This is because the availability, crime, health problems, and peer pressure has increased considerably over the year, making drugs a #1 problem in the world today. ... With drugs being available for anyone to buy this leads several problems dealing with peer-pressure. Many teens every year are having trouble because they are being pressured into doing drugs. Before it used to be pressuring someone into smoking a cigarette or drinking a beer, today it is more serious like doing Ecstasy or snorting crack cocaine. Peer-pressure today can be found everywhere for example, in school, at a school...

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College students in Thailand are mostly driven by peer-pressure. It is a naturally occurring cause that most college students in Thailand are acting according to their peers as they lack independence. ...

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While there are several reasons why people use drugs, three significant reasons are: social pressure, depression, and pure curiosity/experimentation. Social pressure is a main reason why people, especially teenagers, start using drugs. ... Teenagers are pressured into doing something because everyone is doing it or because it is the "cool" thing to do. ... It is not just their peers, though, who pressure teens to try something, in this case to try drugs. ... People, specifically teenagers, are under a lot of pressure to do the "cool" thing, whether it is good for them or not. ...

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Other teens smoke pot because they are curious or because of peer pressure. ... "Columbia University has found that kids that smoke marijuana are 85 times more likely to use cocaine than non marijuana smoking peers (Newsweek 2)." ...

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There is a killer in California, claiming victims every day, and there is little hope of stopping it at any time soon. What I am speaking of is the effect of an epidemic that can be greatly reduced by changing the laws regarding possession and availability of syringes and hypodermic needles by intra...

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More short term effects include; increased blood pressure, dilated pupils, contracted blood vessels, hyper-stimulation, violent behavior, and hallucinations(often the illusion of bugs burrowing under your skin). ... Popularity, peer pressure, stress, etc. ...

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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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If some of the teenager's friends are involved with drugs, then the teen is more likely to get involved with them because of the peer pressure resulting from them. ... Reinforcement is what a teenager would gain from his peers. ... According to a study conducted by Columbia University's Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, children who smoke marijuana are eighty-five times more likely to use cocaine than peers who never tried marijuana. ...

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It is agreed worldwide that drug and substance abuse and addiction is a colossal problem. A recent study on marijuana, for example, has revealed a rise in its use among teens as of 2013, a reverse of the previous years, where there had been a decline [sta12]. Drug use has devastating consequences su...

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As a sixteen-year-old girl in high school, Caroline is angry about her relationship with her father, so with the encouragement of her peers, Caroline turns to drugs . ... Caroline's portrayal in Traffic is an example of many teenagers in today's society who are easily persuaded by the pressures of using drugs. ...

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It is normally assumed that drug abuse is initiated because of peer pressure or to just be sociable; people also do tend to believe that drug-users can quit their habit if they're willing to change their behavior. ...

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These categorise what young people are searching for: THE NEED FOR POWER THE NEED TO CHALLENGE THE NEED FOR FREEDOM THE NEED FOR ARRANGEMENT THE NEED FOR PEER ACCEPTANCE These needs can sometimes be so strong that they overpower the sense of principles and family influence. ... IMMEDIATE EFFECTS ON YOUR BODY *Fell very good and confident *Heart beats faster *Feel alert and energetic *Breathe faster *exited or agitated *Less hunger *talk a lot *Blood pressure rises *feel aggressive *Pupils expand *anxious or panicky *Faster movement *take more ...

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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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Long-term heavy drinking increases the risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, some kinds of stroke, and cancer, especially cancer of the esophagus, mouth, throat, and voice box. ... Heavy smokers have nearly five times as many wrinkles as their non-smoking peers. ...

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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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Violence on the streets that is caused by drugs got the public's attention and that put pressure on the police and courts. ... They use a "community of peers" and role models rather than professional clinicians. ...

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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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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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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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