The drug policy of the Netherlands officially has four major objectives: 1. To prevent recreational drug use and to treat and rehabilitate recreational drug users. 2. To reduce harm to users. 3. To diminish public nuisance by drug users (the disturbance of public order and safety in the neighborhood). 4. To combat the production and trafficking of recreational drugs.[1] The Netherlands is famous for its tolerant drugs policy. But a lot of people don’t realize that drugs are in fact illegal in the
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SURE WANT TO LEGALİZE DRUGS? In the century of freedom that we are living in‚ we have started to face this new world’s new problems and new situations such as legalization of drugs. Many people are having dilemmas about drug legalization coming between ethical values and right of freedom. However‚ surely forbidding something for people’s and communities’ own benefits doesn’t go along with our perception of democracy and freedom. What freedom means is being able to do whatever individuals want without
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The illegal drug The legalization of drugs is a common topic in America today. Many believe that drug use should be legalized‚ but I completely disagree. Drugs are frequently used today and they are illegal‚ the consequences that would grow if they were made legal would be more than this country can take on. In my opinion‚ three main factors contribute to my opinion opposing legalizing drugs: health issues‚ the effects it would have on the criminal justice system‚ and the increase
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The Life of a Drug Addict Every now and then‚ there are scientific discoveries made everywhere around the world be it the discovery of a new species; a new theory; or a new medical drug‚ due to the continuous persuasion of knowledge in the scientific field. In the field of chemistry‚ scientists are striving to come up with new drugs and chemicals that contribute greatly towards the healthcare industry. The drugs formulated are mainly used to treat illnesses and diseases. Some of them include
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is drugg dealing INTRODUCTION In this final paper I will be describing how drug dealing is a global problem that affects the entire world. As we know drugs are becoming more common than before‚ with this new generation and new technology drug dealers are capable of developing new drugs that leads to high rates of addiction‚ crime‚ aids‚ puberty‚ prostitution‚ death‚ etc. Illegals drugs such as marihuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ ecstasies are taking control of our society‚ and the health
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The use of and abuse of illegal and prescription drugs are a health‚ social‚ and law enforcement problem that is affecting Americans across the country. Drug abuse is destroying the lives of many teens and adults and is also destroying families in the United States. The use of drugs is a major problem in the United States among all Americans‚ but drug addiction is the main cause for America ’s troubled teens today. Exactly what is a drug? A drug is any chemical that produces a therapeutic or non-therapeutic
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The new dangers of synthetic drugs by Arnold‚ Carrie. The Lancet 382.9886 (Jul 6‚ 2013): 15-6. I ’ve selected to talk about synthetic drugs because it ’s one of the fastest growing drugs in the world. Drugs like spice which is a synthetic form of marijuana has been growing. In the military we ’ve had serious issues trying to detect the chemicals use in a monthly urinalysis. The problem with synthetic drugs is each person that produces it uses different products. It ’s hard to determine what ’s
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Essay 5: Drug Trafficking Derek L. Stewart Global Issues Dr. E. Masocha April 3‚ 2013 Drug trafficking is a major global issue because the cultivation‚ manufacturing‚ and distribution of illicit drugs debilitates people‚ cripples economies‚ and provides funding for wars or terrorism. Drug trafficking and drug addiction has cost millions of lives‚ driven others from their homes‚ caused financial collapse‚ and broken up families. For example‚ according to Linda Hefrich (2010)‚ Ecuador provided
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that America has a drug problem. Every day‚ millions of dollars worth of drugs are being sold and used‚ causing inumerous health problems for American users everywhere. The strict anti-drug federal policies‚ however‚ do not seem to have any effect on today’s rising number of deaths caused by addiction. Though many believe that the dangers of illegal drug use can be remedied with stronger policies against them‚ the best thing the government can do for today’s recreational drug situation is to legalize
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to become criminals in order to get their drug‚ being able to get drugs for which they ’re sure of the quality." Isn ’t it a gateway drug to harder substances? "The effect of criminalization is to drive people from mild drugs to strong drugs... Crack would never have existed in my opinion if you had not had drug prohibition. It was drug prohibition- why was crack created? Because cocaine was so expensive." [Cocaine was so expensive because of drug prohibition.] But what about the morality
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