Why are drugs illegal at all? ... The "war on drugs", more often seeming a war on the people than on drugs, requires more money, time, and effort than any other criminal activity, and the more of these we waste the more drugs we see. ... Why is drug abuse wrong, one may ask? ... The law seeks not to teach but, rather, to restrict, and from this restriction arises an almost primal human trait; the need to rebel against anything that controls us. ... Why is drug abuse wrong? ...

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The country should take a new look at drug legalization as a solution to a problem that has been long out of control. ... One possibility for controlling drug abuse is to legalize illegal drugs. ... From it stemmed all sort of crime, illegal alcohol sales, gang controlled territories, police shootings and above all, most people continued to drink. ... We have the same type of violent crime and gang control as in the twenties, and people continue to use drugs. ... It puts controls and regulation in the hands of the government to protect the vulnerable from dangerous drug dealers. ...

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I feel that if we teach these prisoners some self-control and alternative lifestyles that we can keep them from reentering the prisons once they get out. ... This does not mean that they have no choice in the matter, it only means that their self-control level is lower than average. When a person has limited self-control, they tend to be more impulsive and shortsighted. ... These people with lower levels of self-control also engage in non-criminal acts as well. ... In a mid-western study done by Evans et al. (1997, pp. 475-504), there was a significant relationship between self-control and use...

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If drugs were legalized, all drug-related crimes would end. ... If drugs were legalized, drug-related careers would not exist. ... "The solution of the problem of drug trafficking is legalization of drugs, he repeated, and he specified that legalization doesn't have to mean sale in open markets but, rather, the regulation of the business, the production, the transport and sale, with permits for each activity, control over the quality of the product so it is not adulterated, and legal limits such as not selling drugs near educational institutions, not advertising their sale in the media, e...

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Of the many agencies available to write about I chose the Drug Enforcement Administration, (DEA) which enforces controlled substance laws. ... The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States Department of Justice Law Enforcement agency tasked with suppressing the sale of recreational drugs of abuse and enforcing the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. ... By the 1960's the two agencies charged with drug law enforcement were the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. ... In the years prior to 1973, several important developments took place which would ul...

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Why are drugs illegal at all? ... The "war on drugs", more often seeming a war on the people than on drugs, requires more money, time, and effort than any other criminal activity, and the more of these we waste the more drugs we see. ... Why is drug abuse wrong, one may ask? ... The law seeks not to teach but, rather, to restrict, and from this restriction arises an almost primal human trait; the need to rebel against anything that controls us. ... Why is drug abuse wrong? ...

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What is a drug? ... Now there are medicinal drugs and illegal drugs. ... While it may hold some truth that people's initial decision to take a drug is voluntary, over time the drug has an impact on the brain that alters the addict's self-control and ability to make rational decisions, and at the same time causes the user to have great impulses to take drugs. ... Some may ask, why give more drugs to a drug addict? ... Drugs are a problem in more than one way. ...

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One of the reasons that drugs are illegal is because drug use goes against tradition and American values. ... I do not agree with the idea of drug legalization. The myth that illicit drugs are no worse than legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco is not true. ... In 1967, New York launched an addiction control program that cost $400 million over three years. ... The myth that illicit drugs are no worse than legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco is not true. ...

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Since drug addiction is so detrimental to society, why would the legalization of drugs be a good idea? ... He believes there should be no laws at all against the use of the drugs, meaning that there is no limit to how much of the drug can be taken as long as the use of the drug does not harm anyone else. ... People who use drugs do not have control over their own lives, so if this is the case, how could a drug user have control over the way he or she treats others? ... Legalizing drugs would advocate more drug use than there already is. ... The number of drug addicts are kept much smaller ...

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In April 2014 it was estimated that 36% of HIV diagnosed cases contracted the disease from sharing needles (U.S center for Disease control). ... Examples of this outside drug use would be a parent giving the teenager birth control, seatbelts in a vehicle or handing out water bottles at rave parties where dehydrating drugs are used. ... Also the study found that the high-risk injection drug users who began using the syringe exchange program were more likely to quit sharing syringes past the control period. ... * Drug-addicted mothers will still deliver drug-addicted babies... * Drugs destro...

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Unfortunately, drugs are still being circulated, and drug addicts run rampant. The drug market diminishes the standard morals and ethics of a society with the beneficiaries being crime syndicates and drug dealers. ... The Narcotics Control Act of 1956 eliminated all discretion to suspend sentences or grant probation. ... Anslinger was so determined on criminalizing drugs, he requested judges to increase the minimum sentence on the drug policy. ... The drug propaganda of the 1940s and 1950s was often so complex nobody believed the government's cautions on drugs. ...

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Current Trends in Youth Drug and Alcohol use: Since 1975 the Monitoring the Future survey (MTF) has annually studied the extent of drug abuse among high school 12th graders. ... Our nation has been improving in the War on drugs, or so it seems. ... The drug czar's office, officially known as the Office of National Drug Control Policy, coordinates the spending of this money. ... Since its creation, 7031 Lbs of illegal drugs have been seized. ... Jackie Viana and her middle school civics class in Hialeah, Senate Bill 1588 specifically prohibits sale, manufacture, or deliver or controll...

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Alternative To the War on Drugs The illegal usage of drugs is very prevalent in our country today. The problem has gotten so severe, that many options are being considered to control it or even solve it. ... Drug decriminalization would also lead to a decrease in drug related crime. ... It would move an underground economy to a legitimate economy, and provide a safe means for the buying and selling of drugs - taking the power back from professional criminals who now control the drug trade. ... To try to achieve this goal through prohibition merely puts control of a substance that can be pot...

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Club drugs are used to enhance the party environment. ... This is good in a way but drugs do more harm then good. School children in Brisbane spend there lunch money to get party drugs and abuse of drugs causes long term brain damage. ... REGULAR USE This is when a young person starts to use a drug more then often and use the drug in order to help cope with situations in there life. DEPENDENT USE This is when a young person has little or no control over their drug use. ...

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Just as the government can not force Americans to not eat too much cholesterol because it leads to heart disease, the government should not hold a drug control policy over Americans as well. ... Because the government certainly and obviously can't control drug use in America, their aim is to stop it at the source at the expense of the Columbian people who not only make their livelihood off of the Coca plant (which their government supports) but cherish it's sacred source and healing powers as well. ... If drugs were decriminalized, there would be no need for a black market of drugs...

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The term drug abuse often refers to the frequent use of a drug that cause physical or mental harm to the user. ... In 1970, the United States Congress passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. The Control Act distinguishes among several categories of drugs based on their potential abuse and their medical utility. ... These drugs are tightly controlled by federal and states laws, because of their high abuse potential. ... There should be tighter control on the drugs that enter into the nation and that are made in the country. ...

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Addictive drugs produce progressively stronger addiction because over time the body learns to adapt more easily to the drug in its system. ... The primary areas of abuse for addicts are called psychotropic drugs. ... Amphetamines enhances norepinephrine activity (a neurotransmitter that controls arousal, dreaming and mood) thereby heightening alertness and mood. ... The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy conducted a study to determine how much money is spent on illegal drugs that otherwise would support legitimate spending or savings by the user in the overall economy. ... Th...

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Why do we use drugs? ... Although tobacco is legal, it is still a drug. ... A majority of addicts believe they can control their cocaine use even after terrible experiences. ... Alcohol is another legal drug. ... Alcohol can depress or even shut down center of the brain used to control breathing and heart rate. ...

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The earlier you choose to use drugs, the more likely you"ll experiment with more serious drugs as time progresses. ... Many drugs are very addicting. ... Marijuana is a "gateway" drug because it leads to the use of other serious drugs. ... This drug is known to be the "most addictive drug to man." ... Though the effects of cocaine on a person can lead to an intense feeling of control and brilliancy, they usually don't last long. ...

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The legal acceptance of alcohol, however, does not exclude it from the category of a "drug," even in the eyes of the Food and Drug Administration. ... Drug smugglers tend to carry and sell hard drugs in extremely potent form (i.e. cocaine) for the same reason. The federal government also controls the amount of nicotine and other additives in cigarette and cigar manufacturing, in an effort to lessen their risk to public health. ... Moreover, marijuana has been proven to be less toxic and less expensive than conventional medication and in many cases more effective than commercially available ...

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Abstract To meet the needs of drug-addicted offenders, Missouri implemented three drug-abuse treatment programs that rehabilitate offenders at various stages of criminal activity. ... This program is for first-time, non-violent drug offenders who: • Have been placed on probation by the Drug Court. • Have pled guilty to or been found guilty of a drug crime. • Have had their controlled substance abuse deemed a precipitating or contributing factor in the commission of their crime. ... Post Conviction Drug Program (Phase II) The criteria for the Post Conviction Drug Progra...

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In a report from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Susan Okie, M.D. ... The number of drug-related deaths involving opioids actually tripled from 1999 to 2008" (Mann, 2012, June 29). ... Food and Drug Administration" (FDA) is recommending against continued prescribing and use of the pain reliever propoxyphene because new data show that the drug can cause serious toxicity to the heart, even when used at therapeutic doses" (2010, Nov.19). ... NIDA.gov reported, "Scientists have confirmed that the cannabis plant contains active ingredients with therapeutic potential for relieving ...

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Cannabis is a drug that originates from the plant, cannabis sativa. ... Advantage of legalizing cannabis would mean that the money spent for law enforcement of illicit drugs mean that it could be put to other harmful drugs in society such as heroin or the government could use the money to create education programs about how to use the drug and services where cannabis would be licensed therefore regulators control its potency of tetrahydrocannabinol. ... Smith (2013) talks about cannabis being a recreational drug therefore a lot of drug rerouting occurs and can happen in ways such as, patients ...

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This double-dosing of opiate-based drugs creates a synergistic effect of the drug, creating dangerously low levels of cardiac and respiratory function that may result in hospitalization and death (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Test Manual, 2011). Both the use of methadone as a treatment option and the conjunctive use of the drug with other illegal narcotics contribute to the build-up of rapid tolerance of the drug in the addict's system, complicating recovery and creating issues of cross-addiction. ... The American Medical Association (2010) and the American Society of Addic...

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They had received a criminal intelligence report that states that black drug smugglers were using rental cars along that highway to transport drugs. ... A New Jersey trooper sees a black motorist speeding in a Pathfinder and pulls him over in the hope of finding drugs. ... A typical DEA report from the early 1990s noted that "large-scale interstate trafficking networks controlled by Jamaicans, Haitians, and black street gangs dominate the manufacture and distribution of crack." ... In this article the author says that the media is portraying minorities as the major drug users. ... Youth d...

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