Anthony Soares Professor Minnis English 1A November 9, 2013 The Decriminalization of Drugs It goes without saying that America faces a drug addiction that is beyond anything we could have ever anticipated. It is reported that an estimated 22.5 million Americans suffer from a dependency from a drug of some sort, whether it may be stimulants, depressants or hallucinogens (NIDA 2). However these victims of addiction are often demonized for their condition and are treated as criminals by the infallible
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The War on Drugs was intended to reduce the use of criminal drugs. The United States government, with the assistance of other countries, have been wanting to reduce the use and trade of illegal drugs. This initiative includes strict laws and policies, such as prison time, this is meant to discourage the production, distribution and consumption of these targeted substances. In the following essay, it is important to make the distinction between street and prescribed drugs, their effects, and the punishment
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traumatizing. The fact of the matter is that drugs can be, and most of the time are, the root to misdeed. The effects they have on the brain, and body of the abuser can be devastating and could cause said individual to partake in things he or she would not have normally done. For example crime related activity. Drugs have a devastating effect on the human rate and this results in a lot of crime. The effects drugs have on the brain are cataclysmic to our society. “Drugs are implicated in an estimated eighty
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Reyes COD-HUSR 243 Internet Search Paper Psychology Today http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/co-occurring-disorders I searched for this website via Google.com, searching “Co-Occurring Disorders.” This website offers information on a lot of different psychological problems. The website is for the magazine, “Psychology Today,” and offers the same articles in the magazine and additional resources related to Psychology. Psychology Today covers all aspects of human behavior and mental health
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19th century when Americans first discovered new wonder drugs like morphine, heroin, and cocaine, our society has confronted the problem of drug abuse and addiction. The United States--grappling with its first drug epidemic in the early 20th century--gradually instituted effective restrictions: at home through domestic law enforcement and overseas by spearheading a world movement to limit opium and coca crops. By World War II, American drug use had become so rare, it was seen as a marginal social
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an addictive substance, especially alcohol or drugs. However, substance abuse disorder is a condition in which the use of one or more substances leads to a clinically significant impairment or distress to an individual. One can abuse alcohol or drugs and not become addicted, however SUD’s are generally seen in addiction of drugs or alcohol. (Doweiko, 2015) While this essay mainly hits on drugs and alcohol, there are so many more types of abuse/addiction such as pornography, over eating, gambling, etc
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Phobias and Addictions Phobias and Addictions As classical and operant conditioning may be of normal use in day-to-day life it can also assist with phobias and addictions. Phobias pertain to fear or feeling of nervousness, anxiety, racing heart or a general feeling of uneasiness. Phobias may develop with certain stimuli, by an event inadvertly to a loved one, friend or one self. For example: when I was young my brother would tell me that monsters would come after me at night in the dark;
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Teens and Drugs Robert Lorenz COM/156 May 13, 2012 Patrick Misiti Teens and Drugs At the age of 12 I picked up a gun and shot and killed my sister’s best friend. I chose many things to try to cover up this pain that was created. I was building a wall around me as I was moving into my teenage years. At this time in my life my mother thought I should start learning about responsibilities, without thinking about what I had just went through. She wanted me to try to keep my brother and
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No one can deny that the problem of prescription drug addiction is at its worst today than ever before, causing countless cases of dependency and abuse at epidemic proportions, and gaining the reputation of being the "silent epidemic" in some major cities in America. Prescription drug addiction is also known as the "silent killer," and rightfully so, because it can take one innocent pill, or the wrong dosage, to place its user into a permanent sleep-an all-too familiar event known as fatally "overdosing
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Drugs and the effects they have on people and their loved ones around them. Melissa Strausser University of Phoenix Composition Class Olivia Miller January 19, 2014 . Whether from street drugs or prescription medications people become addicted because they feel drugs will help them deal with the problems they are facing in their lives. When it comes to the topic of drugs it is something that everyone faces, they range from the prescribed drugs people need to stay alive, to the street drugs
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