Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALSOHOL ABUSE 1 The Effects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the U.S. Kelly Lee Schilling ENG 215 / Research and Writing Professor Priscilla Patten Strayer University January 12‚ 2011 Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2 Alcoholism and drug abuse is a devastating disease that affects not only those that suffer from it‚ but also all those around them. Alcohol and drug abuse is very prevalent in the US; it takes many shapes and
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The War on Drugs The War on drugs has been one of the most controversial topics in the past twenty years. While the official “War on Drugs” started in 1968‚ I believe it started when prohibition began. Shortly after alcohol was made illegal‚ so was cannabis along with other drugs such as heroin once commonly sold in pharmacies. The Nixon administration decided to double down the efforts of law enforcement which was designed to “protect and serve” against the smuggling‚ sale‚ distribution and consumption
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Welfare Drug Testing Trevor Brooks‚ SOC 110 11/09/2011 In today’s America‚ government aid is highly depended on. The US government has spent $498 billion dollars this year on welfare alone. The state of Tennessee has an average of 250‚000 residents on welfare and has $3 billion dollars this year alone. To help cut costs and help tax payers‚ 36 states‚ including Tennessee‚ have proposed a bill to drug test all welfare recipients. Since the beginning of the year‚ the welfare rate
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The issue of mandatory drug testing for certain jobs is perplexing and a complicated topic. After hearing both sides of the debate presented in class‚ I feel that drug testing for certain jobs is a beneficial aspect to incorporate into the workplace. I feel this way due to the potential that testing for drugs in certain jobs such as healthcare‚ government officials‚ law enforcement and other occupations that involve decisions that can directly impact the lives of others‚ has on removing harmful individuals
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students that are liable to be drug tested. Random drug screenings to students that are in grades 9-12‚ participate in extracurricular activities‚ or those who drive to and from school is an invasion of privacy and therefore should only be limited to drug screenings if reasonable suspicions are raised. Students that participate in clubs‚ school sports teams‚ organizations‚ music groups‚ and academic competitions are placed into a pool of students that a liable to be drug tested at random. This method
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Interview Paper Many social stigmas are associated with drug use within our society. At one point in my life I shared the negative connotations associated to drug abuse with the vast majority of the population of this country and the society in which I live. As I matured and began forming my own opinions based on several personal experiences‚ I began to disagree with the believed norm that drugs are bad for our society. They are a means of escape for some just the same as alcohol and tobacco
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affect the developing children’s relationship with the real world?” In the essay “Television: The plug in Drug‚” by author Marie Winn‚ the author examines television’s impact on children. The author uses rhetorical devices such as causal analysis to support her argument on television non-effectiveness on society and cause and effect to illustrate and persuade the unaware attitude of parents towards television. This is an essay on how television affects children’s and how families should interact.
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ESSAY 2 TITLE: DRUG ABUSE AMONG TEENAGERS When you hear the word drug‚ what is the first thing cross on your mind? Most people think of drugs such as cocaine‚ weed‚ heroine and esctacy but not many people associate alcohol with drugs. In today’s society‚ the common problem among teenagers is the use of drugs. One of the significant reasons is teenager’s family problem. Teenagers from broken family or those who have lost their parents encounter the lose of place to depend on and the place to
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Drug Tests for Middle Schools? Imagine a country where kids and adults are always zoned out or woozy. Every time you talk‚ they can’t “hear” you can and their frustration levels rise quickly. Quickly will be adults soon and must stay “clean” to lead the future of this country down a good path. “By 8th grade: 16.5% have used marijuana” (Teenage Drug Use). Although students may switch to less detectable drugs that are more harmful‚ middle schools should have drug tests‚ because drug tests discourage
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Drug Testing Policies in the Workplace Drug testing has become a very big issue for many companies. Approximately eighty-one percent of companies in the United States administer drug testing to their employees. Of these‚ seventy-seven percent of companies test employees prior to employment. Even with the commonality of drug testing‚ it is still a practice that is generally limited to larger corporations which have the financial stability‚ as well as the human resources to effectively carry
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