There are relative arguments for both sides of the topic regarding decriminalizing illicit drug use. ... If illicit drug use was legalized it would definitely have an impact upon our prison population. ... Illicit drugs can be used for appetite stimulation and pain management for people with severe health problems. ... I know that people do not only destroy their bodies by using illicit drugs. ... I can only imagine where we would be if we legalized illicit drugs. ...

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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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Some people argue that illicit drugs should be legalized also, while others promote war on drugs instead. ... -Legalizing drugs will reduce crime. -Legalizing drugs will take the thrill out of drugs and people won't use them. War on drugs means banning use, possession, and trafficking of drugs under the penalty of law. ... Illicit drugs are so dangerous, and might lead to quick fatality; drugs mess with ones brain and damage his or her life and the life of others. ...

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A drug dependent welfare recipient who acquires drug treatment and effectively completes therapy will have more success finding employment when drug testing is required by a company. ... Mandatory drug testing encourages them to seek help and improve their lives by removing the element of drugs present, but it allows drug users to make the choice for such an improvement of their own lives. ... The implementation of drug testing would insure that such funds given to beneficiaries would not be utilized for the procurement of illicit drugs. ... The money saved from eliminating drug users fro...

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(Segal 194) Many American teenagers use more than one substance, whether it is using multiple drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol. ... As stated by Helen Beiser, "two-thirds of American adolescents experiment with illicit substances before they graduate from high school... "(212) It is also common for adolescents to be involved with multiple drugs at a time. Adolescence is the most risky period for drug use. ... Drugs may be a source of a false feeling of mutuality, consolation and self-confidence. ...

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Marijuana is the only illicit drug that has never had a fatality because of overdosing. This drug has never been proven to be addictive in any way. Alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine are what I believe to be the worst drugs in the world because they are some of the most addictive drugs in the world (even more so than cocaine, and met amphetamines) and the most acceptable drugs used in the world. ... These drugs have been legal ever since this great country has been here. ... They are the people paying our customs agents to allow not only marijuana, but also other illicit drugs to make their way i...

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In the United States, there are many people that do drugs, and do not get caught, and they think it is still right and legal to do it. ... Drugs are illegal in the United States, although sold by many people and used by many, they will keep continue to use drugs. Drugs like marijuana have many effects on people, possibly causing them their lives. ... Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. ... It is mixed in combination with another drug. ...

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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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Legalizing marijuana makes sense on so many levels, starting with easing the financial burden of the war on drugs. ... Has the war on drugs really made a difference? ... Data lists of all deaths for the year 2009 has legal prescription drugs positioned above half of all deaths which includes alcohol, illicit drugs with zero deaths being attributed to marijuana (Narcon International). ... Marijuana is not the great evil; it is not the "gateway drug" or a killer. Instead it is a healer, it is environmentally friendly, and yes, it is another safe recreational drug....

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Today, marijuana is the most popular and widely used illicit drug in the United States. Many people view marijuana as a gateway drug to more harmful and dangerous substances. ... Over time, as drugs increase and decrease in popularity, people who use harder drugs like cocaine and heroin are more likely to have used marijuana. Another reason that statistics could be misleading about the "gateway drug" issue is because some of the people, who sell marijuana, also sell other drugs (Zimmer 3). ... "Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug for the large majority of people, mariju...

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And, according to a study done a few years ago, it was discovered that marijuana used illicitly by patients with multiple sclerosis, temporarily reduced spasms. ... Marijuana is one of the worst drugs because it is addictive, causes mental deterioration and it leads to other harder drugs. Many think that it is the gateway drug. People smoke pot, and then they want to try all other drugs. ... Marijuana has been considered the gateway drug, but that is only true for a few. ...

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Prostitution is the practice of engaging in illicit sexual activity for an economic or emotional price with randomly chosen people. ... Also a large number of female prostitutes become drug addicts who live in abusive relationships with pimps. ...

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