Tobacco use and alcohol abuse are extremely widespread in today's society. Unfortunately our society faces a greater problem. This problem goes deeper than alcohol abuse, tobacco use by minors, or even the increase in cocaine use over the last decade. It is natural for members of our society to want to help one another. It is therefore logical that many of us want to end the flow of illegal drugs into this country, to stop the sale of alcohol to minors, and to educate children on the risks of tobacco use. Anti-drug programs have popped up wherever school children are present, and one is asked for identification when buying alcohol or tobacco products if they look even remotely close to the age limit. Our society believes that in combating drugs, alcohol, or narcotics, we can eliminate the majority of our problems. My belief, and what I intend to show, is that the revenue spent on this education should be instead spent on the root of the problem. Poverty is all around us, and is the focal point of our society's woes. Help people get on their feet, but food on their tables and a roof over their heads, and I believe that they will in turn help themselves. First of all one must look at what a cocaine addiction is and why we are trying to fight it. Then the relationship of drugs and poverty, and why the war on drugs is failing should be examined. Finally, a successful alternative to combating specific drugs in specific areas must be implemented.
Cocaine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant that heightens alertness, inhibits appetite and the need for sleep, and provides intense feelings of pleasure. It is prepared from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush, which grows primarily in Peru and Bolivia (Bean 1993). Cocaine is generally sold on the street as a hydrochloride salt, which looks like a fine, white crystalline powder. Street dealers often dilute it with similar looking substances such as cornstarch, talcum powder or sugar.
"Just Say No" "Just Say No!" That is easy to say, but not so easy to do. ... The fact that the teacher had no previous or future connections with the learner was a good way of getting them to continue. ... No one was hurt physically but she believes emotionally theses people may sense some problems. ... To break someone down like this and just tell them everything will be okay is a joke. ...
Obviously, the consumption of drugs and alcohol can only lead to no good. ... Just imagin that you"re a housewife with four children and you just found out that your husband, the bread winner, was taken away from you. ... Second, a persons appearance can say a lot about a person. ... In any event, saying no to drugs and alcohol is the key source to stay healthy and beautiful. ... Finally, there is no doubt that drugs and alcohol have nothing promising to offer any one. ...
Ads, music, TV, and movies all seem to say, "Just do It." ... Sexual education is not just about birth control and pregnancy. ... It's not just a baby, it's the walker, high chair, swing, medicine, toys, formula, and diapers. ... Saying no to sex (abstinence) means there is no worry about sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and their cost. ...
No one was in there. ... The first thing I realised was that there was no longer a stone floor but a wooden floor beneath me. ... There was no blood coming from my busted lip and my leg was fine. ... All that had just happened was because of the drug and I must have been hallucinating the whole thing. ... I knew I should have just said no....
Millions of people cannot start their day without having a cup of coffee. As more and more people drink coffee, we are starting to realize it's effects on our bodies. Coffee has one of the most addicting drugs in it, caffeine. It was first isolated from coffee in 1820. Caffeine, a white, bitter powder, is a water soluble alkaloid (Caffeine). ...
Just Say Yes For years now people have been told to say no to drugs, because drugs are bad, people that use drugs are the slugs of society, and it is simply wrong to do drugs. ... It is clear that making drugs illegal has had no positive benefits in the United States for either the government or for the people. ... As far as overdosing, there is no scientifically valid evidence of anyone dying of an overdose of marijuana smoke (Marshall 82). Making drugs illegal has imprisoned people for actions that do no directly harm others, as opposed to most crimes. ... The courts and prison would no ...
These are just a few names for the many kinds of illegal drugs. If you thing drugs just appeared on the scene recently you dead wrong. ... They see no color nor age and think nothing about social status or where you live. ... The DARE program is not just something striving for an honorable goal, but a program that actually works. ... But, I would then say you couldn't spend money on anything better. ...
