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  • Date Rape Drugs
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    'Date Rape Drugs " Alcohol has been the 'date rape drug' of choice for years. Now there are some 'new' drugs on the market, which are being used for date rape. These drugs are Rohypnol, and GHB, or gamma hydroxy butyrate. They " re used to 'spike' unsuspecting victim's drinks. This can be easily done because these drugs have no odor, color or taste when put into a drink. These drugs are being increasingly used by youth - in many cases as a date rape drug because of its ability to affect willpowe...
  • Used Drugs And Alcohol
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    THE LAST MOMENT OF TIME Capital punishment in the essays by George Orwell, H.L. Mencken, and Norman Mailer was a necessary evil to deter crime. These authors incorporated the use of alcohol or drugs as mind-altering chemicals to relieve the pressures of the characters involved in death due to capital punishment. Chemicals such as drugs and alcohol can be used for the pleasure of relieving stress, a means to forget, or a way to subdue personal beliefs as the authors have illustrated. The pleasure...
  • Alcohol And Drugs In Their Homes
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    ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE Alcohol and drug abuse is one of biggest problems in United States today. It is not only a personal problem that dramatically affects individuals' life but is a major social problem that affects society as whole. 'Drug and alcohol abuse', these phrases we hear daily on the radio, television or in discussions of social problem. But what do they mean or what do we think and understand by it? Most of us don't really view drug or alcohol use as a problem, if that includes your...
  • Saining First Introduced Heroin To Hong
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    Opiate of Love Mian Mian's novel Candy, takes a deeper look into China's economic upbringing to the modern world. The book is entirely narrated by Hong - a fictitious character who levels with the exploding populous of drugs, prostitution, and new-age music through her early adult years. She meets a young musician named Saining who both fall hopelessly in love for each other. The binding relationship of Saining and Hong did not go un-aided, as the social repercussion of heroin and alcohol soon f...
  • Pornography's Messages About Sex And Sexual Fulfillment
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    Psychology is the scientific study of human and animal behavior. It is made of theories and tries to prove why we behave the way we do, our mental processes, our emotions, and our actions. In this writing assignment I will discuss why some people choose to behave so outrageous that we see it as abnormal self-destructive behavior and why others try to fit in this society and follow the rules. In the United States there's people from all over the world from different cultures and traditions. I wil...
  • Adolescents Face
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    Joseph Kennedy DSP 0800-03 PAPER # I 03-08-2002 ADOLESCENCE What is adolescence? A DcO. LEScCENCE n. is the period between childhood and adulthood. People of every background and of every color go through this. Adolescence is something that, when we go through it, well make us the person that we are to become. All adolescence goes through points in those few years that will decide if they will go to school when they graduate. Adolescence has a hard time because of the things that are going throu...
  • Effective Treatments For Alcoholics
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    Treatments of Alcoholism Alcoholism can destroy the life of an alcoholic and devastate the alcoholic's family. But it also has overwhelming consequences for society. Consider these statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: In 1988, alcoholism and problems related to it cost the United States an estimated $85.8 billion in mortality and reduced productivity; Fetal alcohol syndrome, caused by a woman's drinking during pregnancy, afflicts five thousand infants a year; i...
  • Short Term Effects Of Alcohol Consumption
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    Don't Panic. It's Organic. There is no doubt that alcohol is America's most popular and prominent drug. The sale and distribution has been legal since its early development. However, along with the social gratification of alcohol comes many dangerous effects and consequences. In contrast, marijuana, which has less severe and damaging effects and many medicinally beneficial qualities, has been outlawed by the American government. Although the utilization of both substances may lead to very detrim...
  • Drugs And Drink Alcohol
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    If one of my friends were thinking about taking drugs, I would do what any loyal person should do. I would talk to him or her about it. The first thing I would say to my friend is what are you going to get out of it, does this make you feel cool, or are you doing it just for the fun of it, because to me this not cool or fun, and the only thing that you will get out of it is bad lungs and a lot of trouble. Then I would ask him or her about sports. What are you going to do when you have to run lon...
  • Bud Sells Drugs To Lulu And Carmen
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    Written by: John Benton, containing 191 pages. Publisher: John Benton Books Box 94304218 So. Madison Pasadena, CA 91109 Copyright July 5th 1983 by John Benton Edition #: 1 Characters Major Carmen- The main character in the story, she is abused by her father and her mother is in denial. She later leaves home to find a life of drugs and prostitution. Vinnie- Is Carmen's "old man" who protects her and becomes her pimp. He is very much into drugs like Carmen. Mom- Carmen's mother, scolds Carmen for ...
  • Use And Potential Abuse Of Alcoholic Beverage
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    SUBSTANCE ABUSE ON CAMPUS Outline: 1) Introduction 2) BASIC ISSUES AND MODELS... Alcohol Involvement over the Life Span: A Developmental Perspective on Etiology and Course. B... Neuropsychological Effects of Substance Abuse. C... The Disease Model of Addiction. D... Alternative Theories of Substance Abuse Implications for Understanding Substance Abuse and Dependence in College Students. 3) POLICIES, PROGRAMMING, AND PREVENTIONA... Policy Development: An Essential Element in Addressing Campus Sub...
  • The Most Common The Date Rape Drug
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    In the 1950's it was commonly know as slipping someone a Mickey Finn. By the mid-1980's it was called H-Bombing: prostitutes slipped the sleeping pill Halcyon into a customers drink and robbed them after they would pass out. But the recent introduction of the illicit doping drugs, promises to take the dangerous practice of doping unsuspecting victims into new depths. Today I am going to talk about or other wise known as the "date rape drug". I will tell you what it is, its effects, and the steps...
  • Need Of Drug And Alcohol
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    The period of the life cycle known as youth is a very special one. In this period they are growing and developing into their adult roles. This is also is a time where they deal with trouble and uncertainty, which some very special and menacing problems can arise. Youth today are being perceived as to having their own culture. This then makes it difficult for the parents to deal with their needs. A major problem our youth are dealing with today are drugs and alcohol abuse. The drugs are out there...
  • Teens Turn To Drugs And Alcohol
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    Date: June 9th, 1952. Time: 9: 30 p.m. I sit here waiting to hear the jingle of the doorbell. Im so excited, this is my first date! Bobby Anderson, the football captain, asked me out today in math class. Hes so cute! Oh god, Im so nervous. Suzie thinks to herself as she sits in the booth by the window. She waits at the diner on the corner of Main and Park Streets. The jingle of the bell startles Suzie from her thoughts and she begins to get butterflies in her stomach. Bobby walks up behind her a...
  • Dangerous And Many Deaths
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    The Monsters of America In the epic Beowulf, many monsters existed that threatened a society way of life. This theme can directly be related to us because of the many troubles facing our communities today. We face these troubles everyday; sometimes in our churches and schools, and as a society we have learned of many different dangers that threaten our lives today. We face many troubles in todays society, and many monsters exist that threaten our communities and ways of life such as weapons, alc...
  • Drug Crimes
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    In the book Body Count: Moral Poverty and How to Win America's War Against Drugs. By William J. Bennet, John J. D ulio, and John P. Walters, we learn about crime on the streets, the causes, what is being done to reduce it, and what should be done to end it. Our authors state that crime is a result of moral poverty. They define moral poverty as the poverty of being without loving, capable, responsible adults who teach right from wrong. (Bennet 1996) throughout this paper I will discuss the major ...
  • Drug Abuse Resistance Educational Program
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    Illegal Drug Abuse On the bus ride to school little Joey has to make a choice. Yesterday, on the bus Joey was offered a cigarette, not sure of what to say, he told the boys "maybe tomorrow". Well, it is tomorrow now and the boys are approaching him. What to do now Many children and also adults are faced with choices like these every day. Illegal and also legal substances are everywhere you look. The hardest thing is trying to avoid them. Everyone learns when they are young to "Just Say No", but ...
  • My Dad's Drinking Problem
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    "She sure takes after her dad!" Parents usually hear comments like this from friends and family. Children are mirrors of their parents in so many ways. They do what they see... what their parents do. When it comes to alcohol and drugs, a parent's actions directly influences what their children learn. While many children suffer negative consequences due to parental alcoholism, there are some children of alcoholics that function well and do not develop serious problems. I remember him often with a...
  • Known Used Drugs By Teens
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    Many dangerous substances are surrounding teens in the U.S. today. Drugs, alcohol, and tobacco are the three main groups these substances are placed in. The widespread use of these three things has increased the death rate among teens as well as adults. The majority of teens faced with these substances are between the ages of 12 and 20, although the legal drinking age is 21, the legal smoking of tobacco is 18, and it is against the law to use drugs of any kind, including marijuana. The question ...
  • Students Use Drugs
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    Teenage Drug Addictions Teenaged addicts live in a world much different from the world of the other teenagers. It is not a small world. There are millions of teen addiction cases in the world because of drugs, which include heroine and cocaine and also, alcohol. Their lives are filled with violence and powerful emotions. Their fears and their tears are hidden from those people around them. According to the research of The Health and Human Services, drug use by adults rose from a low of 5.3% in 1...

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