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Upon reading last Sunday’s issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer, then scanning the Editorial Pages my eyes were drawn to thick black letters entitling a column “Time to pick on bullies”. This editorial of Bill Thompson immediately laid claim that after a school shooting, news follows that the shooter was “bullied” by fellow students. Seeing where…

Safeguarding means protecting people’s health, wellbeing and human rights, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It’s fundamental to high-quality health and social care. What safeguarding means for people who use care services • Safeguarding children and promoting their welfare includes:  Protecting them from maltreatment or things that are bad for…

Acknowledgment would mostly like to thank Ms. Jacqueline Logan for her continuous support during the process of this project, and for helping me through sickness and health, day and night to ensure that this was completed at an optimum level by helping me to properly source my information. I would also like to thank Mrs….

Cultural Absolutism Take Me Out to the Ballgame? I awaited the day before the big game in nervous apprehension. Would the Red Sox be able to rebound from a 0-2 series deficit and advance to face the Yankees? They had already won two straight games and evened the series at 2-2. The next game would…

Introduction Tobacco use is a major public health issue and the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States (U.S.). According to the current patterns of tobacco use, 24.6% of high school and 7.7% of middle school students in the U.S. have used tobacco products (CDC, 2015). To that point, in the…

By the order of the United States Constitution our government is set up under a system called federalism. This means that the powers of the government are divided between the federal and state governments. Local governments are then given powers by both the state and federal governments. As you can tell, local governments are the…

For the last few years, there has been much media hype about Cannabis. There have been talks about medical Marijuana, allowing farmers to use low THC types of marijuana for hemp, and completely legalizing Marijuana. The fiery debates have been brought to my attention by the media just recently. Being a teenager myself, I have…

Drug abuse is the illicit use of any drug in a way that is not approved or supervised by a medical practitioner.There are two major types of drugs that are usually abused Stimulant /Depressants: these are drug that temporarily make the mind and body active. It means that when someone takes such drugs in excess,…

Marijuana is a commonly misunderstood substance that most Americans do not fully understand. The usage of the drug marijuana has been extensively researched and proven to be one of the “most viable and safest sources of medical value to the many Americans suffering from Aids, Glaucoma, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, and Chronic Pains” (Medical Marijuana)….

.. ople and would allow states to determine for themselves whether marijuana should be legal for medicinal use. It is a common-sense solution to a complex issue and would provide a great deal of relief from suffering for a large number of people. NORML implores Congress to support this compassionate proposal to protect the ten…