Cocaine use in the United States; Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that ups your levels of alertness, attention, and energy. You may hear it called a stimulant. It’s made from the coca plant, which is native to South America. It’s illegal in the U.S. Cocaine is a stimulant that causes the signals between the […]

History of substance abuse; Alcohol and tobacco use can be dated back in the American colonial era. During the pre Civil War period, the consumption of cigarettes grew to 26 per capita while the rate of consumption of alcohol grew to 2.17 gallons per capita (Stanton, 2019). History records that the Civil War had adverse […]

Challenges of the Affordable Care Act One of the challenges is the ACA is that the increasing health care coverage raises the health care cost in the short term (Blumstein, 2020). This means that APA pays a lot of money for people who ignored preventive and testing services for decades. Secondly, the number of individuals […]

Disadvantages of the Affordable Care Act Although the ACA has had many positive impacts on the lives of many Americans, the program has several limitations.   First, the extension of coverage to people with pre-existing health conditions has increased the amount payable as premium. Individuals who had pre-existing health conditions before obtaining the cover are […]

Adolescence is a stage of growth between childhood and adulthood. The World Health Organization defines adolescence as the age between 10 and 19, often referred to as a group of young people (WHO, n.d). During adolescence, individuals experience behavioral, social, emotional, and mental changes. The adolescence period poses serious challenges to youngsters in modern times. […]