... can go to or call to get more help for your child. • There are many good books that you can get • Your local law enforcement agencies have community relation, resource, and drug prevention officers that can refer you to local agencies that can help. • Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous have chapters in almost every city in North ... ) Also local health departments and or police departments will be able to give you names of places to get a hold of for help. Your local law enforcement have community relation, resource, and drug prevention officers that can refer you to othe...

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... of HIV diagnosed cases contracted the disease from sharing needles (U.S center for Disease control). The Illinois Public Health Department reports that IV drug users have an 80percent chance on contracting Hepatitis C from needle sharing. These diseases require very expensive and aggressive treatments. Some treatments ... and HIV as well as stop used needles from being discarded in places where kids play. Unlike the law enforcement model which simply wants to punish users with arrest and stiff jail terms, harm reduction wants to meet the addict where they ... from HIV, but from overdose,...

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... of the drug does not harm anyone else. There are harms related to the illegality of drugs, such as crime, but "no one knows how much they would be reduced if drugs were legalized- (Wilson, 339). A great amount of money is involved also. In order for law enforcement to continue ... this war on drugs, billions of dollars must be spent each year. This is a large amount of money, but using this money in order to crack down on drug use is only to protect society. There are a few reasons why drug legalization could be a decent ... and can lead to physical deformities or neurological damage- (...

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... marks the 28th annual study (www.nida.nih.gov/infofax/HSYouthtrends.html). The 2002 MTF survey marks the sixth year in a row that drug use among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders remained stable or decreased. This trend began around 1997 and has gradually showed improvement (decline) in ... of 62 percent. Governor Bush also created Operation Riverwalk, a two-year operation that includes 26 federal, state, and local agencies to stop drug trafficking on the Miami River. Since its creation, 7031 Lbs of illegal drugs have been seized. The Governor has not only been focusing on ... or deliver, with...

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... the market for so short a time abused to the degree that OxyContin has been." Says Charles Miller of The National Drug Intelligence Center (Spake 56). In 2000, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) received 291 coroner reports of OxyContin related deaths from the eastern United States alone (Spake 56). In the small coal mining towns of Eastern Kentucky alone, there have ... areas of widespread abuse some doctors that are seeking to increase their business have been accused and convicted of prescribing OxyContin to virtually anyone who wants it. While acknowledging the drug as an effective ...

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... overall objectives, shallow legalese surrounding the prohibition of cannabis remains. The rationale used for cannabis prohibition applies to all the drugs listed under the Controlled Substances Act. The Drug Enforcement Administration provides a comprehensive resource guide to the drugs they prohibit in their 2011 edition titled, "Drugs of Abuse". The essential justification for controlling substances rests ... In order to gain legislative legitimacy, a series of well-funded studies must be conducted by the government in order to make a conclusion. The Drug Enforcement Administration ha...

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... fifty percent in some estimates and violent crime would decline. Of course there are those who believe that legalization will turn our whole country into drug addicts. There is no evidence to support this. Making something illegal only creates a taboo, which people challenge and break because they know it ... illegal drugs. Organized crime has moved in to fill this vacuum and is making billions of dollars. Legislation will force organized crime from the drug business. In return, the government can regulate the market by licensing, enacting laws on sales to minors, and monitor the quality...

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... is an important factor for the development of the individual. Thus a strong family support system is an important resilience factor in preventing drug abuse from a young age. Such bondage will affect the independence and autonomy of the individual and his/her behaviour within society. Research ... use by adolescents maybe further divided into four categories: i. The parental relationship domain where family conflicts are associated with the child's delinquency and drug use (Robins, 1980). Also one has to consider the absence of parents from an adolescent's life and the lack of emotional s...

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... the opiates in the system the only setback is if they are addicted they will experience extreme withdrawl (www.harmreduction.org). Withdrawls can occur within a few hours of taking the drug. The initial withdrawls are"Dialated pupils, goose bumps, watery eyes, runny nose, yawning, loss of appetite, tremors, panic, chills, nausea, muscle cramps, and insomnia" (www.heroinaddictoin.com). After a short ... used by both men and women but is predominantly used by men. There are many consequences from using this drug, not only the addiction, and withdrawals but many people also find themselves...

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... though they smoke far less." Source: Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, The War on Drugs is not a failure, crime statistics show that drug use, drug-related and murders have all gone down. The War on Drugs is more expensive than ever. Sure it has not gone down as much as we would like ... will stop their evil work just because we have legalized drugs. In fact, it will "legitimize" them and turn our law enforcement community into enforcers for "legalized" drug pushers. Another reason violent crimes will not go down is that people commit crimes because they are on dr...

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... , gastrointestinal disorder, dehydration, thirst, hallucination, seizures, speech disorder, tremors, vertigo withdrawal syndrome with or without seizures, and impotence ("OxyContin,"" 2540). Although mostly everyone taking the drug will experience a side effect in pharmacokinetic studies, women show greater frequency of typical opioid adverse effects than males ("OxyContin,"" 2539), and respiratory depression occurs most frequently in the ... joint pain, weakness, abdominal cramps, insomnia, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, or an increase in blood pressure, respiratory rate and hear...

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... moderate amounts, alcoholic beverages are relaxing and in some cases may even have beneficial effects on health. Consumed in excess, alcohol is poisonous to the human system and is considered a drug. Nearly 100,000 Americans die each year as a result of alcohol abuse, and alcohol is a factor in more than half of the country's homicides, suicides, and traffic accidents. In 1998 ... . Any of these can be signals of poisoning known as acute alcohol intoxication, or drunkenness. These effects usually wear off in a matter of hours after a person stops drinking. Many law-enforcement agencies r...

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