... to the addict and often is the direct cause of serious disruption in the person's health or lifestyle. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recognizes some 100 separate illicit substances as being abused by significant numbers of people. Alcohol, a legal drug, is not included among these substances but must be included in any examination of substances that are addictive and highly destructive ... slower to develop, cumulative, longer lasting, and more variable, making unpleasant reactions more likely with this method of administration. The primary effects of marijuana are behavioral...

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... and tobacco. Legalization would result in purity assurance, labeled concentration of the product, obliteration of pushers, obliteration of drug crime, savings in expensive enforcement, and significant tax revenues. Both sides of the controversy are confident with the credibility and effectiveness of their respective arguments ... States can be found in the vast social experimentation during the 1960s and 1970s. This led to a great push for non-enforcement of existing anti-drug laws. The cumulative message caused an explosion in use, followed by a crime wave, increased social violence, an...

• Word Count: 4624
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... and tobacco. Legalization would result in purity assurance, labeled concentration of the product, obliteration of pushers, obliteration of drug crime, savings in expensive enforcement, and significant tax revenues. Both sides of the controversy are confident with the credibility and effectiveness of their respective arguments ... States can be found in the vast social experimentation during the 1960s and 1970s. This led to a great push for non-enforcement of existing anti-drug laws. The cumulative message caused an explosion in use, followed by a crime wave, increased social violence, an...

• Word Count: 4794
• Approx Pages: 19
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate