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    Drug Courts

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    Drug courts emerged as a direct response from the government, after they introduced and escalated their campaign of the War on Drugs in the 1980s and 1990s. This era exposed bipartisan support of the enforcement of drug laws, and its effect on low level drug offenses and harsher criminal penalties for possession and/or sale of small amounts of substances. Due to this, millions of cases flooded the court system, charging people with minor drug law violations, drastically increasing the number of…

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    Drug Interactions

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    INTRODUCTION 1.1. Drug Interactions Definition In brief explanation, it is the effect of one drug altered by another drug due to concurrent or concomitant administration of two or more drugs known as “drug interactions”. It can also be defined as the modification of pharmacological activity of one drug by concomitant or concurrent administration of two or more drug is known as “drug interactions”. DDIs occur when the effect of one drug is changed by the presence of another drug. The outcome can…

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    Satire On Drugs

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    Drug abuse is a major problem in America, and it ruins many lives daily. Injecting, inhaling, and ingesting are some ways drugs enter the body. Using a drug a lot can develop an addiction. An addiction can destroy relationships, health, and families. Drugs can damage people’s health like their memory, judgement, and self-control. People use drugs to get away from their problems, but their problem will still be there. Domestic violence, accidents, injuries, and death can also occur. Most of crime…

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    War on Drugs Right now drugs are becoming an even bigger problem then they have been in the past. New designer drugs are being made. People are lacing drugs with other drugs. It seems that you get more jail time if you have any charge that deals with drugs then if you did any other heinous crime. The question everyone 's asking now is is it worth the fight? America was first introduced to drugs in the 1800’s. Most of them were used in some medical way. Cocaine was also used the the drink…

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    can turn into very destructive behavior. Drug addiction can cause people to act in ways that are often dangerous to themselves and to society, leading them to a life of crime, driven by substance abuse. For many years, drug offenders have been charged with prison sentences as a form of rehabilitation, as well as a way to deter drug related crimes. This sort of system is has shown to be ineffective and detrimental…

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    Drug Epidemic

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    The Drug Epidemic Drugs can be a vital part of life to many people. Drugs can often be used to revive someone’s life, but at the same time the pills can also be harmful and addictive. Many people are once prescribed to a certain drug and then become addicted to the way that it makes them fill or the effect the person receives from it and have a hard time without it, and over time become addictive. Drug abuses are not alone “over 3 percent of the people” (“National Institute”) have abused…

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    Satire On Drugs

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    life's problems and to satisfy ourselves, some of us go somewhere else to try and cool off and. Some of us take drugs instead. When people are feeling down or the want to have some fun and excitement in their day they use cocaine, a very powerful stimulant type of drug drug. Most people who take the drug don´t know how effectful it can be on the body. They just think cocaine is a hell-of-a-drug to have fun with but there are some things that they would like to find out before using it. Cocaine…

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    prime example of the drug war’s backward logic is its distortion of the basic economic principle of supply and demand. The federal government funnels vast resources into criminal justice and interdiction policies intended to reduce the supply of drugs, while neglecting treatment and education strategies that could help reduce drug demand (Supply and Demand, 2015). This particular spotlight on supply decrease has neglected to control composed wrongdoing syndicates and subdue drug exchange related…

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    use it. This is what the prohibition of drugs feels like for most drug users. They might not even be getting hurt because of drugs, yet they aren 't allowed to use them. Drugs have always been a huge problem not only in America but everywhere. When people talk about drugs they usually point out all the bad it does for one 's health. There are many ways that legalizing drugs could help everyone. Legalizing drugs not only would provide more education about drugs, but reduce the risk of obtaining…

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    Sociology On Drugs

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    Drugs have been an economic, social, and health concern for many years. Whether they are legal or illegal; drugs affect an individual differently in the immediate and over time. There are positive and negative effects of using drugs. Some positive effects include controlling pain, relieving stress, and assisting in the healing process. The negative aspects of illegal drugs may be the effect on one’s future, social aspects, and may lead to deviant actions. Crime rates have been shown to increase…

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