The use of illicit drugs among eighth graders is up 150 percent over the past five years. ... In 1995, 10.9 percent of all youngsters between twelve and seventeen years of age used illicit drugs on a past-month basis. ... The University of Michigan's 1996 Monitoring the Future study found that more than half of all high school students use illicit drugs by the time they graduate. ... Within the past year, nearly twice as many seniors used marijuana as any other illicit drug. Marijuana also accounts for most of the increase in illicit drug use among youths aged twelve to seventeen. ...

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One of the reasons that drugs are illegal is because drug use goes against tradition and American values. ... I do not agree with the idea of drug legalization. The myth that illicit drugs are no worse than legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco is not true. ... Becoming addicted to illicit drugs is no different. ... The myth that illicit drugs are no worse than legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco is not true. ...

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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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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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These acts include drinking, gambling, smoking, and illicit sexual activity (Siegel 1998). Also, drug use is a common act that is performed by these people. ... Sometimes this drug abuse becomes an addiction and then the person will commit other small crimes to get the drugs or them money to get the drugs. ... The proportion of drug users in the incarcerated population also grew at the same time. ... With that many people in prisons that are using drugs and the connection between drug use and crime, then if there was any success at all it seems like it would be a step in the right direction. ...

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Unfortunately athletes may use drugs for therapeutic indications, recreatio9nal or social reasons, as muscular aids or to mask the presence of other drugs during drug testing. ... (Drugs in Sport) According to Dr. ... (Is drug use a problem in sports) Like other people, athletes take drugs for a variety of reasons. ... (Athletes and Drugs) In order to solve the complex problem of drug abuse in sports, we need a comprehensive drug policy developed by all those concerned. ... (Drugs in Sports) It is not enough to tell athletes that drugs are wrong, the drug supply must be cut off to guarantee th...

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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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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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Drugs and Athletes Drugs and Athletes Drugs have been a problem in our society for many years. ... It is an excellent local anesthetic and a widely abused illicit drug. ... Marijuana is by far the most frequently used illicit drug in the United States(Marijuana). ... Cocaine is the most reinforcing drug around. ... Cocaine is not an addictive drug in a strictly physical sense. ...

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Drugs and Athletes Drugs have been a problem in our society for many years. ... It is an excellent local anesthetic and a widely abused illicit drug. ... Marijuana is by far the most frequently used illicit drug in the United States(Marijuana). ... Cocaine is the most reinforcing drug around. ... Cocaine is not an addictive drug in a strictly physical sense. ...

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• Grade Level: High School