... more dangerous than the reasons for taking them. The most sever, of course, is death. One example of this tragic end is Florence Griffith Joyner’s death. Though she was tested and found with no drugs in her system, she was rumored to have taken small doses of anabolic steroids during her illustrious track and field career. Another reason is many health risks, many not resulting in death though. These include stoppage of growth, loss of bodily functions, dehydration, and many more. Plus, these drugs are illegal in sports. Many are available only through a doctor’s prescription for certain diseases. ...

... a discernible order. Yet we all recognize the significance of the brain beyond its physical function. Our minds are the essence of what we are. The brain enigmatically stores memories, and lets people experience such things as emotion, sensations, and thoughts. In the same sense, music is more than just a collection of vibrations. This leads to the question of how does music affect the mind, and in addition, how does music affect human behavior? The reader might ask why such a question should be relevant. If more is known about the psychological and neurophysiological effects of music on the human mind, then ...

... to diagnose depression. Doctors who are not specialists in mental health miss the diagnosisof severe depression at least half the time(Salmans 16). People are not made aware of what to look for in a depressed person. Prolonged sadness and changes in daily routine are often the most obvious signs. These still sometimes come up short when dealing with depression. Fewer than one-third of [people] ever receive treatment or even recognize that their misery could be relieved(Whybrow 7). When dealing with depression people often deny that anything is wrong. Feelings of shame often begin to emerge when someone does ...

... High School explains her experiences with alcoholism: "When my step-dad comes home he is always in a bad mood, he takes it out on me and my brothers. He argues with my mom and is always in a bad mood, when we confront him with the problem, he denies it. I see that he tries to cut down, but he never stops." Many people who drink, try to relieve pressure or soothe their feelings. "Those who stay with the habit, become increasingly dependent on alcohol or drugs, are using these substances as a medication of sorts or a way to soothe feelings of anxiety, anger, or depression," says Daniel Goleman in his book, Emo ...

... heart disease, emphysema, and all other chronic diseases (Payne 2). Smoking has been proven to cause many life threatening problems, therefore cigarette use should not be tolerated. “The number one killer of smokers is heart disease� (Bailey 135). Not only that but also, “Cigarette smoking accounts for 30% of all heart disease deaths� (Kim and Saltzberg 1). Carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke causes the amount of cholesterol clogging the arteries to rise dramatically. Smoking also makes the walls of the arteries harden which increases the chance for the artery to rupture. Another drug in cigarettes, nicot ...

... from African green monkeys imported from Uganda. They were to be used as tests subjects. 25 of the workers were exposed to the virus, 7 died. The same virus had confirmed cases in Uganda at approximately the same time. Sporadic instances of the Marburg strain have been reported in several other African countries since then. The first major outbreak of the ebola virus was in 1976, in Zaire and in Sudan. "Over 500 cases were reported, with mortality rates of 88% in Zaire and 53% in Sudan"1 The cause of these outbreaks still remain unknown. No association with monkeys could be attributed to either of the outbreaks. ...

... go to finish my education and to have a roof over both our heads. I registered for twenty hours the first two semesters and I started noticing I was coming home crying every other day. I would sit in a corner in the dark all the time. I was scared all the time, and through all of that, I scared my son to death. He would come to me and say "mommy what's wrong, why do you do these things, please mommy let me help you". But he couldn't help me, I couldn't help myself. I decided to go to the counseling center first, just to see if I could talk my problem out. There I found my salvation and my sanity. I was tol ...

... in this syndrome believe that chromosomal abnormalities is the main cause, but are unaware to the actual gene or combination of genes that provoke this. It is not known if inheritance of the Sturge Weber Syndrome has a pattern, but a dominant mode is suggested and likely. The syndrome has no preference to male or female, or race. Another possible cause could be a congenital anomaly, which was suggested in 1963, but is merely a possibility with no evidence to support this theory. The patients with the Sturge Weber Syndrome are usually only impaired on one side of their physique. They experience slow ...

... during pregnancy, 5.5% of the women surveyed reported using illicit drugs while they were pregnant. Additionally, 18.8% reported using alcohol, and 20.4%reported using tobacco. (3) Parents who abuse alcohol and illicit drugs face risks of losing custody of their children. Pregnant women who continue to use drugs against medical advice face increased risks of losing their babies once they are born. In some States, they also risk criminal prosecution. (3) Children born to women who use drugs like alcohol, tobacco, or cocaine may have long term health problems. (2) Pregnancy and Smoking ...

... disease is hereditary, passed on from parent to child. Because of it's genetic makeup, hemophilia is carried by females however those affected are almost always males. In one-third of all cases hemophilia thought to be caused by spontaneous gene mutation with no family history. This is how females are able to be affected by hemophilia. Inheritance is controlled by a recessive sex-linked factor carried by the mother on the X chromosome. There is a fifty percent chance that the sons of a female carrier will have hemophilia. There also is a fifty percent chance that the daughters of a female carrier will be carri ...