Since addiction is believed to be a social problem then an attempt at cutting off the source of addiction, drugs in this case, is thought to cure the problem. ... One possibility for controlling drug abuse is to legalize illegal drugs. ... Of course there are those who believe that legalization will turn our whole country into drug addicts. ... If the government believes it can win the war on drugs then it has failed to provide hard proof. ... Opponents believe that deterrence will do the trick, but drug use continues to increase even though tougher laws have been passed. ...

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Nixon felt that drugs are bad, so bad people do drugs. ... Like Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan believed drug use was a moral problem. ... Bill Clinton believed in utilizing marijuana for medicinal purposes such as A.I.D.S., cancer, and glaucoma but not for the general legalization. ... The connections between drug use and drug policy are simple. ... The policy has failed to reduce drug-related deaths, drug abuse, drug availability, and crime. laws against drugs not being an effective solution. ...

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The U.S. government spent $1.5 billion on drug enforcement last year ("Drug Enforcement Statistics"). ... More than half of the crime in America is drug related ("Drug Enforcement Statistics"). ... Many believe that legalization of drugs would only create more drug abuse and open the door for drug use in young people. ... With regards to drug use and young people, I believe that the number of young people addicted to drugs will not increase. ... If the government legalized drugs, they would also regulate the production of drugs. ...

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I want to examine the increase in teen drug use. ... Many teenagers turn to drugs when there is nowhere else to turn. ... Inner containment is what people believe is right and wrong, such as your beliefs and morals. ... The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), which studies drug-related hospital emergency room episodes, provides a useful picture of the health consequences of America's drug problem. ... Everyone needs to recognize that drug use limits human potential. ...

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The War on Drugs I would like to say that my initial reaction to the continuance of the prolonged fight on what we have named the war on drugs and recent debate as to whether or not we should keep drugs illegal was of course we should. ... Do we take this as our stand because society has us believing that is the morally correct thing to do? ... We are in support of drugs and condone their use. ... "Drug abuse is a serious problem, both for individual citizens and society at large, but the ' war on drugs has made matters worse." ... Most would like to believe that it is, and yet there...

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People all over the world present ideas about how to reduce drug use. Most believe that harsh punishment will lead to a reduction in drugs trafficked, as well as related criminal activity. Others believe that one should have a choice to possess drugs if he or she pleases. ... Drug related court cases have also dropped 66 percent". ... The new drug policy of portugal gives the rest of the world an idea of a new direction, as to dealing with drug abuse and drug related criminal activity. ...

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They are specifically involved with the prevention of drug abuse and drug trafficking. ... The introduction of drugs into American culture and the efforts to normalize drug use started to take a terrible toll on the nation. ... 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. ... To deal with America's growing drug problem the Drug Enforcement Administration was created in 1973. ... Drug Problems the Drug Enforcement Administration Faces The illegal drug market in the United States is o...

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Thanks to the task force, drug arrests went up by 27%, and drug seizures went up by 50%. ... During the 1980s, it appeared that Central America was awash in drugs, and drug money. The violence continues today, through drug related gang violence, to botched drug raids. Drug dealers often carry weapons, some illegal, to defend themselves and their drugs. ... Many drug users say that the first drugs they ever used were the two socially sanctioned drugs, alcohol and tobacco. ...

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Everywhere you go drug deals are happening. ... There are forty million illegal drug users in the world today, and America is the biggest market for drugs. ... Illegal drug abuse must be stopped. ... Drug abuse leads to all sorts of crimes. ... That means I have to be willing to stand up for what I believe in. ...

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I believe that even if drugs were legalized I would still have a very hard time accepting people around me being under the influence. My first two marriages ended because of drug use by my spouses. ... It has taken me several years to believe and understand that it is ok for me to think and feel the way I do about illicit drugs. ... Drugs changed their entire personality. ... Drug use destroys your body. ...

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War on Drugs." 1.) ... The inner cities have an advantage for selling drugs. ... Bullets often fly when arguments between rival drug dealers occur. Ultimately, bullets fly because the drug trade is illegal. 6.) ... I believe this decision was wrong on both moral and expediential grounds. ...

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Drugs, no matter how they are viewed, are bad. ... Some drugs are legal, such as: over the counter drugs (aspirin, tobacco, and cough syrup), alcohol (if you are 21), performance enhancing drugs (Creatine, Xenadryne). ... Marijuana is an illegal drug that is not anywhere as lethal to the human body as some legal drugs. ... Alcohol is an addicting drug. ... But for now, it is still illegal for most of the country, but I believe that will be changed soon. ...

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I was originally worried that because I was writing a paper about drugs, that I would be associated with a drug group, but just because I have opinion about drugs, and think other should hear my opinion, it doesn't mean that I myself do drugs. ... I do, though, still believe in personal rights, and I feel people have the decision to harm their own body if they see it fit. ... The war on drugs was fist declared by Richard M. ... The real problems are not from drugs, but from the anti drugs laws and prevention efforts. ... D.A.R.E, the largest US drug resistance education programs, was al...

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Don't you do drugs, now." ... On one hand, I believe this commercial was unfortunately successful in that it effectively conveyed its message to the target audiences. ... Our culture tells us to believe what we read in newspapers and see on television, so most people do. Since I was a small child, I have firmly believed that drugs are immoral and rightfully illegal. ... I do not believe that making generalizations is any way to educate the public though. ...

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Are Drugs Bad? ... Such leaders to believe that drugs are bad have lured many. ... Occasional drug users are not dependant on taking drugs. ... Saunders says,"All of them believe that they have benefited from the use of MDMA, that it can help produce a valid mystical experience, that it does no harm to the psyche and is a useful tool in teaching students." ... Those for drug prohibition believe that the elimination of illegal drugs will save billions of dollars. ...

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Today, taking a drug test is as routine as filling out a job application. ... This means that more than 10 million employees use illicit drugs, making the workplace an important environment in which to intervene with drug users and to help prevent employees from starting to use illegal drugs. ... Drug testing is primarily focused on protecting a workplace from negative effects of alcohol and other drug abuse. ... A drug testing policy should include the drugs that are being testing for, who will be tested and under what conditions, the consequences of testing positives or refusing to take the ...

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Block 6 Drug Testing The issue of drug testing in the workplace, and school has become more of a controversy in the last few years as drug use has become a much more important issue. ... Drug use may be down since the 70's but is still on a rise from the early 90's The current reports on illegal drug use have shown that 9.9 percent of youths age 12-17 reported current use of illicit drugs in 1998. ... The implementation of drug testing into high school athletics has lead to controversy involving suspicionless drug testing. ... I also believe in workplace drug testin...

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Drug Trafficking Illegal drug trafficking from Mexico into the United States is and has been killing our society for many years. ... Many of the drugs come from Mexico or other South American countries where drugs are easily grown. ... Upon reaching the United States, the drugs are distributed to many drug dealers. ... In the early 1900's, drugs were not considered a problem, as the government believed the abuse would stop if citizens could not get drugs after they were banned. ... "Drug use skyrocketed in the 1960's and drug traffickers became aware that more and more young peo...

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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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Drugs have been a serious problem in the United States. ... The term drug abuse often refers to the frequent use of a drug that cause physical or mental harm to the user. ... On the other hand, Beccaria might believe that the choice to use drugs should be left to the individual, not the government. ... Drug use is as offense which men believe cannot committed against them do not interest them sufficiently to excite public indignation against those who commit them. ... Drug users looked down upon and are ashamed to use drugs in society, because they know it is wrong. ...

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Drugs haveHistory Definition a long and notorious history for altering minds. ... My proposed findings are based upon information I have gathered from a variety of Therefore, according towhat I believed to be reputable and credible sources. ... marijuana as an illegal drug in 1937. ... This drug gained huge popularity in the 1960s. ... This drug is currently illegal in the Lastly, there is the drug labeled amphetamine.United States as well. ...

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My view about this problem is that, governments should legalize this kind of illegal drugs. As a rule I personally believe in freedom and I think every one can do what they want and choose their lifestyle. ... When I was 15 I had to take a stand: do I take drugs or not? I am a peculiar person, I decided to look for all kind of information about drugs and one of my friends, who smokes cannabis which he cultivates at home, told me that I had to read a really interesting article about criminal gangs related to drugs and farmers in Colombia. ... So we are facing of one of the social and govern...

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I believe that drugs should continue to be banned because it helps enforce fair competition, protect the health of the athletes and will continue to have a positive effect on Australian society and world sports. ... Performance-enhancing drugs are banned in sport to ensure a fair competition to all athletes. ... It has become knowledge that drugs do have adverse effect on health. ... It should also be pointed out the damaging health effects of drug consumption. ... If drug testing stopped, or if drugs were allowed to enhance an athlete's ability, it would create a negative effect on soc...

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This is the amount spent annually in the U.S. on the war on drugs. Number of people arrested in 2011 in the U.S. on nonviolent drug charges: 1.53 million. ... Marijuana is undoubtedly the most popular illicit drug used in America. ... " Along with the profit of this illegal cash crop, there is an ongoing of drug lords and violence that coincides with the illegal trading of drugs. ... I believe that the best solution is that Marijuana should be regulated in much the same way as alcohol, and be sold only in certain types of shops such as it is now in medical dispensaries and require an age ...

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Is Legalization A Realistic Alternative To The War On Drugs? ... In sum, the drug market is already saturated with a combination of legal and illegal drugs. ... Instead, drug-related crime increased, drug dealers from other nations brought their business to Zurich, and the health care system was overwhelmed as drug users were in constant need of resuscitation. ... While legalizing drugs is not a statement that drugs are good, it is no longer a statement that drugs are not bad. Legalization can easily be interpreted as removal of condemnation and equating once-illegal drugs with the harmless...

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