There are many personal reasons for smoking weed from relaxing to enjoying time with friends these and others will be discussed in detail. ... (Personal conversation October 18, 2001) Getting high and being high with friends memorable moments are made, they may not happen because of the drug but they are made even more outstanding because of it. ... While high friends get together and play video games, go to movies and go to the mall. ... When friends get high on a regular basis there are certain issues that only apply to them as a group of friends. ... Within a group of friends these topi...

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Well, they see their parents do it, friends, they see ads on T.V and magazines, and also, they see celebrities doing it. ... She is the only one in her group of friends that smoke. Many of her friends have stopped or haven't even started. ... He friends have stopped because they have heard what may happen to them. ... Her friends knew what may happen but Horton doesn't really know what may happen because she has not seen the risk and causes of smoking. ...

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"COCAINE AND CRACK What is Cocaine/crack? Cocaine is the most powerful central nerve system stimulant in nature. Cocaine is white powder made from the coca plant in the Andean mountains in South Africa. Thousands of years ago cocaine was used for religious ceremonies. As time went by people who lived in the Andean mountains either made tea from them or chewed on the coca leaves. ...

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Though there is little reason to believe that he would have sought such help, Riordan and Prochnicky report that Jim, on the urging of Pamela Courson's father, once had a few sessions with a psychiatrist (Riordan and Prochnicky, p172). ... Away much of the time, Jim's father fluctuating between treating his children as recruits and exercising little parental authority, choosing instead to let his wife apply whatever discipline might be necessary (Faris and Faris, p.142). ... Enchanted by the hippie life and a little afraid of it, Jim took her under his wing and introduced her to psyc...

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The friends and family members of a prenatally drug or alcohol exposed person will probably have to endure the burden of caring for, improvising with, and financing the health or psychological issues their loved one suffers from. ... While I concede that civilians have the right to privacy from their government, it is also conceivable that those who do not make a habit of violating the law have little to worry about. ...

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It is difficult to give a brief discussion on the causes of crime, as the subject is both broad and technical. This essay provides a brief overview, in simple terms, of what is known about factors that cause crime, and the issues that could make some individuals more likely to become involved in cri...

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Definition The use of illicit or illegal drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. But not until the 19th cent. A.D. were the active substances in drugs extracted. ...

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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 legaliza...

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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 legaliza...

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In Houston, TX, a controlled study of the DARE program in the schools has found little evidence to suggest that the curriculum's primary goals, drug abuse and violence reduction and 5 prevention, are being reached at a significant level (Society 1999). ... A study in Louisville, KY, suggested that DARE has little effect on whether children use drugs, tobacco, or alcohol (Bowling Green Newspaper 1...

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Drugs have become a very serious problem in the United States. They have become a component of one's every day lives. This Nation's reliance on drugs for pleasure, depression, and medical relief dominates the political and economic scene. Much debate over the drug issue occurs daily. Pleasure i...

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