Should we legalize drugs? ... This example, though not drug related, does parallel the drug issue, in that, if drugs were readily available, there use could become of little or no interest to society. ... The war on drugs has meant a vast diversion of law enforcement from violence to an attempt to control how people use their own bodies. ... If drugs were to be legalized, drug related crime would decrease, and jails would have room for more threatening criminals. ... Laws could be put in place controlling the use of drugs. ...

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There were so many more cases of PCP and KS emerging that the control and prevention and a CDC was monitoring to keep control of the outbreak. ... It also means do not share any of your IV drugs with anyone. ... A variety of different drugs can be used in combinations to help control the virus. ... If you combine them its best to do at least three from two of the different drugs to avoid creating strains of HIV that are immune to a single drug. ... If you do don't make a big deal about it dr. will help you control it. ...

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Here is a short list of breakthroughs that were brought about through animal research: Antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections; Vaccines for smallpox, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, measles, hepatitis B and chicken pox, gene therapy, Insulin to control diabetes; Chemotherapy for cancer patients; Pacemaker implants to treat cardiac patients; Discovery of the HIV virus and development of drugs to control the progression of AIDS; Organ transplantation techniques. ... Modern production practices dictate that the vast majority of meat, eggs, and dairy products sold in ma...

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Why is a drug that has so many beneficial uses illegal? ... It is sad to think that a legal drug like alcohol, the drug of choice for most teens, causes so many fatalities on our highways each year, yet marijuana is the drug that is illegal. ... Marijuana is commonly used for controlling nausea and vomiting in cancer and AIDS patients that are being treated with chemotherapy or AZT. ... One way of controlling the nausea is to smoke marijuana, but the problem is that it is illegal. ... Marijuana helps control the eye pressure and keeps glaucoma from leading to blindness. ...

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He thinks possibly from unprotected sex or from experimenting with drugs in the early 70's. ... It removes drugs and other poisons from your body. ... Another is to never shoot drugs or share needles and syringes. ... Ribavirin is an antiviral drug. ... Learning how the replicates itself and how it injures cells would help in developing a means of controlling it. ...

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A majority of United States citizens feel that prostitution is out of control in our country and must be contained. ... A large percentage of the women are sadly hooked on drugs and end up trading sex to get high. ... As far as drug problems go, brothels do not provide the same kind environment where sex can be traded for drugs. Not to say all the women in legal prostitution are drug free, but it is far less of a problem. ... They should just think of all the extra drugs and sexually transmitted diseases running rampant all over the United States. ...

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Since this time, performance enhancing drugs have been a hot topic for debate. ... Steroids like many other drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and nicotine is addictive. ... This argument holds water but if people are so concerned with protecting the athlete from harmful drugs then other drugs should be banned against athletes. Legal drugs such as alcohol then should be banned because they are harmful to the athletes health. ... Another drug that is harmful to the body that is not illegal is cigarettes which damages the lungs. ...

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The CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) lists numerous infections that, in the presence of HIV infection constitute an AIDS diagnosis. ... Various ways this is done is by having unprotected sex,(semen, vaginal secretions), sharing needles with an infected person (intravenous drug use, body piercing, tattooing, ect.), blood transfusions, and infected mother to child during pregnancy and through breastfeeding. ... The Center for Disease Control estimates as of Dec 1999 33.6 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. 32.4 million are adults, 14.8 million are women, and 1.2 m...

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Enabling viral genes can now control the host cell's process. ... If the drug AZT is taken during pregnancy, the chance of transmitting HIV to the baby is significanltly reduced. ... The use of Triple drug therapy also known as "cocktail" therapy has seen a 46% decline in AIDS related deaths.(6) Using this therapy, HIV infected mothers have given birth to uninfected infants. ... This therapy is a multi-drug therapy and consists of a drug called a protease inhibitor along with two other drugs, which are reverse transcriptase inhibitors. ... One or two lapses in treatment may cause the...

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According to Joseph Califano, former United States secretary of health, "drinking and doing drugs often leads young people to engage in more sexual activity than they intended to partake in, and more importantly, to unprotected sex." ... According to a random survey, done by the Kaiser Family Foundation, of 1,200 adolescents and young adults, (ages 13 to 24) "29 percent of sexually active 15-24 year olds say they have "done more" sexually than they had planned while drinking or using drugs," additionally, "74 percent say their peers "often do not use condoms when they are drinking or using dru...

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Some do drugs, others deal drugs, but many engage in sex. ... In a study preformed it showed that among "the first time teenage parents on welfare, over one-fourth had never used birth control prior to having the first child". (The Cause Of High Birth Rate p88) there are many forms of birth control they can choose from such as the pill, the shot, condoms, spermacide, etc. ... In the beginning society accepted it now that it is out of control they want to condemn it but it is a little because too many teenagers are engaging in sex and they think it's alright because that is what society ...

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It is the most feared form of pneumonia because it spreads through the lungs quickly; doctors can't get it under control rapidly enough to treat it effectively. ... During the 1970's, drug abuse was growing and heroine was popular. ... These drug users soon set up a "shooting gallery" where people could buy drugs and rent equipment. ... What doctors didn't even know or consider was that a lot of blood donors were drug users. ... The number of patients at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) had exceeded 450 patients by mid-1982 (Grmek, 1990, p.41). ...

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The movie that we watched in class called "And the Band Played On" directed by Roger Spottiswoode is mainly based on how HIV and AIDS was discovered by the research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... The scientists from the Disease Control and Prevention is working with no money, limited space, and outdated equipment. ... Instead of calling the disease "GRID" they came up with the name AIDS because scientists found that the virus could be transmitted thought blood transfusions and IV drug use. ...

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Due to this fact condoms became a form of not only birth control but also disease control. ... They were impregnated with antimicrobial drugs that would kill many sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. ... Of those 29, 18 said they use drugs intravenously and 11 were HIV positive (Sanders 23). ... Prior to 1987 and the increased regulation of the condom manufacturers, the FDA only certified the condom for birth control and bacterially sexually transmitted disease (Willis 33). ... ; "I didn't think I"d ever sleep with somebody who was bisexual or did drugs I was too good (Sudo 12...

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Due to this fact condoms became a form of not only birth control but also disease control. ... They were impregnated with antimicrobial drugs that would kill many sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. ... Of those 29, 18 said they use drugs intravenously and 11 were HIV positive (Sanders 23). ... Prior to 1987 and the increased regulation of the condom manufacturers, the FDA only certified the condom for birth control and bacterially sexually transmitted disease (Willis 33). ... ; "I didn't think I"d ever sleep with somebody who was bisexual or did drugs I was too good (Sudo 12...

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This will be used to see if correlations between tattoos, crime, drugs, and alcohol are relevant. ... HIV is commonly spread when "injection drug users" (IDUs) use medical syringes to inject their drugs. ... "According to CDC(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) no cases of HIV transmission through tattooing have been confirmed in the United States since tracking began in 1985"(Brown 5). ... The FDA ( Food and Drug Administrion) currently has no role in regulating the ink used for tattoos. ... During the course of questioning it became clear that we would not be able to analyze...

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A recent study has shown that taking daily doses of certain drugs has protected the mate from being infected, but is was still recommended that a latex condom be used during intercourse. ... There are several antiviral drugs that can be prescribed to decrease the discomfort and speed up and limit the number of outbreaks. Those infected should see their physician at least once a year to make sure that their medication taken is controlling the number of outbreaks and any new symptoms that he or she notices. ...

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), compared to the general population, adolescents have one of the fastest increasing rates of HIV infection; an average of two young people are infected with HIV every hour of every day. ... The programs witch are most effective are those with a positive look on behavior regards to sex, drug use and non-discrimination, and not just increasing the knowledge or change the attitudes of the students. Some ways to make a program effective, taken from AVERT, include Explain where to turn for help and support among peers, school staff, and outside f...

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The three most common ways to transfer HIV are through sexual contact, perinatal exposure, and intravenous drug use. ... Behavior is a risk factor and some common risks associated with that are having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has HIV, having multiple sex partners, having sex with a IV drug user, sharing needles, syringes, or anything used to inject drugs into an HIV infected person, or using needles for piecing or tattooing that are not sterile (WebMD, 2014). ... Management The management of HIV is the use of antiretroviral drugs in the attempt to control HIV. Th...

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Yes, it is unfortunate that people do those kinds of drugs, but we can prevent them from getting diseases. ... It soon spread across the globe, and it has since been credited with a decrease in the number of new HIV infections occurring among drug users. ... He also adds that it helps kids learn what commitment is, learn what it means to have self-control as well as to learn to respect yourself and your fellow peers (Is). ... They sometimes get pressured into it, or they may be under the influence of a drug. ...

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One of the most challenging problems that have risen in China is the sky rocking rates of HIV infections within the nation's population and their inability to control its causes and effects. ... This group is at high risk to be IV drug Franze 2 users, and there is an estimated four million prostitutes in China (100). ...

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Candida Albicans & Trichonomas Vaginalis /Vaginal Infections Cause The yeast fungus candida albicans is an organism commonly found in the vagina and can multiply rapidly when some unusual stressor (pregnancy, birth control pill or antibiotics, diabetes) affects the woman's body. ... A white or cream-colored discharge signals this infection as well as vaginal itching and vulvar swelling and can be treated by several prescription and over the counter drugs. ... Aids is caused by the HIV virus that attacks the helper T cells in the immune system that cause people to lose the ability t...

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This figure alone is comparable to that of the holocaust, but experts say that there is still hope and that the figures could change if interventions and anti-retroviral drugs are made affordable, which will be discussed below. ... Drugs and drug c...

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It is widely believed that through IMF, the World Bank, and national debt, they control the economies of many nations. ... Another widespread world take over conspiracy theory, is the claim that Jews had planned a world take over by controlling banks around the world. ...

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This is a weekly paper established by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Before the Center for Disease Control published the article announcing the name for the new epidemic the public called the disease many insulting and false names. ... In June of the year 1981 the Center for Disease Control published a report. ... A few days later the Center for Disease Control formed a task force to investigate Kapasoni's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections(KSOP) (http://www.avert.org/his81_86.htm). ... They are unable to discuss anything dealing with the topics of premarital sex, homosexualit...

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