... believed that if youth did not hear about marijuana, they would not become curious and experiment with it. Therefore, in the 1930's, discussion about marijuana was forbidden in all public schools, and from 1934 to 1956, the Motion Picture Association of America banned all films showing the use of narcotics (www.legalize.com). The strategy did not work as well as ... may believe that legalizing marijuana could lead to excessive use by people that do not need it, but legalizing marijuana for medical purposes only would allow patients to have another alternative when currently legal drugs ...

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... that required a more hash attitude. Two programs being introduced are the Parents Drug Corps and the safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program. Parent's Drug Corps focuses on teaching parents how to teach their kids about drugs. Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program aims at backing up what parents are supposed to have taught their kids. The two programs together kind ... provided controlled dosages of their drugs at clinics and many of the addicts were able to kick their drug addiction (UUA 2). Lastly our government needs to speak up about these alternative issues. Our poli...

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... a claim. There have also been programs such as D.A.R.E. (Drug abuse resistance education) witch have been taught in both public and private schools. Warnings and effects are seen in the media, on newspapers, magazines, and journals and on Television. Three alternative solutions for this problem can be considered. Teens can help teens their same age. There can also be much more help towards ... )." This is sliding by as no big deal, which is part of today's ignorance. There should also be more law enforcement. It's no crime to have random drug tests at schools or at the work place. Office...

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... will again flourish. In the forward section of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1992 yearbook of agriculture, it states: "it's important for America to lead in the research and development of alternative uses for agricultural products." Hemp meets all standards developed for being considered as a source of fuel. Through the process of hydrolysis, a plant's cellulose can be converted to ethanol. Corn is ... drug use, and there are several theories that suggest prohibition might actually increase drug use. One unintended effect of marijuana prohibition is that marijuana is very popula...

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... , visited the Lower East Side Needle Exchange with a NY Times reporter. Their conclusion: "Since the NEP began we've seen an increase in dirty syringes on our streets, in schools yards, and in our parksBrazen addicts shoplift, loot, and steal to buy drugs.(6)" In another article written by David Noffs, he states "Many needle exchange programs have been introduced ... that having a NEP in a residential neighborhood would not be the best thing to drive up property value or make me comfortable enough to leave my doors unlocked at night, the alternative is far worse. People are dying and the...

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... the children will act. "Fighting, taunting ,and trash-talking among the pro and college players, shown repeatedly on television, lead to similar actions in football, basketball and baseball in high schools" (Wilstein B1). It seems as though there has been a lot of negative examples in sports world lately. One of the negative examples was published in the December 23rd issue of ... has a definite hierarchy, with established leaders, roles, and responsibilities. The problem is that a gang life usually leads to a long prison sentence or an early grave"(Athletes Against). Sports is one alte...

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... change was their location. Results proved that intended activity was not stopped, it just occurred somewhere else. The weekend Limelight closed, I spent time at each of the other three main alternative Manhattan nightclubs. After years of attending Limelight, as well as these other clubs, I felt knowledgeable enough to determine what the results of Limelight's close were. I observed change in people's attitudes ... peer pressure and the need for acceptance all contribute to their drug use. These reasons do not exist solely within the confines of nightclubs, rather they are present every...

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Use federal tax dollars to fund these therapeutic communities in prisons. I feel that if we teach these prisoners some self-control and alternative lifestyles that we can keep them from reentering the prisons once they get out. I am also going to describe some of today's programs that have proven to be very effective. ... offenses (Siegel 1998). This is where therapeutic communities come into play. The term "therapeutic community" has been used in many different forms of treatment, including residential group homes and special schools, and different conditions, like mental illness, alcoholis...

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... for a Drug Free Hawaii says, "The legalization of marijuana as a medicine and the abandonment of our science-based FDA testing and approval process are irresponsible as long as proven, positive alternative treatments are in place." (5) We are supposed to find new support for medical research, not use drugs such as marijuana. Secondly, marijuana is a gateway drug. Marijuana is the most widely ... someone over something like marijuana. (6) More than 44% of 12th graders surveyed by the University of Hawaii admitted using marijuana. And the Department of Education Children survey conducted ...

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