Effects of Drug Addiction in America Drug addiction is a continual problem within the United States. The abuse of drugs on a daily basis can cause multiple effects. An effect is a change that is the result or consequence of an action. Therefore‚ some drug addicts may be affected socially‚ economically‚ and medically. One of the most serious social effects of drug addiction is the breakdown of families. An addict can loose his/her family‚ as a result of behaviors and actions that put family members
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War on Drugs Jude Ocampo San Joaquin Delta College Sociology 1a Professor Medina Introduction The War on Drugs is a term that is used to refer to the federal government’s attempts to end the import‚ manufacture‚ sale‚ and use of illegal drugs. It is not a specific term only relating to a secret policy or objective‚ but to a series of antidrug initiatives that are directed towards the common goal of ending drug abuse. These initiatives include different
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Drug use is widely regarded as one of the most serious health problems in our country today. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2002) “an estimated 13.6 million Americans were current users of illicit drugs in 1998‚ meaning they used an illicit drug at least once during the 30 days prior to the interview. This represents 6.2% of the population 12 years old and older. An estimated 1.8 million (0.8%) Americans aged 12 and older were current users of
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Drugs and Alcohol 1 Introduction The connection between youth offending and drug and alcohol use cannot be denied. Drugs and alcohol are part of the personal stories of most young offenders in New Zealand. International criminological and drug literature supports the view that those young people who use illicit drugs are more likely to engage in criminal activity. 1 Further investigations show a clear link between the age at which a young a person first tries marijuana and the likelihood
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1) Thesis of the article #1 Nearly all drug use begins in the preadolescent or adolescent years. 2) Summary The focus of this article is on theories such as the gateway‚ psychological & sociological theories that cause drug abuse in youth. These theories demonstrate why drugs were used and under the circumstances in which they were most frequently consumed. The social theory of Parson’s structural functionalism explains how drug use is a symptom of the underlying social problems (Jacobs
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Teenagers and Drugs What is a Drug? A drug is any substance (with the exception of food and water) which‚ when taken into the body‚ alters the body’s function either physically and/or psychologically. Drugs may be legal or illegal and this are described as marijuana‚ hashish‚ cocaine (including crack)‚ heroin‚ hallucinogens‚ inhalants‚ and prescription drugs that are not used for medical purposes. Nowadays drugs are everywhere and it’s becoming more and more used. Drugs are common in teens and
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DRUG ADDICTION DRUG: A chemical substance that alters the function of one or more body organs or the process of a disease. Drugs include prescribed medicines over the counter remedies and various other substances such as alcohol‚ tobacco and drugs of abuse that are used for non-medical purposes. Drugs are substances other than food that affect the way your mind and body works (Al Robertson et al). DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is definable mainly in terms of societal disapproval. It may involve
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Drug Safety Process By Fahad Alahmari B.S. Pharmacy‚ King Saud University‚ 2007 Table of content Introduction Methods Results 1- Introduction to drug safety 2- The Drug Studies on Safety. 1- Pre-Approval studies 2- Post-Approval studies 3- Post marketing Studies Discussion References Introduction Pharmaceutical companies today like to produce many new drugs‚ but there are several potential risks associate with the production of any new medicine. In addition
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1301/ 10:50 04/24/2014 Drug Abuse Drug abuse shades problems on millions of American families in the United States‚ commonly attracting teenagers to get involved. Seventy eight percent of all drug users start as teenagers‚ which often don’t see the link between their actions today and the consequences tomorrow. Some of the most regularly used illegal drugs in the United States are Amphetamine‚ Cocaine‚ LSD‚ Heroin‚ and Marijuana. Drug abuse doesn’t only include illegal drugs‚ many prescriptions and
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Drugs are a substance that causes change in people’s mental‚ social‚ emotional and physical state. Why do people do drugs? People do drugs for various reasons both positive and negative. Sometimes people have to take drugs for medical reasons. However‚ there are those people who abuse drugs. There are many legal and illegal drugs available in today’s society. All drugs‚ inappropriately used‚ can be harmful to a person’s body. The results of drug abuse can be fatal or can cause a person to become
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