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The drug policy of the Netherlands officially has four major objectives: 1. To prevent recreational drug use and to treat and rehabilitate recreational drug users. 2. To reduce harm to users. 3. To diminish public nuisance by drug users (the disturbance of public order and safety in the neighborhood). 4. To combat the production and trafficking of recreational drugs.[1] The Netherlands is famous for its tolerant drugs policy. But a lot of people don’t realize that drugs are in fact illegal in the
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The battle of economic agendas between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is a showdown of wonk vs. CEO. On many issues‚ the candidates’ positions align with the political platform of their party‚ Clinton is pro-choice‚ Trump is pro-life. Clinton supports the DREAM Act and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants‚ while Trump wants to deport all undocumented immigrants and build a wall on the Mexican border. Clinton wants to expand gun control legislation‚ Trump does not. Clinton wants to
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you mentally and physically. For example‚ some of these drugs are used every day by a vast amount of people. The most well-known psychoactive drugs are “tobacco‚ alcohol‚ and caffeine”; some of the drugs that are not as widely used are “marijuana‚ mescaline‚ opium‚ and cocaine.” (168). Psychoactive drugs are‚ ‘”drugs capable of influencing perception‚ mood‚ cognition‚ or behavior.”(168). Psychologists have many explanations for why people use psychoactive drugs. The reasons vary from psychologist to
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berlandieri‚ and possibly Acacia rigidula‚ trees that grow in West Texas. Methamphetamine and regular amphetamine were long thought to be strictly human-synthesized‚ but Acacia trees contain these and numerous other psychoactive compounds (e.g.‚ mescaline‚ nicotine‚ dimethyltryptamine)‚ and the related compound β-phenethylamine is known to occur from numerous Acacia species. Diagrams Health Concerns Physical effects can include anorexia‚ hyperactivity‚ dilated pupils
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Throughout my semester in Topics in Contemporary Literature‚ I have read a lot of works by a lot of different writers. Given the array of material that has been covered‚ I also have been introduced to a slew of new ideas and amazing characters. Two prime examples of this can be found within Barry Hannah’s “Ray‚” and Hunter S. Thompson’s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Both of the aforementioned characters are extremely complex‚ even though they may seem superficial‚ and both are the main focuses
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Psychology Psychoactive Drugs and their Effects Medications that effect people psychologically are called psychoactive drugs. They are often helpful in treating depression‚ anxiety‚ insomnia‚ and other psychological complications. Psychoactive drugs don’t affect the underlying causes of these disorders‚ but they can provide symptomatic relief to allow people to live more normal lives. Anxiety can be defined as persistent nervousness‚ tension‚ or panic caused by stress or other psychological
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The use of peyote in religious ceremonies peyote produced profound sensory and psychic experiences lasting twenty- four hours‚ a property that led the natives to value it and use it religiously after a certain amount of peyote has been ingested‚ mescaline produces hallucinations and visions. because of these colorful visions that peyote has been part of some religious ceremonies. Peyote is involved in the Christian communion ritual in the native American church by‚ using peyote as medicine and are
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For better or worse‚ many societies of the modern world tolerate certain methods of self-intoxication. Despite the possibility of negative consequences‚ all the cultures of the world the consumption of substances like alcohol and tobacco are sanctioned under particular circumstances. All societies face the reality that significant proportions of mankind seek to the same time expressly criminalizing others. This irony is made more bizarre by the evidence that a myriad of rich cultural timelines can
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Amber Newton Narcotic Drugs CRJ 311 Forensics Seitu Stephens February 27‚ 2013 Narcotics are classified as drugs that bring relief from pain or sluggishness. Unfortunately‚ the line between narcotics and illegal drugs has blurred and many illegal drugs are known as narcotics instead of what they truly are. One example used in our studies was cocaine. Cocaine is viewed as a narcotic‚ but is actually a stimulant that inhibits the central nervous system. Opiates are analgesic narcotics
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