What is a drug? A drug may be defined as any substance other than food that by its chemical nature affects the structure and function of the living organism. Why do people use drugs? It has been shown that there are two main reasons why people use drugs. 1. Using drugs because it feels good and/or their friends are doing it 2. Using drugs because they are suffering from emotional or physical abuse‚ or because they suffer from mental disorders. When is it considered abuse? Medical and governmental
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Patti Pangallo GE217 14 November 2011 Mandatory Random Drug Testing Crunch! A warehouse employee’s foot has just been run over by a forklift driver. During the accident investigation it was discovered that the forklift driver had been under the influence of marijuana. No one wants his/her doctor to be drunk or high on drugs as he slices him/her open with a scalpel. Regardless if the operation is successful‚ he/she will be much happier knowing the doctor was not impaired. A person
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The three different classes of drugs are Stimulants‚ Depressants and Hallucinogens drugs. Stimulant drugs have many side effects such as having increased confidence‚ mood elevation‚ sense of energy and alertness‚ decreased appetite‚ anxiety‚ irritability‚ insomnia‚ transient drowsiness and even delayed orgasm. An example of a Stimulant drug is Cocaine. Cocaine is inhaled or what some people would call‚ “snorted”‚ through the nose‚ smoked‚ or injected directly into the blood stream with a needle
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Abstract The subject of this paper is to argue a position on drug testing for welfare. Research was conducted by reading and reviewing online references on the topic of drug testing when applying for welfare. The findings were that certain states in the United States are resorting to drug screening for welfare applications. This has caused complaints of the government being irrational and unconstitutional. In Conclusion it was found that drug testing for welfare would have a positive effect despite
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Effects of Prenatal Substance Abuse Shiela Neumann Mohave Community College November 1‚ 2015 Submitted to Christi Carey Mohave Community College Abstract Prenatal substance abuse continues to be a problem in this country and exposes health and development risks for the developing fetus. Each year an estimated 400‚000-440‚000 infants (10-11% of all births) are affected by prenatal alcohol or illicit drug exposure (alcohol and drug). Almost all drugs are known to pass through the placenta
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Keisha Ellis Drug Abuse & Drug Addiction SOC 203 Social Problems Instructor Ely May 11‚ 2015 Numerous individuals do not comprehend why individuals get to be dependent on drugs or how drugs can change the mind to cultivate enthusiastic drug abuse. They erroneously view drug misuse and dependence as entirely a social issue and may describe the individuals who take drugs as ethically powerless (Alving‚ Matyas‚ Torres‚ Jalah‚ & Beck‚ 2014). One extremely regular belief is that drugs abusers
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Areas Where Drug Testing Can Improve Safety Drug addiction have become very popular in the 1960’s due to the influence of the mass media and music. It has estimated that about 208 million people around the globe are drug users. Despite the government’s full efforts in trying to fight against drugs‚ clandestine laboratories continue to rise and cause havoc in the lives of the people today‚ especially the youth. A large majority of drug users are from the work force which is why some companies strictly
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Drug Testing Welfare Applicants Drug tests are a meaningful deterrent against drug use and a solid prevention strategy. The fourth amendment says "unreasonable search and seizure‚" It is NOT unreasonable to search a person if someone is giving them something. If a bank was giving out a loan‚ it would be quite reasonable for them search the applicant’s credit history. Applicants must to submit private and personal data to show they are eligible to receive government benefits. It is important that
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Criminal Trial Court of Massachusetts STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS‚ Prosecution‚ V. Cruz Estrada‚ Defendant. MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT ESTRADA’S MOTION TO SUPRESS Defendant Cruz Estrada submits this memorandum of law in support of defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence seized from the defendant’s purse and to suppress the evidence collected from the audio recording of Cruz Estrada’s conversation with Luis
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Technology‚ one of the members of the panel of examiners‚ for her unselfish efforts and assistance in the completion of this research work and religiously edited the manuscript; Members of the examination panel‚ Dr. Aida L. Tobes‚ Dr. Fe C. Montecalvo‚ Dr.Bella B. delos Reyes‚ for their scholarly critique and evaluation of the manuscript which had greatly enriched the quality of this research; Dr. Rosalina M. Paragas‚ Education Supervisor 1 in Science and Health‚ Calbayog City Division‚ for
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