An amphetamine, through its stimulant effects, produces positive feeling, but when it wears off it leaves a person with the opposite feelings. ... The most common signs of a user are Isolation of self from friends and family, Depression or mood swings, school changes; grades fall, skipping, detentions and suspensions. ... An amphetamine, through its stimulant effects, produces positive feeling, but when it wears off it leaves a person with the opposite feelings. ... The most common signs of a user are Isolation of self from friends and family, Depression or mood swings, school changes; grades ...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

As time went by people who lived in the Andean mountains either made tea from them or chewed on the coca leaves. ... Another research that was done found that users fall short on memory as well as math and verbal skills. ...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

After about a week, the flower petals fall off, leaving a capsule. ... The refining process has been perfected to the point where heroin purity levels are above 90 percent, as the product leaves the refinery. ...

• Word Count: 3024
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of M...

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Is Legalization A Realistic Alternative To The War On Drugs? For years, the issue of legalization has been an increasingly controversial subject. Millions of dollars are spent annually in the War on Drugs causing many to wonder if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug prevention. Opponents state that with legalization would come an increase not only in availability, but also with everything associated with that availability. This includes suffering of users and their loved ones, death of users and innocent...

• Word Count: 4794
• Approx Pages: 19
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of M...

• Word Count: 4953
• Approx Pages: 20

Is Legalization A Realistic Alternative To The War On Drugs? For years, the issue of legalization has been an increasingly controversial subject. Millions of dollars are spent annually in the War on Drugs causing many to wonder if this fight is cost-effective or if an alternative such as legalization would be more realistic than current efforts in drug prevention. Opponents state that with legalization would come an increase not only in availability, but also with everything associated with that availability. This includes suffering of users and their loved ones, death of users and innocent...

• Word Count: 4624
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate