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- 141: The Negative Portrayal Of LSD
- The Negative Portrayal Of LSD Despite the negative portrayal in mainstream 1960s media, justifications expressed by counterculture activists for further investigation, education and experimentation under government control of LSD were rational and valid arguments. Sex, drugs, protests, war, political upheaval, cultural chaos, and social rebellion; the many comforts TV dinner eating, republican voting, church going, suburbia conformists tried to escape through conservative ideals, town meetings, and The Andy Williams Family Hour ... of our consciousness, if we are so graced with an option to do so. No one can limit, restrict, or try to control how you access, activate, manipulate your own brain through the use of drugs. Temperance, moderation, and education should be applied to the use of mind control, but not restricting personal freedoms of neurology. Dr. Timothy Leary agrees: Its ludicrous and ominous to think that the government will ... individual freedoms justifying further investigation, education, and experimentation of LSD under moderate government control are questioned. The freedoms of spirituality and creativity are, similar to neurological freedom, issues in result of the use of psychedelic drugs. Spiritually, psychedelic drugs, are sacraments: divine substances no matter who uses them, in whatever sprit, with whatever intention. LSD, along with other drugs generates spiritual discovery and perception. Creatively, LSD has extreme potential; it ...
- 142: The Harm of Illegal Drugs
- The Harm of Illegal Drugs I plan to prove illegal drugs such as marijuana, heroine, and cocaine can be taken in different ways and are harmful. The first drug to be discussed is marijuana, also spelled marihuna. Marijuana is derived from a plant called hemp. It ... starts to increase your pulse rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure. Babies who are born to mothers who are heavy cocaine users also experience some of these symptoms. As a result, the effects of these drugs may cause death or other symptoms.
- 143: Factors that Influence Drug Addiction
- ... Drug Addiction Before we can even start analyzing the different factors that influence addiction, we need to have a working definition of this psychological disease. Addiction is said to be an involuntary need to use drugs, and the inability to stop or curb the usage regardless of the severe consequences that plague addicts lives. The process, by which an individual becomes addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, is an intricate combination of biological and psychological factors. Although it has been argued that people can become addicted to various substances immediately, such as crack cocaine, it is commonly believed that this disease is a process. The availability of the drugs, the route of administration, withdrawal symptoms, penalties of use, and psychiatric health influence this process. It is the influence of each of these biological and psychological factors that creates, maintains, and subsequently sustains addiction. ...
- 144: Drug Abuse
- ... which are freedom, expanding and taking care of our families and our financial security. We, the people, take such things for granted. We also discourage some behavior, such as crime, laziness and use of illegal drugs. Drug abuse is one of the most discouraged behaviors in our country. Use of illegal drugs is harmful to the userand all those with whom the user comes in contact. There are over 40 million illegal drug users in the world today and America is the biggest market for drugs1 . There ... money, taxes and insurance. Every type of insurance goes up because of drug abuse, including auto, health and homeowners. Worst of all, the crime rate will sky rocket if we let this behavior continue. Illegal drugs and their abusers are a plague to society for many different reasons.. Drugs have very harmful effects on the user and the people with whom the user interacts. The user is affected in many ...
- 145: Canines On The Police Force
- ... this, they found 58,000 pounds of marijuana, 3,027 pounds of hashish, 18 pounds of cocaine, 29 pounds of heroin, 5 pounds of opium and 4.3 million dosage units of illegal prescription-type drugs. The combined value of all these drugs in 1993 was $192.5 million dollars. Throughout the years, dogs have been trained using natural and artificial scents; they continue to use this training by tracking people and substances, despite on the job hazards ... The dogs are used in pursuit of a criminal on the run and hold him until the dog s partner can arrest him. Detection of explosives and narcotics is used to find explosive substances and drugs, usually ones that are hidden. Deterring crime is a specialized field. Basically, the dog and partner patrol a certain area. People have a natural fear of large dogs. Criminals are a lot less likely ...
- 146: Dna Chips And The Pharmaceutical Industry
- ... used in the study of genomics. DNA chips are changing the way researchers analyze the genetic make-up of cells, and will soon render traditional pharmaceutical research obsolete. This allows for whole new generations of drugs that will be made to combat diseases by effecting changes in a their specific genetic design. PROBLEM STATEMENT Currently the pharmaceutical industry is a very high risk industry in which fewer than one in ten ... is that the production of a new drug is almost like a guessing game that may or may not produce any profit. A Company may have a long list of chemicals that could make possible drugs to treat a specific affliction, but by the time they narrow the list down, and do the necessary research and testing, they may have already spent possibly millions of dollars. In the end they may ... pharmaceutical industry today is a huge multi-billion dollar industry that is constantly growing and changing. Pharmaceutical companies, such as Merck, Glaxo Wellcome, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, are constantly trying to come up with new drugs to get out onto the market. However, there are many problems with the way these new drugs are developed. The main problem being the high level of risk involved when trying to develop new ...
- 147: Trends In Policing
- ... of the scientific advancements that aids the police in the war against crime. Not all the changes in this era of reform have been positive ones, we have seen the escalation of the use of drugs during this era, the gang problem and growing violence, just to name a few. Law enforcement must adapt to fight back against these problems that have come into effect in this era. There have been ... when it comes to combating the drug problem in America. The main ones are legalization, a two-market approach, increased law enforcement, asset forfeiture programs, and enlisting public support. Those for the legalization of certain drugs claim that the cost of what the drug problem is on our government can be used to make treatment centers for addicts if they were legalized. Organized crime would declined because legalization would wipe out their source of funds, Foreign affairs in Latin America would get better because the crackdown on drugs strains out relationship, and the revenue of the taxes placed on drugs could be used for treatment programs. Those opposed to the legalization of drugs argue that the exposure of cheap, available drugs would ...
- 148: The Snow Leopard
- LSD Induced, Yeti, Euphoric Sojourn Drugs can clear away the past, enhance the present; toward the inner garden, they can only point the way. Lacking the temper of ascetic discipline, the drug vision remains a sort of dream that cannot be ... I from the true experience of the One.1 This passage comes from The Snow Leopard, by Peter Matthiessen. In this passage Matthiessen describes what he has learned from the experiences he had with hallucinogenic drugs, such as ayahuasca, LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin. He is concerned mostly with the spiritual nature of such drugs, and reveals that while drugs are always harmful, they can provide a starting point for spiritual growth. Hallucinogens clear old mists (47); they let you perceive yourself without any armour. They force you to ...
- 149: The War Against Athletes
- ... evidence. The trust once shared between students and teachers, the bond between children and parents has been torn apart. Athletes ranging from middle school to high school are being subjected to tests for drug use. Drugs that only thirteen percent of the student populations are responsible for. (Brecher, n.pag.) The remaining eighty-seven percent of the students are being accused of, and unrightfully suspected of drug use. But why just ... level of discrimination is evident in the Supreme Court decision to make drug testing of athletes legal in the United States. (no author, 4). It is wrong to suspect a person more likely to do drugs than another person solely on their extra-curricular activities. Athletes are subjected to conditions most students are not. They go through more training and spend more time working than do most other students. Athletes, along ... rolling boil by exposing the entire scandal. In our case, itΉs the Supreme Court doing the cooking now, and the problem has jumped from the frying pan into the fire. In Don NardoΉs Drugs and Sports he goes to explain that an athlete might use drugs to enhance their athletic ability. (Nardo, p.65) Steroids, muscle enhancers, and other performance drugs have been suspected of playing an important ...
- 150: Drug Abuse
- ... which are freedom, expanding and taking care of our families and our financial security. We, the people, take such things for granted. We also discourage some behavior, such as crime, laziness and use of illegal drugs. Drug abuse is one of the most discouraged behaviors in our country. Use of illegal drugs is harmful to the userand all those with whom the user comes in contact. There are over 40 million illegal drug users in the world today and America is the biggest market for drugs1 . There ... money, taxes and insurance. Every type of insurance goes up because of drug abuse, including auto, health and homeowners. Worst of all, the crime rate will sky rocket if we let this behavior continue. Illegal drugs and their abusers are a plague to society for many different reasons.. Drugs have very harmful effects on the user and the people with whom the user interacts. The user is affected in many ...
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