Neuroenhancing drugs are slowly becoming more popular in college students’ lives today. This increased use may be because of lack of focus or academic performance enhancement. Margaret Talbot‚ author of “The Underground World of ‘Neuroenhancing’ Drugs”‚ dives deeper into this finding by interviewing a series of college students and top professors who take a stance their side of the case. Talbot believes that college campuses have become laboratories for neuroenhancing drugs. By starting off with
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The “war on drugs” in America has been a popular and controversial political topic of conversation since 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse as an imminent threat to public health. President Ronald Reagan reinvigorated the topic in 1986 when he insisted there was a drug crisis in America; as a result‚ the number of people brought up on drug charges multiplied by ten during that time. However‚ in recent years the idea of drug decriminalization has gained ground. In the article
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Authority Drug Formulary (HADF) Name: Ng Ka Lok (Peony) UID: 2009504279 Email: peony11@hku.hk Introduction The Hospital Authority (HA) has introduced the Drug Formulary in the fall of 2005. It is a list of drugs that are 1) prescribed freely (HA standard)‚ 2)not prescribed freely but the Samaritan Funds will provide financial assistance if needed(Non-HA standard I)and 3)not prescribed freely and are not protected by a safety net(Non-HA standard II)1. At present‚ there are about 1300 drugs listed
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Study Drugs Study drugs are prescription pills like Adderall and Ritalin primarily used by students to enhance their performance and capability. They are being commonly used by college students‚ and they give rise to a variety of issues and concerns. The pills are highly popular throughout the country and are a solution to many college problems from the students’ point of view. Since the disadvantages of study drugs overweigh its advantages‚ they should not be used by college students because
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proposed approach to the criminalization of drugs would not be feasible. I believe this because federal drug laws are usually questionable‚ drug prohibition creates more opportunity for crime to occur‚ and the economical aspect of money (in the billions) being funneled towards criminal businesses and or organizations. The first reason I believe that the approach to criminalization of drugs would not be feasible is because most‚ if not all‚ federal drug laws are questionable in character in terms
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and John K. Hewitt released their study Relationship Between Adolescent Marijuana Use and Young Adult Illicit Drug Use examining a number of components of the gateway theory as it applies to marijuana use and its effect on progression toward use of other illicit drugs. In order for researchers to relate marijuana use to the gateway theory‚ they examined (1) whether adolescent marijuana use predicts young adult drug use‚ (2) whether this association persists when controlling for similar family background
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2.0 Executive Summary In this report‚ the contemporary legal issue of illicit drugs and young offenders has been discussed and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the criminal justice system when dealing with this issue has been conducted. The issue of illicit drugs and why the consumption of these drugs is dangerous to Australian youth is explored and the Australian law that deals with psychoactive drugs and young offenders is also stated. The evaluation of the effectiveness of the criminal justice
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“Illicit drug use has become a significant problem in American industry‚ causing estimated losses of $33 billion to $100 billion annually. These losses result from increased absenteeism‚ employee theft and injury rates‚ as well as reduced productivity and morale.” (Extejt‚ 1987) After reading “The case for and against drug testing”‚ Castulon Corporation should establish a drug testing program. If I was a part of Castulon Corporation I would recommend that they create a plan to reduce the chances
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“Sherlock Holmes: Drug Fiend‚ Easily Bored or Just a Depressive?” By Student Word Count: 1258 Citation Style: MLA What is considered a ‘drug’ in any society is invariably a function of social convention. This is not to say that illicit narcotics should not be restricted in their use‚ or that there are no sound reasons for characterizing them in a negative fashion – rather‚ it is that the distinction between what we ingest as either ‘narcotic’ or ‘medicine’ or ‘indulgence’ can not be
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EFFECTS OF DEPENDENCE ON PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE IN SCHOOL (A CASE STUDY OF OJO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF LAGOS STATE‚ NIGERIA) BEING GRADUATE PROJECT FOR B.A (ED) DEGREE SUBMITTED TO LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY‚ OJO FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY BY AKINTOLA MUBARAK CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION This is the opening chapter of this research. It embodies the background to the study‚ statement of problem‚
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