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    Throughout history‚ America has been fighting against drug and alcohol abuse in teens and adults. Many ways companies and anti drug groups try to prevent drug and alcohol abuse is through education in school systems and out of school systems. They teach young students about drugs and alcohol before they risk being around them‚ and they teach older students about drugs while they are around in their daily lives. Are these education programs really necessary? That’s the question many people ask‚ and

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    1.3. Why the Illegal Drugs Industry grew in Colombia The exponential growth of the illegal drugs industry in this country raises several questions: why is Colombia so much involved in this illegal drug market? Why is this country the main importer of cocaine in the United States and in Europe? Why the production is located in Colombia and not in another country? Many analysts tried to answer these questions‚ and the answers cannot be so obvious since the drug can be produced in many other countries

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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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    ethnographic studies on drug use‚ critically discuss the propositions for drug policy outlined by the global commission on drug policy. Introduction. All around the world there has been a marked increase in drug production‚ trafficking and usage. The war on drugs initialised in 1971 by Richard Nixon had a primary objective to stop drug use altogether. Weatherburn‚ D. (2001). Reports the war on drugs has been a failure in its own rights. People still use drugs. The global commission on drugs has put

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    1. Which dosage forms are most appropriate for administering drugs to pediatric patients? Adults? The dosage forms that are the most appropriate for administering drugs to pediatric patients is chewable tablets which makes it much easier than trying to have the children swallow a pill and as well oral disintegrating capsules‚ suspensions or solution/syrups. For adults it is different because they can receive the drugs just about anyway as long as there is not any life threatening injuries obstructing

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    CASE D (retrieved from URL – http://www.amsterdamescape.com/drugs.html) Introduction Hard and Soft drugs are terms to distinguish between psychoactive drugs that are addictive and perceived as especially damaging and drugs that are believed to be non-addictive (or minimally addictive) and with less dangers associated with its use. The term "soft drug" is considered controversial by its critics because it implies that the drug causes no or insignificant harm. Dutch law a make a clear distinction

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    Case Studies in Middle Adulthood By Gail Hall BSHS/325 Professor Deborah White September 16‚ 2014 As a part of the human service professional reviewing case studies will be an important part of the job. Not only should we keep notes on every client but we could use them as a reference for future clients. The case studies could become useful if past and future clients have similar cases. In this case study we will examine family‚ social‚ and intimate relationships. Identify

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    trade health as well. Weed is now legalized in 23 states of the U.S and Mexico‚ where weeds used to be sourced into America is witnessing a reverse flow of weed trade in North America according to the article “America’s Quality Pot is Changing the Drug War”. The U.S is increasingly less dependent on Mexican’s weed supply. In fact‚ the pot industry in the U.S is thriving to the level that it is intimidating that of Mexico. Though at higher prices‚ American weed is gaining preference and popularity

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    Arturo benitez Period: 3 Date: 2/4/14 Why We Should Not Do Drugs? Thousands of young men have wasted their lives because of illegal drugs in the world. They were mostly victims of a bad influence‚ a broken-home family‚ of ignorance‚ or curiosity. The key reasons why people shouldn’t do drugs are that drugs are bad for your body‚ they ruin your life‚ and they cause addiction. First‚ drugs affect your body in many permanent ways like brain damage‚ heart problems‚ and hallucinations. Brain damage

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    Drugs & Alcohol For several decades‚ drugs and alcohol have been a major problem in our society. Not only has the drug problem increased but drug related problems are on the rise. There is no crime that kills more people in the world then alcohol does. These substances affect the body in many ways‚ including the exchange of information within the brain‚ is slowed. Using drugs increases the risk of injury. Car crashes‚ falls‚ burns‚ drowning‚ and suicide are all linked to drug use. The usage

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