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  • Online Drug Prescription Sites For Consumers
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    Is Consumer Health and Safety in Jeopardy With the implementation of Self-Prescription Drug Internet Sites Amanda C. Feigner GUS 72-001: Urban Affairs-Consumers In the Marketplace: Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities. Prof. John E. Kelly, J.D. April 17, 2000 The expeditious augmentation of consumer product transactions taking place on the Internet have developed new risk for the public's health and safety, especially with the rise of online self-prescription drug sites. Online Pharmacies have...
  • Hallucinations As A Side Effect
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    Hallucinations Hallucinations are defined as a perception of and external object when no object is really present. There are many reasons why people have hallucinations. Some reasons for hallucinations are prescribed drugs (SSRI), illegal drugs (LSD), and sleeping disorders (Narcolepsy). Some causes of hallucinations are from taking drugs, both prescribed and illegal. Both produce the same effect. The hallucinations from these have been described as d'ej'a vu or hearing or seeing thing that aren...
  • Traffickers Of Illegal Drugs
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    14 April 2002 METHODS OF TRAFFICKING AND COUNTERS Many people choose to try and make fortunes through the illegal trade of drugs. This type of business gives the highest return of dollars spent, but is one of the hardest products to ship. There are many techniques that have been used throughout the years in order to try and get the illegal substances into the United States, which leads to the government's response to counter the illegal transshipments. Although the War on Drugs appears to be a f...
  • Abuse Of Legal And Illegal Drugs
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    There is much harm that comes about due to the use of drugs, legal or illegal. For starters there are many health risks that one takes if he or she abuses the power of drugs. Someone that is addicted to drugs, either legal or illegal, puts an awful strain on their bodies. They also put an awful strain onto their family and friends. Attempts will be made in this paper to compare the harms that occur from the abuse of legal and illegal drugs. Throughout U.S. history there have been many attempts t...
  • Legal Drug Use
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    What we Prohibit We Cannot Control: Restriction Before Education? There is a definite problem regarding the laws that enforce drug use in the United States today. Think about this question. Why are some of the most injurious, addictive, and mind altering substances in the world -- tobacco and alcohol -- legal, while other drugs are illegal that potentially cause no harm and have very little abuse? The United States has declared 178 substances illegal. These substances are believed to be so dange...
  • Colombia Drug Traffickers
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    Executive Summary A pressing threat to the global, illegal drug trade has come directly from the country of Colombia. By 1990, drug cartels from the cities of Medellin and Cali had threatened to bring the country to a standstill. A new constitution came into effect in 1991, which provided greater judicial powers and strengthened government control. Today, drug trafficking from Colombia continues to grow - courtesy of the pragmatic Cali and Valle del Cauca cartels, bringing in an estimated $46 bi...
  • Powerfully Addictive Drug Of Abuse
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    Is the Government Morally Justified in Declaring Some Drugs Illegal? There are all kinds of drugs. Whether or not the drug is illegal or not depends on what drug we " re talking about. It is important to look at both the bad effects and long-term effects, such as addiction, when determining legality. Certain drugs, such as prescription drugs like Ritalin, are illegal to the people who abuse them. They are designed for people who need the drug and can be dangerous if taken without seeing a doctor...
  • Increase In The Amount Of Illegal Drugs
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    Drug Trafficking The dealing of illegal drugs has existed for a very long time in Canada. People have been smuggling drugs in many different ways and there have been many popular drug busts that occurred as a result. Some of the most common illegal drugs being dealt are marijuana, cocaine, opium, crack, and so on. Some of these drugs damage your body while others act as medicine and help people to overcome certain types of illnesses and diseases. The big debate these days is whether to legalize ...
  • War On Drugs Against Terrorism
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    10 April 2002 WAR ON DRUGS IS A DOMESTIC PROBLEM The new policy that the government has unfolded on the War on Drugs, has pointed the finger of responsibility toward stopping terrorism by stopping the individual drug users. Terrorism affects the entire world, and the United States has assumed a position at the spearhead to confront it. There is no way to actually stop terrorism, but one way to financially divert the problem is to stop the money from flowing to the organizations. The War on Drugs...
  • Different Types Of Drug Forms
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    Illegal Substances and Their Forms The different types of drug forms include: Narcotics, Alcohol, Barbiturates, Cocaine, Crack, Amphetamines, Hullucinogens, Marijuana, and Pain Relievers. Some of these drugs are legal, but if they are used the wrong way or abused then they are illegal substances. The biggest drug problems in our area seems to be with marijuana. This drug is easy to be found and used all over the world still even though it is illegal in America. The different types of forms these...
  • Wonder Drug And Extacy
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    Since I don't want to be here I just am writing this up because I need to have a speech done tomorrow on this and I can't find out what is about so I will just sit here and writeExtacy is an illegal synthetic, or designer, drug. Designer drugs mimic an already illegal drug by slightly altering the chemical composition. Extacy is also called MDMA (Extacy), which stands for. The amount of MDMA (Extacy) needed to get 'high' is close to the toxic dose. Extacy is similar to methamphetamine and MDA, w...
  • Illegal Drugs
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    Hello, class. My name is Scott Gulas and today I will be debating in support of the opinion that "Illegal drugs should remain illegal". I feel that this point of view benefits the entire population of the United States of America. Do you want a beer; how bout a joint I bet this pill will cheer you up sound familiar It's as if these phrases are present in our daily conversations from teenage years throughout our existence. Drugs affect the lives of everyone in the United States today. A recent st...
  • Advocates Of Drug Legalization
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    Legality, Although it is clear that society is unhappy with current efforts to stop illegal drug smuggling, illegal drug use and distribution, no one seems to know what should be done. With drug use and drug related crime on the rise, some Americans argue that current drug law is too easy on drug offenders. Society at large asks, "Can we ever stop illegal drugs and their use" It is a question that unfortunately has no easy answer. More and more people in America feel that if this country cannot ...
  • Boarders Without Being Check For Illegal Drugs
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    Drug Smuggling Drug smuggling is on a current up raise and there seems to be no way of stunting it growth. But here a some ways some states are trying to slow the rate of drug smuggling. In Illinois there is a program called Operation Cash Crop or the OCC. This is a combine of the ISP and the DEA. It's goal is to locate places where marijuana is grown then destroy all of it's gardens. During the span of 1983-88 these OCC led to 442 arrest and destroyed over 2 million marijuana plants. And in 198...
  • Illegal Drug Abuse
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    Drug Abuse In the U.S.A. In the United States of America, we, the people value several things, some of which are freedom, spending time with and taking care of our families and working towards our financial security. We also discourage some behavior, such as crime, laziness and use of illegal drugs. Drug abuse is one of the most discouraged behaviors in our country. Use of illegal drugs is harmful to the user and all those with whom the user comes in contact. There are over 40 million illegal dr...

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