Drugs Introduction to Drugs: A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food. What is considered a drug rather than a food varies between cultures‚ and distinctions between drugs and foods and between kinds of drug are enshrined in laws which vary between jurisdictions and aim to restrict or prevent drug use. Even within a jurisdiction
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modern war on drugs has been going on the America since the 1970s with the stated goal of creating a drug-free America. However in the span of 40 plus years dedicated to fighting a war of drug prohibition with $1.5 trillion dollars estimated to have been spent in the process the results are less than satisfactory. Regardless of the multiplying millions of dollars allocated to drug enforcement each year addiction rates in America have not fallen at all since the start of the modern drug war by President
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Drug addiction is one of the most concerned issues all around the world. Either consuming or trading drug in some countries are strictly prohibited. For instance‚ ‘January 2009‚ Yong Vui Kong‚ a Malaysian was sentenced to death in Singapore for trafficking heroin’. However‚ the restrictions or even the punishments seem to have failed remediating this issue. Drug trafficking among teenagers has been increasing rapidly and immediate ‘remedies’ are indispensable to prevent further societal consequences
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DRUGS Drug is any substance which is medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ enhancing performances or sometimes life threatening when taken orally or by directly injecting into the body. These drugs are not considered as foods. War on drug is a common term applied to the prevention of illegal drugs by using military aid and military intercession in co-operation with the countries with an aim to reduce and prohibit the use of these drugs. Drugs are like pesticides sprayed on the field which has some benefits
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Women and Minorities in Law Enforcement Response Student: Course: Fundamentals of Policing The role of women and minority throughout policing history: Throughout policing history women and minorities have played roles in the equality opportunities in the workplace legislation. During the Nixon Administration the federal government began to push employers on obtaining a good faith effort to employ women and minorities and track to their progress. In 1969
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Law Enforcement Today Paper Today I am going to describe the issues facing police departments in today’s society. This is something that everyone has with their police departments in different states and how they work out. Some of the police departments are facing from society today are the corruption‚ on-the-job dangers‚ and the use of deadly force. When things like this happen and they need to use their power you have the worry that someone will try to blame you for racial profiling and
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Drugs Addiction Miami Beach Senior High Ashley Gonzalez Ms. Cooper/Mr.Sussman English II-Period Three 06 March 2013 Drugs Addiction Topic and Thesis Statement Miami Beach Senior High Topic: Drugs Thesis Statement: In an examination of drugs I will discuss causes of this disease/or social dilemma. I will also discuss the effect of drugs on individuals‚ families and society.
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abuise of drugs. Some use illegal "street" drugs that have no medical use while others abuse prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes. Either way‚ it is dangerous can lead to serious consquences‚ including death. In my paper i will answer two main questions; Why and how are drugs available for the general public to use? What are the mental‚physical‚and financial consquences of abusing drugs(prescprition or "street")? My main source for answering these questions was the United States Drug Enforcement
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Drugs and drug types. Drugs types. | Drugs. | Stimulants. | Amphetamines e.g.‚ caffeine and cocaine. | Opiates | Opium‚ morphine‚ codines‚ heroin and methadone. | Hallucinogens. | LSD and magic mushrooms. | Depressants. | Vellum‚ diazepans‚ diet pills and sleeping pills. | Explanation of these drug types. Stimulants: drugs which elevate mood‚ increase wakefulness and give an increased sense on mental and physical energy.e.g caffeine. Opiates: It is often called narcotic analgesics
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According to Webster’s New World™ Medical Dictionary‚ 3rd Edition‚ Addiction is a chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and abuse and by long-lasting chemical changes in the brain. Addiction is the same irrespective of whether the drug is alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ marijuana‚ or nicotine. Every addictive substance induces pleasant states or relieves distress. Continue use of addictive substances induces adaptive changes in the brain that lead to tolerance
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