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- 11. March 2010: Hansen (FGCU)- Indoctrination in Schools- Economics
- 10. March 2010: Depression Among College Students-Michelle Petersen FGCU
- 9. March 2010: Cheri Wine, (Edison State College): The Benefits of Meditation.
- 9. March 2010: Corrine Fournier (FGCU):Teen Pregnancy
- 9. March 2010: Feldman (FGCU): Movie Ratings
- 6. March 2010: Stephanie Jones (Edison): Race
- 5. March 2010: Deanna Ceccoli (Edison) Children Homeless in the US
- 4. March 2010: Kristen Simonetti (Edison) Sex addiction
- 4. March 2010: Kim Ludovissie (edison) SIDS
- 3. March 2010: Kim Ludovissie( edison) Living Together
Marietta (FGCU): Legal Destruction
“Don’t do drugs.” “Drugs are bad!” “Drug free is the way to be.” Growing up we are taught that drugs have a negative effect on you and in most cases are illegal. Teachers talk about drugs with a dramatic tone and encourage kids to stay “above the influence”. However, as a teen I have found it that drug awareness is a joke for most kids. This important life knowledge that teachers and adult role models are trying to pound into our heads is hypocritical. How can they say that drugs are bad yet enjoy drinking a beer at dinner, or a glass of wine with their cheese? Alcohol is a drug just like marijuana and cocaine. In fact www.gdcada.org states that “alcohol is a drug-the most commonly used and widely abused psychoactive drug in the world.” Alcohol is a depressant and impairs your senses and thought process. It causes over 100,000 deaths every year and over 17,000 car accidents (www.myaddiction.com). It tears apart families, and ruins lives forever. With this being said, I am amazed that alcohol is legal in not only the U.S. but other countries as well. However, its’ not only legal, but the government allows it to be advertised on TV, billboards, bus benches, t-shirts, EVERYWHERE! To make matters worse, alcohol is usually displayed in a sexual or positive manner. The ads and commercials leave you thinking it is cool to drink, and when you do you will be the most popular person around. Kids are picking up on these ads at a young age, craving a taste of “adult living” their whole life. Alcohol companies know this too, and as a result are feeding our youth nonsense and lies. The most disturbing part of this is, those kids, the ones being brain washed my alcohol companies are our future. If they grow up thinking that this is ok then who knows what is in store for us when they run the country. I guess what I’m trying to say is if the alcohol is considered a drug, then why don’t we make it illegal like other drugs. Why do we use it to benefit our economy, yet allow it to destroy lives and our future?