Social disorganization is neighborhoods or areas marked by culture conflict, lack of cohesiveness, a transient population, and insufficient social organizations. ... On the other hand, youth you externalize their problems tend to blame others for their perceived failures and are likely to engage in anti-social behaviors, including substance abuse. ... Most research has indicated that youth from a lower social economic status are more likely then those of a higher economic status. ... The study also found that the boys who drank had a higher social status than those who did not. ... More then h...

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(Lykestos, 2) In 1972, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Legislation (NORML), an organization that supports decriminalization of marijuana, unsuccessfully petitioned the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II. ... Through my research, I have fond that a large amount of organizations have actually endorsed medical access to marijuana. ... (Drug war facts) I don't know, but that's an awful lot of national and international organizations that support the medical values of marijuana in one way or another. ... Once...

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Social Effects The original premise for the use of methadone treatment as an option for heroin addiction was intended to reduce the social ills associated with heroin addiction. ... However, the same social ills associated with heroin addiction can be seen with the individual addicted or cross-addicted to methadone. One common social effect is the elevated incidences of arrest and incarceration, leading to jail terms, probation and parole supervision, and recidivism based on continued use. Many addicts fall prey to isolation from family and friends due to their continued use and inability t...

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Since the 1960s the plant species Cannabis sativa L., also known as marijuana, has been the topic of much controversy, being illegal, in its medicinal and recreational implementations. The reasons for its illegality, however, are just not sound enough, when they are compared to the potential positiv...

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It is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and is conducted by the University of Michigan's Institute of Social Research. ... Much of that credit goes to the large amount of community and faith based organizations throughout the country that are playing a vital roll in providing our youth with the right message. ...

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(NORML 2) Since 1970, NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, has lobbied for reducing the criminal punishment associated with marijuana felonies. ... All of this extra money from marijuana legalization could be used efficiently toward unemployment or stabilizing social security benefits. ...

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Drug Use: A Personal Choice or Government Restriction The World Health Organization defines drug addiction as a state of periodic or chronic intoxication detrimental to the individual and to society, produced by the repeated consumption of a drug. ... A study in Drug and Alcohol Dependence said that marijuana users react very slowly in performing motor tasks and suffer disability in personal, social and vocational areas. ...

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Disorders such as A.D.D, Social Disorders, Depression and Bipolar disorders are very commonly diagnosed in young adolescents. ... Gordon is the director of research and professional training at the Caron Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing a caring and enlightened treatment community. ...

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The panel searched the scientific literature for information about psychological and physical dependence, neural and general toxicity and social hazards such as aggressive behavior caused by various legal and illegal drugs. ... While cautioning that no drug they assessed was "completely free of danger", the researchers gave cannabis a rating of "weak" for social hazard and addictiveness, "very weak" for general toxicity and zero for neurotoxicity. ... Alcohol was also placed in this category because of its strong toxicity, its potential as a social hazard and its "very strong" addictiveness. ...

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The history of U.S. policy toward mind-altering substances has followed cycles of tolerance and intolerance ever since the mid-19th century. Walking into a smoked filled room, of young and old engaged in therapeutic activities for numerous health conditions, has been practice worldwide. In fact, the medical use of the cannabis plant goes back at least 5,000 years to ancient China. It was used by most of the world's cultures for its healing properties (Medical Marijuana Cases 1). Today such conditions as Migraine headaches, Glaucoma, Cancer, Epilepsy, Asthma AIDS/HIV, Spinal injury, ...

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According to Planet Theory, an organization focused on problems in society, have done case studies; one in which stated: " Statistics show a strong link between poverty and substance misuse Substances offer an escape from this economic, spiritual, and psychological impoverishment- ( Planet Therapy). ...

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The three general areas where people are opposed to legalization of marijuana center their arguments onhealth care, increased crime, and social aspects. ... Pierre, Assistant National Director of the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML), says that legalization will wipe out the already 60-billion dollar black market by placing marijuana in the open market (NORML information pack 3). ...

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