Learn English - How to Listen and Understand

Learning a second language at an early age...

·         Has a positive effect on intellectual growth.

·         Enriches and enhances a child's mental development.

·         Leaves students with more flexibility in thinking, greater sensitivity to language, and a better ear for listening.

·         Improves a child's understanding of his/her native language.

·         Gives a child the ability to communicate with people s/he would otherwise not have the chance to know.

·         Opens the door to other cultures and helps a child understand and appreciate people from other countries.

·         Gives a student a head start in language requirements for college.

·         Increases job opportunities in many careers where knowing another language is a real asset.

Heroin

Heroin

Heroin is a drug made from morphine, a natural substance in the seedpod of the Asian poppy plant. Heroin usually appears as a white or brown powder. Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted. Heroin abuse is a serious problem in the United States. Major health problems from heroin include miscarriages, heart infections and death from overdose. People who inject the drug also risk infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.

Regular use of heroin can lead to tolerance. This means users need more and more drug to have the same effect. At higher doses over time, the body becomes dependent on heroin. If dependent users stop heroin, they have withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms include restlessness, muscle and bone pain, diarrhea, vomiting and cold flashes.

                                    

         

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