Essay About Drugs

In the excerpt “A century of increasing drug control” from Illegal Drugs it conveyed the various drugs that people used along with the war on drugs they decided to start based on the harm they thought it would cause to society if it was abused. In the beginning of the 19th century people started taking drugs due to medical conditions, all drugs that were taken was prescribed. Towards the ending of the 19th century is when people started becoming addicted to narcotics and using it for…

The regulation of pharmaceutical drug costs should take precedence in the United States Government due to the issue that prices are becoming too unbearable for the working class and low class citizens to afford. Many families are now having to decide whether or not to continue buying into these lifesaving medicines, or use their money for other basic needs, risking their health. An issue that sparked this need for regulation was Martin Shkreli raising the price of Daraprim, which is used to…

The United States Food and Drug Administration is the government agency responsible for regulating food, dietary supplements, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, biologics and blood products in the United States. The agency is authorized by the government to inspect, test, approve, and set safety standards for foods, chemicals, medical devices, cosmetics, and household devices (britanica.org). Made up of 2,100 scientist including chemists, pharmacologists, physicians, microbiologists,…

Performance Enhancing Drugs are taking over all major sport programs. It should be said that some well-known best sport moments have involved performance enhancing drugs. Enhancing drugs can benefit one's life for a brief period, until it wears out and starts giving people negative health problems, and an illegal advantage in the activity their participating in. Enhancing drugs shouldn't be introduced to athletes in sporting events. The use of performance-enhancing drugs, or “doping,” by…

The so called “war on drugs” is rife with controversy and heartache. For some, it is a frustrating cluster of bureaucracy and ineffectiveness. For others, it is a life-changing policy with disadvantageous or even disastrous results. The side of the war that instituted this policy, the government, has not benefitted in any meaningful way to continue to perpetuate it, and thus a radical change is on the table. My article, “Why We Should End the Failed War on Drugs (And Legalization is the Best…

Legalizing Recreational Drugs Recreational drugs are drugs with psychoactive (mind-altering) effects that are taken mainly for the “high” rather than for a legitimate medical purpose. Recreational drugs are commonly split up into four categories: 1. Hallucinogenic drugs (drugs that distort a person’s perceived reality) 2. Depressants (inhibits function of central nervous system) 3. Stimulants (speeds up functions of the central nervous system). The use of recreational drugs has been a point of…

1. Overview of drug driving Drug driving is the fact that drivers control their vehicle under influence of drugs (Transport Accident Commission (TAC), 2015). According to DrugInfo’s report (2010), drugs can lessen driver’s driving skills. For example, the effects of using cannabis involve weak psychomotor skills, long reaction time required when there is a problem, ability to stay in one traffic lane when moving and maintain speed, reduced visual functions, and attention (DrugInfo, 2010). At the…

In the field of law enforcement, it’s very important to know the different types of drugs. Everyday officers are put into situations that they have to know what type of drug is that drug is found. They wouldn’t know without the help of forensic science. So why is it important to know the different types of drugs? In law enforcement, searches, seizures and warrants play a huge part. When requesting a warrant, you must have probable cause, probable cause is facts and circumstances that make a…

President Barack Obama states that "it just doesn 't make sense to require a nonviolent drug offender to serve 20 years, or in some cases, life, in prison.” After granting pardons to over 58 nonviolent criminal offenders, he came to this conclusion. Obama makes a very good point here, why are we sentencing nonviolent offenders greater lengths than murders or rapists? The truth, America is caught up in the war on drugs. This results in failure to solve the real, bigger issue at hand. Instead of…

two appeals. I agree that there will be no more drug dealer because after drug being free and legalize because there will be no work for pushers. For example, Pushers would have contacted with lots of people who are addicted to drug and those people would come to pushers and buy the drugs from them. Now, since the drugs are free and legalize, pusher will lose the people whom they have had contact with because they will not come to them and buy the drugs since it is free. Secondly, I disagree…