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- 6171: Legalization of Marijuana
- ... can fail a drug test three days after smoking, a heavy user can fail for over a month. There have been no immunosuppressive of reproductive effects linked to delta-9-THC. Some studies have shown short-term memory deficiency, although reversible, in heavy smokers. The biggest health concern with Pot smoke is its damage to the respiratory system. The risks run parallel with tobacco smoking.
- 6172: Legalization of Drugs
- ... enforcement agencies to deal with this drug connection is probably most responsible for the corruption of neighborhoods and police departments alike. Intensive police crackdowns in urban neighborhoods do little more than chase the menace a short distance away to infect new areas. By contrast, legalization of the drug market would drive the drug-dealing business off the streets and out of the apartment buildings, and into legal, government- regulated, taxpaying stores ...
- 6173: Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America
- Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America Currently, drugs remain high on the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs. To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in reality they affect all of us - users and non ...
- 6174: Legalization of Drugs
- ... is well established that the moderate, recreational use of marijuana-in the doses and frequencies with which it is customarily used-presents no risk of physical or psychological harm to the user, over either the short or the long term." Putting aside the fact that marijuana is not a bad or even dangerous drug, one must look at what marijuana and hemp can do for our society. When posed with the ...
- 6175: The Battle of Antietam
- ... position the day after the battle, he did not achieve his larger goal of seriously hurting the Federal Army, and the Maryland Campaign did little to advance the cause of Southern Independence after all. Another short- term effect of the battle was the final end to President Lincolns patience with his top General. Because McClellan could not seem to pursue the Army of Northern Virginia for some six weeks after ...
- 6176: Ludwig Van Beethoven
- ... unable to hear the music except in one's head. It wasn't surprising that many people thought that Beethoven and his career were over. Beethoven, too, at times was close to total despair. After short time he withdrew from most of the social contacts. Once he even tried to commit suicide. However, he overcame his feelings and fears and continued to compose music. By 1820, when he was almost totally ...
- 6177: Opposing Euthanasia
- ... of those treatments."(Brock 76) If we accept euthanasia now, we may well delay by decades the discovery of effective treatments for those diseases that are now terminal. "Abandonment of Hope." Every doctor can tell stories of patients expected to die within days who surprise everyone with their extraordinary recoveries. Every doctor has experienced the wonderful embarrassment of being proven wrong in their pessimistic prognosis. To make euthanasia a legitimate option ...
- 6178: Cocaine
- ... of a drug diminishes over time such that increasing doses are necessary to achieve effects comparable to prior doses. Acute tolerance is defined in as a change in responsiveness to a drugs effect in the short term, even within a single dose. Cocaines effects dissipate quickly but the drug continues to be present in the bloodstream, long after the effects are no longer felt. When tolerance occurs users need increasing ...
- 6179: Marco Polo
- ... were the formative influences on young Marco, and one can see their effects mirrored in his character: a combination of sensitivity and toughness, independence and loyalty, motivated by an eagerness for adventure, a love of stories, and a desire to please or impress(Li Man Kin 10). Life's Work In 1268, Pope Clement IV died, and a two- or three-year delay while another pope was being elected gave young ...
- 6180: Faith Healing
- ... never identified herself as being able to heal and never tried to profit from this event(Shiloh,8). Thousands of people have traveled to Lourdes to take advantage of these miraculous waters. There have been stories of people who have just touched the water while others submerge themselves and even drink gallons of it so they will be cured. Randi says this water is disease ridden(Randi21). If this is so ...
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