... based on the facts, not vague moral convictions. An immediate effect of a legalized drug market would be increased safety for drug users. Adulterated drugs off the black market are responsible many unnecessary deaths. (www.dancesafe.org) Drugs created in clean environments subject to inspection and quality control would be far superior to those created in clandestine labs who's operators have little ... or lose by cutting corners. Current laws do not differentiate between those who produce a drug properly and those who attempt synthesis in their bathtubs leaving almost no room for safety...

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... drugs is very prevalent in our country today. The problem has gotten so severe, that many options are being considered to control it or even solve it. The war on drugs does not seem to be accomplishing enough, and different options need to be ... drug disputes through a legal process and leaves people to their own violence oriented solutions. Decriminalization would remove the crime and violence surrounding the drug business. It would move an underground economy to a legitimate economy, and provide a safe means for the buying and selling of drugs - taking the power back from professiona...

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... medical marijuana argue that the issue is one of the patient and nothing more. Critics also argue that due to the nature of the cannabis plant itself regulation of the drug would be impossible and that the negative effects of smoking marijuana would outweigh any therapeutic value. The use of marijuana for medicinal purposes under the correct circumstances and as ... is grown(85). Still the medicinal properties of the plant remain. For thousands of years doctors have been recommending the use of marijuana. Early recommendations for the use for the drug included malaria, constipation, rhe...

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... drugs (Dreyfuss, 32). Perhaps they didn't inhale, but many Americans were surprised when a scientific study funded by the White House's drug czar reports in March that marijuana's active ingredients seem to have medical value, "particularly for" pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation." As much as the contents of the report, its irony - as if the 1950s ... . Treatment of narrow-angle glaucoma is primarily surgical. In approximately 90% of the open-angle and secondary glaucoma topical (eyedrop) preparations along with some oral medications can effectively cont...

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... injected drugs share needles contaminated with infected blood, direct contact with HIV occurs. In Eastern Europe, the sharing of contaminated needles among drug users is the most common cause of HIV. HIV infection may also occur when health professionals stick themselves, accidentally, with HIV infected needles ... percent accurate within weeks following exposure. Physicians differentiate between people who have HIV and those who have AIDS. The CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, Georgia, recommends that physicians reserve the diagnosis of AIDS for HIV infected p...

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... good job making the American people understand safe sex and the disorder itself. If only it was possible to do the same in Africa. In the U.S., taking a drug "cocktail- is a commonly used method of symptom suppression. It is basically what it sounds like, a unique, individualized combination of 15 to 20 pills tailored to ... disease crossed over into the heterosexual community as well, more people became alarmed. Despite the fact that AIDS is less common and more under control in the United States than in Africa, recent studies have shown that our current rate of infection is the same as...

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... . It's much too time-consuming, and police forces are short-staffed" ("Prostitutes," CQ 32). Many citizens feel that police efforts should be directed towards more serious crimes, such as drug trafficking, homicide, rape, etc. With the cost of court fees, enforcement, and jail housing for the convicted prostitutes, some citizens are beginning to wonder if the government is approaching the ... police departments and judicial systems would save time and money and spend more time cracking down on true crimes that have one or multiple victim crimes such as rape, murder, drug trafficking, etc...

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... and babies received zidovudine, there was a transmission rate of 8.3 percent. This was a dramatic decrease in the rate of transmission when compared to the control group who had a transmission rate of 25.5 percent. With results such as these, drug intervention with respect to both pregnant women and newborns should become more commonplace with each day. For example, if the decrease in maternal transmission ... be the loss of opportunity to provide both counseling and treatment. Because of these findings, voluntary testing seems to be the most effective. On July 1, 1995, the Center for D...

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... counselling could end up possibly helping them. Safe Injection Sites save lives, by exchanging needles and syringes the reduction of drug related harms will reduce the number of deaths that occur, control the spread of diseases and offer other services to people who use drugs and need the help. Some goals of ... users it does not only help them but also the communities. The benefits safe injection sites have on the communities are; reduces the visibility of drug consumption on the street, reduces HIV and Hepatitis C transmission, and ensures that the equipment used to inject themselves r...

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... if it could unveil some new evidence that would give them a glimpse of what they were dealing with. The Centers for Disease Control found something peculiar about the nineteen patients that they interviewed. All patients in the study were required to list their sexual contacts. Four ... 't just isolated in the gay community, it was spreading quickly through the population. This disease was no longer just affecting homosexuals and drug users, it was able to infect anybody. The government finally recognized the disease, and the name was changed to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ... p...

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... called marijuana. Marijuana has been illegal in the U.S.. ever since the Great Depression. The question we must ask ourselves is "why?" Why is a drug that has so many beneficial uses illegal? Is it because its poisoning the youth of today? Is it because it leads to harder drugs, the health ... vanish once the user is no longer intoxicated. Mainly the reason we think marijuana is bad is because that is what the Partnership for a Drug-Free America wants us to believe. They tell us that marijuana will cause brain damage and memory impairment, it will kill brain cells, and ... are also illne...

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... are called messenger RNA (mRNA). This process is called transcription and involves the host cell's own enzymes. Enabling viral genes can now control the host cell's process. MRNA is produced in the cell's nucleus and is transported to the cytoplasm where it is used to achieve ... pass the infection to their babies.(3) HIV can also be spread to babies through the breast milk of infected mothers. If the drug AZT is taken during pregnancy, the chance of transmitting HIV to the baby is significanltly reduced. Researchers have discovered cells called dendritic ... headaches, weight loss, e...

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... , increases imagination, and inner thought. One main concern is the laziness and anti-social behavior experienced by every day users. Continuous use may also initiate a psychological dependency on the drug. Clinical testing has also revealed that marijuana has several medicinal uses, such as reducing nausea in chemotherapy patients. Other outstanding effects are marijuana's use for increasing hunger levels in AIDS ... vulnerable citizens - children . . .. Clearly, we should be as tough on marijuana dealers as we are on heroin and cocaine pushers.'" The illegality of marijuana restricts a...

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... the most common in our country today. Others include having to pay fines, compensation, absolute discharge, attendance centre for 10-21 months, exclusive orders, drug abstinence orders, and supervised attendance orders. Some offenders may have a number of orders to complete, and the orders can be given to the offender ... The Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Program (ISSP) is mostly found in high crime areas because it is issued over those who need a higher level of control. This may also vary in time from 3 months to 3 1/2 years, based on the reports taken from the probation offic...

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... does not create a tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, or physical dependence in the user". Another fact taught in elementary schools nationwide is that marijuana is a "gateway drug," which as a matter of fact was one of the negative things that Dr. Coleman stated earlier in our conversation. However, this is not true. ... heroin and cocaine, although it did lead to an increase in marijuana use. One thing that has led to marijuana being classified as a gateway drug is the way the studies are conducted. Many studies attempt to show "that marijuana users are more likely to use heroin or cocaine"...

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... , fatigue, a depressed or sad mood, weight gain or loss, difficulties concentrating, psychomotor agitation or retardation, as well as always having thoughts about dying. ("The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: Depression ", 2013). Many people that suffer from PTSD and depression dislike having several prescriptions of pills and other medications given to them as treatment. Some feel the pills ... administer medications such as Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft and Paxil to these patients for their symptoms. They also use some medications that are normally uses as blood pressure treatment t...

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... bloodstream, or fewer numbers of the immune system cells, CD4+ T cells, that are the main targets of HIV. Other factors that may increase the risk of perinatal transmission are maternal drug use, severe inflammation of fetal membranes, or a prolonged period between membrane rupture and delivery. A recent study sponsored by NIAID and others found that HIV-infected women who gave birth more ... the diaper area, swollen belly, itchy skin rashes, frequent ear infections, crankiness, irritability, and constant crying. While there is currently no cure for HIV there are a number of medications...

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... the person's body. The virus can enter the body through contact with the bloodstream. The three most common ways to transfer HIV are through sexual contact, perinatal exposure, and intravenous drug use. You cannot get HIV through kissing, sneezing, coughing, sharing glasses/cup, or insects bites (Gordon et al., 2013). IV. Diagnosis Modern HIV testing is very accurate. HIV testing has ... a risk factor and some common risks associated with that are having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has HIV, having multiple sex partners, having sex with a IV drug user, sharing...

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... Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) hijacks the natural defense system of body, and can lead to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). Without the defense system, the body is not able to fight disease. In this paper, eradication of HIV will ... disease. Demographics HIV mainly transmits via bodily fluids such as blood, vaginal fluid, human milk, and semen. Exchange of used needles by intravenous drug users, blood transfusions, unsafe sex, needles used for tattoos and body piercing are also modes of transmission of HIV/AIDS. HIV can also be...

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... segments of society prior to the economic crisis. However, the Government of Thailand has drastically slashed the budget for these programs during the "hard- times. Meanwhile, the Government has proposed drug management reform, and planned to set up a "good health at low cost" measure, which provides one-stop essential public health services to the unemployed (World Bank, 1999). To counter ... in combating AIDS, scientific research on AIDS is also being conducted on an international-based effort from four leading institutions: the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Dis...

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... screened for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases. The parasite is harder to detect in men than in women. Trich can usually be cured with the prescription drug metronidazole given by mouth in a singe dose. The symptoms of trich in infected men may disappear within a few weeks without treatment. However, an infected man, even who has never had ... recognize the symptoms which are prolonged calving interval and the pregnancy rates of 30-40 percent are not uncommon. There are no treatments that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration as of y...

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... how HIV is spread in Youth and Tattooing: What the Health Personnel Should Know. It is more difficult to transmit HIV than Hepatitis B and C. HIV is commonly spread when "injection drug users" (IDUs) use medical syringes to inject their drugs. Often a small amount of blood is sucked back into the siringe and passed onto another user. This is a very common way ... human body and is easily destroyed by autoclaving"(Brown 5). If sterile conditions are present there is almost no risk for the transmission of HIV. "According to CDC(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) no cases of HIV t...

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... immune system, as well as the rest of your systems. How is HIV/AIDS Transmitted? Risk factors for acquiring HIV include sexual contact with an infected person, needle sharing among drug users, or through transfusions with infected blood. HIV infected women can transmit the virus to their newborns before or during birth, or thought breast feeding after birth. Health care workers ... these fluids must get into the bloodstream by direct entry into a vein, a break in the skin, or through mucous linings, such as the eyes, mouth, nose, vagina, rectum, or penis. Drug users who use needles can ...

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... issue that has sparked fear in everyone, but "society" has narrowed it down to certain people who can contract the AIDS virus. The typical "AIDS" victim is not an IV drug user or a practicing homosexual; they are African Americans, and minority women. AIDS is spread in many ways, such as having unprotected sex, sharing needles, from mothers to infants during ... AIDS or any other health disability. The HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service offers toll free phone lines that provide the latest research and treatment information. The CDC (Center of Disease Control) targets prevention eff...

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... "as the AIDS threat [grew], the mating call [was] no longer "free-love," but "safety first" (Kantrowitz 40)." AIDS had been thought of as "gay" disease or a disease of intravenous drug users, but as the epidemic grew so did knowledge that AIDS was an epidemic of all people regardless of their class, race, age, or sexual preference. An article in The ... two-thirds of people with AIDS in the United States contracted the disease from sexual intercourse (Willis 32). Due to this fact condoms became a form of not only birth control but also disease control. Condoms were being promoted as a s...

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