Illegal Drugs Essay

Harmful Music Lyrics When turning on the radio, it’s very common to hear a song talking about sex or illegal substances. Although the radio edits the songs, people can still understand the message of the music. There have been debates and laws put in place to make lyrics safer, but is that enough? Some believe music lyrics help kids express their struggles and experiences. Many teens are worried that their freedom of speech is being violated. On the other hand, parents of these kids are worried…

Resident Advisors Going to college is a daunting task. Living on campus is even more daunting. However, there is a person who can help make this experience a more pleasant one. This person is a called a resident advisor. A resident advisor is an older student who is responsible for helping younger students living in a college or university resident hall. Resident advisors are trained to check-in and check-out students who are entering and exiting the resident hall. They are also responsible for…

titles and gold medals. This increase in pressure has caused coaches, and athlete’s to make the decision to take performance enhancing drugs to attempt to increase their level of performance and increase their chance of success. We have read and heard about many doping scandals on the news within recent years to do with high level performers being caught taking illegal ergogenic aids such as: Lance Armstrong,…

neurologic disorders, renal and urological dysfunction, nausea and vomiting, infertility, and nutritional concerns (Adam Gordon et al., 2013), but these correlations have not been proven. If marijuana is legalized, scientist and doctors can study the drug further to confirm or deny these potential symptoms. If marijuana truly is hazardous, legalization will provide grounds for education that users otherwise would not of received on the black market. It is also important to point out that some of…

topic of Female Drug Lords are “A Social Description of Female Narcotics Crime” by T.M. Iavchunovskaia and I.B. Stepanova, “Female Drug Smugglers on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Gender, Crime, and Empowerment“ by Howard Campbell, “Women’s Gender Performances and Cultural Heterogeneity In the Illegal Drug Economy” by Heidi Grundetjern, “Black from Crack” by Spirit Quest, and lastly “The Daughters of La Nacha: Profiles of Women Traffickers” by Elaine Carey and Jose Carlos Cisnero Guzman. Drug Cartels…

victim precipitation theory, the spatial relation theory, and the routine activity theory, in which all apply to the case of Carla. Carla (found strangulated to death and sexually assaulted) was a young adult female who was noted to be involved with illegal substances and “clients” of some sort. She also engaged in repetitive activities and lifestyle choices. A combination of harmful acts of behaviors she engaged in, frequenting crime-like areas, along with being young and female, ultimately…

Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa and Cannabis ruderalis (Guy, G., Whittle, B., & Robson, P., 2004). Cannabis exists in three main forms; marijuana, hashish and hash oil. The main active chemical is known as delta-9 tetrahydrocannabional or THC (“NZ Drug Foundation”, n.d). Cannabis is a depressant, it slows down the transmission of messages from the brain to body which is also the so-called high people experience from it. The strength of the high depends on the amount of THC present in the…

Immigration in America The United States is the country of great opportunities with equal rights. Many people around the world choose to come to the U.S. with the intention of bettering themselves as they are exposed to a more valuable education and many more job opportunities. Although immigrants come from all over the world, Mexicans are the most frowned upon. However, immigrants are not affecting the U.S., they are not taking jobs away, and they are enforcing America to grow bigger.…

the underground, has been growing in not only the United States but also in many other countries over the last forty years. When most people think about the black market they automatically think of a gangster who is smuggling guns, immigrants, and drugs. What most don't realize is, even when a bartender gets tipped in cash and doesn't report it in their taxes, thats tax evading. The reason behind the growth in the underground, is simply not for the economic need but because many aren't happy…

times. After a sufficient amount of data is collected on the drug and its interaction with microbes, animal testing is started. Animal testing is at least a two year process, where multiple animals are used, with a variety of different tests being conducted. Once the researchers have obtained the amount of data needed, and concluded multiple successful case studies, then an application can be submitted to the United States Food Drug and Association, FDA. The FDA then conducts their own…