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.. feet of flouresent tube. The fluorescents are the best, but do not use cool white types. Thelight sources should be an average of twenty inches from theplant and NEVER closer than 14 inches. They may be mounted on a rack and moved every few days as the plants grow. The very best light sources…

Teenagers and Marijuana During the past 5 years have teenagers been using more marijuana? Well, the statistics show that they are. In fact, since 1992, the use of marijuana has doubled. Why are teenagers using marijuana and what are the effects? This question will be answered to the fullest with test results, recent statistics, and…

Marijuana Marijuana is the most widely used drug in the world today. Is marijuana as dangerous as it is made out to be. A large variety of different people have many different opinions depending on their professions. Many doctors disagree with each other and the subject is one of their most controversial topics. Also marijuana…

Cigarette smoking is the greatest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. Secondhand smoke causes numerous lung cancer deaths annually. Measures have been taken in both workplaces and public places to limit exposure to secondhand smoke. The economic cost of smokers to society is phenomenal. It includes monetary costs, lost workdays…

Are you tired of trying to enjoy yourself and coming across the atrocious smell of secondhand smoke? The number of smokers has highly increased within the past years and although it’s become pretty common I think that smoking in public places should be banned. Although smoking is a choice it is highly addictive and it’s…

Alcohol use among teenagers is a serious problem and is responsible for death and injury in automobile accidents, physical and emotional disability, deterioration of academic performances, aggressive behavior that causes a number of other sociological problems in families and among friends. It is also the primary cause of criminal behavior and a leading cause of…

In a middle school sitting squarely in Dewitt, New York, Matthew Dougherty – an eighth grader at JD Middle School – was first introduced to vaping. He was taking the usual mid-day trip to the bathroom, and upon entering he witnessed four kids taking drags out of a small device of what he said resembled…

In the US, there are over twenty million people from age twelve and up who struggle with addiction (Partnership News Service Staff). Drug addiction begins with drug or alcohol abuse. When someone starts becoming addicted to something, changes in the brain’s wiring occurs. This is what causes people to have intense cravings, making it hard…

Alice, the writer of the diary. She’s 15 years old when the story begins. Her real name is not known. Mom, her mother, and Dad, her father, a university professor. Alex(andria), her sister. Tim, her brother. Gran, her grandmother, and Gramps, her grandfather. Roger, a schoolmate with whome she is in love for some time….

A drug that has hypnotic and sedative properties. Although Methaqualone is not considered a barbiturate, using the drug can produce similar results. Common street names for Methaqualone are Quaalude, Lude, Quay, Quad, Mandrex and Sopors. Methaqualone can be injected, and also taken orally. Methaqualone commonly is manufactured in tablets or capsules. The drug can also…