... produce similar psychoactive effects to the current illegal ones. New drugs could possibly decrease the negative health effects of drugs reducing the overall harm caused by current unhealthy drug use. (www.opiods.com) The safety gap between a legalized drug market and the black market is so enormous that it's amazing it's overlooked by policy makers who continue, with their arrogance, to ... been cited as necessary part of law enforcement protocol. Activities, such as phone tapping, were considered "dangerous and unwarranted practice[s]" by the legal authorities of the alcohol prohibitio...

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... a professional staff they are fortunate to have recovering volunteers that work closely with our residents to assist them in becoming acclimated to the fellowship of 12-Step Programs." (http://www.burningtreeranch.com). Most residents have failed a minimum of 7 times, sometimes as more than 20 times, at other, less restrictive facilities. Referrals into the facility originate from word of mouth ... 12-Step meetings everyday, either in-house or taken by staff to meetings in surrounding communities, which affords them the opportunity to experience recovery in the real world" (http://www.bu...

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... term memory, distorts perceptions, impairs judgment and complex motor skills, alters heart rates, and has the potential to trigger severe anxiety, paranoia, and lethargy (www.ndsn.com). Yet I also feel its effects are in many ways less harmful than those of alcohol and tobacco-for instance, alcohol's potential to cause cirrhosis ... Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse estimated the social costs of America's alcohol habit to be $15 billion a year (www.ndsn.com); it has steadily increased since then. When comparing tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana, there is strong evidence that marijuan...

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... for further development and treatment. Marijuana has eased the pain of chemotherapy, severe muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, weight-loss due to the AIDS virus, and other problems (www.abcnews.go.com/medmj990317.html). Experts from the National Institute of Health or NIH have confirmed that marijuana is an effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by AIDS medications ... Other such ailments in which marijuana has been said to help are Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, repetitive migraines, and Alzheimer's, but the NIH has not reported those...

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... as CRACK), feels it is their duty "to reduce the number of drug and alcohol related pregnancies to zero" through encouraging the sterilization of drug-addicted women and men (www.cashforbirthcontrol.com). With the history of forced sterilization on the poor and people of color still festering in their minds, it is not surprising communities of color and community activists strongly oppose ... 17, 2004, CRACK has successfully coerced 1181 drug-addicted people in to becoming permanently or semi-permanently sterilized through the use of Depo Provera, tubal ligation, IUD, Norplant, or Vasec...

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... grow marijuana for personal medicinal use providing a doctor approves it. Missouri has gone out on a limb and petitioned the federal government, requesting a lift on the ban of marijuana(http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9702/weed.wars/facts/state.chart/states). A great point to bring up on the legalization of marijuana is that there is many drugs sold over the counter with worse ... made to control its use. Oxycontin is a prescribed drug to ease the pain of severe Cancer patients. Availability of this drug has lead to many deaths due to overdose (http://www.oxycontin-addiction.net). The drug A...

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... would prevent explosion or exposure to deadly gases released from the cook, and these operators are commonly users of crank and are under the influence while operating the lab. (http://www.sema.state.mo.us/metham.htm) Methamphetamine does more than boost the crime rate; it creates drug addicts and turns normal lives into nightmares. It's manufacturing process presents an ... or on the grounds surrounding the laboratories, and along roads and creeks are common practices. Surface and groundwater drinking supplies could be contaminated, potentially affecting large numbers of people. (http://...

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... or environmental factors. For example, if a first-degree family member such as a parent or sibling has diabetes, then the individual is at a slightly greater risk for contacting the disease (About.com). Environment factors also seem to play a role. Researchers have begun to study the role played by environment influences such as the atmosphere in which the individual was brought up, and ... also the infant diet of individual who later get the disease. However, there is no definite evidence linking Type 1 diabetics to the environment (About.com). Furthermore, there is no cure for Type 1 ...

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... , and cancer. The legal age to buy alcohol and cigarettes is 21-25 years of age. Merchants are not allowed to sell alcohol or cigarettes to minors. According to CBSnew.com few teenagers say they've tried marijuana, but teens say it's easier to buy than cigarettes or beer, according to a national survey. More than one-third of teens polled by ... ...

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... to heroin. "Control it, direct it, and assess it, "Johnson said of recreational medications. "On the off chance that you sanction it we may really have a healthier society." (Cnn.com) Detracting cash from the street pharmacists is an alternate contention for the legitimization of medications. William Bennett conjectures that numerous individuals who enter into the medication business accept that they ... ...

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