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    What Is a Drug

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    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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    specifically in the means of drugs. As a former judge‚ Gray has insight into exactly how many people are incarcerated due to the mental disease of drug addiction‚ and how criminalizing their use does everything but aid our citizens. As the current USA’s drug policy has only worsened the problem since 1970‚ he suggests to create a new policy with ten major goals in mind‚ focusing on decreasing the harm illicit substances have on our population as well as the harm drug money has on the world. There

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    Legalization of Drugs

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    SURE WANT TO LEGALİZE DRUGS? In the century of freedom that we are living in‚ we have started to face this new world’s new problems and new situations such as legalization of drugs. Many people are having dilemmas about drug legalization coming between ethical values and right of freedom. However‚ surely forbidding something for people’s and communities’ own benefits doesn’t go along with our perception of democracy and freedom. What freedom means is being able to do whatever individuals want without

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    Decriminalization of Drugs

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    Decriminalization of Drugs The current approach to the “war on drugs” in Canada is flawed. Instead of adding more enforcement efforts to the drug problem‚ less enforcement might be a better solution. The following essay will give evidence that decriminalization of all drugs can improve the lives of drug abusers‚ put the country’s resources to a better use than incarcerating people with minor offenses‚ and make a mark on the war on drugs. Decriminalizing drugs comes with a lot of questions and

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    trade health as well. Weed is now legalized in 23 states of the U.S and Mexico‚ where weeds used to be sourced into America is witnessing a reverse flow of weed trade in North America according to the article “America’s Quality Pot is Changing the Drug War”. The U.S is increasingly less dependent on Mexican’s weed supply. In fact‚ the pot industry in the U.S is thriving to the level that it is intimidating that of Mexico. Though at higher prices‚ American weed is gaining preference and popularity in

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    Essay on Drugs

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    Drugs are chemical substances that alter behaviour‚ mood‚ perception‚ or mental functioning. The general perception by most people is that a drug is a bad substance and should not be used. This is true; but drugs are still used by millions of people. Many governments use millions of money in countering the growth‚ processing and distribution of drugs. However this seems to be a losing battle. For us to be able to control how drugs are used in society the best thing is to legalize drugs and by doing

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    Drugs and Crime

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    Running head: DRUG ABUSE AND CRIME Drug Abuse and Crime Charlene Bright University of Phoenix Abstract This report focuses on the overwhelming problems related to the abuse of drugs in America. Problems include drug addiction; vandalism and destructive behavior; rape and other sexual offenses; gang-related violence; drug trafficking; vehicular accidents and injuries and other violent and property crimes. This report will discuss the correlation between drug abuse and crime

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    most kids start‚ because my friends were all doing drugs. My drug abuse started really getting bad at about fourteen years of age. At 14‚ I was using marijuana about three times a day and I was using LSD at least once every two days. By the time I was 17‚ I was no longer using marijuana and LSD. I had moved on to harder and more destructive drugs. I was using amphetamines and cocaine on a daily basis by the age of 17 years of age. I was abusing drugs behind my family’s backs for years. I stayed clean

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    persuasive

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    Persuasive Essay Only two percent of students graduated from the 2009 freshmen class in 2011. So out of 2‚011 students who enrolled that year‚ forty-eight graduated in the expected two years! Students can also save up to nine hundred and sixty one dollars by doing so. All the student has to do‚ Is focus on graduating on time and finishing a two-year school‚ in two years! All the information provided in this essay comes straight from the Union Count College’s fiscal report. Most students pay out of

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    drug addiction

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    Addiction drug addiction and drug abuse drug addiction and drug abuse‚ chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Traditional definitions of addiction‚ with their criteria of physical dependence and withdrawal (and often an underlying tenor of depravity and sin) have been modified with increased understanding; with the introduction of new drugs‚ such as cocaine‚ that are psychologically or neuropsychologically addicting;

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