A drug can be said to be any substance use in medicine. It can also be said to be any substance taken by some people to get certain effect‚ such as happiness and excitement. Driving from these definitions above‚ drugs can be classified into two categories; 1] the soft Drug e.g. antibiotics and analgesics. 2] The hard drugs e.g. cocaine‚ marijuana heroin e.t.c. Consequently‚ a drug addict is said to be someone whose life has become dependent on drugs‚ hence drug abuse. Cause of drug abuse among youth;
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for illicit drugs‚ $193 billion for tobacco‚ and $235 billion for alcohol. As staggering as these numbers are‚ they do not fully describe the extent of destructive public health and safety implications of drug abuse and addiction‚ such as family disintegration‚ loss of employment‚ failure in school‚ domestic violence‚ and child abuse. These consequences all blossom from curiosity‚ diversion of reality‚ and the want to be socially accepted. Many young people become involved in drugs before they are
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The War on Drugs and The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world. The word “marijuana”‚ referred to as “herbal cannabis” by the rest of the world‚ is the American term for dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis sativa plant (Caulkins 2012). The drug can be dated back to as far as 6000 B.C. when the plant’s seeds were used in China as food. It was used as a pain reliever and sedative in Napoleonic France (Spaulding and Fernandez). The flowers on
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believe that it should not become legal and some believe that it should but let’s be realistic‚ legalizing marijuana will cause many problems in this world. Legalizing marijuana could cause users to become addicted‚ cause mental health problems‚ and cause a huge threat to our environment Marijuana can become very addictive to some people while utilizing it and not even know it. “The difficult thing about marijuana addiction is some people‚ even though they’re addicted can do fine with it for many
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SUMMARY OF GORE VIDAL’S ESSAY—DRUGS: CASE FOR LEGALIZING DRUGS In an article entitled “Drugs: Case for legalizing Drugs” by Gore Vidal‚ Gore Vidal makes a case for legalizing drugs in the United States. In his essay‚ he declared to the world that to stop drug addiction in the United States‚ the government should “simply make all drugs available and sell them at a cost”. He explains why making drugs illegal does not stop drug use and trafficking. He explains that he himself has tried everything
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The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Marijuana Latrease Brown March 14‚ 2011 In society today‚ many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people advocate this issue and believe that legalization is the only solution left for the nation while others
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Economic Issues of Legalizing Drugs There is no way around it‚ drugs and drug use are ingrained human activities. Every culture has a robust history when it comes to different types of drug use and each also has their own way of dealing with the substances. No matter what our individual or societal views are when it comes to drugs‚ you have to appreciate the complexity of the world drug trade. Using the term paper‚ “The Economics of the Legalization of Drugs” as well as a survey from The Economist
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Legalization of “soft” drugs such as marijuana has long been a fight in the United States. Some states have approved the use of Marijuana for medicinal purposes but it still does not seem to be enough. “Marijuana is the most widely abused and readily available illicit drug in the United States‚ with an estimated 11.5 million current users. At least one-third of the U.S. population has used marijuana sometimes in their lives.”(justice.gov) So with all of this marijuana coming into the U.S. some people
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Legalization of Performance Enhancing Drugs Performance enhancing drugs should be legalized for public use. The benefits of legalization could possibly reduce health risks and minimize criminal activity and make for a more efficient use of steroids. Steroids first played a significant role in the Olympics to improve performances and to push off fatigue. ----------------------------------------- Although PEDs can purpose an unfair advantage‚ legalization could be much more efficient and promote
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comes to mind.There are many cases where people were bored and consulted in to doing violence. It doesn’t have to always be that way some find positive things to do with spare time than rather be bored. When being bored for a long period of time can cause one to think strange and lose patience. It’s feasible for a person to do violent things when in such a state. Teenagers are known to get bored quickly if there’s no technology to entertain their minds. Social media is the one thing that gets teen’s
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