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    Drug Use

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    Protective and risk factors behaviours of young people related to drug use. My health issue is drug use. Young teenagers goes through the phase of adolescence when they have to start making decisions relating to themselves and their health too. Sometimes this procedure of making decisions can be hard for them as there are protective and risk behaviours associated with it which they might or might not be aware of it and ignore it as most of the people do. Protective behaviours are those

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    Drugs and Sports

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    Drugs and Sports - Athletes on Steroids As the use of performance enhancing drugs is becoming more popular among athletes‚ many of them don ’t understand the risks involved in taking these drugs. Many people are looking for a quick way to build muscle‚ or to get stronger the fastest way possible. Using these performance aids may very well be a quick fix for many athletes‚ but taking these supplements is unethical and dangerous. Using special drugs to boost an athletes performance is degrading

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    Drug Courts

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    Drug abuse is a major issue. Those suffering from drug abuse need to be rehabilitated instead of being thrown into prisons where they will not receive the proper treatment. In this paper‚ I will discuss the Drug Court program that is aimed at decreasing drug use. I will also discuss the impact of the program. Drug misuse and abuse has become a part of the social norm for many. There are some individuals who make silent cries for help‚ but do not know who or where to turn to get the help they need

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    Say No to Drugs

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    1. Drugs mess with your mind Drug use can cause you to lose your ability to remember things‚ to think clearly and to study properly. Drug use gives you the impression that you are more alert and aware‚ but under the influence of drugs you are actually less aware‚ and less alert. Drug use can also cause people to act in strange unpredictable ways. A person can undergo a complete personality change when under the influence of drugs. Since drug residues can remain in the body for many years after they

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    Drugs in Prison

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    consist of an analysis of the use and abuse of illicit drugs within the prison systems on a global basis. With information gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in and out of the prison system‚ the control of (or lack there of) by prison officials‚ the drug gangs and dealers in correctional facilities‚ the rate

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    Illegal Drugs

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    Illegal drugs Illegal drugs are drugs which have controls on them by a government and are illegal in certain situations (a person is not allowed to have them). A drug is any chemical designed to affect the human body. A psychoactive drug is a drug that affects the brain. Some controlled drugs are allowed if you have permission (called a "prescription") from a doctor. Other drugs are illegal - meaning you are never allowed to have them. Individual countries and places have different laws about different

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    Drug Legalization

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    Drug Legalization Strong drug enforcement in the United States is correlated with the reduction in crime ‚ drug use‚ and drug addiction growth rates. The impact on tougher drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug enforcement has become too lenient. This myth has been promoted by the multi-million dollar pro-drug legalization lobby‚ civil libertarians‚ and misguided academic researchers to the public with limited review and challenge. Attacks on drug enforcement

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    Drug Essay

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    Have you ever been addicted to drugs? “There are about 18 million adults are addicted to alcohol.”(Teens‚ and self-injury: Causes‚ Signs‚ and Prevention Web MD) Those people needs to drink alcohol in order to function normally. It is a problem because drugs can cause heart diseases. Heart disease is extremely dangerous‚ and can cause heart attack‚ which is able to cause death. Although people takes drugs in order to feel pleasant. However drug is able to put one in abominable conditions such as

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    The Stigma of Drugs

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    The stigma of Drugs I. INTRODUCTION DRUG ADDICTION - is a chronic disease affecting the brain‚ and just about everyone is different. Drugs affect different people in different ways. One person can take and abuse drugs‚ yet never become addicted‚ while another merely has one experience and is immediately hooked. Drug addiction is characterized by a person having to use the drug(s) repeatedly‚ regardless of the damage it does to: - Their health - Their family - Their career - Their

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    Drugs and Crime

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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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