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"CBC News Indepth: David Reimer." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 10 May 2004. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. . This article is about a boy named Bruce who at was being circumcised at the age of 6 months old. The doctor's decided to use an unconventional method to circumcise Bruce and his twin brother which involved burning instead of cutting. The circumcision went very wrong and resulted in Bruce no longer being a male at all. The parent's decided that if they tried to raise their son as a girl, then he might just act as a girl since he doesn't know any differently. They pay to have doctor's give their son a full sex change and put him on hormones to help him with his transformation. So, Bruce became Brenda and was raised as that. All throughout Brenda's childhood she was bullied and called names like "caveman" and "it." At the age of 12, Brenda was finally told by her parents that she wasn't actually a girl. After being told the full story, Brenda/Bruce changed his name to David and had 4 rounds of reconstructive surgery to physically make him a male again. In may of 2004, David was still grieving the loss of his twin brother, lost his job, and divorced his wife. On May 4, 2004 David Reimer committed suicide at the age of 38.

Citation: Chapman, Paul. "Coca-Cola Addiction Contributed to Mother's Death." Telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph, 12 Feb. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. . Summary: Thirty year old mother Natasha Harris drank up to 10 liters of Coca Cola a day, more than twice the 400mg safe limit of caffeine.  This is what is reported to be a possible reason for her death.  Coroner David Crerar found out she died of cardiac arrhythmia due to caffein and poor nutrition.  It was reported she smoked 30 cigarettes a day, ate a little, and would drink Coke in the morning and before she went to bed.  Her teeth were pulled out due to decay, One of her children was born having no tooth enamel because of her Coke addiction.  Coroners recommended Coca Cola to put caffeine content on the labels and warnings for excessive consumption.  Coca Cola became disappointed about the information, but are uncertain her death was caused by her Coke consumption or her unhealthy lifestyle.

It seemed very bizarre how someone could be addicted to Coca Cola, drinking more than what I usually drink everyday. I consider this as substance abuse, because she was damaging her health by taking too much caffeine. Surprisingly, the death was believed to be caused by her Coca Cola addiction, and most substance abuse death involve tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. People should know more about what they consume before it may kill them.