There are several modifications that has taken place in the environment all around the world. This has happened mostly because of the actions of humans as we have gone to an extent to fulfill our needs without thinking of the impact on the environment.
There have been many environmental modifications over the years and some of them are:
- The overall temperature of the earth has increased that is caused the glaciers to melt.
- Because of the greater use of automobiles, the exhaust from it has caused the formation of bad ozone layer.
- Because of the excessive use of pesticides, the quality of the soil has degraded that has hampered the quality of the food.
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Substance abuse affects and costs the individual, the family, and the community in significant, measurable ways including loss of productivity and unemployability; impairment in physical and mental health; reduced quality of life; increased crime; increased violence; abuse and neglect of children; dependence on non-familial support systems for survival; and expenses for treatment. The physical and mental health and social consequences of alcohol and other drug use by women can seriously affect their lives and those of their families (HHS/SAMHSA, 1997a). Not only are women, especially young women, beginning to close the gap between female and male consumption of alcohol and other drugs, they suffer earlier and more serious consequences. Women become intoxicated and addicted more quickly than men and develop related diseases earlier (National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 1996).
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