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    4 ways to prevent drug abuse: 1. Start Early Drug abuse is a phenomenon that affects people of all ages and from every walk of life. Although the types of drugs available are many‚ the best way to deter people from drug abuse is the same: early prevention. Researchers agree that drug prevention programs are most effective when they begin early in life. In fact‚ prevention programs that cover issues like aggressive behavior‚ social skills and the importance of good grades should start at the preschool

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    paper Abstract Prescription drug abuse is a problem that has plagued the United States for some time. It is clear that prescription drug abuse is the intentional use of a medication without a prescription used in the way other than prescribed; as a result the drug is used for a experience or feeling it causes. Many people don’t believe prescription drugs are addictive. Prescription drugs are medication you get from the doctors. You take prescription drugs to take away pain or to heal an illness

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    Drug abuse is becoming more and more common. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ twenty-seven and two tenths of students in high school abuse tobacco and other illicit drugs. There are several noticeable signs that people can use to tell if someone is abusing drugs. One very common warning sign is bloodshot eyes. This visual aid can really be helpful when trying to identify if someone is a drug abuser. Other common symptoms include frequent mood swings‚ unexplainable financial

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    Drug abuse is a serious issue that affects many addicts. There are many resources to treatment available‚ but addicts must want to completely recover from drug abuse in order for treatment to be successful. However‚ recovery does not always go smoothly. There may be challenges along the way. But some people may need to go through treatment more than once in order to have long-term effects. Although some may believe that drug abuse treatment does not work‚ it does. Recovery is not alway successful

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    After careful consideration about the factors presented‚ I have decided that the 2000 presidential election between G.W Bush and Al Gore was illegitimate. My decision is based off of both the votes that were casted and those that were not. Firstly‚ focusing on the votes that were casted‚ there were many numbers that were either not or wrongly counted. The 175‚000 undervotes that were supposably considered the ¨spoiled ballots” is one of these examples. The first factor that added to the illegitimacy

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    prescription drugs. “Prescription drugs are playing an increasingly larger role in U.S. life‚ with nearly half of all Americans taking one or more medications” (Thompson 2013-2014). “Since I went to pharmacy school‚ I learned Drug Enforcement Administration’s  (DEA) and FDA rules and regulation which made me  wonder about how and why misuse and abuse of prescription drugs costs the country an estimated of $53.4 billion‚ which is very high compare to other countries. With such a strict Food and Drug Administration

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    EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON The Effects of Drug Abuse On the Human Race Donnetia L. Simmons Springfield College‚ Charleston The Effects of Drug Abuse On the Human Race Although‚ the economy is bad and most Americans are not financially stable‚ the drug industry continues to thrive. It also contributes to some of the country’s problems. Illegal and legal drug abuse play vital roles in child abuse cases‚ homelessness‚ unemployment‚ suicide‚ and even long term medical issues. Drug abuses effects

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    Teen Drug Abuse Teens are being affected by drugs every day. Teens see drugs no matter where they go. They see them in movies‚ ads on t.v. and on billboards‚ and on video games so there surrounded by them. 35.1% of 12th graders have admitted to smoking marijuana this past year. Seniors in highschool are smoking marijuana more than smoking a cigarette. It’s not only affecting seniors‚ kids in middle school are also using. Thats people my age using drugs. Marijuana isn’t the only drug that kids are

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    History of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports: 776 BC - 393 BC Ancient Greeks Use Performance Enhancing Drugs "The use of drugs to enhance performance in sports has certainly occurred since the time of the original Olympic Games [from 776 to 393 BC]. The origin of the word ’doping’ is attributed to the Dutch word ’doop‚’ which is a viscous opium juice‚ the drug of choice of the ancient Greeks." Larry D. Bowers‚ PhD  "Athletic Drug Testing‚" Clinics in Sports Medicine‚ Apr. 1‚ 1998 1904-1920

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    Prescription drug use among high schoolers‚ specifically in Southern California‚ although beneficial at times‚ are being abused in some cases for the euphoric feelings they create in an individual. The parents of these students are taking notice‚ but have not had much interference with the abuse of these drugs among their children. Prescription drugs are a great benefit to those with hereditary disorders such as ADD and ADHD in the way that they help regulate the detrimental effects of the disorder

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