Teenagers and Drugs What is a Drug? A drug is any substance (with the exception of food and water) which‚ when taken into the body‚ alters the body’s function either physically and/or psychologically. Drugs may be legal or illegal and this are described as marijuana‚ hashish‚ cocaine (including crack)‚ heroin‚ hallucinogens‚ inhalants‚ and prescription drugs that are not used for medical purposes. Nowadays drugs are everywhere and it’s becoming more and more used. Drugs are common in teens and
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The allure of drugs is one that many people cannot resist. We all know someone who has been affected by drug addiction. It may be a teenager at school who is using marijuana for the first time or a friend you know who has become addicted to meth. Whatever the circumstance‚ there are many things you can do to help someone sober up from drug addiction. Teens are under a lot of pressure to try drugs whether it comes from their curiosity their friends and peers or television and movies. They are also
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Decriminalization of Drugs Decrimialization-n. The repeal or amendment (undoing) of statutes which made certain acts criminal‚ so that those acts no longer are crimesor subject to prosecution. The United States should decriminalize illicit drugs because it is a thing of the past‚ ineffective‚ and hurts millions of Americans by tarnishing both reputations and legal standings in society as well as families. Arresting people for the use and possession of illicit drugs has become a thing of the past
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Drug Addiction A drug addiction is an ongoing need to use drugs. It is also called substance dependence‚ because the person may depend on drugs to continue functioning normally. Like any addiction‚ it involves a craving‚ or strong want‚ that is very hard to control.[1] When the addict is no longer able to use the drug‚ they will suffer from withdrawal.[2] A person usually become addicted to specific kinds of drugs‚ the use of which may or may not be against the law. A person who may easily become
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Globalization and Drug Trafficking | Topic Description: Nations worldwide have been facing and losing the war on drugs for some time now. Innocent citizens are affected with the negative side effects due to drug trafficking such as violence resulting in death‚ lack of government assistance to halt the issue‚ and increase of crime rates. In this paper I would like to discuss the actions that can be taken to help stop drug trafficking worldwide‚ starting with one of the main drug routes from Mexico
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Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease which causes obsessive drug seeking and use even though they’re aware of the damage it causes to their family and themselves. The drug seeking becomes compulsive mainly by the effect the prolonged drug use has on behavior and the brain. Drugs have a huge effect on the human brain. They alter they way you think and act. The chemicals in drugs enter your communication system in the brain and change or disrupt the way your brain can send‚ receive
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today’s society‚ law enforcement officers are faced with many issues. Different issues can arise in any level of the law enforcement agencies. One of the main things to help with the issues is for officers to be trained to the best of their ability. Each level of law enforcement is linked in one way or another. In this essay‚ I am going to explain some of the issues that the police department are facings in today’s society. Describe how the local‚ state‚ and federal law enforcement agencies currently
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Drug Addiction The topic that caught my attention when I was reading my choices was “Drug Addiction”. Drug addiction is something that should not be taken lightly by anyone who has a family member or friend with this issue. We often wonder how and what make people turn into being a drug addict. “Drug addiction is rooted in long-term adaptations within the brain that promotes escalating drug use‚ difficulty quitting‚ and relapse—all despite the awareness of negative consequences.” With that being
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DRUG ABUSE AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM AMONG YOUTH Drug abuse is now surprisingly a major social problem that has sprouted out and is greatly harming our economy. Drug abuse in my own opinion is when drugs are not taken at the right time or in correct proportions. However‚ one can only limit drug abuse to taking hard drugs such as cocaine‚ nicotine‚ marijuana‚ etc. This is the kind of drug abuse that has a huge influence on the youth of today.
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effects of drug abuse amongst the youth A drug can be said to be any substance used in medicine. It can also be said to be any substance taken by some people to get a certain effect‚ such as happiness and excitement. A drug addict is said to be someone whose life has become dependent on drugs‚ hence drug abuse. Peer pressure; - youth associates themselves with different types of people‚ otherwise known as friends. Through the pressure from these friends they tend to have a taste of these drugs and once
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