Some people believe it would be a good idea while others are completely against it. In this paper I will tell you the pros and cons to legalizing marijuana and why I believe it would be a good idea. ... There are many good reasons for legalizing this drug. ... If marijuana was to be legalized many believe that it will be easier for younger children to be able to smoke it. ... In conclusion, even though there are cons to legalizing marijuana I believe that the pros out number them. ...

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Drug addicts in particular, who are desperate and will do anything for the required drug, may ask a person who is HIV/AIDS+. ... Some people believe to the contrary, because of personal thoughts or old information. ... HIV can be possibly intervened through early treatment, using special drugs. ... In other situations though, such as drug taking, it would be wise to use only your own needle, and not borrow of others. ... These drugs are not 100% guaranteed however, and usual precautions must be taken. ...

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Testosterone is the main drug found in anabolic steroids. ... It is believed that the Soviet female track team had the first females use anabolic steroids. ... ("Anabolic Steroids, Drugs" 3). ... As stated in "Anabolic Steroids, Drugs and Sports, "Anabolic steroids can halt growth prematurely in adolescents. ... This is commonly called roid rage (Anabolic Steroids, Drugs" 3). ...

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This measure would significantly reduce the transmission of HIV, which also causes AIDS, so much so that Farley believes new transmissions could potentially be unheard of in his lifetime (Hartocollis). ... Currently, doctors are not required to administer drugs until a patient's T-cell count drops below 500. Many patients choose not to take the drug until their conditions worsen to this point because antiretroviral drugs are believed to sometimes cause side effects such as nausea, liver damage, abnormal distribution of body fat, or heart disease. Doctors are unsure of whether the drugs...

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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. ... Numerous amounts of people believe legal prostitution is wrong, but they might not understand how their belief is forcing women into illegal prostitution. ... Many of the officers believe there should be a legal form of prostitution. ...

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Why is a drug that has so many beneficial uses illegal? ... Mainly the reason we think marijuana is bad is because that is what the Partnership for a Drug-Free America wants us to believe. ... 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. ... It is believed that enough food is grown worldwide to feed everyone and that famine exists because there are not sufficient means of distribution. ... She doesn't want to be on all the heavy drugs. ...

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But in 1984 the discovery of deficient helper T cells in most victims lead researchers to believe that AIDS is caused by a virus that attacks the T cells. ... Occurring most commonly among people who abuse drugs. ... The first of these drugs was known as saquinavir, and was used with nucleoside drugs. ... Although HIV develops a quick resistance to these drugs, it can be delayed when the agents are combined with other anti-HIV drugs. ... These methods could include dramatic changes in sexual behavior and drug use. ...

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The origin of HIV/AIDS is unknown, though many scientists believe that the virus/disease originated in Africa and, from there, spread throughout the world. It's been found that the African Rhesus Monkey, can carry and STI which some believe has experienced a mutation into the HIV virus, leading to AIDS. ... It was first believed that HIV/AIDS only affected the Gay population. ... In 1987, AZT, a failed cancer medicine, was the first drug administered for HIV. ... In 1995, new drugs were created to stop HIV at its different stages. ...

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It seems as though almost any disease or illness can be cured by variety of drugs on the market, however, there is one illness that drugs can not yet cure, AIDS. ... The U.S. is planning to give the $15 billion to the funding of AIDS over the next five years, however, the Congress is only giving $2 billion this year because Thompson believes that $3 billion can not be absorbed because this a new project and the laboratories are going to be setting up the basics, such as finding scientists and interviewing people and giving them appropriate medicine and then keep up with them. ... The United ...

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Then there are those who believe that one can get AIDS by hugging someone. ... They believe that polio vaccines were made up of infected monkey kidneys, but accidentally infecting humans with the HIV virus (Kanabus & Allen, 2000). ... 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. ...

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There are a few prescription drugs can treat Burkitt Lymphoma (drugs listed on chart on back of report). ... I personally believe that Burkitts like any other disease is not to be taken lightly. ... I also believe since this is type of cancer we should do more research on it and try to help the people plagued by it. ...

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Finally, here are those people that still believe that HIV and AIDS do not exist today. ... However, believing that you can get rid of it by any means necessary can also be a horrific judgement call. ... They believe that even a ten-year-old may not be a virgin anymore, and this is why they seek out the young ones. ... Other people believe that HIV is caused by witchcraft, and that they have been punished for something that they had done wrong. ... Drugs and drug c...

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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." ... Some believe that alcohol is an inexpensive way to drown your problems, become more social, and fit in. ... 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 ...

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The church disagrees with that concept because the church believes that every person that is engaging in sexual activity should be married to that person that they are performing such actions with. ... Some do drugs, others deal drugs, but many engage in sex. ... The church believes sexual intercourse is a special and scared activity that should be shared by two people that are in love- physically, emotionally, and spiritually in order to create a family. ... Although the church doesn't believe in contercepatives, it is better for these teenagers to be thought about them and let them u...

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The writer believes this is an ironic stance since Mr. ... Since its recognition in the early 80's, the recommended "cocktail" has gone from 3 drugs to almost 12! ... The "Strunk" slingshot of the early onslaught was the retroviral drugs. ...

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Some scientists believe that HIV virus spread from Chimpanzees to humans between 1926-1946. ... 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. ... Basically everyone, especially if you have had unprotected sex and are not in a monogamous relationship, have used recreational drugs of any kind, they lower your inhibitions and you are more likely to engage in unsafe sexual...

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Among Black South Africans, a fifth of the population believed that one could tell by a person's appearance whether they had the disease. ... The survey asked the participants whether they believe that AIDS was a genocidal plot targeting African Americans. ... Twenty-seven percent of Louisiana residents believe that AIDS is a form of genocide, while 70 percent believed that the government was not telling that complete truth about AIDS. ... It is widely believed that through IMF, the World Bank, and national debt, they control the economies of many nations. ... Communist ...

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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 believes that abstinence is the best form of sex education. ... They sometimes get pressured into it, or they may be under the influence of a drug. ...

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It also has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ... The government also believes that it could possibly corrupt the D.A.R.E. police program in grade schools if they see that it is acceptable to smoke marijuana. The children understand when they are told to stay away from drugs, but on the other hand do not understand why they see that it is acceptable for some people to use it on a regular basis. ... When amendments to our country's constitution legalizes what was once an illegal drug, many people will be the first to question what's wrong with our countr...

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I believe that any show on TV is just and advertising delivery device. ... After hearing the word "demolish,"" the average American viewer automatically believes that what the Republicans are doing is harmful to society. ... When the epidemic stubbornly refused to materialize - when drug use and hemophilia are discarded, less than 7 percent of American AIDS cases involve heterosexuals, according to government statistics - the networks simply pretended that it had: "We showed people with AIDS on TV. and never bothered to say they were gay. We showed straight suburbanites with AIDS and never ...

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After some major controversy the gay bathhouses were closed down, because it was believed that the AIDS virus was spreading greatly in these places. ... After being dubbed "GRID", an acronym singling out gays, it was changed when it was finally discovered that AIDS could be transmitted though blood transfusions and IV drug use. ...

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AIDS had been thought of as "gay" disease or a disease of intravenous drug users, but as the epidemic grew so did knowledge that AIDS was an epidemic of all people regardless of their class, race, age, or sexual preference. ... 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). ... ; "I didn't think I"d ever sleep with somebody who was bisexual or did drugs I was too good (Sudo 12)." People still believed that AIDS was not going af...

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AIDS had been thought of as "gay" disease or a disease of intravenous drug users, but as the epidemic grew so did knowledge that AIDS was an epidemic of all people regardless of their class, race, age, or sexual preference. ... 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). ... ; "I didn't think I"d ever sleep with somebody who was bisexual or did drugs I was too good (Sudo 12)." People still believed that AIDS was not going af...

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Good morning, Today I"m going to talk to you about safe sex, and the risks of not practicing safe sex. At the basic level safe sex can be defined as those sexual activities that do not allow blood, or body fluids, like seamen or vaginal secretions to pass from one person to another. Does anyo...

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Those women were started immediately on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), a combination of anti-HIV drugs, and all delivered babies that were free of disease and continued to be free of the virus a year later. ... Those who believe the mother's face discrimination if they are tested for HIV, or if their babies are tested, and found to be positive ( if the baby has the antibodies, then the mother has the virus), that she would lose her job or insurance. ...

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