The percentage of youngsters in this age group that smoke cigarettes have continued to decline over the years, and has fallen to the lowest rate in the history of the survey. This is a promising finding, as the use of tobacco is one of the major concerns in health problems.

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