The three different classes of drugs are Stimulants‚ Depressants and Hallucinogens drugs. Stimulant drugs have many side effects such as having increased confidence‚ mood elevation‚ sense of energy and alertness‚ decreased appetite‚ anxiety‚ irritability‚ insomnia‚ transient 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
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Drug Abuse: The Single Most Important Societal Problem May 27‚ 2011 Drug Abuse - Single Most Important Societal Problem Have you ever walked down the street or in a grocery store and bumped into someone you know‚ and they look really bad? Drugs have “eaten them alive” and they are barely recognizable. You can remember how beautiful they were “before” the drugs but you’re staring the “after” directly in the face. It is not a pretty sight‚ is it? Just think‚ it could be one of your family
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Herman D. Hopkins Eng. 121 Composition 1 Lindsay Ludvigsen September 5‚ 2012 Running Ahead: Alcohol vs. Drugs Alcohol vs. Drugs This essay is about the use of alcohol and/or drugs that can be harmful and deadly to an individual. Alcohol can be used for different reasons‚ like for a special occasion or you can be on a casual date‚ but it can also be used for depression in which most cases people abuse it by going over the limit. People who abuse alcohol use it to
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Teen Drug Use and Sports Teen drug use is an issue which many adults are unaware of the signs of usage and damaging effects. Many adolescents believe that if they use drugs like their friends‚ it will make them “popular” or “cool”. Regardless of the reasons why teens start abusing drugs‚ this choice can have many negative impacts and ruin many aspects of their lives. There are numerous reasons why a teenager would feel the need to start abusing drugs. It is often said that during adolescent
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Drugs and Crime Midterm Shon P. Skinner Professor Judith Revels CJ432 Drugs and Crime 3 April 2011 Outline The following essay is divided into the following sections: 1. Introduction 2. Drugs Types of drugs i. Medicated ii. Hallucinogen a. Examples of drugs i. Amphetamines ii. Heroine iii. Methamphetamines 3. Anti-drug legislation i. Harm reduction as compared to Zero tolerance 4. Conclusion
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How successful has the prison system been in achieving a balance between disciplinary and therapeutic strategies in dealing with drugs? Introduction: The role of the prison can be described in various ways. Nevertheless‚ in a broader sense‚ prisons are meant to perform the varied objectives of punishment which include deterrence‚ retribution and rehabilitation. The generalized understanding of the function of the prison is however‚ at the least‚ to keep troublesome individuals away from the society
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October 11‚ 2012 Make It Fair Drug Test for Welfare Since its creation in 1939‚ America’s food stamp program has helped families in need. Other welfare programs‚ such as TANF and WIC‚ have truly made a difference in the lives of American families. Families are kept together‚ children are healthier and often times‚ recipients are able to use the welfare to help them as they find a new job. Yet every system has its flaws‚ and many argue that tax payer dollars are being wasted. I believe that recipients
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Current Topics in Health 26 November 2012 Drug Addiction a Disease? Drug addiction‚ a new major phenomenon in our society today. The dependence‚ compulsive craving of a drug which becomes priority over all other issues in one’s life. We recognize that this issue of drugs and addiction is a growing problem now affecting most in this world. The physical characteristics of addiction would trembling‚ sweating‚ loss of appetite‚ and seizures. Psychological characteristics are harder
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My school wanted me to write on essay on drugs so I did and won first place. Heroin‚ Cocaine‚ Barbiturates‚ Meth‚ Alcohol‚ Ketamine‚ Benzodiazepines‚ Tobacco‚ Amphetamines‚ Buprenorphine‚ and some people even shoot these dangerous drugs up. The drugs that I just listed for you can either kill you‚ have you addicted‚ and most of all damage your mind. We all have a choice whether it’s taking candy from the store or getting high with your buddies‚ but the only answers for those actions is to always
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Drug addiction is an important topic that is always being researched because of the various affects it can have on person’s brain and body. According to the Microbiology book‚ you start with an initial need that will get worse as more times you use it. This now becomes an addiction that that causes a person to increase the dosage of the drug to continue the sensation of pleasure (Whishaw and Kolb‚ 2000‚ p.197). Drug addiction is based on the brain system such as the frontal cortex‚ which makes the
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