Using a large quantity of heroin can cause death. ... Breaking this law carries heavy penalties including disqualification, fines and even imprisonment. ... Federal and state laws provide penalties for possessing, using, making or selling heroin. Penalties range from a $2,000 fine and/or one year's imprisonment for cultivation, $3,000 and/or one year's imprisonment for possession/use to fines of up to $250,000 and/or 25 years imprisonment for commercial trafficking. ...

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The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 significantly increased penalties for the possession and trafficking of such drugs as marijuana, LSD, and cocaine. ... Sometimes those decisions could be the different between life and death. ...

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It is the policy of applying laws or penalties to even minor infringements of a code in order to reinforce its overall importance. ... We appear to have a long way to go in the fight against drug deaths but at least the problems are now out in the open and discussed with knowledge Another area that the public health model investigates that aids our understanding of drug use is in host factors. ...

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Bush had ideas to become tougher with drug laws such as the death penalty and using the armed forces. ... The policy has failed to reduce drug-related deaths, drug abuse, drug availability, and crime. laws against drugs not being an effective solution. ... This is proven by the number of citizens incarcerated for drug related crimes and offenses, the amount of drug related deaths, surveys and polls taken among teenagers of their drug experimentation and drug use, and how easily drugs have become available on the black market. 5. ... Extremely high usage of marijuana can cause death. ...

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Drugs and Sports It is an ethical question whether or not athletes should take drugs to enhance their performance in sports today. While athletes who take drugs to enhance their performance find them to be beneficial, the drugs they are taking can actually be very dangerous to their health. The ...

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