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Author Question: Which of the following is NOT an aspect of PEST analysis? (Read 56 times) |
People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
Drug abusers experience the following scenario: The pleasure given by their drug (or drugs) of choice is so strong that it is difficult to eradicate even after years of staying away from the substances involved. Certain triggers may cause a drug abuser to relapse. Research shows that long-term drug abuse results in significant changes in brain function that persist long after an individual stops using drugs. It is most important to realize that the same is true of not just illegal substances but alcohol and tobacco as well.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.