... problem was on the rise, crack. Crack was distributed to the U.S. through the Bahamas. The Bahamas were ideal because of the islands and waterways, and the fact that Florida was only 90 minutes by air. At this point the drug smugglers have the advantage over the DEA. The smugglers were always just a few steps ahead of the law. The DEA tried using helicopters to catch the smugglers' boats, but by the time the helicopters got close ... resisting predatory strangers. In recent years, newspapers have published several accounts where children credited D.A.R.E. with helping them thwart an imp...

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• Approx Pages: 20
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... problem was on the rise, crack. Crack was distributed to the U.S. through the Bahamas. The Bahamas were ideal because of the islands and waterways, and the fact that Florida was only 90 minutes by air. At this point the drug smugglers have the advantage over the DEA. The smugglers were always just a few steps ahead of the law. The DEA tried using helicopters to catch the smugglers' boats, but by the time the helicopters got close ... resisting predatory strangers. In recent years, newspapers have published several accounts where children credited D.A.R.E. with helping them thwart an imp...

• Word Count: 4899
• Approx Pages: 20

... her to her destined downfall. The dangers of marijuana were not visible to the nave girl who effortlessly walked into a world of drugs and to her, tranquility. Like the flyers that sucked the soldiers into joining the world war, promising great things and promoting heroism; like a young child handed a lollipop from a complete stranger; and like the magicians we see on the street; Joanna was conned. I ... remember smelling the stench of weed, heavily covered with lemon airfreshner and perfume, when she ... floated by me in the hallways. Her body was so light, and her head bobbled about ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... in South Africa. Thousands of years ago cocaine was used for religious ceremonies. As time went by people who lived in the Andean mountains either made tea from them or chewed on the coca leaves. They did this to relive mountain sickness, hunger and sometimes for refreshment. Crack is smokable. It usually ... What are Inhalants? Inhalants are drugs that produce a quick, "high- feeling; and good feeling when they are breathed and absorbed into the body through the lungs. The high is sometimes compared to the feeling of being drunk. It can last (usually) only a short time, from a few minu...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... problem was on the rise, crack. Crack was distributed to the U.S. through the Bahamas. The Bahamas were ideal because of the islands and waterways, and the fact that Florida was only 90 minutes by air. At this point the drug smugglers have the advantage over the DEA. The smugglers were always just a few steps ahead of the law. The DEA tried using helicopters to catch the smugglers' boats, but by the time the helicopters got close ... resisting predatory strangers. In recent years, newspapers have published several accounts where children credited D.A.R.E. with helping them thwart an imp...

• Word Count: 4953
• Approx Pages: 20