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    difficult to read the posts‚ and peruse the pictures on social media of students gathering around a former convict and infamous drug dealer for a photo opp. The featured speaker is now famous for his name not for his past transgressions in the crack cocaine drug game that began in the early 1980’s. A well-known rap artist‚ whose real name is William Roberts II‚ had stolen Rick Ross’s government name to become famous in the rap game as “Freeway Rick Ross”. On the day of the assembly‚ only a handful

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    the future. My argument is that we are treating an addiction which needs both medical and psychological help to resolve‚ not longer prison sentences. Argument for Mandatory Minimums In 1986 mandatory minimums were enacted to put an end to the cocaine and crack epidemic that was going on in our nation’s inner cities. The focus was if they could apprehend the drug kingpins and lock them away for many years in prison‚ they would lose their realm of control of the drug world. The reality of the

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    Cartagena‚ Colombia. She was raised by an abusive mother and at a young age‚ her life turned into a life of crime and prostitution. She built and also grew her business by dealing with her own criminals‚ murderers‚ and thieves‚ they started transporting cocaine from Colombia to New York‚ Miami‚ and Southern California. The members of the cartel were able to export large quantities

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    There are a number of illegal drugs that are especially harmful to an unborn child. Drug use could have extremely harmful effects on the child before it is born‚ post birth‚ or even later in life. Pregnant women who abuse harsh drugs‚ such as cocaine and heroin are putting their baby’s lives in jeopardy. For example‚ stated by March of Dimes: Working Together For Stronger‚ Healthier Babies; the use of heroin while pregnant may cause the mother to go into premature labor or possibly have a stillbirth

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    ingredients were cocaine and caffeine. The cocaine was derived from the coca leaf and the caffeine from kola nut‚ leading to the name Coca-Cola (the "K" in Kola was replaced with a "C" for marketing purposes). Coca – cocaine Pemberton called for five ounces of coca leaf per gallon of syrup‚ a significant dose; in 1891‚ Candler claimed his formula (altered extensively from Pemberton’s original) contained only a tenth of this amount. Coca-Cola once contained an estimated nine milligrams of cocaine per glass

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    foot chases‚ shots fired‚ and a kilogram cocaine seizure; these are just a few of the things a cop might get to experience in their careers. But for me‚ I had the privilege of experiencing them all in just a few short hours. It was March 14‚ 2013‚ but I remember it like it was yesterday. Two weeks earlier‚ I hung up my navy-blue patrol uniform for a chance to go work narcotics with the big boys at the DEA. In just thirteen days I had seen enough cocaine to make Tony Montana envious‚ and was involved

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    drowsiness and even delayed orgasm. An example of a Stimulant drug is Cocaine. Cocaine is inhaled or what some people would call‚ “snorted”‚ through the nose‚ smoked‚ or injected directly into the blood stream with a needle in the vein. It is rapidly absorbed into the body and takes effect almost immediately. When one uses cocaine‚ it produces feelings of deep psychological well being‚ increase in confidence‚ and alertness. Cocaine produces this “high” through the neurotransmitter dopamine‚ which is

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    International/Transnational Crimes Saphia Christopher Strayer University CRJ 330 Professor Ackerman International crimes can be described as “crimes against the peace and security of mankind”. International crimes are based on international agreements between countries or on legal precedents developed through history‚ and include offenses such as such as genocide‚ torture‚ and enslavement of populations. These are among the acts identified by consensus among nations as being

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    (such as cocaine and heroine). Gateways drugs are the overall start to an addiction. For example‚ many people think that since marijuana is considered a “light drug” that they cannot get addicted to it since it is less addicting compared to other drugs. This might be true but it’s also the leading factor in slowly transitioning into trying the harder drugs like cocaine and painkillers which are highly addictive. I think that many young adults and teens who have an addiction to drugs like cocaine‚ take

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    purposes. Traditional definitions of addiction‚ with their criteria of physical dependence and withdrawal (and often an underlying tenor of depravity and sin) have been modified with increased understanding; with the introduction of new drugs‚ such as cocaine‚ that are psychologically or neuropsychologically addicting; and with the realization that its stereotypical application to opiate-drug users was invalid because many of them remain occasional users with no physical dependence. Addiction is more often

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