The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy concluded that Americans spent at least 57.3 billion dollars on illicit drugs between 1988 and 1995, money that could have been used to support the economy. ... Over the past few decades, studies conducted by the National Institute of Drug Abuse show that treatment does in fact work to reduce drug intake. ... Residential therapy and drug-free outpatient therapy are two short-term techniques. ... Women who use drugs often have low-self esteem and express feeling powerless. ... With the help of organizations like the National Institute of Dr...

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People all over the world present ideas about how to reduce drug use. ... K.C.B.A "King Country Bar Association" claims that, after portugal decriminalized the use of certain illicit drugs. ... Drug related court cases have also dropped 66 percent". ... Time Magazine says, "Although there were small increase in illicit drug use among adults, there were significant decreases in abuse for adolescents, and problematic users like drug addicts and prisoners.... The new drug policy of portugal gives the rest of the world an idea of a new direction, as to dealing with drug abuse a...

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Drugs: Should Be Legalized Our societies are decaying due to an incessant war against drugs. ... It would be way to control use and abuse of drugs. ... On their web page the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) states, "the costs of crime attributed to illicit drug abuse were estimated at 59.1 billion. ... More of these visits were due to drug overdoses". ... The same thing should happen with drugs. ...

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What can lead someone to become addicted to drugs? ... Being addicted to drugs is considered to be a disease that causes obsessive drug seeking and use, despite the harmful penalties to the drug and those around the users. ... It has been shown that drug abuse runs in families. ... (Pedersen, 1981)7 While these drugs are considered to be pharmacologically similar, some evidence for drug specificity was reported. ... Gender differences have been described as moderating illicit drug use, as well as repetitions of drug use (Kaplan and Johnson, 1922)8. ...

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Marijuana is a Harmful Drug Marijuana is an extremely harmful drug in which affects people's lives in drastic ways. The view on this drug is sometimes being perceived as positive, rather than negative. This relates to the reasoning in which people think marijuana is a harmless drug. ... Marijuana is also known to be a gateway drug. ... From marijuana, people lead themselves to other illicit drugs. ...

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I have chosen to write about a drug called marijuana and it's advantages and disadvantages. ... Many of those who believe illicit drugs are a major problem in America however are usually referring to hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin. ... Unfortunately, the "efficacy" of marijuana is unclear because as an illicit drug studies to adequately test it have been thwarted by drug control agencies. ... Most drug-related crime is either when the person is on drugs or the entire crime is about drugs. ... I have also come to believe that more people have gotten addicted to other drugs m...

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Alcohol, an addictive drug that is raiding the minds of teens all over the world. ... Teens all over the world are engaging in this worldwide drug, and certain measures must be taken if this act is going to come to a complete stop. ... The researchers found at the start of a detoxification program, alcoholics were about twice as likely to have suffered a serious injury in the previous six months as compared to illicit drug users. ... Alcoholics continued to be more accident prone than drug users even after they quit drinking. ... These are all things that teenagers should think about, and the ...

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Alcoholism When you hear the word drugs what do you think of? ... Alcohol is as much a drug as prescription drugs, or illicit drugs. Alcohol is the oldest and most widely used drug in the world. ... Recovery is also more complex than simply not using the drug. ... To keep from using drugs you must make personal and lifestyle changes. ...

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(Prescription Drug Abuse Rivals Illicit Drug Abuse, Some See Double Standard in Law Enforcement, Retrieved December 8, 2002 from http://www.ndsn.org/OCT96/PRESCRIP.html) In the past few years the abuse of OxyContin has lead to many deaths, lawsuits and addiction. OxyContin is a prescription drug for chronic pain and has been said that it is a man made heroin drug. ... People who take the drug are under physician supervision and are very careful when taking the drug. ... Strength Licit Retail Price per tablet Illicit Retail Price per tablet 10 mg $ 1.25 $5- $10 20 mg $2.30 $10- $20 ...

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Critics state that marijuana is a "gateway" drug and that it leads to harder drugs like cocaine and heroin. ... According to a national survey by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 57 percent of all illicit drug users report that marijuana is the only drug they have ever used. ... Although it is often true that when surveying cocaine or heroin addicts, it is generally the case that cannabis was their first illegal drug of choice. ... The inevitability of hard drug use following on from smoking weed is a myth. ... All of these effects are almost never permanent and w...

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Heroin is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world. ... It is now considered an illegal drug in the United States. ... Illicit drugs like heroin often lead to complicated health problems. ... There is no safe level of drug use. The best strategy is to be drug free. ...

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