Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Marijuana usage in Philadelphia, PA

Marijuana is the most available and commonly abused drug in Pennsylvania. Treatment data indicate that abuse has been high for many years, including among the state's youth. Despite large seizures, the drug continues to be readily available throughout the commonwealth. Most marijuana sold and used in Pennsylvania is transported from outside the state, although in-state cultivation operations, both indoor and outdoor, are quite widespread.
Abuse of marijuana in Philly is mostly common. The data for 1999 indicates that 32.3 percent of individuals in Pennsylvania aged 12 or older have or used marijuana in their lifetimes. In 2000 marijuana was the primary drug of abuse accounted for one quarter of all non alcohol drug admissions; this figure has stay the same since 1996. While admissions for cocaine(35%) and heroin(31%) were higher than for marijuana(25%), many clients in treatment for other drugs reported that they also abuse marijuana.

Monday, March 26, 2012

most births under 30

It used to be called illegitimacy. Now it is the new normal. After steadily rising for the past five decades, the share of children born to unmarried women has crossed a threshold: more than half of births to American women under 30 occur outside marriage. The fastest growth in the last two decades has occurred among white women in their 20's who have some college education but no 4-year degree, according to Child Trends, a Washington research group that analyzed government data.

Among mothers of all ages, a majority-59 percent in 2009-are married when they have children. But the surge of births outside of marriage among younger women-nearly two-thirds of children in the United States are born to mothers under 30-is both a symbol of the transforming family and a hint of coming generational change. One group still largely resists the trend: college graduates, who overwhelmingly marry before having children. That is turning family structure into a whole new class divide, with the economic and social rewards of marriage increasingly reserved for people with the most education.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Abercrombie or Hollister

Abercrombie and Fitch or Hollister are the two main clothing brands being brought by 12-26 years old in the United States. Some say that they wear hollister because of the colors and how calm that it makes them feel when they do wear it. But on the other hand people wear abercrombie or crombie for short wear it because it shows that they get money and it shows that they are staying up with the fashion world. http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2010/01/hollister-vs-abercrombie-branding-and-user-experience/. This is were i got all my information about hollister and crombie. These two main clothing brands have powered housed threw other brands like Nike or Adidas and Puma, also Forever 21. Just in the last 2 years crombie and hollister and sold over 58.5 million dollars combine. This was more than nike or adidas in 2009.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Facebook is using you

We read a article about Facebook just yesterday. The article says that its just using us for its advertisement. Because when we like something we just start to see random things about what we just liked on the little sidebar. This is how Facebook makes majority of its money. Also at the same time they are selling our information at an unreasonable price. How would you feel if someone could just have all of your information at anytime. the lawyer named Lori Andrew says that this should just be against the law. Just like with the bill collectors calling after like 7 something. That they convinced the congress to stop bill collectors to not call before and after 7'o clock. Life was much easier after that law was passed. So when congress hopefully passes this bill I think people will be better off. Besides Facebook is only using us in the long run. They get all the bread. While we just sit on the sidelines and get no parts of the paper. So do we really need Facebook in our lives. Maybe the author has something right going on here.