The drug policy of the Netherlands officially has four major objectives: 1. To prevent recreational drug use and to treat and rehabilitate recreational drug users. 2. To reduce harm to users. 3. To diminish public nuisance by drug users (the disturbance of public order and safety in the neighborhood). 4. To combat the production and trafficking of recreational drugs.[1] The Netherlands is famous for its tolerant drugs policy. But a lot of people don’t realize that drugs are in fact illegal in the
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wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about. I wanted to write about something that I could relate to or had some passion about. As I read over the topic suggestions in our syllabus‚ I saw drug rehabilitation and instantly knew that was I wanted to research. My oldest cousin developed a drug problem when he was in high school. It started with him smoking marijuana then evolved into heroin use when he was in his early 20s. Later‚ he was arrested and during his time in prison‚ he went through drug rehabilitation
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hallucinogenic drugs are said to be deadly and dangerous by most communities‚ but through research people may completely alter their beliefs. In reality‚ most hallucinogenic drugs are only deadly when abused‚ and that is the reason why so many of these drugs get outlawed in countless of countries. Some people claim to have the most memorable and amazing experiences with these drugs; which have not been proven to be chemically addictive. The question to many still persists: are these drugs dangerous in
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got recruited into the most violent cartel and confess of beheading his victims .Drug cartel leaders are among the most feared people in the world. Drug cartels started by recruiting family members to keep the business going‚ but now as cartels have expanded in the United States they will recruit anyone in order to make their cartel even stronger. Usually‚ the cartels would recruit people with experience in the drug world‚ but recently they have been targeting young adults.. Young adults are influenced
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Many nurses are weak with drug calculations of all sorts. This article will help to review the major concepts related to drug calculations‚ help walk you through a few exercises‚ and provide a few exercises you can perform on your own to check your skills. There are many reference books available to review basic math skills‚ if you find that you have difficulty with even the basic conversion exercises. Common Conversions: 1 Liter = 1000 Milliliters 1 Gram = 1000 Milligrams 1 Milligram = 1000
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With the power of medications and drugs‚ has allowed humanity to live long and healthy throughout their existence. Medications have not only become part of our world‚ but also our lives. Millions of people now depend on medications‚ or prescribed drugs to live‚ meaning that they need the medication to live without pain or complications‚ and prevents them from dying. The increasing demand and dependence on medication has led to an increase of the cost and prices of medication to skyrocket into the
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Decriminalization of Drugs Decrimialization-n. The repeal or amendment (undoing) of statutes which made certain acts criminal‚ so that those acts no longer are crimesor subject to prosecution. The United States should decriminalize illicit drugs because it is a thing of the past‚ ineffective‚ and hurts millions of Americans by tarnishing both reputations and legal standings in society as well as families. Arresting people for the use and possession of illicit drugs has become a thing of the past
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Illegal drugs Illegal drugs are drugs which have controls on them by a government and are illegal in certain situations (a person is not allowed to have them). A drug is any chemical designed to affect the human body. A psychoactive drug is a drug that affects the brain. Some controlled drugs are allowed if you have permission (called a "prescription") from a doctor. Other drugs are illegal - meaning you are never allowed to have them. Individual countries and places have different laws about different
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A key issue that is seen in media today is the legalization of certain drugs. There is a way to approach the issue‚ from a moral standpoint‚ on the use of drugs and whether or not it should be legalized. To solve this moral dilemma‚ a person can simply use and apply the concepts of utilitarianism. When deciding on whether or not something is considered to be a moral problem‚ it’s extremely important to differentiate the assumptions that people have made to support their claims. The situation that
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defining features of drug intoxication and addiction can be traced to disruptions in cell-to-cell signaling. October 01‚ 2007 Carl Sherman‚ NIDA Notes Contributing Writer illustration of a neuron Drugs of abuse alter the way people think‚ feel‚ and behave by disrupting neurotransmission‚ the process of communication between brain cells. Over the past few decades‚ studies have established that drug dependence and addiction are features of an organic brain disease caused by drugs’ cumulative impacts
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