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    Maryland V. Pringle

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    Pringle and Smith to join Partlow on the curb next to car. The search of the front seat area revealed $763.00 in cash from the glove box. The search of the back seat area‚ led to the discovery of a Ziploc bag containing five smaller bags of crack cocaine. The officer found the drugs when he folded down the rear seat armrest. Officer Snyder questioned the three occupants of the car‚ one at a time‚ about the drugs and money. The officer first questioned Partlow‚ which said nothing. He next spoke with

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    narcotic is anything that a person uses to heal its body of illness or disease. There are legal narcotics such as morphine‚ opium‚ oxycontin‚ and steroids. They are used to treat heart and lung disease‚ cancers‚ etc. Street or illegal drugs are cocaine‚ crack cocaine‚ heroin‚ and marijuana. They make a person feel high or place them in another state of mind. Both types of narcotics if used incorrectly can and will become a problem. This is drug or substance abuse. In the 1970’s‚ marijuana was an enormous

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    people way of life. Pablo Escobar used corruption and propaganda to get his way with non-extradition to the United States. Escobar was born and raised in Medellin‚ Colombia; a country that produced the most addictive drug‚ cocaine. Because there was a high demand for cocaine in the United States‚ Escobar saw this as an opportunity for him to make fast money. He would begin producing and exporting the good. Escobar bribed government officials‚ judges and other

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    substance in the world can change your life forever. The most popular invention that I feel the world can go without is Cocaine. This drug can cause much turmoil in your life. Just one try and you can become an addict. An addiction is a habit that can’t be broken unless you have assistance. Cocaine can cause you to have health issues‚ family issues and cause you to illhusinate. Cocaine is a white substance sold on the street. This is a drug that can cause serious health issues. Some people intake

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    How would you feel if a state officer pulled you over for driving two miles above the speed limit? As you wait on the side of the road‚ the cops search your car and every motorist stares. Unfortunately if you grew up in New Jersey‚ had a parent with a license and you’re African American you have most likely experienced this reality and do not have to imagine‚ for it has created a vivid image that has stained your memory. “In New Jersey the data showed that only 15% of all drivers on the New Jersey

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    morning by rubbish collection workers and was sent to the hospital. This was significant in his physical development as evidence on cocaine suggests that prenatally exposed babies develop lasting difficulties (Berk‚ 2010). Other factors that could have affected Isaiah were malnutrition and poor healthcare due to his mother’s low socio- economic status‚ as research states cocaine users often take several drugs‚ display other high risk behaviors‚ suffer poverty and other stresses and engage in insensitive

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    Drugs

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    Drugs Introduction to Drugs: A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food. What is considered a drug rather than a food varies between cultures‚ and distinctions between drugs and foods and between kinds of drug are enshrined in laws which vary between jurisdictions and aim to restrict or prevent drug use. Even within a jurisdiction

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    “…counterculture used the drug to escape the problems of society…” (LSD: A Short History). Due to its vivid hallucinations the drug was banned by the United States government in 1966. Another popular illicit drug that was used for medical purposes is cocaine. Cocaine was invented 1866 by John Pemberton and was used for a wide variety of medical

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    wasn’t proud of the thoughts he had and he knew that he would not be having those thoughts if he was not abusing the drugs. He made various references how he feels about his own problem in his book Misery like when he said “Misery is a book about cocaine. Annie Wilkes is cocain. She was my number-one fan.” If Annie Wilkes

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    with young people and competitors in sports. During the mid-nineteenth new drugs emerged from the laboratories athletes started to be experimented on. The French tried using caffeine to enhance their performances. While other Europeans were mixing cocaine and heroin to give them extra energy they called this drug "speedball". In 1886 this deadly mix contributed to the first drug related death in sports by taking the life of a cross-country cyclist. Today the drugs have changed dramatically many athletes

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