Drug Use in the Vietnam War Drug use by the soldiers in the Vietnam War was very common. Drug use in the military has always been around‚ but in the Vietnam era it started to increase at an alarming rate. It is noted that there were many drugs used and abused during this time. These drugs include marijuana‚ cocaine‚ and heroine. Soldiers often used these drugs to kill the pain of many hardships such as injury during battle‚ loss of a fellow soldier or being away from home. Marijuana is legally
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Drug use in the U.S has taken a turn for the worse and has become more common‚ especially in young adults. Not only is illegal drugs but prescribed drugs are also being abused as well. There are many drugs I can name that are being abused from what I know myself‚ but there are several others that I myself have never heard of. No matter what it may be‚ and how it may be used‚ no drugs are meant to be abused and used for the wrong intentions. For every action‚ there is a consequence and the consequence
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in college and was introduced to this drug by thinking what she thought she was taking hits off of hash which is another form of marijuanna. She was hooked after using only a few time. now everyday she goes up to three times a day to get her heroin in minneapolis. she does at least a hundred hits a day. She never eats‚ as you can see in the video she is wearing old jeans that still do not fit her. It surprises me how little the affects last after long time use. Ashley only gets high for about fifteen
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Gun control has been a controversial issue for years. A vast majority of citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would quickly reduce the threat of crime. Many innocent people feel they have the right to bear arms for protection‚ or even for the pleasure of hunting. These people are penalized for protecting their lives‚ or even for enjoying a common‚ innocent sport. To enforce gun control throughout the nation means violating a person’s Constitutional rights. Although
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Justin Throughout the years modern culture has glamourized drug usage through popular culture such as music artist‚ videos‚ and celebrities. The media usually targets teenage to young adult because they are yet at an impressionable age. According to US Health and Human Services Department studies show by the twelfth grade‚ about half of adolescents have abused an illicit drug at least once. The most commonly used drug is marijuana but adolescents can find many abused substances‚ such as prescription
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has a person heard about the consequences of drug abuse? Has anyone ever really taken those consequences into action? Drug abuse is one of the major problems in our world. B.) Should we try to stop the use and abuse of drugs? Yes we should‚ but its not going to be easy. C.) I’m going to need everyone of you to help. Why? Because it is becoming a problem with teens like us today. D.) Let me tell you what we will be covering: 1.) Why is drug use/abuse getting worse? 2.) How can we stop
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Recreational drug usage consists of abusing psychoactive drugs for reason other then medical‚ work‚ or spiritual cause. These drugs can range from simple coffee down to heroin. These drugs are not healthy for the body‚ and have caused many deaths. HIV can be caused by non injected drugs. A United States poll‚ testifies that nearly two hundred million people use drugs at least once a year. This is truly what is wrong with our soceity today. No one can truly state each cause of drug use‚ because there
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Natalia Jimenez Drug and alcohol use In our society‚ we face a number of problems. We face many different problems. The problem that causes most of the problems these days are drugs. Drugs cause bad decision making and it gets people addicted to bad habits. Alcoholism is one of the major problems in society. The effects of this disease are really serious. Many people get used to drinking alcohol‚ and they can easily abuse. Smoking can cause lung disease and damage. Drinking alcohol affects your
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Drug and Alcohol use A lot of college and high school students use drugs and alcohol frequently‚ they do it to find a way to escape reality because it’s too hard for them. Some people see it as a serious problem like their life is threaten by that. I on the other hand down really see it as a problem. I don’t see it as a problem because first of all that person is only trying to have a nice and fun time. Secondly when someone is on drugs or have been drinking they get to lazy to do anything that’s
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37‚000 people died from drug related overdoses.” Many people do not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. Substance abuse is a growing problem that not only affects the person who is abusing alcohol or drugs but also affects the lives of those who are close to the abuser. Substance abuse is the abuse of any substance. A drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the body’s functions when it is consumed. It is often mistakenly assumed that drug abusers lack moral principles
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