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    Drug Policy

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    Background Drug Policy within the United Kingdom has been a highly controversial cross-cutting issue‚ encompassing all types of policy areas predominately Health and Justice departments. The current drug policy within the United Kingdom is dealt with from a criminal justice perspective by the Home Office and are dealt with under the Misuse of Drug Act (MDA) 1971. Currently under the MDA‚ both possession and supplying are dealt with as criminal offences. These controlled substances are categorised

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    AUSTRAILIA’S ILLICIT DRUG POLICY: A COMPLETE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION JESSICA PRICE JARED ROSS POL-222 TASK 4: A RESEARCH REPORT DATE OF SUBMISSION: 23‚ October 2012 Table of Contents Abbreviated Terms 4 Executive Summary 5 Australia’s Illicit Drug Policy: Past‚ Present‚ & Future 7 A Closer Look at Recommendations and Approaches 11 Appendix A 15 Appendix B 18 Works Cited 21 ABBREVIATED TERMS ABS Australian

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    Drug and Alcohol Policy Philosophy Saint Mary’s High School recognizes the hardship created by drugs and alcohol at the individual and community levels. In so doing we unite to provide a drug free environment‚ safe for student growth and learning. While we recognize the need for compassionate treatment of those addicted and seeking help‚ we also uphold the policy of not using drugs/alcohol any time while on campus or at any off-campus Saint Mary’s event. In accordance with this‚ we

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    Alcohol&drugs

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    a ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO What is alcohol? Alcohol is the most commonly used drug. If you make careless decisions regarding alcohol‚ you may be faced with serious consequences – including possible jail time‚ suspension of your driver’s license‚ injury‚ or even death effects Alcohol is a drug that is absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach and small intestine. It is broken down by the liver and then eliminated from the body. There are limits to how fast the liver can break

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    Drugs and Alcohol

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    Drugs and Alcohol 1 Introduction The connection between youth offending and drug and alcohol use cannot be denied. Drugs and alcohol are part of the personal stories of most young offenders in New Zealand. International criminological and drug literature supports the view that those young people who use illicit drugs are more likely to engage in criminal activity. 1 Further investigations show a clear link between the age at which a young a person first tries marijuana and the likelihood

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    Drugs and Alcohol

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    The problem of alcohol and drug abuse is of high importance nowadays. It is especially acute among young people and this fact horrifies most of all. Today the statistics shows deplorable numbers of young people‚ drinking and taking drugs. What is more terrible is that more and more young people start drinking and taking drugs. It is high time to stop this epidemic if our society does not want to loose its future. Alcohol abuse is itself very harmful for a human organism‚ especially for a young

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    modern war on drugs has been going on the America since the 1970s with the stated goal of creating a drug-free America. However in the span of 40 plus years dedicated to fighting a war of drug prohibition with $1.5 trillion dollars estimated to have been spent in the process the results are less than satisfactory. Regardless of the multiplying millions of dollars allocated to drug enforcement each year addiction rates in America have not fallen at all since the start of the modern drug war by President

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    Solution to War on drugs

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    solution to the war on drugs Name: Institution: Date: Abstract The War on Drugs is extensively regarded as a requirement in the present society that has been laden with the burden of drug abuse‚ addiction‚ rehabilitation and increased crime rates due to drug abuse. War on Drugs has remained a deep rooted contentious campaign that has been debated over and over for several years in the search of a liable solution that can solve the problem permanently. The war on drugs affects every citizen

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    Use of Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Figure 2 79% of binge drinkers are members of the workforce (Drug-Free Workplace) {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Drug and/or Alcohol Use Seriously Threatens Organizations {draw:frame} Excessive absenteeism‚ which holds a significantly percentage of occurrences of drug users as cited above‚ costs an organization lower productivity‚ damaged moral and consequently lower product quality. The US Dept of Labor reports

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    Drug and Alcohol Addiction

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    Running Head: DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION Drug & Alcohol Addiction Even though drug and alcohol addiction is the repeated and excessive use of drugs and alcohol to achieve a certain effect‚ which involves two components: physical and psychological dependency‚ they both can be treated. The cause of substance abuse is examined through several studies which showed drugs and alcohol are used to get relief from untreated mental

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