data in the Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and its Data Supplement‚ I chose the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy report. It’s interesting to note that at that time drug overdose deaths surpassed gunshot deaths in the United States. That is an amazing statistic that a common person would expect to be the other way around. It speaks to the dependency of drugs and the powerful impact that they have on our society. To that end‚ in 16 states drug overdose deaths were a more common
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Khat/Qat Drug Catha edulis or Khat (Qat) is a natural drug derived from the Celastrus edulis plant which is a shrub that can grow to the size of a tree and could reach a height of about 10 to 20 feet with leaves resembling those of basil leaves. Its content makes it a compound similar to that of Amphetamines that produce excitation‚ banish sleep and promote communication. According to streetdrugs.org (2003)‚ when used in moderation‚ khat is used as away to alleviate fatigue and to reduce appetite
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lifestyle‚ has now gained the reputation as one of the largest drug consumers to this day. Drugs are now seen as a major problem in the American way of life‚ but this is no new dilemma. Drugs themselves have existed in America since the landing of the Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock‚ but never before have they augmented in such a proportion until this past century. The first piece of legislation which would later lead to the “war on drugs” was the Harrison Tax Act of 1914‚ in which it restricted the sale
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All recreational drugs should be legalised. Drugs known to people for thousands of years. They are consumed by people of different cultures‚ for different purposes: during religious ceremonies‚ to recuperate‚ to relieve pain and discomfort. Until the early 20th century there were virtually no restrictions on the production and consumption of drugs. Sometimes‚ attempts were made to reduce or prohibit the use of certain substances‚ but they were short-lived and usually unsuccessful. Currently‚ the
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stories about drugs since we were born. We also learned about what kind of drugs exist and how dangerous they are. The word drug has always been a synonym for something forbidden and uncommon. However‚ years passed and cultures changed. Nowadays‚ the way of life and thinking look completely different. We cannot follow the development of drugs anymore‚ and the word drug is something normal and very common‚ especially among youngsters. If we take this under a microscope‚ we can see that drugs nowadays became
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Cycle of Misery: Impact of Drug Trafficking “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss‚ the abyss will gaze back into you”- Friedrich Nietzsche. Greed and gluttony drive humans into the greatest lengths of corruption. This is the culprit and cause of Colombia becoming the biggest cocaine producer in the world. The link between poverty and drug trafficking is thrived from the corruptness of the global capitalist
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Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients is right and reasonable in order to stop the habitual offenders of misusing this benefit. Are the hard working drug tested tax payers ready to support this law since it’s the hard earned tax dollars that fund these benefits? The argument stands to reason that we need to take control as employers to stop the misuse of benefits that pay for illegal drugs. Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Did you know that as a tax payer‚ you are
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possession of “$100‚000 worth of [MDMA] the notorious club drug.” “Police said more than 4.1 pounds‚ or 5‚000 tablets of MDMA with a street value of $100‚000 was seized” (Albarazi). In the article‚ UC Santa Cruz MDMA Ring Busted; Sorority‚ Fraternity Members Jailed‚ Hannah Albarazi talks about the case of an MDMA drug bust that occurred on the campus of UC Santa Cruz. The author talks about the case by explaining the event‚ by describing the drug itself‚ and by identifying the suspects. Although the Asian
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argue and say that school drug searches are unnecessary‚ a violation of privacy‚ or wrong. I would beg to differ. Random drug searches in school are necessary from a legal standpoint and for the general health of the student population. In the growing city of West Fargo‚ there are drugs. We may not like the fact‚ or choose to ignore it‚ but the truth is‚ drugs are here and they are an issue. From abuse of over the counter drugs to marijuana to phytanyl and heroin‚ drugs have become an issue here
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Drug Dealing In Mexico is a over populated thing‚ adults‚ elderlies and even kids‚ they try to smuggle the drugs such as cocaine through the airport security. In 2006‚ the former Mexico president Felipe Calderon‚ worked with the United States‚ and launched a massive way to go against drug dealing organizations‚ knowing a brief amount conflict that would contribute to the deaths of 10‚000 of people in drug related violence. While the United States has given funding to Mexico and increase the lower
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