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    What is drug addiction? It is a chronic‚ relapsing disorder in which compulsive drug-seeking and drug-taking behaviour persists despite serious negative consequences. Several things are thought to be correlated with drug addiction as discuss which in turn affects the central nervous system that eventually leads to tolerance‚ physical dependence‚ sensitization‚ craving‚ and relapse The addictive drugs discussed in the article are opioids‚ cannabinoids‚ ethanol‚ cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ and nicotine

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    Drugs: Should Their Sale and Use Be Legalized? Within the last 50 years‚ drug legalization has been a very hotly debated topic in the United States society. It almost seems that every "street drug" was once legal‚ but banned soon after its introduction in society. Illegal substances that one sees today were once synthesized and created by chemist such as LSD‚ ecstasy‚ methamphetamine‚ cocaine‚ and etc.‚ and at some point used for medical reasons‚ however during many circumstances were deemed illegal

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    currently are. I believe through use of mandatory random drug testing‚ progress monitoring‚ on- going physical and mental examinations‚ we can discourage the continued misuse of these funds. If mandatory drug testing were implemented‚ fewer checks would be used to purchase illegal drugs‚ and be used for necessary items instead. When a person is addicted to drugs‚ it consumes the individual’s life. The person becomes obsessed with the drug they are addicted to; it becomes more important to them

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    of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) by athletes‚ use of these substances must be banned from competition because it damages the honesty of athletic competition‚ provides an unfair advantage to athletes who train clean‚ and can have numerous detrimental effects to the user. Ultimately‚ it is imperative that stricter limits are put on athletes which bans the use of performance enhancing substances by any athlete regardless of sport. The use of performance enhancing drugs is damaging the integrity

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    The War on Drugs The War on drugs has been one of the most controversial topics in the past twenty years. While the official “War on Drugs” started in 1968‚ I believe it started when prohibition began. Shortly after alcohol was made illegal‚ so was cannabis along with other drugs such as heroin once commonly sold in pharmacies. The Nixon administration decided to double down the efforts of law enforcement which was designed to “protect and serve” against the smuggling‚ sale‚ distribution and consumption

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    known to many as drug abuse is the recurrent us of a substance referred to as a drug whereby the user consumes the substance in quantities or methods neither approved nor advised by the required professionals i.e doctors and this definition also applies when certain activities are performed using the substances contrary to the policies and rules that govern their (drugs) originally intended use. In addition to there being many drugs already on the global market ‚the commonly abused drugs may most at

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    “The pros and cons of the drug legalization in the U.S.” International Business Times Palash Ghosh Summary: This article mainly talks about the positive and negative outlooks which would result in the legalization of drugs. The author’s main focus is directed on the benefits that this would bring. Ghosh states that legalizing drugs would save the government approximately 41.3 billion annually

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    Drug testing for professional athletes has been a debate for a long time. Drug tests are tests that are used to find out if someone has used drugs or not. “Urine is the most common type of drug test. Others are hair samples‚ sweat patches‚ oral fluid‚ and alcohol breath” (Drug Testing). Athletes get tested for drugs because they can have an unfair advantage over other athletes. “PEDs or Performance Enhancing Drugs are drugs that give athletes unfair advantages if they use them. PEDs have the ability

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    according to an online document entitled “The War on Drugs Criminalizes Youth”‚ the drug war is often defended as a necessary policy to protect the nation’s young people. However in many countries‚ just like in the United States‚ the youth caught in the “crossfire of the ‘war on drugs’ are frequently prosecuted‚ incarcerated and denied access to educational opportunities.” In the United States‚ according to the said document‚ the “war on drugs‚ rather than protecting youth‚ has resulted in the institutionalized

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    1) Throughout the border state of Punjab‚ whether in villages or cities‚ drugs have become a scourge. Opium is prevalent‚ refined as heroin or other illegal substances. Schoolboys sometimes eat small black balls of opium paste‚ with tea‚ before classes. Synthetic drugs are popular among those too poor to afford heroin. 2) The scale of the problem‚ if impossible to quantify precisely‚ is undeniably immense and worrisome. India has one of the world’s youngest populations‚ a factor that is

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