While proposition 47 reduces many drug related felonies to misdemeanors this may help whites being released from prison as incarceration even for a misdemeanor can have long reaching stratifying effects for Blacks and Hispanics when it comes to jobs‚ housing and other resources. Which leads to higher recidivism rates for blacks and Latino as the stigma of incarceration adversely impact their life chances chance as they find it hard to rebuild relationships with loved one or find support services
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Marijuana is often portrayed as a dangerous illicit drug by the government and the media‚ but what if you found out that it cures the symptoms of chronically ill patients and was safer than most other legal substances. Today ladies and gentleman my speech is going to be on the current issue of marijuana legalization and I agree that it should be legalized. 1000s of scientific studies have been recently analyzed by the National Academies of Sciences‚ Engineering and Medicine in a report which clearly
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As society downgrades more and more people look for a way to comfort. Many people turn to certain defense mechanisms in order control their feelings of stress or insecurity‚ such as resorting to drugs. Nonetheless many people don’t know how dangerous it can be on their bodies. The use of drugs can have a huge impact on the communication between cells. Cell communication is a crucial process necessary for cells to carry out various functions. Drugs such as Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)‚ known
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consequences. Abusing alcohol and other drugs leads to serious health problems‚ criminal activity‚ car crashes‚ and lost productivity in the workplace (H‚ W.C.‚ 2002). Commonly abused substances include marijuana‚ stimulants such as cocaine or methamphetamine‚ opiates‚ hallucinogens‚ inhalants‚ steroids‚ prescription drugs‚ and alcohol. Oftentimes when users abuse substances‚ they are trying to escape reality or their problems. In doing so‚ many users create new problems. Whether they are legal‚ work-related
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Everyone deals with their daily lives differently‚ whether it’s in a positive or negative way. I wish everyone chose the positive way‚ but that is not the case. There are thousands of people who chose the negative way to deal with their daily lives and that way is in the form of substance abuse and/or addiction. This kind of destructive behavior is a global problem and I don’t think people will ever realize the harm that it brings. Sometimes there is misunderstandings between substance
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Alabama‚ New Jersey and Mississippi.” (Paragraph 5 and 8‚ Carina Storrs). Flakka is effective towards neurotransmitters‚ flooding the brain with chemicals that increase function and numb feeling. It has a sister reaction to being on cocaine and methamphetamine but instead it last about twice as long and the results from the high are always
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Safford v Redding (2009) (Student rights regarding personal searches) • Facts of the case ¬ Savana Redding‚ a thirteen-year-old at Safford Middle School‚ was accompanied to the Assistant Principal Wilson’s office to be questioned about a day planner that contained knives and other illegal items‚ including four prescription-strength‚ and one over-the-counter‚ pain relief pills. ¬ Redding told the principal that she owned the planner but she knew nothing about the medication. Mr. Wilson explained
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countries (2015). She also quoted the Department of Justice saying‚ “Hells Angels pose a criminal threat on six continents” (Yan‚ 2015). Just like in any gang it seems‚ they do have ties to the drug trade. They produce and distribute drugs like methamphetamine‚ cocaine‚ hashish‚ heroin‚ ecstasy‚ PCP and LSD. According to the DOJ‚ they are “also involved in other criminal activity including assault‚ extortion‚ homicide‚ money laundering‚ and motorcycle theft” (Yan‚ 2015). They act just like any other
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In 2005‚ 19.7 million Americans over the age of 12 reported they were current illicit drug users. Nearly 18 million Americans are alcoholics. Globally‚ more than 76 million individuals have diagnosable drinking problems and about 15 million people have drug use disorders. Drug and alcohol abuse affects not the only the user‚ but also his or her family and friends‚ workplace‚ school‚ neighbors and community. In chapter 12 of “ Social Problems‚ Community‚ Policy and Social Actions‚” by Anna –Leon Guerrero
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2012 WORLD DRUG REPORT UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME Vienna World Drug Report 2012 UNITED NATIONS New York‚ 2012 © United Nations‚ June 2012. All rights reserved worldwide. ISBN: 978-92-1-148267-6 e-ISBN: 978-92-1-055653-8 United Nations publication‚ Sales No. E.12.XI.1 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder‚ provided acknowledgement of
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