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- 1521: The Drinking Age: An 18-Year-Olds Right
- ... which states with an MLDA of 21 do today. Popular thought dictates that lowering the MLDA to 19 would not have a harmful result, but a positive one instead.(Drinking 1) Representative Scott Klug from Washington visits many University campuses, and is always asked by students why the federal government sets the legal drinking age at 21. Klug who agrees with young adults, and is in favor of lowering the drinking age to 18 has recently introduced "The States Rights Act of 1996" which would end Washington's financial coercion to adopt a national standard. Although the states are actually individually responsible for setting their own standards the government, in an effort to reduce the number of teenage deaths associated with drunk ...
- 1522: Study on Juvenile Psychopaths
- ... the one before it. Mr. Dilulio defines moral poverty as "growing up surrounded by deviant, delinquent, and criminal adults in abusive, violence-ridden, fatherless, Godless, and jobless settings." The "super-predator", as told to a Washington press gathering by DiIulio, is a breed of criminal so dangerous that even the older inmates working their way through life sentences complain that their youthful counterparts are out of control. He describes these teen ... PAGE 3-Worsham, James-Blakely, Stephen-al, et, Crime and drugs.., Vol. 85, Nation's Business, 02-01-1997, pp 24. 4-Julia Duin, Alarm over crime puts focus on nation's `moral crisis'., The Washington Times, 11-17-1996, pp 31. 5-Parker, Shafer, Violence with a youthful face.., Vol. 23, Alberta Report /Western Report, 06-17-1996, pp 27. 6- Richard Zoglin Reported By Sam Allis/Boston And Ratu ...
- 1523: Firearms; Vital Tools for Self Defense or Deadly Killers?
- ... Publications. 1992. Bernard, Neil. Gun Control. San Diego, Ca.: Lucent Books. 1991. Gottfried, Ted., Gun Control and The Right to Bear Arms. Brookfield, Ct.: The Millbrook Press., 1993 Gottlieb, Alan. Gun Rights Fact Book Bellevue, Washington: Merril Press, 1988. Robers, Joseph Jr.The Armed Citizen. Washington D.C. : The Nation Rifile Association of America. 1989.
- 1524: Marijuana
- Marijuana The statistic I chose to analyze was something I pulled from the Washington Post about a month ago. The article stated that "68% of high school seniors admitted to trying marijuana at least once during their high school career." The article was about the resurfacing drug problem among ... an audience of parents and others who could be affected by such an alarming rate. A number of thoughts crossed my mind when I read this statistic. My first thought was to question where the Washington Post had surveyed. As a resident of the metropolitan DC area, I am aware of the differences between the outer suburbs and DC itself. If the Post had focused on the DC area I would ...
- 1525: LSD and PCP Use
- ... are current users and 8.7 percent have taken LSD at least once. Its not creating the problems it created in the 60's because the average street dose is al least 50 percent lower. Washington, D.C. is known as the PCP capital of the United States because there are more illicit PCP lads here than anywhere both water and fat soluble. In other words, any way ap person gets it in his or her body, it will be absorbed. PCP can be snorted or inhaled, put in a pill form and swallowed, sprayed on any thing and smoked. In Washington, dealers spray it on marijuana and sell it to all the street junkies. People high on PCP either end up overdosed, where they become kind of robotic in their movements and behavior, or they act ...
- 1526: Antibiotics and Their Role In Society
- ... antiviral drugs, and their use should be possible within the near future. Bibliography 1. Pharmaceutical Preparations, Except Biologicals, 1978, Current Industrial Reports, Series MA28(78)-1, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 2. Synthetic Organic Chemicals, United States Production and Sales of Medicinal Chemicals, U.S. Tariff Commission (1972-73) United States International Trade Commission (1974-75), U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
- 1527: Marijuana As Medicine?
- ... down. The public opinion on medical marijuana is a growingly acceptable one. More and more states are adding to the list of those who approve marijuana initiatives. The list currently includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, and the District of Columbia. (Hall, C01) Nearly two-thirds of the country agree with the concept of medical marijuana and that number is growing daily due to the apparent therapeutic uses. Even with such ... Dec. 1997): 1828-1829. http://web7.searchbank.com/infotrac/session/438/595/28052675w3/8!xrn_4 Hall, Wayne. "Past the Smoke Screen: Forget Your Presumptions. Medical Marijuana Needs the Same Scrutiny as Any Other Drug," Washington Post. 29 Nov. 1998. Outlook. C01. Sullum, Jacob. "Pot Shots: Governmental Resistance to the Medical Marijuana Represents a Triumph of Ideology Over Science," National Review. 15 (11 Aug. 1997): 42-45. Infotrac. Information Access. 20 ...
- 1528: Antibiotics
- ... antiviral drugs, and their use should be possible within the near future. Bibliography 1. Pharmaceutical Preparations, Except Biologicals, 1978, Current Industrial Reports, Series MA28(78)-1, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 2. Synthetic Organic Chemicals, United States Production and Sales of Medicinal Chemicals, U.S. Tariff Commission (1972-73) United States International Trade Commission (1974-75), U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 3. L.S. Goodman and A. Gilman, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 5th ed., Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, 1975.
- 1529: Is Euthanasia Immoral?
- ... the patient repeatedly asks for euthanasia over a repeated period of time, and d) if another doctor that has not treated or previously examined the patient agree that euthanasia should be enforced(Levine 110). Robert George has his opinion on the "right to die", He says that 1) people own themselves, 2)owners can dispose of their property as they see fit, and 3) people are therefore entitled to kill themselves ... show that there is another alternative that is more merciful(McCuen 3). Until then, Doctors and family members, will still have to resort to illegal euthanasia to help their patients and loved ones. Works Cited George, Robert P. and William C. Porth Jr. "A Duty to Live?" National Review 26 June 1995 Heifetz, Milton D. and Charles Mangel. The Right to Die. Toronto: Longman Canada Limited, 1975. Levine, Carol. Is Physician ...
- 1530: Assisted Suicides
- Assisted Suicides The Washington Post September 2-8, 1996 Picture yourself in this situation. You go to the doctor for a routine physical. You look fine. You feel good. All those exhausting workouts at the gym are finally starting ... mother of two small children, you'd be in close contact with the infamous suicide assessor, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a.k.a. "Doctor Death," discussing your "options." However, according to an editorial published in The Washington Post, entitled "38 Assisted Suicides," many people believe that when it comes to matters such as life and death, there are no options. The decision to live or die is made by God. Judith Curren ...
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