... keep it from helping people? Although, according to the NEI, medical marijuana may have no medicinal value at all. "In an effort to determine whether marijuana, or drugs derived from marijuana, might be effective as a glaucoma treatment, the National Eye Institute (NEI) supported research studies beginning in ... smoked marijuana. 

The identification of side effects from smoked marijuana, coupled with the emergence of highly effective FDA-approved medications for glaucoma treatment, may have led to diminished interest in this research area" ("Top"). Side effects of marijuana can be ...

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... for the National Review, just "because a cocaine addict used marijuana first doesn't mean he is on cocaine because he smoked marijuana" (Lowry, "Weed Whackers"). Marijuana succeeds as a medical treatment where other prescription drugs fail. Experts from the National Institute of Health or NIH have confirmed that marijuana is an effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by ... of marijuana. One strategy would consist of the government exercising strong regulatory powers over all large-scale production and sale of marijuana. The second strategy is to make drug...

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... punished. In this view, abusers are victims of compulsive, self-destructive cravings and are in need of medical and psychological treatments (Burger, 2011). Right now, there are several types of treatment for someone addicted to heroin. There are inpatient programs that offer detox with a beginning of counseling to ... an outpatient basis. There are also outpatient clinics that provides support and therapy. Because the recidivism rate remains high even with these types of treatment, there is also the option of methadone maintenance. Methadone maintenance has been one of the most common ...

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... 1996 and it's purpose is to give Californians the right to possess and cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, "where the medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of Cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for ... which marijuana provides relief" (Schaler 121) Nothing in the act permits persons using marijuana for medical purposes to engage in conduct that endangers others (such as driving under t...

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... , thanks to today's equipment and medicine, patients can conquer their dependence and live ordinary, productive lives. The fundamental goal of all treatment programs is to enable the patient to permanently abstain from substance abuse; short-term goals are to minimize the medical and social consequences of drug use, and help recovering addicts function normally in a clean society. Over the past few decades ... , studies conducted by the National Institute of Drug Abuse show that treatment does in fact work to reduce drug intake. Some medications are also used to ... or group counseling. ...

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... should take professional help. The cocaine addict must give up not only cocaine, they must give up using alcohol and marijuana because other drugs can create a strong desire for cocaine. Treatment should include a strong educational part to provide the patient with a basic enviorment for understanding his/her addiction. In many cases, recovery of the cocaine addict is extraordinarily difficult without the ... addicts should be strongly encouraged yo participate 12-step program of Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), or alcoholic anonymous (AA). Self-help meetings are an inv...

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... is to "medicalizing" drugs. This concept simply means making legal and creating a strategy so that "the hard-core addict would receive the option of getting his fix in a medical setting, administered by medical personnel". This would prevent an overdose and the risk of that the addict would be selling or bartering the drug or prescription. In addition much of the desperation that ... drug-related crime would be significantly reduced. In the other hand, Sally Satel defends her position in her argument: "For Addicts Force Is the Best Medicine". She Observes that forced treatment is a bett...

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... as methadone is an addicting drug and patients are required to take daily doses of methadone,maintenance of abstinence is impossible. Instead, successful outcome is assessed by voluntary retention in treatment, increased productivity (as evidenced by employment or education), cessation of criminal behavior, and termination of drug abuse (Platt, and Labate 267). The Internet site DRCNet.org list ... black market opiate addictions, and their negative social health/economical implications may be rapidly spreading. According to the World Wide Web site by Narconon of California, "Methadone ma...

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... not be punished for this virtually harmless activity. That is why we should stop wasting limited law enforcement resources a! rresting them and start legalizing the use of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes. Did you know that one American is arrested on marijuana charges every 45 seconds? Approximately 44 percent of all drug arrests in this country are marijuana arrests ... have maximum sentences of 30 years or more. In many cases, those who cultivate marijuana solely for personal use are punished as severely as large-scale dealers. In one case, medical marijuana user ...

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... heroin. A users tolerance of heroin can often times lead to an overdose of the drug, and even cause death. Treatment options for heroin abusers are behavioral therapies and medications. Medication treatment can help ease the craving for heroin when a user is having withdrawal symptoms. Approaches such as contingency management and ... help modify the patient's expectations and behaviors related to drug use and to increase skills in coping with various life stressors. (NIDA) Successful treatment is based on a person's specific medical needs and other factors. In 2011, 4.2 million American...

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... have pros and cons. But in my opinion, I am not with making drugs illegal. I believe that drugs can be used for medical reasons, but why when there are medications available with less risk or side effects. Cocaine deals with the central nervous system. It is ... also reduces pressure so are you going to be drunk all day to treat glaucoma. The nations top cancer expert rerets marijuana for chemotherapy treatment. The caneer institution itself noted that other anti nausea agents have been more useful. More research is suggested in using these drugs and some ... proof has been found that m...

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... For starters, I must inform you that the effects of using marijuana are not like other drugs. Marijuana has proven to have benefits in the medical field and, furthermore, it has been proven that marijuana is not addictive. Yet, when it comes to marijuana, many people show such negative ... marijuana? There are millions of people that smoke it and I haven't heard of anyone dying from it. Secondly, marijuana has many medical benefits that people choose to dismiss. The main active chemical ingredient in marijuana is THC. THC does not go to work as reliably or ... as quickly as marijuana sm...

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... medicines which have side effects and don't work. It would also create employment for growers and if legalised would become one of the cheapest medicines in the world. The European medical The Lancet stated " The smoking of Cannabis, even in the long term, is not harmful to health. It would be reasonable to judge Cannabis as less of a threat than alcohol ... treat Glaucoma, Multiple Sclerosis, AIDS, migraines and constant pain. Making Cannabis available in a variety of forms, including the natural, will allow patients some control over the treatment they receive. There is overwhelming e...

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... make a profit. On the streets its know as little d or lords. Its affects also last 3 to 6 hours. Used orally or injection. Methadone is actually a treatment for narcotic addiction. Like most drugs it is misused and instead of helping it kills. It last about 12 to 24 hours. Opiate Analogs is a drug that all the ... heroin users couldn't wait to get there hands on it. On the streets its known as New Heroin, tango, and cash. It is not used for medical use at all and has the same affects as heroin but a little stronger. Opium is an ancient drug that has been around for many years. It is ......

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... lot of people smoke marijuana regardless if it is illegal or against the law to smoke it. Some use marijuana for medical reasons to treat glaucoma, or to kill pain. While there are pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physicians Association for ... the Drug Enforcement Agency and police department argue that marijuana shouldn't be legalized because there is no hard core evidence that proves that marijuana has medical value. This is what brings me to my thesis that marijuana should be legalized because it doesn't matter if it is illegal to smoke or ... has prevented them from goin...

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... injection) for preoperative sedation, as a supplement to anesthesia, and for analgesia. It is the drug of choice for relieving pain of myocardial infarction and for its cardiovascular effects in the treatment of acute pulmonary edema. Traditionally; morphine was almost exclusively used by injection. Today, morphine is marketed in a variety of forms, including oral solutions, immediate and sustained-release tablets and capsules ... as morphine. It is, however, used more than morphine across the globe due to its not as harsh side effects. Codeine is the most widely used, naturally occurri...

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... doctors have prescribed the drug for short-term, mild pain, whereas it is approved only for constant, moderate to sever! e pain that is expected to last a long time. "A number of medical professionals have been responsible for prescribing it wantonly," especially in rural areas, says Chuck Miller, an official with the U.S. Department of Justice's National Drug Intelligence Center. It is said that ... last 20 years has been so widely abused after its release, federal officials say. OxyContin is a leading treatment for chronic pain, but fear is that it may succeed crack cocaine on the str...

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... needle exchange program is a very controversial issue among people. It is controversial because some people think that the needle exchange program encourages illicit drug use and that "junkies" get special treatment. On the other hand, some people are for the needle exchange program because it is a method of reducing the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through exchanging needles on ... when there are the strong support of their communities. Another thing usually needed for needle exchange programs to work is when the programs refer their participants to rehab and ...

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... drugs are illegal it causes prices to soar and quality to decline. Users must maintain a relationship with a criminal to supply their drug habit. An addict who wants treatment has to admit to being a criminal before receiving treatment. 7.) According to the Federal Health and Human Services Department, two-thirds of all terminally ill cancer patients did not receive adequate pain medication. This serious ... medical injustice is directly linked to pressures placed on physicians who prescribe drugs. 8.) Our war on drugs has undermined the stability of foreign governments. It has also led...

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... % of the opiate abuse in the United States. Heroin is a Schedule 1 drug under the Federal Controlled Substances Act because of its high abuse potential and the lack of any acceptance medical use. Studies have suggested shifting from injecting heroin to snorting or smoking because of increased purity and the misconception that these forms of use will not lead to addiction. The ... cause death. Breathing becomes very slow, body temperature drops and heartbeat becomes irregular. The major problem of short-term use of any opiate is the way it is used. Under medical supervision, short-term us...

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... , including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus (HCV)." In addition to reducing disease transmission, syringe exchange centers provide services to promote harm reduction within the population. Despite medical advocacy, there is a large section of the population that negatively regards SEPs as a decriminalization of drug policy. Those that disagree with SEPs feel that these programs should not exist or ... and spread out to other vulnerable populations. By reducing the number of infections in the most vulnerable population we can reduce the number ...

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... be of use, it is important to look at historical examples and learn from them. In Liverpool, England, after a recent legalization of marijuana in a regulatory program that focuses on the medical benefits, most drug pushers have left town because there is no longer a market for them.(Priver 28) This shows that legalization actually decreases use because of the increased emphasis on ... money which is used for law enforcement into the construction of better educational programs and produce more revenues to fight hard addictive drugs. Economically, for every dollar spent on drug treatment ...

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... . Lung disease is America's number three killers, responsible for one in seven deaths" (American Lung Association www.lungusa.org). The money Government receives from taxing cigarette. And the cost of medical treatment for these diseases crosses this income. As a result of this non-smoking tax payers are forced to pay for the health costs of smokers. This is a very unfair situation. "An ... ...

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... -out on fierce pain medications. Unfortunately, Leslie is an Indiana resident with no other options. Like Leslie, thousands of people nation-wide would benefit from the legalization of marijuana. Many medical groups support the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Among these are the Physician's Association for AIDS Care, and the National Lymphoma Foundation, and the American Public Health Association. "Marijuana ... it shall be for meat I have given every green herb for meat (Gen. 1:29-31)."" Reference Page Adams, Marcus D.O. American Academy of Ophthalmology Journal. Compl...

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Koreen Jules Eng200 03-07-02 DRUG ABUSE IN OUR SOCIETY I. Commonly abused drugs A. Alcohol B. Marijuana C. Cocaine II. Causes of drug abuse A. Hereditary B. Problem solving C. Medical reasons III. Effects of drugs on the human body A. Memory loss B. Affects judgement C. Death IV. Effects of drugs on society A. Increase in level of homelessness B. Illegal and unfair use of ... develop dependence for medicine, and therefore, innocent intentions turn corrupt. Recently, the UCSD recently won Drug Enforcement Administration approval to start two clinical studies evaluating smoked marijuana as a p...

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