Legalization Of Drugs (for)
.... before for fear of getting caught by the
law, will have no reason to be afraid anymore and they will become users.
However, making drugs legal will reduce the great amounts of money
spent on enforcement every year. Drug dealers and users are one step ahead
of the enforcement process. If one drug lord is caught, another one will
show up somewhere else. We cannot win. In 1987, 10 billion dollars were
spent alone just on enforcing drug laws. Drugs accounted for about 40
percent of all felony indict .....
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Is Marijuana Dangerous To Your Physical Health?
.... behind this mysterious plant.
In this paper, the researcher will explore whether or not marijuana is
harmful to your physical health. It will be shown that marijuana is
popular and that many people may not know what they are taking into their
bodies. It will be shown just what parts of the body marijuana effects and
how it effects them. The main purpose of this collection of information is
to see just what marijuana does to the body and to determine whether the
effects are good, bad, or a combi .....
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Q/A: Legalization Of Marijuana
.... One out of every five Americans say they have tried it. And it
is still popular among artists, writers, musicians, activists,
lawyers, inventors, working people, etc.
Q. How Long Have People Been Using Marijuana?
A. Marijuana has been used since ancient times.4 While field hands and
working people have often smoked the raw plant, aristocrats
historically prefer hashish5 made from the cured flowers of the plant.
It was not seen as a problem until a calculated disinformation campaign
was .....
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Marijuana
.... be sitting in the living room on the LAY-Z Boy, smoking
a joint or however they would take it. The folk medicine of Africa and Asia
have used it as an herbal preparation. A "mythical" and "legendary"
pharmacist and emperor Shen Nung thought using it as a seditive was all
right. In 2,700 B.C. that same "mythical" emperor said it helped female
weakness, gout, rheumatism, malaria, beri-beri (?), contipation, and
absentmindedness.
In 1979 (A.D.) Carlton E. Turner visited China and found marijuana was
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Legalization Of Marijuana
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once in a while will it produce actual hallucinations. More potent
preparations of cannabis such as hashish can induce
psychedelic experiences identical to those observed after ingestion of
potent hallucinogens such as LSD.
Some who smoke marijuana feel no effects; others feel relaxed and
sociable, tend to laugh a great deal, and have a profound loss of the sense
of time. Characteristically, those under the influence of marijuana show
incoordination and impaired ability to perform ski .....
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Steroids
.... bulk. Many athletes turn to steroids
more often because they're cheaper then marijuana or cocaine. A ten week
cycle of testosterone cypinate and methandrostone costs only about one
hundred dollars. Steroids are also very hard to trace because of their
water base composition. They can pass through the body within two days. All
these benefits of steroids help an athletes become more competitive and
increase their chance of being a winner. Of course everybody wants better
biceps and triceps but when using .....
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Gun Control
.... To bear arms" is guaranteed in the second amendment
of the Constitution of the United States of America and licensing
restrictions penalize law-abiding citizens while in no way preventing
criminal use of handguns. It is also argued that by making it difficult
for guns to be bought and registered for the American public there is a
threat to the personal safety of American families everywhere.
However controlling the sale and distribution of firearms is
necessary because of the homicide rate invol .....
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Gun Control
.... that handguns have been the murder weapon of choice. Guns are involved
in half of all homicide cases. People believe that society has relied on
weapons that create harm and criminals. Therefore, these weapons should be
outlawed.
However, law abiding citizens have the right to protect themselves
against danger. Due to the ownership of guns, burglaries have reduced
considerably. A gun is a tool, guns don't kill people. People kill people.
The matter depends on who is using the gun, and what situ .....
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Gun Control And Violence In Canada And The US
.... and leaves the average law-abiding citizen helpless in
defending themselves against the perils of urban life . Is it our right to
bear arms as North Americans ? Or is it privilege? And what are the
benefits of having strict gun control laws? Through the analysis of the
writings and reports of academics and experts of gun control and urban
violence, it will be possible to examine the issues and theories of the
social impact of this issue. Part II: Review of the Literature A) Summary
In a paper which l .....
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Lysergic Acid Diethlamide (LSD)
.... to fully onset
and the effects last anywhere from six hours to four days, depending on the
dosage. If taken in large enough amounts, one can die of an overdose of LSD.
Psychologically, LSD has a tremendous effect on a person. LSD is an
unpredictable drug in which the effects are different each time it is ingested.
A person under the influence of LSD ifs flooded with visual experience, as much
when the eyes are closed as when open. Light is greatly intensified; colors are
vivid and seem to glow; images .....
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Legalization Of Drugs: Against
.... number of people who are addicted to
illegal drugs or are users of these drugs is quite shocking. Drug abuse is
clearly an injurious and sometimes fatal problem. The leaders of the
international economic summit in Paris in July 1989 concluded that the
devastating proportions of the drug problem calls for decisive action. On
September 5, 1989, President Bush called upon the United States to join in an
all-out fight against drugs. The United States Congress reports an estimated 25
to 30 million addicts of .....
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Methamphetamine: Built For Speed?
.... age
have in a way enabled us to create a 24-hour lifestyle. We have pushed the
limits of the modern world further -- ATMs, high-speed modems, smart bombs and
bullet trains. However, the limitations of human existence, like sleep, may
still provide the stumbling block for infinite realization. That is, without
chemical aid.
In many ways, capitalism fuels the idea. Our society is based upon the mass
consumption of these substances. Cultural ideals, while seemingly benevolent as
"Have a Coke and a smile" .....
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Cocaine
.... it is sniffed. It is readily absorbed into the bloodstream through
the nasal mucous membranes, but it acts as an irritant to constrict blood
vessels and sometimes causes ulcerations in the nasal cavity. Cocaine is also
injected in solution into veins or may be smoked in chemically treated forms
known as free base and crack.
Any method of ingestion produces compulsive use, and drug dependency may
develop in a relatively short time. Users are attracted at first when small
amounts of cocaine decreas .....
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DARE
.... big thing. Consquences. Conquences are either good or
bad. Like if I were to tag a building,I could get arrested or become an outcast
from all my friends. If I was to help a senior citizen, I would feel pretty good
inside.
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Alcohol And Driving While Intoxicated
.... also influenced by your mood. It can make
you drive faster, pay attention less, etc… Study's have shown that the
combination of anger, and drinking is responsible for much of reckless driving.
Not only can alcohol enhance your mood, but it has been proven that it can
quickly alter your mood. When alcohol is consumed, it is not digested. It
passes through your stomach and small intestine directly into the bloodstream
and is carried to all parts of your body. It reaches your brain in small amounts.
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