Topic 1 In drug-related prosecutions‚ the State bears the burden not only of proving the elements of the offenses of sale and possession of shabu under Republic Act No. 9165‚ but also of proving the corpus delicti‚ the body of the crime. “Corpus delicti has been defined as the body or substance of the crime and‚ in its primary sense‚ refers to the fact that a crime has been actually committed. As applied to a particular offense‚ it means the actual commission by someone of the particular crime
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Justin Throughout the years modern culture has glamourized drug usage through popular culture such as music artist‚ videos‚ and celebrities. The media usually targets teenage to young adult because they are yet at an impressionable age. According to US Health and Human Services Department studies show by the twelfth grade‚ about half of adolescents have abused an illicit drug at least once. The most commonly used drug is marijuana but adolescents can find many abused substances‚ such as prescription
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Drug Use and Delinquency Response Adolescents may try drugs just to experiment or by feeling pressured into trying the drug by other family members or friends. Drug use among adolescences may lead to delinquency for the fact that an adolescents’ behavior most likely started before the start of drugs or alcohol. I will give a brief explanation on reasons for delinquency and drug use starting with reasons adolescents may start using drugs or alcohol and then describe how drug use may relate to delinquency
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The War on Drugs‚ a collective term for the series of federal anti-drug efforts run by the United States government‚ attempted to significantly reduce the import‚ manufacture‚ sale‚ and use of illegal drugs and narcotics (Head‚ 1). Regardless of the intention‚ the four-decade long legal movement left a staggering amount of political and social unrest‚ such as the monetary costs for the efforts‚ the harsh laws associated with drug possession‚ and the inflated penalties for relatively low-end crimes
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the act of using drugs‚ specifically like cocaine and marijuana. The most shocking part of all is that her older brother Michael was the one that started her on drugs. Whitney looked up to Michael since she was a young girl. She imitated everything her older brother did‚ and wanted to be just like him when she grew up. But little did she know‚ looking up to someone close to you isn’t always going to lead you the right way. This project made me have a more powerful reaction to drugs. It showed me the
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chairman and former Senator Tito Sotto with Rafael Rosell IV‚ star of ‘Tulak.’ Dangerous Drugs Board chairman and former senator Vicente C. Sotto III has commended the production of “Tulak‚” a movie which features the victims of illegal drugs and how their lives are ruined. “The exhibition of the movie (filmed in digital format) is very timely‚” said the former senator who authored the creation of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The exhibition of the movie‚ which will have its premiere
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Introduction A.) How many times has a person heard about the consequences of drug abuse? Has anyone ever really taken those consequences into action? Drug abuse is one of the major problems in our world. B.) Should we try to stop the use and abuse of drugs? Yes we should‚ but its not going to be easy. C.) I’m going to need everyone of you to help. Why? Because it is becoming a problem with teens like us today. D.) Let me tell you what we will be covering: 1.) Why is drug use/abuse getting
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My hypothesis: I believe that extra-curricular activities have an effect on teenage drug and alcohol use. I feel that the more extra-curricular activities people are involved in‚ whether those activities are clubs‚ sports‚ dance‚ hanging out with friends‚ community service‚ etc. that those people are less likely to use drugs and alcohol. However‚ the people who are not really involved in extra-curricular activities are more likely to use drugs and alcohol. The more activities and less free
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Bad Effects of Drugs Drugs are a problem in all societies around the world‚ and have been for centuries. Drug addiction causes many of social problems‚ and causes many people to suffer from its effects. The problems can be divided into three groups: personal‚ familial‚ and societal. The first effect of drugs is addiction. Most drugs cause a very nice feeling called a ‘high’‚ which makes the drug user do anything to get that feeling again. This is called addiction. On the other hand‚ many drugs such
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in college and was introduced to this drug by thinking what she thought she was taking hits off of hash which is another form of marijuanna. She was hooked after using only a few time. now everyday she goes up to three times a day to get her heroin in minneapolis. she does at least a hundred hits a day. She never eats‚ as you can see in the video she is wearing old jeans that still do not fit her. It surprises me how little the affects last after long time use. Ashley only gets high for about fifteen
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