Policy on National Drug Control United States narcotics policy seeks for reduction of the supply of illicit drugs to the United States and reduction of user demand within the United States. This is based on three core principles; (1) Stopping drug use before it starts, (2) Healing America's drug users and (3) Disrupting the drug market. ... President Bush's National Drug Policy seeks to reduce the use of illegal drugs by 10% over the next 2 years and 25% over the next 5 years. ... Bush has proposed a $10 million increase for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and $5 m...

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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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(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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There are around ninety species of poppy and one of them, Papaver somniferum, is commonly used for both drug manufacture and as a food. ... The now illicit derivative heroin was once used therapeutically in the United States, and its abuse persists despite the severe addiction and physical debilitation associated with long term use. All of this adds up to a dilemma for drug testing laboratories. How is it possible to distinguish among the drugs and human metabolites from legal use of prescription opiates (morphine, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and dihydrocodeine), innocent ingestion...

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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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