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- 221: The Pros And Cons About Legalizing Marijuana
- ... possess an immunosuppressive effect. Marijuana shuts off some cells in the liver, instead of stimulating them. The effect is only temporary and goes away rapidly. According to "Marijuana As Medicine," Approximately 30% of all prescription drugs can be replaced by THC, so pro- marijuana groups lead to believe that one of the reasons why the drug is not legalized is because it would take the profit away from currently used drugs. These groups suppose that since no one has ever died from marijuana use, it must be safe. We can already see the different myths that people read and get confused about. The one thing that ... laid-back effect rather than acting as a stimulant." A study was done on young, male marijuana users to show any signs of stimulation. These participants engaged in antisocial behavior. The doctors concluded that these drugs could possibly disturb social interactions. Anti- marijuana groups feel that legalizing drugs encouraged non-users that drugs are acceptable (Anti-Legalization Forum Claim III). "Hemp for Food," an alternative source printed that subjects in ...
- 222: What Causes Juvenile Delinquin
- ... minds is the juveniles home. Many different factors from the home can be used to describe why a juvenile becomes delinquent, or negligent in what they do. Some are poor housing conditions, the abuse of drugs or alcohol in the house, lack of attention to the juvenile, fighting between the parents, or abuse of the juvenile, or child. Whichever factor causes the delinquency, it can be said that factors from the ... away from a place that they don t care to live in which leaves them bumming from other people for housing. When moving from place to place many different things can be encountered such as drugs, or abuses such as physical, sexual, or mental. A juvenile without a stable place to live will almost inevitably become delinquent. Use of drugs or alcohol can also cause problems in the home. Either of these items being abused in the home will immediately cause it to be unstable. Both items will most likely lead to other things ...
- 223: Brave New World A Comparison T
- ... vision. In Brave New World, Adlous Huxley evnsions the future of our society and the dangeroud direction it is headed in. Brave New World is greatly dependant upon soma, as in our world where prescribed drugs and drug abuse are prominent. This is evident when Bernard and Lenina return from the Savage Reservation. Lenina is devestated from her experiences, so decides to take soma. it Illustates how like our world when something upsets us instead of trying to solve the probelm we use drugs to mask them. Linda's addiction to soma is also an illustration of the similarities of drug abuse between our two worlds. Linda's retuen to brave new world after many years brings her to the abuse of soma. She uses it as an escape from reality. Some of us use drugs to escape from the harshness and the tough brutality of reality. We always dream of the perfect utopia and expect our world to transform into it. Some of us always look for the easy ...
- 224: Leadership, Citizenship, Commu
- ... must know his people and be able to have trust in his men to accomplish a mission or do a simple task without the fear or doubt that something will keep his men from succeeding. Drugs will cause that downfall of a leader and can lead to situation where human life is sacrificed. another responsibility that a leader has is to uphold the standard of the unit and not demonstrate bad ... a leadership should portray the highest level of citizenship. Being a good citizen means obeying the laws of the community you live in and enforcing them to a certain degree as well. The use of drugs is illegal nation wide and so a leader is not setting the proper example or being a good citizen if he or she participates in the use, sale, or is associated with drugs. A leader should not order or tell his subordinates to do anything in which he can not do or does himself. If a leader explains the hazards of drug use and why not to ...
- 225: Raving and Ravers
- ... do my speech on the raver culture. The kind that is usually looked down on as a low form......get this! Imagine a night of dancing, listening to music, talking with tons of stranger, doing drugs and maybe getting caught up by the police. Sounds like a dream right? For many ravers this dream becomes a reality. That is just a simple description of the a normal ravers life is like ... the only activity that is done. Body 3 ( Chilling ) : As I mentioned earlier, people chill at raves. Chilling can be defined as dancing or talking, but in many cases at raves they refer to doing drugs. Drugs are always sold at raves. But dont get it wrong. Not everyone who goes to raves is a drug user. There are 2 main types of ravers. Kandy who attend the raves just ...
- 226: Bulimia
- ... for the causes of Bulimia, there have only been a few theories to explain some of the habits of such compulsive overeaters. First of all there is the biological aspect of the situation with antidepressant drugs and when such medication is mixed with the sugary foods of a binge, it may promote an emotionally soothing effect. This can be called serotonin synthesis which is linked with both mood and eating functions ... to explain the large amount of food they had purchased. Even in some cases, binge-eating can result in shoplifting as it can become very expensive to be supplied with large amounts of food or drugs, such as laxatives or diuretics. Bulimia can result in many different disastrous effects. No matter how insignificant one may seem, some of these conditions can really be a huge problem for some recovering bulimics after ... no immediate risk or danger of death. As a matter of fact, hospitalization is usually not even needed (Matthews 46). Even though the treatment may begin outside of the hospital, psychotherapy as well as antidepressant drugs are the most common types of treatment. Although very common, antidepressants are also another controversial method. Supposedly, these types of drugs have shown to be very efficient at reducing bingeing and purging in bulimics. ...
- 227: Latin Drug Trade
- ... nature of the threat posed by illegal drug cultivation, production, trafficking, and consumption. Governments that have tolerated the cultivation of coca or opium poppies have seen deforestation and distortion of the agricultural sector. Nations where drugs have yielded are produced or trafficked have seen their financial sectors and political institutions wracked by economic distortion and corruption. Consuming countries have witnessed addiction and its terrible criminal, health, and social consequences. No nation ... results, particularly in the Western Hemisphere. The United Nations, through the activities of its International Drug Control Programme, the actions of its International Narcotics Control Board, and the upcoming General Assembly's Special Session on Drugs, is a key component of the global response to this common threat. 1997 was a good year for international drug-control efforts, particularly in the Western Hemisphere. Appreciable gains were made in crop reduction, in ... in-product" agreement enabled Mexican organizations to become involved in the wholesale distribution of cocaine in the United States. Prior to this, the U.S. wholesale cocaine trade was controlled exclusively by the Colombians. (5. Drugs and Latin America). The drug trade, while powerful, is far from omnipotent. It is vulnerable on many fronts. It needs raw materials to produce drugs, complex logistic arrangements to move them to their destination, ...
- 228: Marco Polo
- ... all students including females said they can easily obtain a handgun if they wanted to(Glazer 14). The cause of violence can be blamed on many things but 1 mainly. And that one thing is drugs and gangs. Now that more people are selling and buying drugs, people are making money to buy weapons. Gangs, since they came around violence has been increasing steadily. The spread of gangs and drugs has also been implicated in the increasing violence of school youths(Glazer 14). Experts have also said that most violent conflicts among school-age children can be traced back to long-simmering disputes(Apfel ...
- 229: Basketball Diaries: Movie Summary
- ... we have watched a movie called Basketball Diaries This movie about a young man named Jim Carroll. In the movie Jim develops a serious drug addiction. This results in him losing everything. Jim begins using drugs while in high school. He begins with occasional drug use. This in turn leads him to total drug addiction. He gradually increases his use until his life revolves around drugs. First, He gets expelled from school and then he gets thrown out of his because of his habits. Jim starts using drugs because it makes him feels good. It made him forget about him forget about his problems. Peer-Pressure also played a major role in him getting hooked. Jim led a stressful life and drugs ...
- 230: The Dangers Of Diet Aids
- ... though, that guar gum has a benefit for weight reduction.(Cottrell, 99) Amphetamines, which suppress the appetite, are a common ingredient in many over-the-counter diet aids. They are also commonly found in other drugs such as Speed, Crystal, White Crosses, 357 Magnums, Black Beauties, Crank, Ice, and Meth, most of which are illegal.(Cottrell, 99) Amphetamines increase heart and breathing rates and blood pressure, and dilate pupils. Users can ... Acutrim, and most other diet aids, acts on the appetite center in the brain, the hypothalamus, reducing the desire to eat.(Cottrell,100) PPA is also found in over 150 prescription and over-the-counter drugs. The FDA labeled the 75-mg dose of PPA found in diet aids Safe and effective. (Cottrell, 100) This does not mean that there are no side effects. Phenylpropanolamine related side effects include dizziness, heart ... as people who have heart disease, anxiety disorder, high blood pressure, diabetes, glaucoma, or an overactive thyroid gland.(Williamson, 74) Ephedra can be especially harmful if taken at the same time as momoamine oxidase inhibitor drugs, commonly prescribed for depression.(Williamson, 74) On most diet aid boxes there are no indications that the aid contains a laxative that can cause diarrhea, cramping, and with long-term use, problems with the ...
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