1. Cannabis
War on Drugs." 1.) I have criticized President Nixon's, "War on Drugs" both morally and on expediential grounds. Do we have the right to stop an individual from becoming an addict? Force, direct or indirect, should not be allowed to prevent a person's choice to take drugs or alcohol. The ethical...
Levinthal references the spiral model of the stages to clearly illustrate that a patient may pass through these stages several times throughout the recovery process. 2 The fifth key component that facilitates successful recovery includes a strong support system of family and friends. ... Cooperation - The family may foster the addict's behaviour by purchasing their drug of choice because the addict is too ill or under the influence of the substance thereby creating a more dangerous situation. ... It offers hope to people who due to life circumstances are addicted to opiates and...
Countless researches have been done over marijuana's medical uses and the conclusion is that marijuana is not the best available treatment for a patient. ... People believe that it is the safest and most effective medicine that can be used for terminally ill patients. ...
Definition The use of illicit or illegal drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. But not until the 19th cent. A.D. were the active substances in drugs extracted. ...