Legalize It In 2000‚ George Bierson’s "Marijuana‚ the Deceptive Drug"‚ was published by the Massachusetts News. Bierson concludes that marijuana is harmful in many ways‚ including brain damage‚ damage to the reproductive system‚ and weakening of the immune system. He also attempts to convince the reader that marijuana is a "gateway drug" that leads the users to venture into much harder drugs. I believe that research to support anything can be found if one is looking hard enough‚ but that
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Mexican cartel became so vicious. The drug cartels have been around for many years‚ and it all started when they would smuggle heroin and marijuana to the United States. Things got really bad when Columbia started using Mexico’s routes to import cocaine the United States. The Columbians ended up hiring Cartels from Mexico to import the drugs‚ and when one of the leaders got caught they had a lot of power that some hit men took over and the rivalry started. The cartels do not fight just to fight they
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something like cardiac arrest or some type of stroke. But other than that we looked closely into the heart‚ lungs‚ coronary arteries‚ and brain. Lab report Description: The toxicology report had indicated that the patient had traces of cocaine in his system and also he had ethanol in his system which indicated he was drinking. He had ethybenzolecgonine in his system which is a very deadly metabolite that can cause death. The patient had lots of scarring tissue on his heart showing
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Drugs and Crime. Drugs are related to crime in multiple ways. Most obviously because it is a crime to use‚ possess‚ manufacture‚ or distribute classified drugs. Cocaine‚ heroin‚ marijuana‚ and amphetamines (a synthetic‚ addictive‚ mood-altering drug‚ used illegally as a stimulant) are examples of drugs classified to have abuse potential. Drugs are also related to crime through the effects they have on the user’s behaviour and by generating violence and other illegal activity in connection
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are addicted to the drug. Studies show that many babies are exposed to crack cocaine in the womb but only become addicted to the drug over a period. Meaning that the mother has to become high more then just once to get the baby addicted to the drug. If the baby gets high twice within a days time period the doctors say that they are addicted to the drug. But another study shows that as a mother takes a hit of crack cocaine‚ the drug stays in the mothers fluid (which is where the baby is kept) for
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Harmful Effects of Drug Abuse during Pregnancy When a woman becomes pregnant‚ it is vital to her baby ’s health that she leads a healthy life. For a pregnant woman‚ substance abuse is twice as dangerous. Any drug use while pregnant has dangerous effects. First‚ drugs may harm her own health‚ which interferes with her ability to support the pregnancy. Second‚ some drugs can directly impair prenatal development. During pregnancy‚ virtually all drugs pose a danger. Even legal substances‚ such as alcohol
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was a frequent user of cocaine‚ “three times a day for many months” (Doyle 99). During the Victorian era‚ cocaine was a legal substance‚ and was in fact used by doctors as a mild anesthetic for many procedures such as dentistry and eye-surgery. The substance was also used to recover from illness‚ cure lethargy and depression‚ and was also an active ingredient in the popular drink Coca-Cola (Tracy 41). Using it and being addicted‚ however‚ were two very different things. Cocaine addiction was looked
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April 2013 Public Forum “CON” Analysis Recently‚ we gave our comprehensive analysis of the Pro side of the April Public Forum resolution‚ Resolved: The continuation of current U.S. anti-drug policies in Latin America will do more harm than good. Today‚ we’re discussing the Con side‚ which‚ while slightly trickier‚ if done properly can be argued very persuasively. To recap‚ the pro’s argument is‚ essentially‚ that drugs are such an intractable and complex issue
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Furthermore‚ the problem of drug trafficking is no longer isolated to drugs such as crack‚ cocaine‚ marijuana‚ and heroine. The sale of controlled substances or prescription drugs is also becoming a booming market in the United States (DEA). According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health‚ the number of Americans currently abusing prescription drugs is more than the total number of those using cocaine‚ hallucinogens‚ and heroin combined (DEA). The people who are engaged in these drug trafficking
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Mexican Drug War Alex Woodman The drug trade in Mexico has flourished since World War II. The drug lords and kingpins have as much power or more power than the government. In 2006‚ Felipe Calderon took office as Mexico’s President. His first act as President was to declare war on the drug cartels. Since then‚ the violence towards government officials and military/police personnel has increased dramatically. Although cries from the citizens of Mexico call for the violence to stop‚ the government
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