... a means of reducing the transmission of HIV and other blood borne diseases such as Hepatitis C. The fact for this vulnerable portion of the population is that they share needles simply because they do not have the financial or legal means of procuring them. The Center for Disease control describes ... to quit. This huge misconception about the issue is the basis of public controversy and it undermines the support this issue needs in the larger population. It is important to keep in mind that whether a program condones or prevents drug use, they're helping the fight against HIV and ... STD...

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... the author David Courtwright identifies the following reasons why violence occurs. He believes that violence occurs when an area is concentrated with a population of males in their late teens and early twenties. Men in this age group according to the author have a high propensity for violence ... be against the prison system as a solution to American violence. I believe this because the prison system is guilty of violating every one of the reasons the author addresses in explaining why American violence occurs. For instance, the prison systems" population is predominately men in their l...

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... of drug use throughout the past few decades, from the fluctuating popularity of illegal marijuana use to the use of controlled substances like alcohol or tobacco. The population of drug users includes a wide variety of different peoples as well, one can see the use of drugs spans across a spectrum of people of various backgrounds ... . Other aspects relating to the frequency of drug use by individuals can also demonstrate how diverse the population of drug users is, as well as it brings up the issue of differentiating between using, abusing, and being dependent on drugs. Throughout the hi...

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... status quo and decriminalize marijuana consumers and growers. There are often depicted stereotypes that marijuana users are hippies, teenage misfits, school dropouts, anti-social, and stupid (to name a few). The American public has also distorted the facts on marijuana. The American government has hidden the reality about marijuana and it is time for this to stop. It's time for the ... ugly head out of the sand and listen to many doctors and scientists who have proof that marijuana is much safer than reported in the past. It's time for the American government to realize that there are m...

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... . Innocent people are suffering because of this. And finally, all the tax dollars going into this war seems to be in vain because its not progressing like it should. The American Government saw that drugs were repressing its citizens, which made them spring into action. The Government wanted to do whatever it took to rid its streets from drugs and crime ... is to try and help them. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse reported that 80% of all prisoners are drug offenders. Since 1980, we have tripled our prisons population even though crime rates have been declining since ...

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... cost of legalizing marijuana would be fed to everyone, through the advent of new taxes to fund the rehabilitation of an ever burgeoning drug addicted population. The negative socioeconomic effects of a drug and its use in a population do not simply disappear if the drug is legalized. The major issues in this battle to keep marijuana illegal, however, are the health risks involved ... that brain chemistry is irreparably altered in long-term marijuana users. Marijuana should not be legalized. The widespread avocation of its use could have negative repercussions on many levels of American ...

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... - "The Pass of the North. The city has a mountain range separating the east and west sides for total area of about 248 square miles. It also has an estimated population of 653,404 legal residents, and another estimated 200,000 undocumented illegal Mexican aliens. This high number is subject for debate between many people and the Mexican and ... American governments. El Paso has been found to be the poorest city in the nation with a population over 500,000. This is not coincidence though, since illegal immigrants make it a common practice to send home most of their money ... ...

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... cost of legalizing marijuana would be fed to everyone, through the advent of new taxes to fund the rehabilitation of an ever burgeoning drug addicted population. The negative socioeconomic effects of a drug and its use in a population do not simply disappear if the drug is legalized. The major issues in this battle to keep marijuana illegal, however, are the health risks involved ... that brain chemistry is irreparably altered in long-term marijuana users. Marijuana should not be legalized. The widespread avocation of its use could have negative repercussions on many levels of American ...

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... were the first people in the world to smoke varieties of Nicotiana for pleasure. Some of these Native American Indians claimed the growth and production of tobacco was delegated by holy spirits, and that the product, being sacred, was used as an offering. Today tobacco is viewed much differently; ... else does smoking cigarettes cause? Besides the physical affects are there behavioral affects of smoking cigarettes? Smokers make up a distinct culture, defined by their common behavior of smoking cigarettes, in American society. I am a smoker and I have noticed that most cigarette smokers...

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... Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse According to "Adolescent Substance Abuse," author Bernard Segal states, "substance abuse is the excessive use of a substance, especially alcohol or a drug."" (Segal 194) Many American teenagers use more than one substance, whether it is using multiple drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol. Being dependent on more than three substances, is called polysubstance abuse, and ... teenagers who are classified and treated for drug abuse fall into this category. Statistics and Epidemiology: Patterns of Abuse Although the United States is home to only 5% o...

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... through the turn of the 20th century and was one of America's largest cash crops. Marijuana first became used as a drug in the 20's & 30's mainly by Mexican-American immigrant workers and African-American jazz musicians. At this time, the plants long standing history as a cash crop gave way to its new image as the "Devil's Weed." In 1930, the government founded ... society suffers from anxiety, tragedies, depressions, suicides and unhappiness. Why can't we recognize the innocuous yet beneficial aspects of marijuana as a mood elevator and try to enhance life for the population? Marijuana...

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... alcohol withdrawals such as "tremors, sleeping problems, inconsolable crying, and abnormal reflexes. The second leading cause of birth defects due to substance abuse is tobacco. While smoking in the general population is declining. Approximately one third of women during their child bearing age smoke regularly. Pressinger says that cigarette use by women during pregnancy...has reported to be between twenty-two ... cause birth defects. Studies performed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse have shown that "11.3 percent of African-American women, 4.4 percent of white women, and 4.5 per...

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... steadily for decades, in spite of large government efforts to control supply (Wodak 2014). Drug prices have also continued to fall, and drugs remain easily available for much of the population (Wodak 2014). It seems clear that drug prohibition has not been successful. Additionally, many of the harms traditionally associated with drug use can be attributed to the effects of drug ... the sharing of syringes and thereby the spread of blood borne diseases (Miron 2001). Harm reduction efforts targeted at drug users are often thwarted by legislation such as 2003 Reducing American's Vulnerabil...

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... covered up with jail bars.                After looking at and knowing the effects of marijuana legalization, it is a valid and necessary solution to our countries drug problem. By legalizing marijuana the American population can use its money and resources to combat the drug problem through rehabilitation and education instead of stalling the problem through the legal system. Legalization will decrease violent crime associated ... ...

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... looking at and knowing the pro and cons of marijuana legalization, I have decided that it is a valid and necessary solution to our countries drug problem. By implementing such a program the American population can use its money and resources to combat the problem through rehabilitation and education instead of stalling the problem through the legal system. Legalization will decrease violent crime associated with ... ...

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... of drugs. Reducing the flow of drugs entering the U.S. must be top priority. Currently about six percent of our population or twelve million Americans use drugs, a reduction of fifty percent from nineteen seventy-nine's twenty-five million. The problem is that American drug users have enormous quantities of disposable income. Drug legalization would lead to increased drug abuse. No one should doubt ... ...

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... . The drug gave the user a ten minutes long "high". The drug is physically addictive the first time it is used. Another even more addictive and potent drug appeared on the american market in 1994. It is called methcathinone, or "cat". The user is high for 72 hours after using only 10-20 mg. Although the user does not get physically addictet ... and with very little, or even none, knowledge in chemistry. It has not been seen in Denmark yet, but will indoubtly pose a serious threat to the experimenting part of the population in only few years. To prevent the designer drug trend to develop ...

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... article "TV Addiction" Marie Winn reflects only one side of the people's problem who are addictive to TV- waste of time. I would say that TV addiction has worse influence on population than she does show in her article. What is so great about TV? Television is bad, it distorts the view of the world, gives us a reason to be lazy, and ... alcohol and drugs because we don't realize the harm that it causes to us. It is one of the most effective ways to influence on our brains. Half of the American women suffer from depression because of their appearance and weight. They all wish to look lik...

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... link either social or economic impacts of marijuana use among college age adults. The social and economic results of marijuana use have far reaching implications into the composite of the American families. Economic woes can be contributed to; job loss, loss of work due to illness, change in economic status, as well as unfulfilled economic attainment among young adults, can all ... substances can lead to alienation from family and friends, expulsion from school, loss of job, even incarceration. Gfroefer, Greenblatt, and Wright (1996) examined the substance use in the college age populat...

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... , maker, or just a concerned loved one who has to sit back and watch it happen. If illicit drug use was legalized it would definitely have an impact upon our prison population. Currently large majorities of people that are incarcerated in our jails are there because of a drug related charge. Legalizing the use and sales of drugs would mean less crowding in ... are very against their children participating in illegal drug use. Deep down they must know it is wrong. I really do not see any benefits for decriminalizing drug use in our American society. When given an inch, we as Americans usu...

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Drug use by American teenagers has increased dramatically over the past decade. Parties known as raves are common among club dwellers and have birthed a new wave of drugs that have been claiming the life ... the fuel for investigations and court cases over the years. Routine drug tests cannot detect GHB in a person's system, which makes it more difficult to regulate among kids. The growing population of kids using drugs such as these establishes the need for regulation in our society. Authorities have been working toward decreasing the availability of these drugs. Nightclub owners have also ...

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