Essays on Health

In summary, the topic has expounded large-scale primary knowledge on the harmful health effects of smoking as most bodies and health professionals bound it to adverse risks, diseases, health harm and a possible cause of premature deaths. The project has created a greater concern on the need for building better...

1. 45-64 years- $90,955, 25-44 years- $82,102, 65 years and above- $49, 104, below 25 years- $34, 943. 2. Asian- $82, 928, White- $80,107, Multiple race- $63,339, NHPI- $54,836, Hispanic- $50,430, Black- $38,696. 3. Born in the US- $77, 200,...

Type 2 Diabetes and its Complications Type 2 diabetes is a medical condition that occurs when the process of sugar metabolism is altered. The body’s main source of energy is sugar, and once the way the body metabolizes it is affected, almost all body processes are altered as well. Insulin is...

Have you ever wondered how it will be like to grow old? I believe that it is the hope of every individual; to live long and see his/her future generation. Well, there are many debates on the lives of older adults on some of the aspects of lives such as...

Health is influenced by a plethora of factor whereby the social status is one of them. Various studies have been conducted to decipher the relationship between the social elements and health hence proving their influence. Among the studies, the Acheson and Black reports set the grounds for research and discussions...

Drug addiction has been described as both a chronic and progressive disorder that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and using, despite the undesirable end results. Chronic use and abuse of drugs, whether illicit in nature or prescribed, can cause long-term damage to both the user’s body and brain. Most of...

It is universally agreed among scientist, sociologist, physiologist, criminologist and other interested scholars that youths in the adolescence stage are more likely to engage in antisocial behaviors.  However, numerous studies are concerned with activities that teens are more apt to participate in the adolescent stage such as substance abuse and...

1. Vaughn, M. G., Salas-Wright, C. P., DeLisi, M., Shook, J. J., " Terzis, L. (2015). A typology of drug selling among young adults in the United States. Substance Use " Misuse, 50(3), 403-413. 2. 2.1 In the...

In the current world, women s reproductive rights are a worldwide issue. Although in some nations women voices are overlooked, they have to struggle to have the right to control their own bodies and reproductive choices. The worldwide subject of women s reproductive rights encompasses family planning services, abortion, contraceptives,...

1. Bloomberg, Michael R. Reducing gun violence in America: informing policy with evidence and analysis. JHU Press, 2013. The main argument of this book is that there is little effort by the federal government to strengthen the existing gun laws despite there being thousands of deaths because...

Death has a profound impact on the social lives of the individuals, especially on those who have lost their loved one. In conveying such feelings of sadness and grief, numerous news mediums play critical roles in such situations. The form of media used has improved over the years mainly due...

The link between juvenile delinquency and drug use has significant implication in the adolescent justice interventions. Many studies have indicated that most juveniles that get involved with crime tend to have problems with drug use (Gatti, Tremblay, Vitaro, " McDuff, 2005). Therefore, gaining more understanding concerning the dynamic patterns of...