Although many people feel that decriminalizing drugs would increase the amount of use, drugs should be decriminalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement, decrease crime rates and it will increase our country's revenue. We simply just spent too much money each year implementing drug laws. ... The estimated cost of housing the increasing number of non-violent drug offenders is some $315 million a year. ... Taxes should immediately be placed on drugs thus resulting in a significant increase in government income. The more money that governme...

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A great amount of money is involved also. ... This is a large amount of money, but using this money in order to crack down on drug use is only to protect society. ... But some, perhaps a great deal, of that gain would be offset by the great increase in the number of addicts- (Wilson, 339). ... One of the main arguments for the legalization of drugs is that more money could be spent on treatments for the addicts, but according to James Q. ... Legalizing drugs would only increase this problem causing addicts to use a greater amount of drugs and also recruiting new addicts. ...

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Today, the drug industry especially crack cocaine dealers are making huge amounts of money by selling the most dangerous and addictive drug in the business. ... (www.cocaine.org) Users who consume cocaine and alcohol at the same time increase the percentage of death, because it causes coca ethylene, which is the worst you can do to your own body. ... Scientists have discovered that when cocaine effects appear for a short term, it will increase the energy, decrease your appetite, mental alertness will occur, it increases heart rate and blood pressure, body temperature also increases and you wil...

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Others, make the claim that the legalization of marijuana would actually bring an increase in the use of other drugs, an increase in violent crime, and create a virtual nightmare for law enforcement. ... In the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was a sharp increase in marijuana use among adolescents and young adults. ... This money could be used, to give an example, to fund drug prevention programs in our schools or community centers. ... All this money would be made available to fund other programs, should marijuana be legalized. Now, put the money we can save by not fighting a war on mari...

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These countries have shown no increase in drug use or other negative side effects. ... These countries have shown a slight decrease in HIV and other similarly transferred diseases without a significant increase in drug usage. ... Look for crime rate increases on the internet) though the prison population has risen. ... Only 15% of the money spent on researching drug policy (not spent on drug policy, simply the research which accounts for less than (have to find this out. ... Policies of reform and rehabilitation over incarceration would not only reduce the strain on prisons and limited loc...

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I want to examine the increase in teen drug use. ... When this occurs, it affects parents, giving them less of a chance to make a lot of money. If the parents were not making enough money then they would have to get more jobs to support their family. ... Heroin-related emergencies increased between 1990 and 1995 by 124 percent. ... More money needs to be advocated towards programs and towards educating our youth that drugs are not even worth trying and that it...

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The physical effects of heroin is seen in the abuser who is standing on the street corner to try to get a fix or to try to get money to use to purchase heroin. ... Cocaine constricts blood vessels, dilates pupils, and increases body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. ... The abuser can experience itching, an increased heart rate, hallucinations and delusions. ... They are not able to have money because they usually will spend it on crack cocaine until there is no more left to spend. ...

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There was really only one area that had a slight increase and that was crack use by 10th graders from 1.8 percent in 2001 to 2.3 percent in 2002. ... The drug czar's office, officially known as the Office of National Drug Control Policy, coordinates the spending of this money. State and local governments also contribute money, which in part goes to pay for police and prisons. A gradual increase in the amount of spending towards this goal with a minimal gain in effect caused the public to become skeptical towards if the current policies and programs were truly effective. ... Governor Bus...

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The federal government, seeing the increase of marijuana use, passed new drug laws. ... Proponents say marijuana should be legal because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on enforcement. ... All of this extra money from marijuana legalization could be used efficiently toward unemployment or stabilizing social security benefits. Conservatives believe that legalization of marijuana would increase the amount of drug use throughout the world. ... Sherry Stevens, a high school teacher, said, "Legalization of marijuana would increase the number of younger users. ...

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Drug laws have created corruption, violence, increased street crime, and disrespect for the criminal justice system. ... It dramatically increases the pulse rate and blood pressure during use. If marijuana is legalized, many project that lung cancer will increase as the amount of marijuana use increases (Miner 44). ... Along with these myths come the false belief that crime will increase if marijuana is legalized. ... This war on drugs is wasting the money, as well as the lives of American people. ...

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As a result of globalization, there has been an increased amount of organized crime moving across international borders, and no longer is it simply a national concern, but a global one, as it affects people all over the world, and not those of a single state. ... Nations now face increased security at all points of entry, which is how the majority of the world's products are shipped, maintaining a large security arm is a huge burden economically for nations across the world. ... They both seek increasing shares of the fortunes generated from drug trafficking and other crimes. ... Investm...

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Many opposers to legalization argue that if marijuana was legal then crime rate will increase, much more car accidents would occur, marijuana use would lead to more harsher drug use, and that marijuana has no medicinal value. ... What the gateway theory presents as a causal explanation is a statistical association between common drugs and uncommon drugs, an association that changes over time as different drugs increase and decrease in prevalence. ... Television ads and the current Bush administration are saying that buying illegal drugs help put money into the terrorists' hands. ...

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On the street, he encounters into his ex-brother-in-law, Vernon, who gives Eddie some experimental brain drug called NZT to increase his creativity. ... The result is immediate: Eddie's perception, memory, and cognitive abilities have increased tremendously. ... He borrows cash from a Russian loanshark, Gennady, and increases the $100,000 to $2M in a week. ... From the moment of birth, life is the greatest value for us, and no one voluntarily change it for money, power or love, because people are worthless without life! ... In this way, the message would have been that there is no easy mo...

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Between the elderly, adults, and teens nowadays, the usage is increasing day by day. ... Teens and adults spend a lot of money on alcohol every year and in most cases they don't have the extra money to spend on different kinds of alcohol. ... Due to addiction, a lot of drug abusers use all their money and families' money to continue their addiction. ...

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By decriminalizing the use of drugs crime rates would increase. ... Szasz neglects to look at the fact that legalizing drugs would increase the crime rate. ... If drugs were made more readily available, it is easy to assume that that percentage and the number of inmates would likely increase. ... As for how much the government spends each year on drug addiction rehabilitation, that amount would only increase due to the fact that the number of addicts would vastly increase. ... In the Netherlands, official tolerance has led to significant increases in addiction. ...

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(7) Marijuana smoke has five times as much "tar" as cigarette smoke and significantly increases chance of lung cancer, inflammation and infection... (3) Since some bronchial cell changes appear to be pre-cancerous in frequent users, an increased risk of cancer must be considered for this group. ... That study was based on interviews with methamphetamine users and found users reported eradication had increased the price of marijuana. ... (1) That is a high percent of increase in marijuana abuse. ... Millions of dollars in federal drug enforcement money began to flow into Hawaii, but ...

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As tolerance for the drug increases, larger doses are needed to produce the same effect on consciousness. ... The NIDA site four major factors that contributed to the massive cost increase. Increased cocaine use, the HIV epidemic, an "eightfold increase in state and Federal incarcerations for drug offenses, and a threefold increase in crimes attributed to drugs." The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy conducted a study to determine how much money is spent on illegal drugs that otherwise would support legitimate spending or savings by the user in the overall economy. ...

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Results of using anabolic steroids could be just as physically damaging to an opponent; due to increased strength of the user. ... Money is another issue that some athletes may have some trouble with. ... Money is not usually a big issue for athletes in the majors. These all-star athletes probably spend more money trying to cover up the fact that they use enhancement drugs than they spend on them. ...

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The use of Ecstasy at raves/dance clubs is the greatest cause of death because Ecstasy affects the body temperature control and dancing for long periods of time in a hot atmosphere increases the risk of users overheating and dehydrating (losing too much body fluid) which can be fatal. 2.) ... However most Ecstasy, that is sold/distributed on the street, contains little or no MDMA and due to the increased demand for the drug, the purity has decreased and Ecstasy is now laced with other amphetamines or hallucinogens such as speed, LSD, caffeine, ephedrine, ketamine, rat poison, baking soda, ...

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If, in fact, nicotine is the reason why people smoke, it seems strange that people would pay enormous amounts of money for Havana cigars, which contain so little nicotine." ... Sure, they advertise but it's a business and they need to make their money somehow. ... The answer is simple: Because the government is making money off of it, plain and simple. Not like in the case of nicotine where the government is losing money paying farmers not to plant tobacco and trying to persuade them to plant other things. ... Fredman said it best when he indicated "there is only one social responsibility...

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Both are means to the ultimate objective of increasing the freedom of individuals to use their own resources in accordance with their own values- However by acting on both of these initiatives together; The result would be a per capita GDP 70 percent higher than Hong Kong's, not 7 percent. ... "Some elements of legalization would tend to reduce the number of addicts, and some would tend to increase it. ... Reducing the costs of bringing drugs to the market would definitely result in lower prices which according to supply and demand increases quanitity demanded. ... Legalizing drug...

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The user may be engaging in criminal activities in order to obtain money for the drug. ... Marijuana Another harmful drug is marijuana, especially since the potency of marijuana available has over the last decade increased by 275 percent. ... Chronic marijuana may cause brain damage, accelerated heartbeat, and increased blood pressure. ... There is a decline in school work, difficulty in concentrating, diminished ability to carry out long-term plans, loss of effectiveness, loss of ambition, and increased apathy. ... However, when it disappears, it leaves the user with an enormous ...

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Through extensive, very thorough research I have learned why people view it as a gateway drug, and I will prove that marijuana decriminalization would not lead to an increase in use by our nations adolescents. ... Our government consistently spends about 10% of its drug control budget on prevention and education, while 50%-80% is spent on domestic law enforcement. 1) The money has led to an increase in arrests, there were an astounding 641,640 state and local marijuana arrests in 1996, but 85% of them were for simple possession. 2) Still this new escalation did not prevent adolescent mariju...

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The user may be engaging in criminal activities in order to obtain money for the drug. ... Marijuana Another harmful drug is marijuana, especially since the potency of marijuana available has over the last decade increased by 275 percent. ... Chronic marijuana may cause brain damage, accelerated heartbeat, and increased blood pressure. ... There is a decline in school work, difficulty in concentrating, diminished ability to carry out long-term plans, loss of effectiveness, loss of ambition, and increased apathy. ... However, when it disappears, it leaves the user with an eno...

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Some may go on vacations, spend money or go on dates, but the most common getaway for people is drinking or drugs. ... Hemp is also much cheaper than cotton; it doesn't take as much money to grow the plants, and more of the plant can be used, therefore earning the farmer more money. ... The second reason important reason that marijuana should be legal is that it would save our government lots of money. ...

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