Recreational drug usage consists of abusing psychoactive drugs for reason other then medical‚ work‚ or spiritual cause. These drugs can range from simple coffee down to heroin. These drugs are not healthy for the body‚ and have caused many deaths. HIV can be caused by non injected drugs. A United States poll‚ testifies that nearly two hundred million people use drugs at least once a year. This is truly what is wrong with our soceity today. No one can truly state each cause of drug use‚ because there
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Cocaine is a bitter‚ white‚ odorless‚ crystalline drug. Cocaine has been classified as a Schedule II drug by the United States. Cocaine is extracted and refined from the Coca plant. A highly addictive stimulant that produces profound feelings of pleasure. Cocaine can be snorted‚ injected‚ smoked or eaten. The level and length of the effects depend on how the drug was induced. Cocaine usually tops the list when it comes to common illicit drugs. It is a powerful stimulant that is frequently abused
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Drug Use in the Vietnam War Drug use by the soldiers in the Vietnam War was very common. Drug use in the military has always been around‚ but in the Vietnam era it started to increase at an alarming rate. It is noted that there were many drugs used and abused during this time. These drugs include marijuana‚ cocaine‚ and heroine. Soldiers often used these drugs to kill the pain of many hardships such as injury during battle‚ loss of a fellow soldier or being away from home. Marijuana is legally
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Why Gamers Shouldn’t Be Prosecuted for Virtual Stealing In an essay by Alex Weiss called “Should Gamers Be Prosecuted for Virtual Stealing?” he writes about a Dutch Supreme Court case where a teenage boy was convicted for virtual stealing in the online video game RuneScape. Weiss argues that playing video games are just an escape from reality and is not work which has a monetary value. The author then gives an example from his teenage years where he played a game called EVE Online where players
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Should Children Under 18 be Prosecuted as Adults? Most people will say that children under the age of eighteen should not be tried in adult court because they are still developing and aren’t quite set in their ways yet. The other side of the argument is that that they should be tried in adult court because if they do an adult crime they should be able to do the adult time. When Damien Echols‚ Jason Baldwin‚ and Jessie Misskelly where sentenced in the adult court room‚ the public had some mixed feelings
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37‚000 people died from drug related overdoses.” Many people do not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. Substance abuse is a growing problem that not only affects the person who is abusing alcohol or drugs but also affects the lives of those who are close to the abuser. Substance abuse is the abuse of any substance. A drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the body’s functions when it is consumed. It is often mistakenly assumed that drug abusers lack moral principles
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Drugs screen using Thin Layer Chromatography of basic illicit drugs Abstract The majority of evidence submitted to crime labs comes from drug-related crimes. Often‚ this evidence includes unidentified powders that may be illegal drugs. In order to prosecute individuals for possession of illegal substances‚ it is necessary for forensic scientists to positively identify any suspected drugs submitted to the laboratory. In addition‚ forensic toxicologists must determine the identity
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As society developed‚ more and more problems emerge. Many people start to use drugs to kill time but it also causes severe influence on the society since drugs have different side-effect and many people use them to do crimes. Government started to use drug education and imprisonment to educate people that drugs are not good for people and to punish those who use it to do crimes. However‚ people started to find out that drug education is not helpful and inefficient. Besides‚ imprisonment also causes
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Pregnant Inmates When carrying a child it is important to get the right care and right nutrition to assure mother and baby are healthy throughout the whole process. While at home‚ the right amount of prenatal medication and nutrients can be consumed with no doubt. There are also books and online sources you can refer to while at home to get information on whats going on with your body. Also your doctor is just a call away if you experience any issues or have any questions during your pregnancy
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Illicit drugs in Australia has been a concern for many years and targeted in many forms via politics and media. But what are the real harms and cost of illegal drug use in Australia? Does the drug issue relate to crime and increase drug related crime? Much research has been done on illegal drugs and how best to combat the problem. Should we be tough on drugs or take a step back with a more humane approach? The criminal justice system has approached this problem via many angles and is still working
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