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    Marine organisms: Potential source for drug discovery. Life has originated from the oceans that cover over 70% of the earth’s surface and contain highly ecological‚ chemical and biological diversity starting from microorganisms to vertebrates. This diversity has been the source of unique chemical compounds‚ which hold tremendous pharmaceutical potential. New trends in drug discovery from natural sources emphasize on investigation of the marine ecosystem to explore numerous complex and novel chemical

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    effect of drugs abuse

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    Australia is a drug-using society. The most common drugs used are alcohol‚ coffee‚ nicotine and various medications. Less commonly used are illegal drugs such as cannabis (marijuana)‚ ecstasy‚ heroin and amphetamines (speed). What is a drug? A drug is any substance‚ solid‚ liquid or gas‚ that brings about physical and/or psychological changes. The drugs of most concern in the community are those that affect the central nervous system. They act on the brain and can change the way a person thinks

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    Drug Abuse Prevention

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    The term drug abuse most often refers to the use of a drug with such frequency that it causes physical or mental harm to the user or impairs social functioning. Although the term seems to imply that users abuse the drugs they take‚ in fact‚ it is themselves or others they abuse by using drugs. Traditionally‚ the term drug abuse referred to the use of any drug prohibited by law‚ regardless of whether it was actually harmful or not. This meant that any use of marijuana‚ for example‚ even if it occurred

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    of Drugs and its Outcomes The growing tensions and violent acts have shaped America negatively due to the everlasting War on Drugs between the government and the subversive people. People dying from overdoses and diseases‚ prisons overflowing with inhuman conditions‚ and violence have played a big role in shaping the American society. What kind of an example will we set for the future generations and how are we going to save our children from the dangers of illicit and unlawful drugs are

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    Legalization of Drugs: Against Everyone agrees that something must be done about the tremendous physical and emotional health problems that drug abuse causes. Concern about the abuse of drugs is so widespread that recent polls indicate it to be one of the most serious problems in today’s world‚ threatening the security and freedom of whole nations. Politicians‚ health experts and much of the general public feel that no issue is more important than drug abuse. America’s other pressing social

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    Drug War Sociology

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    on poverty‚ they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me. And I ain’t never did a crime I ain’t have to do.” -Tupac. The war on drugs targeted many communities particularly those of color. Throughout America‚ people of color have always been the target. In the 1980’s and 90’s the drug war increased drastically. The war on drugs was just another reason to fuck with the people of color. The United States constantly targets minorities‚ and the crisis of the drug war increased the prison population

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    long-lasting effects than amphetamine‚ used illegally as an intoxicant and as a prescription drug to treat narcolepsy and maintain blood pressure. Methamphetamine is a drug that kills slowly‚ but surely and along the way it has many severe health complications. This drug has nearly up to eight or more slang words that are used in the street. Methamphetamine is defined as meth‚ speed‚ crank‚ zip‚ chalk‚ ice‚ crystal it is a drug classification: schedule II‚ stimulant according to (Stubenrauch‚2006). There are

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    Should Drug Be Legalized?

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    Should Drugs Be Legalized? Drugs are actually kind of brilliant products as they bring a lot of advantages to our society especially in medical area except when someone misuses them. Because of these abuses‚ certain drugs have been designated as illegal articles in lots of countries across the globe. Thus‚ we can see that in these recent decades‚ our society has involved in holy drug wars with the aim to strike against this disastrous drug abuses trend. However‚ a new phenomenon occurs when some

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    War on Drugs in America

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    Huemer: “America’s Unjust Drug War” In the essay “America’s Unjust Drug War” by Michael Huemer‚ Huemer discusses the facts and opinions around the subject on whether or not the recreational use of drugs should be banned by law. Huemer believes that the American government should not prohibit the use of drugs. He brings up the point on drugs and how they harm the users and the people in the user’s life; he proves that the prohibition on drugs in unjust. Huemer believes that drug prohibition is an injustice

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    Effects of Drug Abuse

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    The Effects of Drug Abuse How many times has a person heard about the consequences of drug abuse? Have people ever really taken those consequences into account? Drug abuse is one of the major problems in our society. The causes of drug abuse are really unknown‚ but the effects of this epidemic are very serious. Many people get used to taking pills or like the way that illegal drugs make them feel. They can easily get addicted and abuse those drugs; that is the problem. The purpose of this essay

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