Paper on Socio-Cultural Variables and Drugs An Assignment Presented in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Course PSYC460: PSYCHOLOGY OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR INSTRUCTOR: Mr Clyde Best By Khadyne Klassie Andrews 2 December 2010 Approval………………. TABLE OF CONTENTS Question: What socio-cultural variables continue to effect drug use today? How has this changed from some previous socio-cultural variable that have influenced drug use in the past? i. Abstract ii. Introduction
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Research Paper – Psychoactive Drugs and Meditation Yeaswantie Beekhoo The American University of Peace Studies Clinical Psychology April 12‚ 2011 Psychoactive Drugs and Meditation INTERDUCTION This paper focuses on the different types of Psychoactive Drugs both conventional‚ and medical. In addition‚ the effect these drugs have on the brain‚ nervous system and the mind of individual that are associated with the use‚ whether it is for pleasure or medical reasons. Some of the
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The topic I am going to discuss today is Drugs in Sport. My contention is that drugs should not be made legal in sports. Drugs in sport is an issue that is always in the spotlight‚ especially during major athletic events such as the recent and highly controversial‚ Tour De France. However‚ now the issue has risen to such an extent that sport itself is almost a side issue. There have been numerous drug busts over the years as more and more athletes succumb to the temptation of an easy win by
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Drug Legalization and Trafficking in Australia. Drugs are substances that change a person’s physical or mental estate. The vast majority of drugs are used to treat medical conditions‚ both physical and mental. Some‚ however‚ are used outside the medical setting for their effects on the mind. These are referred to as recreational drugs and many of them of are illegal in Australia. This is where the law is applied. Illegal or illicit drugs are drugs that are not permitted by law; meaning people
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involvement in drug trade. Does government involvement affect or undermine the notion that government policies on drug control are in place to protect individuals from themselves‚ as the text states? Drug control is used to protect individuals. However‚ government involvement contradict the notion that the government wants to protect individuals from themselves. In the year of 1973 people with crack or heroin was required to spend life in prison. Mandatory sentences were created to help control drugs. It
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Running header: DRUG TRAFFICKING Reducing Drug Trafficking in the United States Keith James ENG 122 Prof. Fawn vonFrohling January 24‚ 2011 DRUG TRAFFICKING Reducing drug trafficking in the United States My limited topic for my research paper is Reduction in drug trafficking through accountability within the legal system and through law enforcement. I will attempt to argue the point that through accountability and code enforcement‚ we can lower the amount of illegal drugs that are
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marijuana‚ immigration‚ and the college for all act. The war on drugs has been on going throughout the U.S for a very long time and had costed many lives. Much of the reason for the deaths is because of the smuggling and what not of the drugs. “The war on drugs is a failed policy.” He believes He believes that non violent offenders should not be put in jail but get treatment for their addiction. He also thinks that the medical use of marijuana should be completely legal. Bernie says‚ “would vote
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Drugs and alcohol have always been a problem in the United States but alcohol has also always been a part of the culture. The government needs to know how to regulate alcohol but as for drugs I believe they are in no way positive. Alcohol should be legal and it is but it needs to be regulated because the people who are drunk don’t think correctly and can do very dangerous things putting others in harm. If alcohol is used correctly it is just a source of pleasure and overall can be every safe. But
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Abuse of Drugs on College Campuses Today on college campuses‚ it is not possible to make it through college without knowing someone who has at least tried a prescription drug or recreational drug for either party uses‚ to help them study and keep up in school‚ or simply to help them get by day-to-day. Maybe you have tried them yourself? College students all across the nation are abusing substances such as Adderall‚ Vicodin‚ Oxycontin‚ marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ etc. Those students who drink alcohol
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Students who take un-prescribed study drugs create an unfair advantage because there is inequitable accessibility to these medications among students. People with ADHD/ADD are able to obtain medications through prescriptions from their health care professional‚ but others are still able to obtain it non-prescribed through diversion. Diversion is the process in which people with a legal prescription for medications give it those without a prescription for non-therapeutic purposes (Vrecko‚ 1982). A
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