... threat in rural areas from Florida to Maine (Sappenfield 29). OxyContin's legitimate use as a painkiller is to treat people who suffer from chronic pain. It contains the active ingredient Oxycodone that is also the active ingredient in other painkillers such as percocet, percodan, and tylox. OxyContin has been called a "miracle drug" by people suffering from chronic pain because it is the only ... ...

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... Harvard survey of oncologist showed that almost half would prescribe marijuana if it were legal (LaFave). Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. The alkaloids within the plant relieve medical problems that people might have. The active ingredient of marijuana, called tetrahydrocannabinol, has a variety of effects. It reduces pain, lowers body temperature, and enhances appetite. It achieves these effects ... ...

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... , however, marijuana has two main uses. First, marijuana is one of the most common recreational drugs. Marijuana users seek out the euphoric state that is provided by the THC (the active ingredient in marijuana). Users can smoke, bake in food, or brew for tea the marijuana. If they chose to smoke marijuana there are several ways that they can smoke it ... regular, long term use of marijuana can cause significant health problems." 12 strongly agreed, 17 agreed, 8 were not sure, 2 disagreed, and 1 strongly disagreed. There is good scientific evidence that marijuana's active ingredients can...

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... cigarettes seems ludicrous to most Americans yet more than half of Californians find it ideal. Although the consumption of cannabis may cause health hazards, criminal punishments, and motor impairments, an active social reform is underway in hopes of optimistic outcomes influenced by Washington's and Colorado's movement. The Prohibition era ended decades ago so why is its' lingering principles constricting cannabis' potential ... ...

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... evident in Shelley's family history, and may explain her inability to cope with sudden, intense surges of emotion. Therefore, in DBT, acceptance can be understood as validation, specifically the therapist's active acceptance of Shelley (Katz et al, 2002), while change refers to Shelley's own acknowledgement of a need for change in order to reach her goals. DBT reduces the chances of direct ... ...

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... , more out going and unrestrained. A stimulant such as cocaine produces dopamine, which will give your body energy. This will also bring along more self-confidence, liveliness, reduce appetite, more alert, active and anxious. In general all stimulants give you energy, but the drug manipulates this energy. It will trigger your pleasure neurotransmitters. Normally, you will need the extra energy your brain ... ...

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... other substances. They think and consider their actions carefully and, think in terms of long-range consequences of drug abuse (Dermantis et al, 1996). Studies have shown that being an active member of any religious tradition is related to less alcohol consumption. A feeling of religious commitment also has an impact on the lack of alcohol and drug use among those who ... ...

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... known as Tetrahydrocannabinol, is neither a narcotic, such as heroin, nor a stimulant, such as caffeine or tobacco, nor a depressant, such as alcohol. Its leaves, when smoked, instigate physiological reactions. When the active chemical in cannabis, THC, enters the bloodstream through the lungs and reaches the brain, it triggers the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that induces pleasure (Gettman). This causes several effects upon ... ...

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... stressed subject could smoke, or even ingest some marijuana with, more or less, the same results. Victims of injuries could save themselves from becoming reliant on Tylenols and Advils (whose active drugs acetaminophen, codeine, or anti-inflammatory agents could be nearly replaced by THC) by choosing marijuana. Anorexia, should the victim choose, could be eliminated by, "the munchies," where the user ... ...

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... and heroin. Marijuana isn't particularly addictive. "One key indicator of the addictiveness of other drugs is that lab rats will self-administer them. Rats simply won't self- administer THC, the active ingredient in marijuana." (Drug scope) Two researchers in 1991 studied the addictiveness of caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. Both ranked caffeine and marijuana as the least addictive. One ... ...

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... countries in the world, the United States has one of the strictest drug policies. Among developed countries in the world, the United States has one of the highest percentages of active drug users. The drug laws currently in place in this country are not only an ineffective and inappropriate method of control, they a large portion of the country does not agree ... ...

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... escalation did not prevent adolescent marijuana use from increasing. E. We must realize that prohibition is not working and try some other method. III. Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. A. No one has ever died from an overdose, and is has a wide variety of therapeutic applications. 1) It relieves nausea an increases the appetite, it reduces muscle ... ...

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... why marijuana should not be legalized from the medical standpoint. For the past fifteen years a drug know has been available as an alternative to medicinal marijuana (McCaffrey). THC is the active chemical ingredient that s responsible for effects of marijuana. The potency and cost of marijuana is determined by the THC content, which can range anywhere from one to six percent. The ... ...

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... . Implementing a Statewide Drug Court Program would allow the offender to decide between jail or treatment. This way money is not wasted for someone who does not intend on being an active participant. He/she will be able to attend weekly meetings, hold jobs, pass regular drug tests, and pay court fees. If they improve their addiction, they will be saving an ... ...

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... to society, produced by the repeated consumption of a drug. Thomas Szasz says that drug addiction or abuse cannot be defined without specifying the proper and improper uses of certain pharmalogically active agents. Society says that the administration of drugs by physicians is proper while the occasional self-administration of drugs by a physically healthy person is improper. According to Szasz this is ... ...

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... billion war on drugs (Dreyfuss, 32). Perhaps they didn't inhale, but many Americans were surprised when a scientific study funded by the White House's drug czar reports in March that marijuana's active ingredients seem to have medical value, "particularly for" pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation." As much as the contents of the report, its irony - as if ... ...

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... book called, "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts." Written by John Morgan, M.D. and sociologist Lynn Zimmer, and truths were given to replace these fables. In reality, the average amount of THC (the active ingredient of marijuana) in government-seized marijuana was 3.32 percent. In 1975, marijuana samples ranged from 2-14 percent. Further, the claim that marijuana causes brain damage is based on a 20 ... ...

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... of: "being in poverty and poor housing; being poorer when they are adults; behavioral problems; performing less well in school; needing medical treatment; leaving school/home when young; becoming sexually active, pregnant, or a parent at an early; depressive symptoms and drinking and drug use during adolescence and adulthood". (1998) After watching Riding in Cars with Boys we can clearly see that ... ...

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... nausea and stimulate the patient's appetite, both of which can add weight to the patient. In the most recent report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), it said: "Marijuana's active components are potentially effective in treating pain, nausea and the anorexia of AIDS wasting, and other symptoms." Using marijuana to relieve the symptoms of chemotherapy and AIDS, and to reduce ... ...

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... growing upon it. Now that we have discussed the seemingly minor drugs, I would like to begin talking to you about more serious drugs. Marijuana comes from the cannabis plant. It's active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol or THC has a counteractive effect on the brain's neurotransmitter dopamine. Marijuana effects the part of the brain known as the hippocampus which lead to memory impairment. Traces of ... ...

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... . New developments in the front of medical marijuana have made new treatments available to the public. "The GW (Pharmaceuticals) trails investigated the effectiveness of a "whole plant medicinal cannabis extract", containing active ingredients tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) as its principle components. The drug was delivered as a spray into the mouth." (NewScientist) This new system shoots down any dispute of marijuana's lack ... ...

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... for patients, why not legalize it for everyone? I have discovered that today marijuana has been medically researched to find out the benefits and disadvantages of pot. Since THC is the active ingredient in pot that induces the high, scientist have been researching it, trying to discover the effects from smoking it. They have discovered that marijuana does have some benefits to ... ...

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