DARE teaches kids how to recognize and resist the direct and subtle pressure that influence them to experiment with alcohol and drugs. ... DARE curriculum was also anchored in the belief that children can be taught about drugs and given concrete skills on how to resist pressure from peers to use drugs. ... During these weekly classes, DARE officers taught the following: Personal safety practices; Drug use and misuse; Consequences of using and not using drugs; Resisting pressures to use drugs; Resistance techniques-ways to say no; Building self-esteem; Assertiveness; Managing stress with...

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Some influences are if you are a child of an alcoholic, a young adult under peer pressure, have depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, or schizophrenia. ... These are some tips from National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence to prevent alcoholism as a teen: don't be afraid to say no, sometimes a fear of what a friends reaction might be will keep a teen from doing the right thing; connect with your friends and avoid negative peer pressure, pay attention to who you are hanging out with and what they are doing for fun; make connections with your parents or other trusted ad...

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Blood pressure increases, which can cause heart attacks or strokes. ... They cause your heartbeat to slow down; blood vessels start relaxing and lowering blood pressure. ... The negative consequences of heroin use range from mild distress to life-threatening dangers and include: Itchy, dry skin and skin infections Worse night vision Vomiting and nausea Loss of appetite Scars along veins and infections in veins from repeated injections Irregular blood pressure Irregular and slow heartbeat Breathlessness, and noisy breathing because there are fluids in the lungs Addicti...

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The underground society of weed smokers Outline Although weed is an illegal drug an underground society still exists that utilizes sellers of the product to satisfy the consumers in the society whose unique techniques for achieving effects that they want from the drug. I. There are personal use...

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Definition The use of illicit or illegal drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. But not until the 19th cent. A.D. were the active substances in drugs extracted. ...

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"Hey let me bum a cigarette. Hey share the wealth, I need more alcohol." Teens today are having many problems dealing with drugs. Teenagers get influence by ads in magazines, ads on TV, people pressuring them, and from everyday life. Drugs and Alcohol does not help anything in the world. When teens ...

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It is important to understand that Coles' presentation contains information from dozens of peer-reviewed studies on various forms of prenatal drug and alcohol exposure conducted over the past twenty years. ... In the case of prenatal cocaine exposure, Coles found that exposed children often experienced advanced negative responses to stress and they functioned lower than normal children under pressure (Coles 76). ...

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Zero tolerance meant: (1) that if there were no drug abusers there would be no drug problem, (2) that the market for drugs is created not only by availability, but by demand, (3) that drug abuse starts as a willful act, (4) that the perception that drug users are powerless to act against the drug availability and peer pressure is an erroneous one, (5) that most illegal drug users can choose to their behaviors and must be held responsible if they do not, (6) that individual freedom does not include the right to self and societal destruction, (7) that public tolerance for drug abuse must be redu...

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ABSTRACT The start of a drug addiction is different for everyone and no two people begin the crippling descent the same. There are a variety of reasons for someone to experiment with drugs. Some people begin using in a social setting, succumbing to peer pressure, and for others it becomes a method...

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Historically, substance abuse has been portrayed to mirror the lower class. It has been regarded as a disease that plagues only a specific group of people. Currently that is no longer the case as high profile celebrities and white collar; well respected upper class people have brought their addiction stories to the forefront. The difference with high profile celebrities and white collar addiction in comparison to those with much less stature is the ability to conceal their problem with adequate funds to supply their habits. They are not forced to commit crimes in order to finance their hab...

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In this approach, the court works closely with prosecutors, public defenders, probation officers, social workers, and other justice system partners to develop a strategy that will pressure an offender into completing a treatment program and abstaining from repeating the behaviors that brought them to court (Minnesota Judicial Branch 2012).These are specialized courts that develop expertise with particular problems. ... The additional courts include domestic violence, juvenile drug courts, family treatment courts, mental health courts, community courts, peer/youth courts, and homeless courts (F...

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A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The "war on drugs" was announced by President Nixon in 1971. The media has been there since the very beginning: covering this so called war with every means at their disposal. Some feel that this media frenzy was caused, in large part, by the government of the United States of America. Others feel- that this heightened media coverage is a direct result of the consequences of drugs and drug abuse. For whatever reasons that the media was there, the participants in this pro and con ...

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Drugs have become a very serious problem in the United States. They have become a component of one's every day lives. This Nation's reliance on drugs for pleasure, depression, and medical relief dominates the political and economic scene. Much debate over the drug issue occurs daily. Pleasure is one of the main reasons for drug use in America. ...

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