The Cons of Legalizing Drugs Name Here Stevens Henager Intro To Logic May 9‚ 2014 Professor Here Miron and Waldock also estimate that in 2008‚ states across the country spent a total of $25.7-billion on drug prohibition (net of seizures and fines). California by itself spent an astounding $5.4-billion (one-fifth of the national total) that year. Of course‚ opponents of drug legalization argue that passage of the ballot would increase crime and ultimately worsen peoples ’ health‚ rendering
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In the next five paragraph essay I’m going to be talking about a very important topic called the “Unwanted Pregnancy”. I’m going to mention some examples of why teenage girls get pregnant at a very young age‚ mentioning the cause and effect of unwanted pregnancy and some problems that these young girls go through. This topic it’s a little bit sad for me because I’m a young girl and seen me in that position is hard and stressful. First of all this topic has a lot of reasons
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the arguments against legalization of drugs is what we have all grown up hearing which is “drugs are bad”. This reason has been said throughout most of our life and is what we learn in schools. However‚ legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco have caused more harm than illegal drugs. Another argument against legalization is that it would send mix signals to children. Drugs are bad and “just say no” have been sayings we have all learned growing up. However‚ if drugs were suddenly legal children would be
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Teen Drug Abuse in America In today’s society drugs are taking away our children’s lives and it is making headlines every day. “In Vancouver‚ Washington‚ a 13-year old boy was found dead after allegedly swallowing twenty-four cold-medicine pills to get high” (Taylor 45). “Nine Florida middle-school students were taken to the hospital after their strange behavior and illness at school led school officials to discover that they had overdosed on an over-the-counter cold medication” (Taylor 45). “A
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old age. Cigarette smoke is the leading cause of emphysema. When inhaling tobacco smoke‚ it temporarily paralyzes the microscopic hairs that line bronchial air ways. These hairs sweep irritants and germs out of a person’s airways‚ but when smoke interferes with this sweeping movement‚ from the paralysis‚ irritants remain in a person’s bronchial tubes Emphysema is a progressive disease of the lungs that can cause shortness of breath. The physical shapes of the lungs are
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electronics to food that cause them to take part of their attention away from the road. These interruptions that society faces affect countless amounts of people in ways some would not even image. Distractions cause crashes which then take not only people’s lives‚ but also hard earned money from those who were not even in the crash. Any distractions while driving‚ including drinking‚ texting‚ or driving with fatigue‚ are so dangerous that they could cost the driver their life and cause others to pay for
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Development Disorder‚ Asperger’s‚ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ and sensory issues. These illnesses could have caused him to act out due to the lack of medical treatment. It has also been said that the culture of violence could have been the cause. During the investigation that took place after the shooting‚ police recovered videos and games affiliated with school shootings. The games and videos combined with his lack of medical treatment could have led him to believe that is was socially acceptable
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both negative and positive effects on the average human body‚ the answer on whether marijuana should remain illegal or not has always remained in a certain gray area. With the progression of technology‚ we as a society‚ have been able to further understand the causes and effects of marijuana‚ leaving me to believe the substance should remain illegal. Legalization would not only be detrimental to those who use it‚ but as well as the individuals around them. So what effect does marijuana pose to the
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Cause and Effect Essay: Bullying in the School Setting “In an international survey of adolescent health-related behaviors‚ the percentage of students who reported being bullied at least once during the current term ranged from a low of 15% to 20% in some countries to a high of 70% in others” (Nansel et al 2001). Bullying is a serious epidemic that has caused many people emotional distress. In today’s generation school children experience an intense amount of fear due to the increase in violent
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Cause-Effect Essay It’s never too late to change your mind! Have you ever though in your neurons?‚ What happen if they are getting oxidate? It’s time to grease it. The only thing that you need is to speed your mind! Below they are three ways to do it. For example drinking water‚ speaking another lenguage‚ writing and Reading helps to exercise the muscles of your brain. The dehydration doesn’t only affects the brain‚ it affects his operation too. The brain backs quickly to it’s normal
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