This article‚ from U.S News‚ discusses the the drug abuse crisis that America is experiencing today and what President Obama plans to do about it. America has seen drug abuse spike not only among lower classes‚ but also among middle class Americans‚ white and black. In recent years‚ drug overdoses‚ particularly with Opioids- which have morphine- like effects‚ have even killed more people than motor vehicle accidents have. President Obama plans to end this crisis by expanding access to treatments
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Frank Herton CJ411: Drugs and Alcohol in the Criminal Justice System Unit 2 Assignment May 1‚ 2012 Drug and alcohol abuse has been around as long as humans have been around. People have always had the desire to use substances to make them feel relaxed or stimulated. So because drugs and alcohol have always been existent‚ they have always been a part of our American culture through politics‚ media and advertising‚ and other American concepts. The time period of 1950-2000 was exceptionally active
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Sonny’s Blues is an excellent depiction of how artists often use drugs in order to enhance their musical genius. By ingesting a drug to alter their state of conscious‚ they allow the narcotic to create usually obscure connections in the brain to become prominent and overactive. The setting of the story takes place in Harlem‚ a neighborhood often associated with crime and drugs. However‚ it is also known to produce successful poets and musicians. The question is‚ could these factors be possibly
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position on this issue is that street drugs should not be legalized My main reasons for this conclusion are: Premise 1: They have no beneficial purpose Premise 2: It would affect the lives of kids even more Premise 3: This would endanger the lives of others even more Most street drugs have no beneficial purposes. There are not any street drugs that I can think of besides marijuana that can be used for medical purposes. The benefits of most street drugs are that they get you high‚ knock you
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"The Truth About Cannabis" Is marijuana as bad as society makes it out to be? Since the 1930’s marijuana has been illegal in the United States. That being said it’s somehow America’s number one cash crop. Users of the drug aren’t the only ones who support cannabis; many of us who do not indulge are pro-legalization because we see that prohibition does more harm than good. The legalization of marijuana would help get the economy going again. Despite great efforts by the federal government against
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Mexican/Latin American “War” on Drugs and Trafficking The international drug trade from Latin American states is having an impact on a global scale. The trafficking of drugs along with corruptness and murder is an international conflict that is being fought daily. There are many aspects of the drug war from Mexico and other Latin American states which have effects on United States policy as well as policies from other countries that participate in the global suppression of illegal drugs. It can be hard to
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I am writing this informational paper to inform you on the dangers of drugs and why we need drug testing at our school. Drug testing is a good idea since many of the students do take drugs even though staff thinks otherwise. I think drug testing will slow down the intake of drugs tremendously‚ and will be a scapegoat from the any situation where they are offered a drug. There are many long and short term effects of doing drugs and finding a way to stop those effects will help all students. Many long
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will do almost anything to win‚ including cheat. Performance enhancing drugs are one of the most talked about issues in sport today. Though many people think that doping has only been an issue for the past 30-40 years‚ there is evidence of athletes using substances to enhance their performance since the early Olympic games in approximately 700 BC. The testing for substances have always been one step behind the latest drug and many tests for banned substance are not always accurate. This makes
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cattle. This is the stereotypical life of a drug dealer. This is what drug dealers so call "work". Work meaning a job where money is made selling drugs to whoever chooses to buy their products. It is hard to differentiate which is worse‚ the causes or effects of selling drugs. The causes of selling drugs are the desperate need for money in most cases. They think they can get rich overnight and that will solve their problems. Most of the "ghetto" drug dealers happen to grow up in that type environment
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Performance-Enhancing Drugs Tarnish Athletes “Don’t worry‚ everybody does it.” “Don’t you want to win?” “If it was dangerous‚ no one would do it.” “Don’t worry‚ it’s safe‚ everybody does it.” Unfortunately‚ athletes are pressured all of the time in new ways that they can become bigger‚ faster‚ or stronger. To many athletes‚ drugs are the solution to their problems. But most do not know the real consequences of taking performance-enhancing drugs. The consequences include‚ getting disqualified‚ changing
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