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AMERICA'S A TEAM! I
AMERICA'S A TEAM!
I have come to harmonize, a line of thinking. A way of life that may be one of the most powerful assets to our nation and globe today! My understanding is . There are no limits to success in any situation! Point being. Today is a new day, fresh start moving forward. We always have opportunity to take challenges to victory! America is in a pickel, thare are challanges ahead . This positions the United States in a situation for the whole world to wittness some old fashioned positive change! Not only could the war on terror be won. We could actually stimulate the economey & build better relations. Ever herd of communication? hmm. The concept is simple. Every American is a team member. It starts with you! Now how do you reach every person in your community or those you are in direct contact in business or personal endeavors? Good question right?Thats easy we set an example. I found threw some of my own struggles. Also watching others make the same mistakes. There is a way for each and every one of us to have, a wonderfull life of success! No matter what your definition of a success or goals your striving toward. Anything is possible. Now it was the simplest approach, yet it was at best difficult to put in action. Untill now. This is guidence, this is a way of life and of thinking that will catapult you and those around you, to achieving their dreams & be at their best! Everything good we have ever wanted to obtain is within ourselves. It’s a small seed growing everyday!
It’s all about personal empowerment & awakening that little gift of peace and happiness that has always been there from birth! I quit procrastinating & started living. My only goal is help others become toataly free from doubt. I ganed this edge by suffering a huge personal loss, making alot of bad decisions & Finaly taking control of my life by getting involved. In today’s times we are all able to achieve our own personal success path. No limits! Lets find yours now!" Right now in this moment!"
(improve) transitive verb1archaic : employ, use2 a: to enhance in value or quality : make better b: to increase the value of (land or property) by making it more useful for humans (as by cultivation or the erection of buildings) c: to grade and drain (a road) and apply surfacing material other than pavement3: to use to good purpose Taking from Merriam-Websters Online Dictionary
(positive) 1 expressing approval — see favorable 1 2 having or showing a mind free from doubt — see certain 2 Taking from Merriam-Websters Online Dictionary
(harmony) Pronunciation: \ˈhär-mə-nē\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural har·mo·nies Etymology: Middle English armony, from Anglo-French armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Greek, joint, harmony, from harmos joint — more at arm Date: 14th century
1archaic : tuneful sound : melody2 a: the combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord b: the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords c: the science of the structure, relation, and progression of chords3 a: pleasing or congruent arrangement of parts b: correspondence, accord c: internal calm : tranquillity4 a: an interweaving of different accounts into a single narrative b: a systematic arrangement of parallel literary passages (as of the Gospels) for the purpose of showing agreement or harmony Taking from Merriam-Websters Online Dictionary
( sincere) Pronunciation: \sin-ˈsir, sən-\ Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): sin·cer·er; sin·cer·est Etymology: Middle French, from Latin sincerus whole, pure, genuine, probably from sem- one + -cerus (akin to Latin crescere to grow) — more at same, crescent Date: 1533
1 a: free of dissimulation : honest b: free from adulteration : pure 2: marked by genuineness : true
synonyms sincere, wholehearted, heartfelt, hearty, unfeigned mean genuine in feeling. sincere stresses absence of hypocrisy, feigning, or any falsifying embellishment or exaggeration . wholehearted suggests sincerity and earnest devotion without reservation or misgiving . heartfelt suggests depth of genuine feeling outwardly expressed . hearty suggests honesty, warmth, and exuberance in displaying feeling . unfeigned stresses spontaneity and absence of pretense .
I believe the solution is so simple that it has become complicated. As in the beginning of the war. A serious case of misjudgement! All that is needed to succeed is comfort within ourselves. This way we wouldn't have ever made a bad or negative decision to begin with. A mind filled with a solid base of ethics & positive thinking are such an enormous advantage. I like the classic, You Cant Touch This, by MC Hammer! Personally that song crys confidence. Though he may have been surounded by a few bad examples. Financially, he was a disaster. Seriously. Keep your head and body out of places were there’s no value to add to your life. Probably will result a negative, if you will. Positivity is like rolling ball in motion. Any motion or energy flowing or engaged in movement, has to be maintained. Its simple! Stimulate the natural process. HOW? You keep it going. Spread it around! Feed the positive. Success was meant to be multiplied & become larger more powerful. Helping others & sharing along the way. Building rather than destroying. Stay away from a negative enviorment.The less you participate the easier it is. Time allows this to happen. Seems as though, Currently not the case with some personalitys. Numbers my friend. Emetic or purge. Keep it simple. It’s a bit of first grade math. Adding & subtracting. Why is that show about being as sharp as a 5th grader so popular?Hmm. You have to have a system. In order to retain this stuff. I am going to share with you what my experience did for me. If we don’t complicate it now, we just may get it!
The people we surround ourselves with are our best identifier of ourselves. We are only as good as those around us. Success is not comfort. You cant achieve optimal success and remain in a situation were you are no longer content, at your ceiling held- back or just plain at roots end . Get out of there! The sooner the better. You are stunting your growth. I have decided to consciously achieve success. A solid businessman using a solid base of ethics, moving forward to achieve the ultimate trophy of success, Knows this. Am I content with ones self-worth? Try not to measure success by wealth. Most know that’s not how it works. Trust me, observed allot of retirees in sunny Florida. When the tracks of life have become worn, the money is not it, Find a NEW GOAL. If you are getting started remember to align them. Making money is not a bad thing. Its what you do with it. If your not comfortable where you are putting it. I highly recommend you work on that. There’s a few books that I believe were published to share some of these ideals. Feed your spiritual connection!!! Being the best will leave no room for a hypocrite. You will need that in order to obtain respect from your peers & colleagues. It puts you in a position to achieve greatness rather than a speck of the best. Look around, we have enough examples already.
Share, share, share. You see you can’t own this until you give it away. The idea is to; Educate as many people as possible. The tools that come to mind are Sincerety, desire & determination my feelings are that sharing this will make all worthwhile. Its growth. The United States military & current government/PEOPLE. Can do this just not alone. Its goanna take a movement. Folks get on board. Sharpen the tools. Those values that we so hope for our children to understand. Once I had realized what this was my A.D.D. smashed my need for the excess smashed. I am alive! At thirty-eight I’m feeling like my mid twenty’s. These are new times New generations of thought. We lead we follow or just get out of the way! We have a lot of bright people out there who know how to make this all happen. So get out of the (negative)... (Get in to the positive zone)! Getting your attention yet. Good that’s the whole idea. All it takes to accomplish this is positive change. Once again we can’t go wrong! We have enough ethically based millionaires & successful billionaires that see the vision. You all know who are. Defiinitely need your wisdom, support & mentorship. Me I am just guy from Minnesota who has traveled to many different cities, moved to Florida & threw a hard life came to awareness almost beyond comprehension. Found something within that has allowed me to share this idea... Could go on an share all of my war stories there are a few! Have had some challenges in my days. No doubt! Details are relative. Your hill my mountain & visa versa. A good friend told me you could do it now or deal with it later. Well my experience is. Later becomes complicated!
Not much for the media. Take what's needed an leave the rest. Read between the lines think before I react. Be open minded some of the greatest examples are right in front of us. Make the best of your environment. Doesn't matter were you live how big of a school you attend, the size company you work for. All relative again. Focus your attention to your current surroundings and community. It starts with one example. YOU... The new job new house the new friends. All given, with the determination to succeed! Anything you wish to achieve is your prize. Anything! That my friends, isn’t showbiz. That’s the reality of your desire to listen, accept and return the favor to all you come in contact with. Remember you have to share or give success away to get it. A lot like RESPECT. See how easy that is. It’s really that simple!
Stay focused on the good. If it’s complicating you are moving in the wrong direction. Moving forward staying focused on the positive. Keep it real. That’s what I am talking about. Life doesn't need all of those little curve balls that take us off track! You will never be the best at what you do without routine feeding this motion. Bring your knowledge to, especially your home, showroom, classroom’s, offices, campus the grocery store & the fuel pumps. With prices soaring toward new highs throw a smile in. Those poor cashiers & service attendants have herd about enough! Leave no one behind... The only trophy in front of you now is becoming a better human being. Fake it untill you make it if necessary. That’s positive change. Everything else will follow becoming a better you & you all over again an again. No matter how long or how many times it takes! You can’t stop until the magic/ miracle occurs. LETS WIN!!!
We start out in life with every opportunity to make the right decisions. We all make mistakes, that’s the beauty of life and the re-discovery process. This is the base for which all is possible . I made so many terrible decisions over the years. The past is the past. Does not fit in this thing I am sharing with you. THE NOW. You see that’s all that matters. How can you see were you are going while looking behind you. The Transformation is in front of us. POSITIVE DIRECTION! Starting to feel we are on your way and becoming more aware...
Our awareness and acceptance of this change should run smooth, filled with vibrancy & energy. We will definitely know when we have arrived. Once twice fifty times. All lesson & teachings earned. That’s right earned. Isn’t that amazing. All successful people will tell you that. If I wouldn’t have experienced defeat I wouldn't recognize accomplishment. Mistakes are positive. Somewhere along the way. I had perceived the opposite . Not so allot of negative examples are embedded in our society. Lets not participate. On the other hand when you only see the GOOD IN ALL... We will have made it!!! So. Stay up, keep it real & look alive! Be a part of a movement that will Rock this Continent & entire Globe! Believe me at this point people will take you seriously. Gaining confidence, respect, & great desire to want to know just what it is you are selling. You wont be aware that you have already closed the deal! That’s brilliance & that’s the beauty of were this thing comes from. Though, We take credit for it, you cant recall how you got it. Came from our inner-self. That’s the seed I am talking about. You see it’s not the things we say. It’s the sincerity in what actions we take! That’s what makes it all possible. Now remember its a numbers game. EVERYTHING is!
The path to success is a mathematical wonder. As you move forward securing the future. Old ideas & behaviors will again become challenges, so like the first grade. Simple adding and subtracting, Will allow you to subtract the negative dreams. Add new positive dreams & examples , Dreams that are beyond comprehension. These will allow you to benefit your community. Because you will have all ready replaced the old ones. This leaves room for balance. Divide your available dreams from your positive dream flow & refigure this equation in to helping others. This way you will always have what you need. & now are able to take part in helping the less fortunate. Those are the people that can't understand this concept. Make no mistake they are included in this simple equation. Many successful people understand this. Others are still striving for greatness. Some will get it. Some wont.
It’s a gift that comes from within. It’s designed to be shared with all who recognize & are striving for perfection. I can only imagine. That’s infinity!!!
AMERICA'S A TEAM, LETS WIN! The secret to success is remembering it’s a gift. Used
to benefit ourselves as well the globe & beyond...
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I'm not sure stopping the
I'm not sure stopping the sale of alcohol would help any prohibition didn't work bars still existed they were just hidden people still drank no matter what their profession even cops. I agree drinking can be dangerous especially when people drink and drive but just like keeping drugs illegal hasn't stopped their usage making alcohol illegal wont deter people from making it, drinking it and selling it.
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i need to help my friend but i dont know how...
my friend is getting drunk all the time and i want to help him but i have no clue how. he keeps tell me that he is goin to be ok but i dont believe him i know that i should help him but i dont no how kan anyone help me? at all?
people
people i know get drunk all of the time. I don't because it's bad for me. and beer and other alcohol taste bitter and getting drunk makes you barf. I don't see the fun of that.
Drinking and Driving
My friends and I used to be the ones to have a good time and get a little tipsy, nothing to worry about! We're high school students, that makes us invinsible. Well at least we thought, until one night my friends got into their car and started to drive away while they were still drunk. They had just been at my house and had a few drinks it wasn't a big deal, it's the same old thing that we did every wekend. But this was different, as soon as I got back inside my house, I passed out and didn't hear another thing until the next morning when my mom walked in my room and woke me up. She had been gone for a week and wasn't supposed to be home until later on that day, but she came home early because she got a call on her cell phone saying that something had happened and she needed to come home as soon as possible. So she rushed home, and when she woke me up the look on her face could scare a ghost, I knew what happened she didn't need to tell me. I started to cry and I couldn't hold it back. My boyfriend was the one driving and my best friend was the passenger, why me? Wait no, Why couldn't have been me? That's what I thought all day I couldn't help it I was so upset nothing could bring any of my friends back. And the love of my life, we'd been dating for three years, it was our senior year, why did this happen? Why didn't I just tell them to stay? What is wrong with me? I cou;dn't believe it all six of them that were in that car that night had died and I was the only one left of the group because I never told them to stay I couldn't help but feel responsible!
This is how it will be if you let a loved one drive drunk, it's no joke! This story wasn't about me but about my cousin that had lost her boyfriend and many friends this way. that night after she found out this happened she went out and got drunk, tried to drive home! She got in a wreck, she never died but it left her knowing that this is something that can happen to anyone, she now knows what it's like. And so do I, I will never forget the day that she got in that wreck, I was only six years old and I had to see her in the hospital. It's been eleven years now and I know that I've made the mistake of drinking but I know not to drink and drive. It's not funny! I've lost many friends and family this way and you could be next!
Drinking Accidents
I had a boyfriend who didnt drink that much, but around his friends always got drunk when they did. One random day he was drinking with his friends in the woods, got really drunk, and passed out. Since they were in the woods, he fell, and started to roll down a hill. When he woke up, he found himself in the hospital. He got his stomach pumped, and now he has a bunch of scars on his body. As if that's not enough, he also got arrested and he is going to court soon. Most likely he will probably get community service, or a fine. But after this accident, he promised never to drink again. This affected his family life, his health, and me, too. His family can't trust him anymore. His brother, has to live the rest of his life with the image of his older brother almost dying. His mother is always afraid to let him out and let him go somewhere with his friends. I am afraid that he will do this again, and affect his life more in an even worse way. Because he promised never to drink again, however, i trusted him. One day, me and two other people slept over his house. One of the people were my friend, and the other person was his. Him and his friend went in another room and started to drink, thinking that I wouldnt find out. I did, and i stopped talking to him for about a week. Afterwards, he got drunk again and started to get out of control. He tried to throw something at my friend (but of course missed) and he screamed at me. After that night, we were over. I havent talked to him since because he went to camp, but even when he comes back it will all be the same. I also wont trust him anymore and wont listen to whatever he says. I cant trust him at all.
The Shattered Dreams Program
Every Year in montgomery county the high school puts on this program called "Shattered Dreams" its all about alcohol abuse and drunk driving. Senior students have to write letters to the parents saying they are dead and the parents hve to write obituraies and they are left up around the school until the program is done. after the program is complete the seniors put on a re-enactment to show the freshmans sophmores and juniors how bad drinking and dring can be.
and i have had deaths of friends due to drunk driving my friends shawn and dana were killed in a drunk driving accident danas head was chopped off at the bottom of the forehead above the eyes and shawn was killed on impact
Drinking every night
My parents got 'divorced' several years ago. Not a few months after that my mom met a man at a festival in our town. They fell madly in love and would have lived happily ever after except my mom couldn't get married yet because she was still legally married to my dad. The man, James, was a good man. He was smart and funny. He was the perfect man for my mom. But not longer after they started getting really serious and my brothers and I started spending weekends at his house we found out a 'secret' about him. He drank extensively. Everything from cheap wine in a box to beer to champane, it didn't matter what it was if he could drink it he did. But it was only on the weekends so my mom looked past it. They say love is blind. But after James lost his job because of lay offs in his branch of the company he started drinking every night. He would cuss and become belligerent. I loved James up until the day when he was drunk and hit my mom with a paper towel roll. It didn't hurt her but it was the action and the anger behind it that caused it all. And that night we walked home because my mom had been driking as well. We walked half way across town to get away from him. The next day he called and apologized. And my mom for gave him. This went on for about two years before my mom told him alcohol or her. To this day I refuse to speak to him. My mom is still in love with him and he still drinks and she would leave him like she always says she will... because she knows that by even helping limiting his drinking she is helping save his life.
My family's history with alcohol abuse
I am sad to say that approximately fourteen million Americans, one in every thirteen people, suffer from alcohol abuse or addiction. Over half of Americans have one or more close relatives with a drinking problem. I am one of those peope who have a relative with a drinking problem. My family, particularly my grandma, went through a tragedy caused by alcohol abuse. My grandpa was an alcoholic. He was a great professor at a local elementary school in El Salvador, where my family is from. When he got drunk, he became a completely different person, and tried to stab my grandma with an axe, twice. He and my grandma had six kids. Because of his alcohol abuse he was a threat to my grandma and the kids. Therefore, my grandma separated from him, and raised the kids herself.My grandpa didn't stop drinking,and his job at the school was put on hold a couple of times, due to periods of constant alcohol abuse. My grandma still cared very much about him, and so she took him to a doctor. My grandpa's alcohol abuse had damaged him so much that he was diagnosed with having delirium, caused by his alcohol abuse. My grandma told me that having delirium, he heard voices, he was not well. My grandma took my grandpa to a psychiatric hospital,and he was admitted until he got better. Even though he got out of the psychiatric hospital eventually, he wasn't happy. He & my grandma were still separated, and his experience with alcohol abuse changed his life. He told my grandma that he felt like a failure for not being able to care for his family( his kids & wife). This was all too much for him, I think, and because of that he commited suicide. He hung himself on a tree in his house. He was a great person, my grandma tells me. Tears run down my face as I write this. I never got to meet him.Most alcoholics aren't bad people, like others think, they just have a lot of problems. We all have problems of our own. I now have a uncle,who is also an alcoholic. He lives in another state, so we don't see him. Even though he goes to his doctor regularly, I wish he would get help from a rehab center or something. His alcoholism isn't as bad as my grandpa's though. Alcohol abuse runs in my family, and I'm scared of that. I promised myself that I wouldn't drink underage, and that if I drank as an adult, that I would control myself and drink the least possible.I did this for my grandpa, because he knew that being an alcoholic was horrible, and he wouldn't have wanted me to go through that. I hope this story opens your eyes, and I hope that you, the reader, don't drink. Alcohol abuse WILL and CAN kill you. It killed my grandpa, it can kill you too.
alcohol abuse
When I hear alcohol abuse i think of a poor child being abused b y some drunk idiot. There is much more to it though. I don't even think we mention what alcoholics do to children when they are drunk. They could be abusing their health but their family as well. I actually never heard on the news or anywhere about this issue.
Alcohol abuse can phsyically and mentally abuse a person. There are many risks in doing so, you can end up in a hospital bed, hung over your tolite, or under the ground 6 feet if going overboard. Few of many teens die each year from drinking and driving. It is kind of sad how people always seem to choose the wrong choice. Why drink and take that risk? It's because usually teens think it is an act of cool or just a stress releaver. Makes me wonder what the meaning of cool really is. Are you cool when you're laying in a ditch dead? How could anyone believe this as fun.
My point in this is I see drinking under age as a major issue. It never is usen properly and someone always ends up dien. Most people seem to blame JUST teens. It isnt just teens. Many adults are to blame as well. Why does everyone seem the need to blame teens? It isn't just our fault. Who are the ones selling the stuff? Adults. Who makes the stuff? "Most the time adults" Who are the ones who drink it and show the influence on us kids? "Adults.
My point in this is this. Kids seem to be influenced in what their parents do and say. Kids who don't know better always mock their parents right? So let's say you put a mental kid with an alcogolic who used rude words. Would the child do the same? Your answer to this is yes. Teens as well might know better but sometimes they want to do as their parents. Which i believe is a major cuase of underage drinking. Main reasons;
1. They think it is cool
2. their parents do it and they do as their parents
3. peer pressure.
I think a way to solve this is if we just didn't sell it at all. To anyone. It's bad for your health, and for your family. May be if somehow we had a way to show America what it does and maybe tell everyone and send out a message maybe people would get it. They need to stop and give it up.
May be someone could write a letter to the president trying to get him to make a new age of drinking. Change 21 to 29. Then we would know it would be not used by college kids and by responsable adults. Have them show ID or something. Just something to help this cause.
Everyone seems to be trying to spread the message but I think we people of America need to do more then just speak our minds. We need to show everyone the facts and what happens. We need to make sure no underage user is drinking this deadly drink. We need to make a difference. We need to save lives of many people. We have a choice and we can help. We just need to find a way.