What is a drug? A drug may be defined as any substance other than food that by its chemical nature affects the structure and function of the living organism. Why do people use drugs? It has been shown that there are two main reasons why people use drugs. 1. Using drugs because it feels good and/or their friends are doing it 2. Using drugs because they are suffering from emotional or physical abuse‚ or because they suffer from mental disorders. When is it considered abuse? Medical and governmental
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No on Drug Legalization Everyone will agree that the drug issue in America is prominent. After so many drug related crimes‚ deaths‚ and federal spending‚ debates spur with opposing views in the political arena on how to rectify the problem. One view on solving the problem according to Judge James P. Gray’s proposal is to legalize drugs or as legalization advocates call it "harm reduction." This approach believes that drugs use is inevitable and the only way to solve the drug problem is through
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people ’s lives each year. In 1992‚ 20% of Botswana‚ Africa was infected with HIV-AIDS. In 1995‚ 1/3 of the country was infected. Today over 40% of Botswana is infected with HIV-AIDS‚ and these numbers continue to increase (Epstlen 70). The rest of Africa is mimicking these same numbers as infection rates continue to rise. Of the 27 million infected in Africa‚ 3.2 million were new cases diagnosed in 2003‚ and over 2.3 million people died in Africa because of HIV-AIDS last year (Frederickson and Kanabus
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To create awareness masses against the ill effects of drug addiction‚ the United Nations General Assembly declared June 26 to be International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in 1987 as countless people in general and youths in particular fall prey to the menace. The day strengthen our collective resolve to live in a society free of drugs‚ and encouraging all our fellow human beings to make personal choices to lead healthy lives. Making healthy choices also means choosing a lifestyle
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Ciprogen Drug Information Ciprogen category: • Human • Antibacterials • Urinary Anti-Infectives Active ingredients: • Ciprofloxacin Ciprogen companies and manufacturers: • Merck • General Drugs House Ciprogen forms‚ composition and dosages: • N / A Indications‚ usages and classification codes: • J01MA02 - Ciprofloxacin There is an additional general information about this medication active ingredient ciprofloxacin: Pharmacological action Broad-spectrum antimicrobial drug of fluoroquinolone
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States Border Drug Threat Assessment." Public Safety Canada. Oct. 2004. 15 Feb. 2008 <http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/prg/le/bs/uscabdta-en.asp>. Canada and the United States are firmly committed to the fight against illicit drugs and their two-way movement across our shared border. The strong relationship between our two governments‚ and in particular‚ our respective law enforcement agencies on this issue is a model of international cooperation. Traffickers of each of the illicit substances can
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-Introduction page 1 -Difference between legal and illegal drugs page 2 -Century’s most popular drugs used by teenagers page2 -Level and age of people use such drugs relative to their gender page 3 -The countries that supply such drugs page 3 -Effects of drugs on the health of users and society page4 -Solutions
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War on Drugs in the U.S The term “War on Drugs” was first used by U.S president Richard Nixon. The term is used to describe a campaign of prohibition‚ foreign military aid and military intervention undertaken by the United States government‚ with the help of other countries‚ and the aim to reduce the illegal drug trade. The war on drugs began in 1914 but became more popular four decades ago‚ on July 17‚ 1971. This war was declared by President Nixon who said “Drug abuse was public enemy
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Soft drugs should not be legal Drugs have been a problem for the society for a long time and it is still a going subject. Different kinds of organisations work hard to try keeping people from using drugs‚ however a new problem has occurred. During the last years there have been discussions in some European countries to legalise so called soft drugs. Soft drugs usually means cannabis‚ which is the name for drugs made from the plant called “Cannabis Sativa”. Several countries have a very liberal
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Drug Addiction Drug addiction is a dependence on an illegal drug or medication. Many people confuse it with drug dependency‚ which is when a person needs a drug to function normally. The difference between drug addiction and drug dependence is drug dependence is when a person needs a drug to function normally‚ like some blood pressure medications can cause a physical dependence‚ but the person is not addicted to the drug. A person can have a physical dependence‚ but not be addicted. Many scientist
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