Current Trends Illicit drug use in the United States has been around for many years. Just because it has been around for this long does not mean that it is good for the people. This type of illegal activity has been known to bring around violence‚ gangs‚ prostitution‚ and other illegal activities. To see how the use of illegal drugs has evolved‚ one must look at the past trends of drug use and the current trends as well. Past and Current Trends The past trends of drug use can be seen from the
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customary to use these psychoactive substances on various occasions such as for the reduction of anxiety before battle‚ in rituals and ceremonies‚ and also to relieve social phobia at a party. Some of the earlier identified civilizations like the Mayans‚ Incans‚ and Aztec hieroglyphs have depicted substance use for ritualistic reasons (Francis‚ Mack‚ & Miller‚ 2005). With respect to the pharmacology of substance use‚ it is believed that various factors affect choice of psychoactive substance use among
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Joint‚ reefer‚ grass‚ weed. These are all similar words that are used to describe Marijuana‚ a taboo drug within our society. But before we cast it off as a dangerous substance that is detrimental to the youth‚ we must first ask the 3 W’s; who smokes marijuana‚ what this substance truly is‚ and why is it illegal. In doing so‚ we will be at a better position to answer this question and uncover driving facts that disproves arguments for prohibition. So who smokes marijuana? Most marijuana users
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(covering too much) or too narrow (covering too little). It should be broad enough to be discussed in a short research paper. Part 1: Complete the Research Plan |What is your general topic or area of interest? |Drug (recreational drug use) | | | | |
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of Marijuana Marijuana‚ a psychoactive drug‚ is hardly used in any circumstance used for medical purposes. In almost all occasions it is used as a recreational drug. Marijuana is illegal almost everywhere throughout the globe. Most countries around the world spend milliards of resources trying to implement the prohibition of this drug. The question is what the purpose of these efforts are and why governments invest so much effort in abolishing this drug? They are wasting many resources that could
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Alcohol causes more harm than all the illegal drugs combined. Is the answer to ban alcohol? The issue of criminalising the sale and consumption of alcohol is contentious amongst society. Alcohol is condoned by society due the fact the government have not illegalised it; if something is legal it is presumed there is no harm attached to using it. Yet to what extent can we attribute social and individual problems to alcohol to the same level we do illegal drugs. Following a research project he had undertaken
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Erin Doris de Cesare Frederick Miller ENG 111‚ Sec. PI 22 Oct. 2013 Cause and effects of Marijuana Use and Legalization Believe it or not‚ marijuana has been a part of human society for longer than history has been recorded by man. Dating as far back as the 6th millennium B.C.‚ far before the Sumerians began recording history around 3500 B.C.‚ marijuana had made it ’s first appearance into society as a source of food (“History of Marijuana”). By 1500 B.C.‚ however‚ it was already being used
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Cannabis‚ commonly known as marijuana‚ is the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant that are smoked as a drug. In the states of Washington and Colorado‚ adults 21 and over are by law allowed to be in possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for any purpose. This creates an easy passageway for marijuana to be obtained by teens and young adults. Although it is said that legalized recreational marijuana has some positive effects on society‚ it should not be legalized because many signs indicate the
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Medical marijuana has become a popular drug in the last couple of years. Medical marijuana is legal in a few states such as‚ Arizona and California. However Federal Law still states that this drug is illegal and that it should not be distributed (Dorell). Cannabis is used to treat a variety of different symptoms that come with certain types of illnesses like cancer‚ chronic pain‚ and nausea just to name a few (Legallizing). The benefits of this drug have helped many people and is a natural remedy
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to Recreational Weed When you think of the legal status of marijuana‚ what comes to mind? K-9 units‚ police raids‚ FBI drug busts‚ criminal charges‚ DEA investigations‚ and jail time all come to my mind. All of these things that help keep marijuana illegal cost the country‚ the government‚ and the taxpayers massive amounts of money every year. The real question is why? Why do we try so hard and spend so much money suppressing a substance that is shown to benefit people for both recreational and
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