Essay About Drugs

Drug abuse is a growing concern in modern societies and is always a topic of discussion no matter where in the world. It is happening in even the wealthiest and most civilized countries like Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Drug abusers are a nuisance in modern society because they do not contribute and they require help from others around them. There is a great deal of concern surrounding drug abuse and drug addicts because of all the negative consequences it presents in a…

McLaughlin (2013) argues that more than half of the U.S. states have proposed the implementation of various forms of drug testing policies. For example, the State of Florida has recently mandated that each individual who applies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) should “pay for a urinalysis. If the results were negative, TANF funds would reimburse the applicant for the drug test; if the results were positive, applicants would become ineligible to receive TANF benefits for one…

and using drugs. But what happens now? Well, the answer depends on which country they’re in. In Australia he would be treated like a criminal, given a 2 year sentence and sent to prison. drug addiction has alway been a pressing problem but now Australia is facing a crisis as drug use levels are rising: from 2003 to 2014, the number of people aged 15-64 around the world who had consumed an illicit drug in the past 12 months jumped 33%, to 247 million. Australia’s current “war on drugs”…

policies set in place to protect against and discourage drug use have actually done nothing, if not the contrary for the population? Our current policies have only raised drug purity, revenue for drug lords and traffickers, and quadrupled the amount of people incarcerated in the United States with no positive effect besides making taxpayers pay even more per prisoner. The racial divide has grown even bigger as a result of Nixon’s War On Drugs as well. This war has been proven to be ineffective…

influence the behaviors of people. Having the privilege to enroll in American Drug Scene I have acquired the knowledge of sociological behavior, conflicts, functions, relationships, culture, ethnicity, gender stratification and much more that are part of our daily lives. Re-reading my insight paper I have shown how much awareness I have developed throughout the semester. Since I was raised in Los Angeles County, drug and alcohol addiction was not seen as deviant. Many of my friends and family…

Drugs are categorised into the following main groups: Depressants,Opiates and Opioids, stimulants and hallucinogens. Heroin is a depressant and is derived from the opium poppy, putting it in the opiate and opioids group. In the late 1800’s it was considered a less addictive and more affective drug than morphine and was used in treating the symptoms of respiratory discomfort and infection due to its sedative and slowing effects. Not only was it praised amongst the medical personnel at this time,…

types of oppression have influenced mankind in many different ways and forms. Drug trafficking is relevant to today's society because it still goes on in today’s world. Drugs like heroin, cocaine and morphine were being introduced into society. People were exposed to the dangers of abuse and addiction. When people are around drug trade other things like kidnapping, health problems and economic problems all occur. Drugs have many bad effects in our society that affect thousands of citizens all…

Psychedelic drugs are used in various ways and there's been some debate about psychedelic drugs incorparated into the lives of humans. In my opinion, the use of psychedelic drugs are okay and the effects of taking this drug lead to more positive than negative reactions. Based on the article, the writer explains that psychedelic drugs can be harmless and beneficial when it's taken appropriately. Therefore, If psychedelic drugs can provide something very valuable to humans or not, we can ingested…

In his article entitled Drugs: Case for Legalizing Marijuana in the New York Times on September 26, 1970, Gore Vidal made several good points. He equated the war on drugs with the time of the prohibition. Making alcohol illegal resulted in thousands of deaths due to bad alcohol. The same thing seems to be happening today with the war on drugs. Those who use drugs for recreation or those who become addicted never really know for sure what they are taking into their system. Whether it will…

always correct. When one thinks of a drug dealer, a person who sells illegal drugs, the first thing that may come to mind is a very shady person on the corner of the street. They are probably a young person who is more than likely wearing a hoodie or some type of jacket and leaning against the wall of some old building or by a corner store. Society labels drug dealers as people who have no education, who are lazy, and just trying to make a quick buck. Drug dealers are also assumed to be violet…