sources. 1. Describe the topic/issue in your own words (100 word minimum): The USA should end the war on drugs by decriminalizing it and regulating it. This is a major issue in my eyes. Billions of dollars are wasted on a war that has lost its effectiveness. Meanwhile instead of spending money to prohibit something‚ you can make money regulating it. Gang activity will for sure decrease as drug money is their main source of income. Also this war exists not only in the USA‚ but it seeps into other countries
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“Chemical straightjacket or miracle drug?” Wow. What a powerful statement on such a hot-button issue. I have done some reading in JAMA regarding this issue and interestingly‚ the research that I have read is as dichotomous as the information presented in the textbox article that we read this week. Currently‚ there are not many other options available for the treatment of ADHD that don’t all come with possible side-effect risk. Ritalin (methylphenidate) is a stimulant much like the methamphetamines
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and was known as the monkey drug trials. The experiment was looking at the effects of self-administration of drugs by the monkey. In other words‚ whether a monkey would become addicted to drugs and as a result self-administer itself in order to maintain the drug abuse. The monkeys were first injected with drugs (some monkeys received cocaine‚ morphine and amphetamines) and researchers observed the behavior afterwards‚ consequently the monkeys became dependent on the drugs. The experiment found that
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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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community of Baltimore City there is an increase of drugs use. In fact‚ many type of drugs are made‚ consumed and sold in Baltimore. Some very dangerous drugs include: Bath salts (a chemically human made drug)‚ LSD (the most dangerous mood changing drug)‚ and crystal Meth that is known as methamphetamine looking like glass fragment. New drugs and antidepressant are destroying kids and causing many problems in our society. Some example of these drugs include: sleeping pills such as: percocet‚ molly
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“Sherlock Holmes: Drug Fiend‚ Easily Bored or Just a Depressive?” By Student Word Count: 1258 Citation Style: MLA What is considered a ‘drug’ in any society is invariably a function of social convention. This is not to say that illicit narcotics should not be restricted in their use‚ or that there are no sound reasons for characterizing them in a negative fashion – rather‚ it is that the distinction between what we ingest as either ‘narcotic’ or ‘medicine’ or ‘indulgence’ can not be
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Illegal drugs‚ and their outcomes There are 2 types of drugs‚ medicine and the illegal ones.T he drugs we take to improve our health is good‚ but not too much. Thats why we have doctors to tell us how many we should take in a day.The illegal drugs‚ such as weed‚ pot and many more‚ are dangeruos to our health. In this Essay ‚ I will be talking about the risk factors of illegal or prohibited drugs.‚ also the effects of it. In our society today‚a lot of people around the world take these illegal
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In William J. Bennett’s argument‚ Drugs: Should their Sale and Use Be Legalized‚ he tries to persuade the readers that drugs should not be legalized. He goes on to explain the national drug policy and the intellectuals that by and large are against it but have little to contribute to the matter. The argument like he says is a little one sided‚ there is a whole lot to say about the national drug policy and very little to say about the intellectuals. In his essay he explains both sides of the argument
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Introduction According to World Health Organization (WHO)‚ "a drug is any substance or product that is used or intended to be used to modify or explore physiological system or patho¬logical states for the benefit of the recipients". Drug abuse is taking a drug for reasons other than medical‚ in any amount‚ strength‚ frequency or manner that damages the physical and mental functioning. 2. Types of Drugs There are different types of drugs found in India. 1. Hallucinogens such as LSD‚ hashish‚ ganja
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outcomes of the War on Drugs? It is significant that the war on drug is damaging to African American family in society. Within African American homes‚ it has become an epidemic of single parenting within urban environment because of drugs. To a large extent‚ African American male endure the negative circumstances due to the issue within their community. Therefore; if the living condition within that person home is not of the so call “American Dream”‚ a result to the lifestyle of drugs will become the norm
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