11/10/12 The Mexican Drug War There has been a lot of hype surrounding the War on Terrorism overseas‚ but what if there was a similar war being waged close to home? The Mexican drug war is an ongoing‚ armed conflict between rival drug cartels fighting for regional control and against the Mexican government forces. It has claimed almost 50‚000 lives since 2006‚ and accounts for over ninety percent of all illegal illicit drugs entering the United States. The Mexican drug war should be of concern
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DRUG ADDICTION DRUG: A chemical substance that alters the function of one or more body organs or the process of a disease. Drugs include prescribed medicines over the counter remedies and various other substances such as alcohol‚ tobacco and drugs of abuse that are used for non-medical purposes. Drugs are substances other than food that affect the way your mind and body works (Al Robertson et al). DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is definable mainly in terms of societal disapproval. It may involve
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The last time I tried to persuade someone‚ what the time when I tried to convince my brother to leave the gang life and his so called friends alone. It was the summer of 96’ when I heard that my brother was locked up for breaking in a car with his so called friends and they got caught. The judge gave them 6 months. He was the last one to come out for some reason unknown. I was thinking that his friends had put the whole thing on him. This was the first time I tried to talk to him in leaving his friends
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you believe all drugs in America should be legalized? Chances to that are no‚ but it would actually greatly benefit every American if this were the case. A commonly held belief about most illegal drugs is that they are harmful‚ addictive‚ and most likely to destroy a productive member of society if consumed. However‚ this is not necessarily true and banning drugs may actually expanding their usage‚ broadening their devastation. America as a whole will be greatly better off if drugs are decriminalized
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Period 8 Drug Policy: A Look at America’s Ineffective Approach to Drugs Introduction In January 2004‚ senatorial candidate Barack Obama firmly opposed the twenty two-year war on drugs‚ saying that the United States’ approach in the drug war has been ineffective (Debussman). Although the term‚ “war on drugs‚” was originally coined by President Richard Nixon in 1971‚ it wasn’t until Ronald Reagan announced that “drugs were menacing society”
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Running head: DRUG ABUSE AND CRIME Drug Abuse and Crime Charlene Bright University of Phoenix Abstract This report focuses on the overwhelming problems related to the abuse of drugs in America. Problems include drug addiction; vandalism and destructive behavior; rape and other sexual offenses; gang-related violence; drug trafficking; vehicular accidents and injuries and other violent and property crimes. This report will discuss the correlation between drug abuse and crime
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Narcotic Drugs Narcotic drugs are substances of which has been used as pain relievers but are most popular with being socially unacceptable. According to research‚ “a narcotic is an analgesic or pain-killing substance that depress vital body functions such as blood pressure‚ pulse rate and breathing rate; regular administration of narcotics produces physical dependence” (Saferstein‚ 2011). This suggests that narcotic drugs primarily target the functioning of organs used for respiratory usage. Nonetheless
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Introduction The war on drugs‚ declared by Richard Nixon in 1971‚ has cost the US more than just a trillion dollars. The war on drugs was the US government’s attempt to solve the drug epidemic raging in America‚ yet it caused more problems than it solved. A supply side war on illegal drugs has generated a large array of problems that no US politician is willing to acknowledge. Yet most of these problems such as more dangerous drugs‚ an increase in organized crime‚ and wasted government spending‚
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Liberal Arts Bangladesh Report on Drug Addiction in youth Submitted to SAIM AKBAR Submitted by Md.Borhan uddin(Rasel) 122012059 Md.Shakil chowdhury 113011103 Amina Khanam 123011090 Fatema rahman Priyanka 123011148 Course: BUS 205 Business communication Letter of Transmittal April 15‚2014 Salim Akbar Course Instructor University of liberal Arts Bangladesh Subject: Letter of Transmittal Dear Sir‚ With great pleasure we are submitting our report on ’’Drug Addiction in youth’’ that you have
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Decriminalization of Drugs The current approach to the “war on drugs” in Canada is flawed. Instead of adding more enforcement efforts to the drug problem‚ less enforcement might be a better solution. The following essay will give evidence that decriminalization of all drugs can improve the lives of drug abusers‚ put the country’s resources to a better use than incarcerating people with minor offenses‚ and make a mark on the war on drugs. Decriminalizing drugs comes with a lot of questions and
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