Diller found that most children exceed more than just one drug at a time not by choice but by prescription. ... Lawrence Diller found that many of the anti-psychotic medications being given to children have not been studied on the effect the medications will have on children's growth and development. ... As Gordon begins to talk about the influences from family she makes a point to talk about how children will be more easily influenced to act in the same ways of there frequent environments, such as families, peers and friends. ... "(Gordon) The part of Gordon's essay that talks...

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These performance-enhancing drugs are found in just about all fifty states and the problem is rapidly growing. ... This type of drug is found in all sports except for the sports where very intense concentration is required. ... A study found that seventy percent of users got their drugs from the black market as their drug source. ... Cycling has also become a sport where performance drugs are found. ... Athletes can easily overdose on these types of drugs which can cause serious heath injury and/or possibly death. ...

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One inducer of substance abuse that is commonly found among most adolescents is stress. Stress can be found in adolescents everyday activity. ... Not every adolescent is lucky enough to have a dad or mom that is easily understanding, so the idea that they would turn to substance abuse to play off their stressful problems is not too far fetched. ... Another emotional problem stemming from substance abuse is found in adolescent depression. ... This study found such factors as adolescents born to younger parents are more likely to gain both. ...

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Researchers have compared the marijuana use between states that have decriminalized marijuana and states that still had criminal sanctions and have found no difference. ... The idea that cannabis might be proven useful to cancer patient arose in the early 1970s when some young patients receiving cancer chemotherapy found that marijuana smoking reduced their nausea and vomiting (Glasser 143). ... Consumers would be more easily warned of the dangers of their habit, and the possibilities of treatment would be more effectively communicated to those who need it. ...

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According to Emily Sinovic, KATU News (2014, July15), Earlier this year a child in Portland Ore, found a used syringe at a park and poked herself in the leg stating "it looked like a toy from the play doctors kit at home" (KATU.com) In San Diego, as reported by Maria Arcega-Dunn (2013 Nov20) a young girl playing on the sand in Ocean Beach was pricked in her finger by a used hypodermic needle while building sand castles. ... At the end of the study Drug Policy Research Center and Health Program found 60% (204 of 340) reported stopping needle sharing and disposing used syringes in comm...

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Drug abuse is an enormous epidemic across the nation. The use of alcohol and drugs can affect a person economically, psychologically, and physically. Between the elderly, adults, and teens nowadays, the usage is increasing day by day. People abuse drugs for many different reasons and ruins a lot of ...

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Alex Rodriguez is one of the greatest players in Major League Baseball. On August 5, 2013, the Major League Baseball suspended Rodriguez for 211 games for violating the league's Performance Enhancing Drug policy. He was one of the 13 players suspended for their roles during the biogenesis baseball s...

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A study of the U.S. population found that one person out of every four have had a substance abuse problem at some time in their life The technical definition for addiction is the compulsion to use substances repeatedly, even when doing so can be dangerous. ... Addictive drugs produce progressively stronger addiction because over time the body learns to adapt more easily to the drug in its system. ... (Lahey, 1997 p. 180) The area that that is directly affected during physiological addiction can be found in neurotransmitters. ... They found that, between 1988 and 1995, "Americans spent $57.3 ...

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A recent survey found that " two million people reported using prescription pain killers, non-medically, for the first time"(Policy Impact: Prescription Pain Killer Overdoses, 2013). ... Medication containment is an issue that is easily fixed however is often abused. ...

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The Drug Enforcement Administration The topic that I was assigned to write about was Federal Agency. Of the many agencies available to write about I chose the Drug Enforcement Administration, (DEA) which enforces controlled substance laws. Throughout this paper I will discuss some interesting par...

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