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    Prescription Drug Abuse

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    Cultivating a Solution for the Youth of America Prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic across the United States‚ destroying and affecting many lives of young Americans. Why do so many people abuse prescription drugs? Many think that prescription drugs are safer and less addictive than “street drugs.” After all‚ these are drugs that moms‚ dads‚ and even kid brothers and sisters use. The dangers are not easily seen‚ but the future of America’s youth will soon be in severe danger if the

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    preferential securitisation of drugs and weapons related crime; in the case of the former Emmers (119-121) supports this notion. He points out that the illegal drug trafficking industry contributes to money laundering‚ arms smuggling‚ organised crime‚ corruption‚ illegal migration and possibly also terrorism (120). Furthermore‚ he emphasises that these factors contribute to societal‚ economic‚ and political degradation; consumer health and safety is affected as a result of increased drug use and crime levels

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    December 9‚ 2013 Drug Trafficking: The War on Drugs There is a global-wide market that connects every continent. Drug smuggling has been a problem plaguing the world since the dawn of the age of imperialism. Smuggling is the direct result that comes from drug prohibition and the main reason for smuggling is the direct cash profit resulting from the transaction. Illegal drug smuggling can be seen as early in the 1800 ’s‚ a clear example would be the Opium War in China. The Chinese had become

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    States‚ illegal drugs are related to crime in numerous ways. Most directly it is a crime to use‚ possess‚ manufacture‚ or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse such as cocaine‚ heroin‚ and marijuana. Drugs are also related to crime as drug trafficking and drug production and distribution are often controlled by drug cartels‚ organized crime‚ and gangs. Drugs are not only an issue for law enforcement officials; drug use affects families and communities as a whole. Drug addictions

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    Violence and Drugs Abuse

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    challenges that the youth of today’s world are facing. Among these‚ one of the greatest obstacles is the spread of illegal drugs‚ and also rapid increases in violence and the creation of gangs. These needless activities cause harm to high schools around the world and to the students who attend them. Peer pressure‚ the media‚ and need of independence are just some of the reasons drugs and violence rates have increased over the years. A huge problem with today’s society is the media. Violence is

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    Nixon's Drug War

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    The drug war‚created by Nixon in June 1971 created many devastating consequences around the world‚ including the breaking of families‚the skyrocketing of crime rate‚and of course some of the worst people in history getting into power.One of the biggest supporter of the drug war Rodrigo Duterte was born into a religious household and the violent city of Davao.Some of the people had nothing but hatred and the people who supported him they has been had‚them have been smudged. He was called a monster

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    Do people ever think about the consequences about drug abuse? Not many of us do but we all know what it does to us. Drugs are harmful to the brain and the body system itself; they affect the heart in many ways and because of that people become unconscious as to what their actions are. They do not realize how badly they can harm the community around them. Drugs are normally used by those who are not involved in activities such as‚ religious clubs‚ sports‚ etc. The users are normally stressed

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    Prohibition vs War on Drugs

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    war on drugs today is very similar to America©ˆs Prohibition of Alcohol in the 1920©ˆs. These two major issues of their time may not seem like they can be logically compared‚ but statistics for usage and a correlating rise in crime for both eras show a strong relationship. There is also a tendency for an outright defiance of the laws and law makers of the United States government in both cases. Most people today think that the prohibition of the 1920©ˆs and the current war on drugs have

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    2012 The Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs in the Philippines From the year 2002 to the year 2012‚ reports of illegal drug use and addiction to illegal drugs have risen in the Philippines‚ as explained by Tom Bañas the Task Force Commander of the Anti-Illegal Drug and Special Operation Task Force or AIDSOFT. The Philippine government in response to these reports sanctioned the formation of agencies specializing in dealing with cases concerning illegal drugs. Though these agencies are funded by the

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    Running header: DRUG TRAFFICKING Reducing Drug Trafficking in the United States Keith James ENG 122 Prof. Fawn vonFrohling January 24‚ 2011 DRUG TRAFFICKING Reducing drug trafficking in the United States My limited topic for my research paper is Reduction in drug trafficking through accountability within the legal system and through law enforcement. I will attempt to argue the point that through accountability and code enforcement‚ we can lower the amount of illegal drugs that are

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