The War on Drugs has failed However, many people including politicians and law enforcement agents believe that the War on Drugs is justified. ... Many politicians believe that drug users intoxicate themselves because they are unaware of the effects that the substances yield. ... Prohibitionists believe that illegal drugs are illegal because they are harmful. ... "If [drugs] were to be legalized, making it available at the corner drugstore, it would confirm the general believe that marijuana was fairly harmless" (Butler 141). ... A large number of people disregard the nation's laws becaus...

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Drug addiction is defined as "a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. ... They also begin to trust the drug and the effects it brings believing they can control their use and need for it. ... Another dangerously addictive drug is Crack cocaine. ... Treatment for this drug is rehab, abstinence and detoxificaton Barbiturates are another addictive drug that seriously harms the body. ... The last addictive drug example is Marijuana. ...

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The most common drug used today is marijuana. ... It's believed that up to ninety percent of the world's fuel supply could be produced in this manner." ... It is often reported that marijuana is a gateway drug. ... If marijuana really were a gateway drug, hard drug use would have gone up, not down. ... It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement." ...

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Yet, there are anti-alcohol and drug programs, such as D.A.R.E. that degrade usage. ... According to General Barry McCaffery, former President Clinton's drug czar, the most dominant drug causing violence among American people starts with the abuse of beer and wine coolers by adolescent Americans. It is clear that alcohol is a major problem in America, even more so than drugs. ... Campaigns against tobacco and drug use have proved effective. ... In retrospect, I personally believe that these steps would effectively help in the battle against underage drinking. ...

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The drug use in America is not decreasing. ... Marijuana has also lead to using other illegal drugs. ... Simply make each drug with a precise description of what effect good or bad the drug will have on the taker (Vanity Fair 3)." ... Officers can create their own special unit for drugs and drug testing. ... "I believe that there are solutions to every problem. ...

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As stated by Fannon, the purpose of this law is to " put away drug kingpins" (48). This law does work when it is actually applied to large drug dealers. ... Mandatory minimum sentences are imposed solely because of the amount of the drug in question. ... In some cases, the amount of drugs does not even come into question. ... Many officials in the criminal justice society believe that there are varieties of alternatives to imposing mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offences. ...

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Most of the reason for this is drug related. Yet whites and blacks engage in drug offences, possession and sales, at roughly comparable rates (Human Rights Watch 2008).While African Americans comprise 13% of the US population and 14% of monthly drug users they are 37% of the people arrested for drug offences ( Marc Mauer of The Sentencing Project.) ... As a result, African Americans, who are 13% of the population and 14% of drug users, are not only 37% of the people arrested for drugs but 56% of the people in state prisons for drug offences. ... Many poor and minority citizens believe that the...

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Either as an employment procedure or any other job requirement and even in the absence of any reason to believe that one might be under the influence of drugs; all individuals must go through a drug test. In an article named "Workplace Drug Testing" published on March 12,2001, American Civil Liberties Union, states that "in some industries, taking a drug test is as routine as filling out a job application, despite the fact that random drug testing is unfair, often inaccurate and unproven as a means of stopping drug use. ... Now, this raises the somewhat obvious question, How d...

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The early progressives were people who believed that the problems society could best be addressed by providing good education, a safe environment, and an efficient workplace. Progressives lived mainly in the cities, were college educated, and believed that government could be a tool for change. ... Roosevelt believed that strong corporations were good for America, but he also believed that corporate conduct must be watched to guarantee that business greed did not get out of hand, this was knows as trust-busting and federal regulation of business. ... Directly after the publishing of The Jungl...

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The influences of drugs and peer pressures within gangs have impaired good judgment. Kreiner believes that drug use by teens "can result in greater violence at school. ... The affects of rampant drug use and the culture of gang behavior in our schools have led to some increases in violent acts. ... The prevalence of guns, combined with drugs, and media portrayals of violence have created within our society at this time a dangerous environment within our schools. ... A few students turn to drugs or gangs for comfort and acceptance. ...

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Washington, an ex-slave himself, believed black people needed to focus on improving their vocational skills as industrial workers and farmers. ... (Out of Many, 632) W.E.B DuBois, on the other hand, opposed Washington's views and believed that African Americans must fight for the right to vote, obtain civic equality, and achieve higher education. ... I do not believe the forefathers would have mention the word "equal" in founding documents of this nation, if they truly believed not all should be equal. ... Directly after the publishing of The Jungle, the Pure Food and Dru...

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Teen pregnancy, school shootings, and drug use have become more prominent then any other time in our country's history. ... It seems to me that if you believe in the power of prayer post-disaster, you should believe in it pre-disaster," (Reeves 3). Drug use in teenagers has increased over the years. ... Jan Cook, a mother of four, believes that "when prayer was taken out of school guns started coming in." ... Therefore the prayer was a harmless act to nonbelievers and an important detail to those who believed. ...

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Whereas with physician assisted suicide the physician is taking an active roll in giving a patient a lethal drug to quicken the process so that the end result of death may be quicker. ... Some people see it as no difference between "pulling the plug" as they do in giving lethal drugs to a patient where as the intended end result is death. ... Brock is confusing causality and culpability if someone refuses life-sustaining treatment it is the disease that kills, but when they take a lethal drug it is the drug and not to disease that ultimately kills them. ... It is just as cor...

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Others are drug and alcohol abusers and disabled people. ... Some people believe it is the duty of the government to take care of all citizens in times of need. ... As one example, Volunteer of America is an agency that believes preventing family homelessness is a critical part of their organization. ... No one wants a neighbor that just got out of jail for assault and illegal drug sale. ... Moreover, most people end up homeless because they spend their money on drugs and alcohol or gambling. ...

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Entry into prostitution can become a passive acceptance of a social reality - thus the child believes prostitution is expected of him or her ("Children of the Night"). Many of the children that become prostitutes rarely become drug addicts but may begin headed for taking a variety of drugs that would numb his or her feelings ("Children of the Night"). ... They believe that the "pimp" helps them out and takes care of them. The majority of first time prostitutes believe that they can stop when ready and that the money they make is far better that having a full time job. So many individuals of ...

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There was to be no nudity or explicit sexuality, any suggestion of prostitution and drugs was banned, criminals had to be punished, and religion and the Church were under no circumstances to be criticised. The directors of both Goodfellas and The Godfather have adopted the attitudes of the code (despite the fact in 1968 it was scrapped and the industry adopted the present day rating system), particularly in the portrayal of drugs and prostitution. Unbeknownst to Paulie Cicero (the local Mafia boss), during Henry's "stay- in prison he begins to deal in drugs to make money. ... Don Corle...

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(Long 25) Sociologist James Wright and Peter Rossi believe that criminals are more likely to own guns than the general public. ... Gang members involve themselves in " serious crimes, drug-related behavior, and fire arm use."" ... Because guns are easy to obtain, drug trafficking increase, violent media, no real family structures, and the number of gun-related cases involving adolescence has rose. ... (Cothran 22) Most being at challenging times in life and learning to adjust to life, teenagers turn to suicide believing that they have no hope. ... (Cothran 41) Given that handguns contribute...

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They believe that if they are able to go to war and die for their country, then they should be able to buy a six-pack. ... They believe that if they are considered old enough to handle these responsibilities, then they should be permitted to legally drink alcoholic beverages. ... In one study of teen suicide, drug and alcohol abuse was the most common characteristic of those who attempted suicide; 70 percent of these teenagers frequently used alcohol and/or other drugs."" ...

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Another reason for moral decline is that many people do not want to believe that morality even exists. ... Crime rate, drug use, illegitimate births, single parent families, divorces, and abortions have all increased exponentially between 1965 and 1980; they continued to increase at the same pace into the nineties and the new millennium. ... People also believe that morality should and can only be taught in the family and not at school or by television. ... Whether anyone wants to believe it or not, God exists and He is the only one who can bring America out of this moral slump. ... Free sex a...

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Because it is not specifically mentioned in our country's constitution they believe that the right to personal privacy should not exist in the United States. Another reason for denying the individual right to privacy to American citizens is to battle against ""drugs," "terrorism," and "money laundering"" (Goldsmith "Current State"). It is believed that by removing privacy these aspects of American culture will also be removed and the United States will be a safer place to live. ... These medical records should be kept confidential because they may include medical conditions the patient...

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The use of drugs during this time was heavy, and this resulted in many infant deaths. ... He sees the world becoming overcrowded and he believes we need to do something about it. ... Our leader that used drugs as a young man, cheated on his wife, and is involved with Watergate is a fine example of not being able to trust ones leader. ...

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According to the Council on Crime in America, a bipartisan commission chaired by former Attorney General Griffin Bell and former White House Drug Policy Director William J. ... Louis Freeh, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, believes that continuation of current trends in juvenile crime "portends future crime and violence at nearly unprecedented levels." ... Second, the local communities (with aid from the state) must get together and form a unity against the crime, drugs, prostitution and all of the other horrible activities that are associated with lower income areas. ...

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Many believe that if the heated rivalry between rappers had been censored, the consequences would not have lead to death. ... Ask yourself, how can rap artists be criticized for making music reflecting upon what is going on around them, like drug use, murder, and other violence? ... For some, they are living the music, in a ghetto with parents with drug problems. ... I believe that music censorship interfere with our first amendment to the Constitution, freedom of speech. ...

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I believe that physician assisted suicide is actually helping the incurable patients and their family, so it should be legalized not only in the 5 states of America, but rest of the states. ... I personally believe that there is no point of living without happiness with deadly pain. ... Therefore, we should listen to them carefully, and believe what they say; "I need a death pill, and let me finish my life. ...

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Our society has become a universal battleground for rapes, robberies, drug trafficking and a variety of firearm-related shootings. ... Jeff Synder says, "In truth, a state that deprives its law-abiding citizens of the means to effectively defend themselves is not civilized but barbarous, becoming an accomplice of murderers, rapists, and thugs and revealing its totalitarian nature by its tacit admission that the disorganized, random havoc created by criminals is far less a threat than are men and women who believe themselves free and independent, and act accordingly." (9) "Violence is out ...

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