Many states also have laws automatically suspending the driver's license of an individual if they are convicted of any marijuana offense, even if the offense was not driving related. ... Other compounds such as cannabidiol (CBD), an anti-convulsant, and cannabichromine (CBC), an anti-inflammatory, are unavailable in Marinol, and patients only have access to their therapeutic properties by using cannabis.3 Patients prescribed Marinol frequently complain of its high psychoactivity. ... In contrast, inhaled marijuana doesn't cause significant levels of the 11-hydroxy metabolite to appe...

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Use of narcotics and cocaine diminished or reduced by the 1920s. ... Drugs also were used: • To see visions or gain insights • To dull the pain of ritual mutilation in initiation ceremonies • To enhance the strength and pain resistance of warriors to prepare them for battle, or to program them to kill • As pain or hunger suppressants • To help cope with thin air at high altitudes • To relax during celebrations By current standards, the historical use of herbal preparations was not too harmful. ... It also decreases hunger, inhibits the cough ref...

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Millions of dollars are spent annually in the War on Drugs causing many to wonder if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug prevention. ... As Duke states, illegal-drug use has been reduced dramatically in the past few years among white middle and upper classes-but hardly or not at all among ethnic minorities, who largely inhabit out inner cities. ... New York authorities supported DuPont's research, stating the reduced prices also accompanied increases in the numbers of both new users and abusers of coca...

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Millions of dollars are spent annually in the War on Drugs causing many to wonder if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug prevention. ... As Duke states, illegal-drug use has been reduced dramatically in the past few years among white middle and upper classes-but hardly or not at all among ethnic minorities, who largely inhabit out inner cities. ... New York authorities supported DuPont's research, stating the reduced prices also accompanied increases in the numbers of both new users and abusers of coca...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Everyone's doing it, from teenagers to soccer moms to high profile celebrities. ... There have been numerous reports of high profile and white collar people who have faced the powerful grips of Vicodin addiction. ... For some reason that theory changes when the addiction surfaces on the high profile and white collar opiate junkies. ... Replacement therapy which provides a harm reduction approach is especially beneficial to high risk IV users. ... If the user elects to use replacement therapy, they will be evaluated and monitored by a physician regularly. ...

• Word Count: 3818
• Approx Pages: 15
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate