Stronger medications, larger doses, and cocktails made from combinations of potentially deadly FDA approved medications (opioids), become a way of life for the person suffering from chronic pain. ... New England Journal of Medicine states, "more than 3% of U.S. adults currently receive long-term opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain, and patients taking high daily doses appear to be at increased risk for overdose" (2010, Nov. 18). ... A chronic disease is a medical condition for life" (2009). ...

• Word Count: 1371
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Szasz states that this propaganda is used because there are many substances in daily use that are just as dangerous as the substances they want to prohibit. ... The Declaration of Independence states that we have the inalienable right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." ...

• Word Count: 1760
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Something that ruins lives and even kills children your age on a daily basis. ... There are different kinds of alcoholics, from a "fall down drunk" to the everyday housewife who "copes" with her life through alcohol in the privacy of her own home. ...

• Word Count: 1949
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The program lengths range from 12 weeks to a year and a half and can include daily supervision, weekly urinalysis, incarceration, conditional probation, parole, and continued regimented supervision. ... In a recent interview, David Oldfield, Director of Planning and Research, provided a list of violent offenses: • 1st-degree Arson • 1st- and 2nd-degree Murder • 1st-degree robbery • Kidnapping • 1st-degree Assault • Forcible Rape • Forcible Sodomy (personal communication, June 16, 2003) To prevent first-time, non-violent offenders from being inc...

• Word Count: 2049
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Prior to the 1960's Americans did not see drug use as acceptable behavior, nor did they believe that drug use was an inevitable fact of life. ... Drug law enforcement agencies such as the DEA face a daily challenge in protecting the country's borders. ...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate