... amount of dollars being spent on a war which has become a stalemate. Where there is democracy, there is freedom of choice. Freedom to choose what to eat and drink, how to raise our children, what religion to belong to- if any- and how we choose to live our lives. The best thing about democracy ... not budged since the Reagan era's conservative republican administration waged the ridiculous and so called war. Just as the government can not force Americans to not eat too much cholesterol because it leads to heart disease, the government should not hold a drug control policy over Americans...

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... A.D.D, Social Disorders, Depression and Bipolar disorders are very commonly diagnosed in young adolescents. Are Adolescents being over prescribed medications for Psychiatric problems and is it leading to drug abuse? Many people take drugs such as Xanax, Prozac, Risperdal and Ritalin for these disorders. Prescription psychiatric drugs are all around us and over 5 million American children take them every day. In this ... friends. Gordon states, "Unsupervised adolescents report greater interest in trying other illegal drugs in the future than teenagers who have a parent at home after scho...

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I was introduced to marijuana as a 15 year old through my best friend. Every Friday night we walked to our village to eat pizza and wait for someone to buy us beer. One night he introduced me to an older neighborhood friend who brought us into the woods, ... reduced cost. It has also shown effectiveness as an anti-spasmatic in conditions such as MS, epilepsy and paraplegia as well as a pain reliever and appetite stimulant for people with H.I.V., AIDS and cancer. Billions of dollars are spent annually on prescription drugs used to lift our spirits or calm our nerves. Harmful or highly addictive...

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... they should be subjected to drug testing before receiving benefits and randomly while receiving government aid as a condition of "employment." The word welfare means different things to different people. Welfareinfo.org defines welfare as a system that "encompasses those government programs that provide benefits and economic assistance to no or low income Americans." There are many types ... Fourth Amendment, which establishes protection of citizens from "unreasonable searches and seizures". Conversely, other claims state that since welfare is "earned" government aid for which people appl...

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