Fatima Hussien
PSYC 3303
May 24, 2018
Dr. Fuchs
In-Class Assignment
Robinson Cano suspended 80 games by MLB for performance-enhancing drug violation
Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano was suspended after testing positive for Furosemide, which violating the game’s drug policy. Furosemide is a diuretic, diuretics are banned by most major sport because it can be used to mask the existence of other substances. However, Cano insists that the Furosemide was prescribed by a doctor in the Dominican Republic for a medical condition. He also added that Furosemide is used to treat various medical condition in both the United States and Dominican Republic, in this case, he was prescribed the drug to treat a medical ailment.

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It went downhill from there
Roderic Smith got pulled over by an Arlington police officer for in Arlington for suspicion of driving without insurance. However, Smith had a handgun and several ounces of marijuana in his car. Police spokeswoman Karen Standback said that “he faces charges for both offenses”. Later that day, Police Chief Will Johnston tweeted “This person is not having a good start to his birthday today”.

They accidentally pushed the SUV’s emergency call button. Police came. Busted.
Andrew Johnson and Sarah Harrison, both face charges of possession of a controlled substance. However, Andrew Johnson also faces a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. The pair got busted by the police when they accidentally pressed the SUV’s emergency button. Police officers were sent to their location to determine the reason for the call, however, the officers found the pair intoxicated and with large amounts of marijuana in their car.

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The study takes place in a small community, any student that wanted to participate in the study had to contact their school guidance counselor. Before the students could participate in the study, they had to get their parental consent. Several procedures were put in place so that the students felt comfortable. First, the students were asked interview questions that were crafted so that the student felt the freedom to talk about themselves or friends that have used prescription drugs for non-medical purpose. A total of 25 middle school students were interviewed. When the students were asked to talk about prescription drugs, many students demonstrated that they did not know the definition of prescription drugs. This study also revealed that students were selling prescription drugs to make easy money. The students identified that the exposure of the prescription drugs came from seeing family members taking medicine. This study shows the variety of ways that these students could endanger their health but most importantly how they appear unaware of the dangers of non-medical use of prescription