Why Drugs Should Not be Legalized Drugs should not be legalized because they are dangerous. ... I could not believe it that my friend was gone. The drugs had killed him and I did not help him enough to get off drugs. ... We must try to help people who are in drugs to realize that drugs can kill. We must encourage people who are on drugs to go to drug prevention programs, so they can learn how to stop using drugs. ...

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Consequently, they get very worried about their grades, because they believe the world is judging them based on their grades. ... In additional, many students choose to take psychoactive drugs and become a drug abuser as a choice to reduce the stress. ... However, when a person is constantly taking these drugs they are becoming a drug abuser. ... These drugs have the effects that stimulate, or excited brain activity. The students believe that these drugs will keep them in good shape so they can pursue their educations, their dreams, and their grades The other choice that students make cau...

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Almost all steroid users are taking steroids because they believe it is the only way to develop muscle and strength. ... Steroid is a drug, and like other drugs, people take them to escape reality, and they enjoy what the drug does for them. Steroid users like what the drug has done for their size and strength, and it has taken them away from their original, smaller body. ... Some doctors and researchers believe moderate steroid use in adults can have positive results with few side effects, almost all doctors agree steroids are dangerous for children and teens. ... And with the growing number ...

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I found it easy to accept that an exhausted student could be mistaken for a drug user. ... Another reason I did not think the locker search was acceptable was I did not believe the situation was an immediate emergency. While two students had died off campus from drug overdose recently, any drugs within the locker could not have been accessed without Terry Martin first opening the locker himself, therefore, I had a hard time seeing the necessity to open the locker without him present. ... Terry Martin was not identified as present at the time of the transaction; therefore I don't believ...

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The first and basic reason why I believe this is because smoking pot is a victimless crime. ... There is no good evidence that prohibition decreases drug use. In fact several theories suggest prohibition might actually increase drug use. ... If our goal is to reduce drug consumption, then we should focus on treatment programs and education to help with peoples drug problems. Instead we are stuck with DARE police officers spreading non-sense about drugs in schools and policies that result in jail time instead of treatment for people with drug problems. ...

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Like many other students in high school, I too experimented with alcohol, mostly due to peer pressure, which I never believed existed until today. I never experimented with any type of drug or cigarette. I found cigarettes to be completely disgusting and as for drugs, I was a cheerleader and we were randomly selected for drug testing so that was a big motivator against it. ... Though many of my beliefs such as not drinking or doing drugs and waiting until marriage to have sex are all bible based, I believe that even if I wasn't a strong Christian I would still choose to follow those rule...

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Most kids are expected to amount to nothing, but drug dealers or crack heads. ... Material objects were items such as guns, 40's and drugs. ... Everyone believed that school wasn't going to teach them how to survive on the streets. ... So stealing or dealing drugs was an ideal thing to do. ... They were poor, and the only way to get money was to deal drugs or steal. ...

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Alcohol is a legal drug for people over the age of twenty-one. ... Although this drug is illegal for teenage use a large percentage of teens use alcohol. ... Many teens also believe cold showers and coffee can sober up a person that is drunk Teens may drink for many different reasons. ...

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Sabrina taught me how to ignore the childish comments and helped me to believe I was a beautiful person. ... Sabrina believed in me like no one else ever had. ... I was there for Sabrina the best way I knew how, but things became so bad that she turned to drugs. ... On Feb 1, 2002, approximately one month before Sabrina's eighteenth birthday, and three months before graduating high school, Sabrina died of an overdose of anti-depressant drugs. ... Not because she was a young teen who had died of a drug overdose, but for the compassionate, capable, confident person she's helped me ...

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After finishing "The Other Wes Moore,"" by Wes Moore, I believe that we are simply products of our environments. ... The "other " Wes Moore had a period in his life when he realized that the drug game was getting rather old. ... It is quite simple, gangs, drugs, students coming from mostly immigrant parents or low class families that have no other solution to their child's education. ... I believe that the transition into private school is what saved me, even if I was not involved in anything to be saved from, I do not know where I would be right now had I gone to public school. ... I am ...

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The reason I believe this is because I am part of both worlds. ... Although I believe this does happens some of the times, there are exceptions which I believe could happen more often. ... The World of Psychology talks about students who have part-time jobs are more prone to getting into drugs, alcohol, smoking cigarettes, etc. because they have the money to buy the stuff; therefore ending up in trouble with the police. ... I believe that the consequences would therefore be combined in a sense because the "load" is even heavier. I believe many studies about the two subjects are accurate ...

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Instead I believe that they would see it as an open door, a way for them to take advantage of the situation. ... I believe students should be able to be allowed to make their own decisions. ... Schools are also trying to keep students away from guns, drugs and other harmful or deadly things, so why put them in danger outside of school were no one can keep and eye on them. However, I believe that by not allowing students to have open campus is the best way to go. ... They may be doing things that they are not allowed to do, such as drugs, drinking alcohol, going home or going to stores. ...

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A NBC news poll found that seventy percent of Americans (students) believed a shooting could occur at a school in their own community. ... Students might think twice before bringing drugs or alcohol into school. ... With added security, we can crack down on drugs in school. ...

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For example a kid is surrounded by constant drugs his social skills are going to be that of drug user. ... Economically this is a very smart move and for the kids themselves I believe it puts more pressure on them to be successful. ...

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P.U.S.H. is an organization founded to prevent drug use at its starting ages. The program involved high school students speaking with fourth grade students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. ... I strongly believe that if our students have teachers whom they feel really care, then we could truly make a huge difference in their life. ...

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It is believed that sending one's child to a private school will insure that they receive a better education, which in turn will result in higher test scores on the ACT and SAT. ... Many of the Flint area high schools are now using metal detectors, random drug and weapon checks, and full time security guards in an attempt to keep their buildings and campuses safe. ... For example, they are not exposed to a lot of the alcohol, drugs, and partying that a public high school is sure to have. ... I believe a student will benefit the most simply from being in the academic atmosphere that the...

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Education is the process of gaining knowledge. One of the chief and foremost ways of gaining knowledge is through formal schooling. There are several dimensions of formal schooling which includes elementary education, middle - school education, high - school education and college education. As s...

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I grew up in the ghetto where all I knew was people who bought, sold and used drugs. My mom dated a drug dealer so that the environment I was around. ... Most of the time my grandmother was right, so I believed every word of it. ...

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Coping with Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse. ; New York; Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975 3.Englebardt, Stanley L., Kids and Alcohol the Deadliest Drug. ; New York; Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, 1975 4.Filstead, William J., Alcohol and Alcohol Problems: New Thinking and New Directions. ; Cambridge, Mass.; Ballinger Publishing Company, 1976 5.Goodwin, Donald., Is Alcoholism Hereditary?... The signs that a student is under the influence of a drug can range from any of the following; slurred speech, slowed reaction time, red or blood shot eyes, and/or the lose of certain motor skills...

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Many adolescents believe smoking creates an image for them, this being the image of cool. Many students believed that smoking gave them confidence, company and made them socially accepted. ... Television and movies play a major role in youth smoking, in many teenage shows and movies the cool people are seen to be smoking this making adolescents believe that if they too smoke they will also be cool. ... Drug education is scarce within MSHS; students learn some aspects of drug education in health but never undergo lessons on it. ...

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I, as an expert on high school education, believe that American parents are just as disengaged from schooling as their children are. ... Let me give you some pointers that Steingberg believes would improve your child's performance a lot. ... What they believe in. ... Steinberg believes that if a A student starts hanging around with a C student his grades will soon drop. Peers can also push the student to do drugs or other delenquencies, that's why parents should be very carefull of their kid's peer group. ...

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They all became the famous actors they so much wanted to be, yet their personal lives are a misery and they have turned to alcohol and drugs to give them happiness and solace. ... Like Gandhi, I believe that we "can" determine our destiny. ...

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There have always been books that people have believed are so objectionable that others should not be permitted to read them. ... Everyone is happy all of the time, thanks to the mood-altering drug, Somma. ... They described it as "sordid, immoral, and obscene," has also been challenged for "vilifying the family" and encouraging students "to adopt a lifestyle of drugs, sex, and conformity." ...

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Drugs and alcohol are also a major contributor to school violence. ... Alcohol is the number one drug used by teenagers and young adults. ... The will also be afraid to intervene with conflicts among students, because they also believe that the parents, school officials, or the community will not support their efforts. ...

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Most high schools don't even allow their students to wear t-shirts that have references to drugs, alcohol or cigarettes on them. ... Most would say "Reading Holden's opinion on religion doesn't make me believe that it is true... High school has enough conflict-ridden elements in reality - drugs, racism, peer pressure, bigotry; it does not need any more additions. ...

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