Methamphetamine is an illegal‚ powerful stimulant. Many users refer to the drug as “ice” or “glass”. It is a schedule II controlled substance associated with serious health conditions‚ including memory loss‚ aggression‚ psychotic behavior and potential heart and brain damage. Methamphetamine has a direct connection to crime throughout the United States due to the powerful hold it has over its abusers. Law enforcement in the United States has taken great measures to seize laboratories‚ stop distribution
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In this essay you are going to hear about how we celebrate Thanksgiving compared to how the first Americans celebrated. Our Thanksgivings are very different first off we use forks and spoons‚ the pilgrims mainly used their hands to eat their food. A thing the pilgrims did was the they ate the food closet to if it was across from them they wouldn’t eat it. We go around the table to get what we want to eat instead the pilgrim way of doing things. Thanksgiving became a holiday in the eighteen hundreds
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History Essay A man‚ 45 years of age‚ committed suicide by jumping over a cliff. Had close friends and family surrounding him and helping him‚ this was not enough. What lead to this horrifying event? He was a heavy user of marijuana and had been using it for over 25 years. His life was gone in a matter of seconds‚ why? Because of this drug that consumed his life. After a week off of marijuana‚ this man had with draws. This drug is highly assessable and can lead to further mental issues as one can
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Methamphetamine and College Age Students an Overview Substance abuse has become a major problem in today’s society. Every walk of life and every age group has had issues both direct and indirect in regards to substance abuse. One particular age group has had noted issues with drugs and alcohol. College students are especially vulnerable to the temptation of substance abuse while attempting to complete their studies. One particular drug has become a perennial problem in the college communities
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“Under federal law‚ it is illegal to possess‚ use‚ buy‚ sell‚ or cultivate marijuana‚ since the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug‚ claiming it has a high potential for abuse and has no acceptable medical use” (Wikipedia). Also under federal law‚ if you are caught in possession of marijuana‚ you will be charged with a misdemeanor that has punishments of up to one year in prison and a fine of up $1000‚ and that’s just for possession (Stine). However‚ the
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generation‚ but the saying might go away because the government is thinking about taking the penny away. Many people believe the penny is worthless and should be removed‚ and they are right. The penny today rarely gets used and costs more to create the penny then its value. Have you ever looked into a wishing well? Well if you have you would have noticed that people only really throw pennies into the well. Many people only use pennies as coins to throw in wishing wells. “The canadian finance minister
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considered a sport. The definition of the word sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment (Dictionary.com). People say dancers are not athletic and just about anyone can dance. That is true many people can dance‚ but there is a lot more to it than that. I am a dancer and I have been for eleven years now‚ through all months of the year. I think dance is both a sport and an art. Although my opinion may sound
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However‚ children have their own ways to communicate with others and make new friends. For example‚ they can use the internet and social Medias or doing activities with their families. Also when children spend time with their families in doing activities or meeting other people‚ they can learn how to behave with others politely instead of learning the undesirable
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Methamphetamine was first synthesized in 1919 by a Japanese chemist named A. Ogata. Since then‚ it’s been illegally produced in the US since the 1970s. It was originally used as a way to stay awake and alert: college students used it to stay awake for studying‚ businessmen and secretaries used it to overcome fatigue‚ truckers used it to stay awake on their long drives‚ and athletes used it to increase their alertness and energy levels. Meth and its parent drug‚ amphetamine‚ were a very common war
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Throughout the ages philosophers have been puzzled by the idea of dreams. Humans have written and interpreted dreams. For example‚The ancient egyptians wrote a dream book which listed common dreams. Dreams are images‚ thoughts and emotions you are experiencing during sleep. Even with today’s technological advancements‚ there is still no definite answer to why we dream. Scientists believe that the reason we dream is because of past or present memories‚ emotions‚ and unsuppressed and unconscious desires
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