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  • Drug Legalization
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    Drug Legalization Strong drug enforcement in the United States is correlated with the reduction in crime, drug use, and drug addiction growth rates. The impact on tougher drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug enforcement has become too lenient. This myth has been promoted by the multi-million dollar pro-drug legalization lobby, civil libertarians, and misguided academic researchers to the public with limited review and challenge. Attacks on drug enforcement efforts often ...
  • Individual's Use Of Drugs
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    An Argument for the Legalization of Drugs, Based on John Stuart Mills' 'Revised Harm Principle' The question of whether or not to legalize certain drugs has been debated for decades. Although opponents have thus far been successful in preventing this, there are nonetheless a substantial number of people who believe that legalization should be given a chance. Their arguments range from the seeming ineffectiveness of current drug laws to the simple premise that the government has no right to prohi...
  • Education And Treatment Of Drug Use
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    major problem that exists within Canadian society is the abuse of mind-altering substances. Such narcotics cause not only health problems, but also violent and potentially criminal acts. A mind-altering narcotic can be defined as both the legal and illegal type. The four main categories of drugs are: narcotics, CNS depressants, CNS stimulants, and hallucinogens. Most of these drugs are highly addictive and are usually obtained by prescription or are considered a banned substance and must be purc...
  • Firm Rules About Drug And Alcohol Use
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    Why Kids Turn to Drugs There is no simple answer to why a young person might begin using alcohol or other drugs. Many times, it is a combination of several factors, including society, family and peers. They may turn to drugs to escape stress or loneliness or to overcome shyness in social situations. They may want to be seen as grown up or as a risk taker. Or, they may simply be curious. Teens often want to be like their role models as well. So, if their favorite music group, older sibling, paren...
  • 24 Mdma Users And 24 People
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    "Ecstasy" Damages the Brain and Impairs Memory in Humans In an article that was found at NIDA NOTES on the Internet, titled "Ecstasy " Damages the Brain and Impairs Memory in Humans, discusses the horrible effect that this popular drug has on the human body. In a supported study conducted by NIDA, it had shown the direct evidence the use of MDMA, which is also known as ecstasy has on causing brain damage. Using brain-imaging techniques the study had found that MDMA harms neurons that release ser...
  • 11 And Weekly Use Of Drugs
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    Marijuana The purpose of my paper is to prove that marijuana effects teens and their mind. Marijuana is a tobacco-like substance produced by drying the leaves, stems, flower tops of the Cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp) plant (Fact Sheet, 1). It is smoked or eaten to get hallucinated and receive pleasure. It grows just about anywhere. It is illegal in some countries but in others it is used for medical purposes (Encarta, 1). Some names that it is called a joint, nail, pot, Mary Jane, hive, etc. (Fac...
  • Controlled Drugs And Substance Act
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    Introduction Drug use and abuse is as old as mankind itself. Human beings have always had a desire to eat or drink substances that make them feel relaxed, stimulated, or euphoric. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C. ; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. But it was not until the nineteenth century that the active substances in drugs were extracted. There was a time in history when some of these newly discovered sub...
  • Illegal Drug Use In International Sport
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    With all the hype of payoffs to IOC members in the media today, it might sound as if that is the greatest threat to international sport. The real threat to the Olympics and international sport is the use of dangerous drugs which enhance the performance of professional and Olympic athletes around the world. Given the great number of athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs and evade detection, it might seem as if officials are turning a blind eye to the problem. Officials are in fact trying v...
  • Use Of Illegal Drugs
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    Legalization of Drugs: Against Everyone agrees that something must be done about the tremendous physical and emotional health problems that drug abuse causes. Concern about the abuse of drugs is so widespread that recent polls indicate it to be one of the most serious problems in today's world, threatening the security and freedom of whole nations. Politicians, health experts and much of the general public feel that no issue is more important than drug abuse. America's other pressing social prob...
  • Problems Of Teenage Drug Use
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    Effects of Drugs on Adolescents Drug use is the increasing problem among teenagers in colleges today. Most drug use begins in the preteen and teenage years, these years most crucial in the maturation process. During these years adolescents are faced with difficult tasks of discovering their self identity, clarifying their sexual roles, assenting independence, learning to cope with authority and searching for goals that would give their lives meaning. Drugs are readily, adolescents are curious an...
  • H Drug Treatment
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    Employment / Treatment Enterprise! y entreatment! | services"h Treatment and rehabilitation services. g.! yen soft! | skills such as CV writing, cover letters"h Specialist employability programmes and mainstream education. g.! yen hard! | skills for local labour markets"h Training and employment services. g. work experience in voluntary sector Nai Zindagi (New Life) case study Nai Zindagi, Pakistan"h Project founded in 1990 by Tariq Zafar "h Argued that! yen traditional! | treatments focus on su...
  • Drug Use In Sports
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    Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports Jennifer Edwards In all areas of sports, professional, college, and even high school, there is widespread illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs. Although there are many reasons for athletes to choose to use these drugs, the cost of such use, both to the athlete and to society can be extraordinarily high. In order of performance-enhancing drugs we must understand why they are used and the consequences of their use to the athlete and society. One of the r...
  • Organizations Against Drug Abuse Need
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    The illegal or harmful use of drugs is a major threat to the world and to future generations. Drugs are substances that are becoming more common in our communities as each day goes by. The demand for drugs is also increasing daily. People need to act and play a part in the combating of drugs starting in their own homes. Every individual needs to be aware of the consequences of drug abuse and to help spread the word starting at young ages. All parts of local and world communities need to unite th...
  • Side Of Drug Use
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    I read this question and immediately one answer came to mind, yes we are in the midst of a drug epidemic. Drugs seem to be a huge problem to this present date. You can walk down any side street in New York City and buy pot or several other drugs. I would call that an epidemic. Everywhere you look you see the issue of drugs being brought up, and the topic of legalizing certain drugs. Is this just another phase the United States is going through or are they really thinking about legalizing pot Leg...
  • Illegal Trade Of Drugs Around The World
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    DRUGS, SHOULD THEY STAY OR SHOULD THEY GO Drugs have been around for hundreds of years, but never has there been as large an outbreak as there is in the year 2001. The high increase in the world of drugs is based on three key elements, Production, Trafficking and users. It is these three key factors that have caused a rise in the amount of drugs produced. The countries of the world must take a look at the current drug situation and decide on a solution, to either eliminate drugs or make them leg...
  • Illicit Drug Use
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    What are the economic effects of illicit drug use in England and Wales? The first and most obvious affect that the illicit use of drugs must have on the economy is the affect that non-subscription drugs have on the health of the labour force. There have been various studies on the psychological and physical affects of illicit drug use and any absenteeism caused by the effects will have an adverse affect on productivity. This absenteeism can also cause lower wages, as lower productivity will natu...
  • Drug
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    D.A.R.E. I have enjoyed our DARE class a lot. But, most of all I learned a lot from Deputy Anderson. He taught us all about drugs and alcohol, why they are bad for us and why we should never start using them. Deputy Anderson taught us to say NO, and how to avoid situations that could put us into harms way. Deputy Anderson explained to us the many different types of drugs and the effects that these drugs can have on us. Drug abuse can affect us in many different ways, not just by getting high. Us...
  • Drug Abuse And Drug Use
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    Drug abuse has been an ongoing problem that has plagued America. The ramped use of illegal drugs impacts our society in many ways. Drug abuse attributes to increases in violent crime, poverty, domestic violence, HIV, school drop out rate, homelessness, teen pregnancy, and increasing health costs due to health related problems. Since the beginning of the 19th century America has had a problem with drug abuse. During this time, morphine, cocaine, and heroin, were commonly used like aspirin is toda...
  • Effects Of Drug Use
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    On Drug addiction and community By Beni Maya Galley Class XII (Sci.) 'A' Gyalposhing Higher Secondary School Mong gar Bhutan Introduction: 3 What is a drug? 3 History of drug: 3 Drug cult: 5 Sports Drug use: 6 What is Drug abuse? 6 Types of drug abuse 6 Some commonly abused drugs: 9 What is Drug dependence / addiction ? 10 Why people abuse drugs? 10 Effects of drug use: 11 Treatment of drug abuse 12 Adolescents and drug use: 12 Combating drug abuse 13 Role of World Health Organisation: 14 Drug p...
  • Athletes Use Drugs
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    From workplace to school, from professional sports to the armed forces, the advent of drug-testing procedures has stirred debate and controversy. The issue of drug testing in athletics seems to be the most prevalent debate. An incident that really brought drug testing into the spotlight is the track and field event in the 1988 Summer World Olympic Games. The two competitors in the limelight were Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson, both excellent and very emulating runners who have beaten each other in p...

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