Illicit drug use in Australia

Drugs surround us in our everyday life. Whether it be to cure a disease, or for one’s own recreational purposes there is simple no escaping drugs. Drugs have been used throughout history and throughout time these drugs have evolved into having different purposes. Cocaine at one point in time had a purpose for curing headaches, and it was not just for one’s own recreational use. Cocaine is glamorized on television and movies to be this really amazing drug, and they really never show what…

the last several years, controversy has arisen all across the United States referring to the legalization of marijuana. Several states, including Colorado, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and the District of Columbia have since approved the recreational use of marijuana. The controversy continues and many people who are for federal legalization lean toward the financial gain and the positive effects it will have on the economy because of taxation. However, the negative facets are virtually being…

show negative impacts of drugs on human cognition. The misuse of recreational drugs includes risk factors of a mental condition called psychosis. Some studies show that people use drugs because they want to hallucinate and get away from the real world not because they need a drug for a medical condition. Being under the influence of drugs causes accidents just like being under the influence of alcohol can cause an accident. Communities are negatively affected by illegal drugs socially, because…

the adverse effect on someone, hence the word depressant. It is being used to make someone happier when it unfortunately makes them even more depressed. Euphoric drugs improve the mood, but at the same time they change the brain’s chemical balance (“Dangers of Self Medication”). The chemical imbalance causes a person to looks to the drugs as their only source of happiness (“Dangers of Self-Medication”). With self-medication comes the risk of abuse and addiction (“The Dangers of…

Legalize The controversy over whether marijuana should be legal or not has been a topic many Americans have very strong opinions on. The hemp plant has been used around the world from everything from medical uses to fabric and ethanol fuel. A misconception of marijuana is that it would worsen our country as a whole. The reality is that our economy would improve a substantial amount due to the legalization of marijuana. A mass amount of jobs would arise, and the taxation on marijuana would…

cigarettes called joints; many use pipes called bongs” (NIDA). Marijuana is a drug frequently used by teenagers. It is used to relax and it is used as a drug to get away from the user 's problems. Marijuana causes a lot of problems in teenagers brains. Marijuana causes learning problems for those who use it. In comparison to those who don 't smoke, those who use the drug show memory, concentration, and reading problems. To those who frequently use the drug the drug relaxes them and it often puts…

states have different views, while the federal government has separate views. Marijuana can be both a medicine and a recreational drug. However, there is a major difference between the two. As stated by the World Health Organization, marijuana is one of the most popular recreational drugs used worldwide, not just in the United States. Many other recreational drugs are not used as medication, while marijuana is…

down a path of self-destruction? Maybe at first though you did not realize that you were heading down that way, you thought you were just having fun typical teenager fun. Cocaine, the party drug of choice for most teens to stay awake and feel unstoppable for a night of Prom, on the town, or just to have fun. My drug of choice to get me through work, school in all honesty the whole day, and probably the rest of my life. Bending over the mirror, and snorting the sweet crystals. The invincibility…

same or better than medicine and treatments that are available today. There are many Americans against this idea of legalization because of those that might over use this drug. If it can be considered a controlled substance and treated that way in health care. We can overcome the taking advantage of this drug for recreational purposes and use only for medical purposes. Medical Marijuana should be legalized in the United States of America Has one ever thought that marijuana would help…

leave alone or to allow to do. During the 19th-century Americas attitude towards the use of drugs was described as laissez-faire. The word laissez-faire was used because, at the time, the regulations and control of drugs were minimal. Therefore, there was an unrestricted sale, distribution and promotion of narcotics in the U.S which led to the extensive and uncontrolled use of medicinal and recreational drugs during that century. The U.S became a ‘dope fiend’s paradise’ because a quarter of its…