Living Green by Donating and Selling Clothes
CODE: LG001
Overview:
This article is a guide to how someone can lessen their carbon footprint by donating their used clothing and related accessories.
Excerpt:
If you have been thinking about doing something for the
environment, the answer to your contribution might be right inside your closet.
There is global concern about the impact of mankind's refuse and wastes on the environment, and
a call for people the world over to do their part to help to preserve the
ecosystem by recycling or reusing certain items – such as some of the clothing
and other accessories in your clothes closet.
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Overview:
Single-use plastic bags present a real threat to the sustainability of the natural environment.This article highlights the problem and gives suggestions on how to stem the environmental impact of this product.
Excerpt:
There’s a Catch 22 situation somewhere inside the plastic bag issue. When the manufacture and use of single-use plastic bags was ramped up in the mid-1980s, it was generally understood that this was in part an effort to help preserve the ecosystem. The premise was that if there were more plastic bags for use in retail trade, then there would be less need to produce paper bags, and therefore less need to cut down trees for making paper sacs, resulting in the retention of more trees in the planet’s bio-network.
But somewhere, things got out of control...
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CODE: LG002
Overview:
Single-use plastic bags present a real threat to the sustainability of the natural environment.This article highlights the problem and gives suggestions on how to stem the environmental impact of this product.
Excerpt:
There’s a Catch 22 situation somewhere inside the plastic bag issue. When the manufacture and use of single-use plastic bags was ramped up in the mid-1980s, it was generally understood that this was in part an effort to help preserve the ecosystem. The premise was that if there were more plastic bags for use in retail trade, then there would be less need to produce paper bags, and therefore less need to cut down trees for making paper sacs, resulting in the retention of more trees in the planet’s bio-network.
But somewhere, things got out of control...
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Drug Abuse Insights
CODE: DRUG001
Overview:
Information on drug abuse, drug addiction, its physiological and psychological effects, and risk factors for abuse/addiction.
Excerpt:
Drug abuse is a mental disease that is marked by the over-use or abuse of a drug or several drugs to the point of that substance use causing the individual distress. Also referred to as substance abuse and chemical abuse, this disorder affects over seven percent of individuals at some time in their lives. It is usually argued that drug use itself might not constitute drug abuse if the person is in control of his faculties and is not adversely affected by its use. However, it is also noted that there is a very thin line between drug use and drug abuse, and the individual using drugs from time to time might one day find himself, unable to function well while using it or not able to function at all without it – at which time the term drug abuse would be appropriate.
The Consequences of Drug Abuse
The abuse of drugs can eventually lead to Drug
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