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    Depression, more and more distinctive types of welfare were created. These have been put in place to help those in legitimate need. Illegal drugs have been and are becoming an even more colossal problem in America. The rise of those abusing drugs establishes the need to monitor those who are also abusing the welfare system. When we drug test welfare recipients, we are preventing drug abusers from taking advantage of the government. We are also…

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    world today. Is the drug saving or killing? Legalization is definitely the word going around, and if the drug should be legalized everywhere. California being one of the popular with the drug in the country, holds some of the most famous, and influential people in America. The drug is easily found in the media, and is seen to influence anyone into trying the drug. Marijuana has many risks and benefits of it being legalized everywhere. Marijuana is normally seen as an okay drug, but the fact is,…

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    To End The Drug War. By: Art Carden The claim is a central contention asking a question or printing out these problems issue to be discussed and supporting with specific reason(s) and evident(s). Is it time to end the war on drugs? Well first let’s take a look at what the war on drugs is. “The War on Drugs is an American term commonly applied to a campaign of prohibition of drugs, military aid, and military intervention, with the stated aim being to define and reduce the illegal drug trade”.…

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    States. “Such experienced and hardened criminals pose a new challenge to Caribbean societies, particularly Belize, Guyana and Jamaica, countries that are already burdened with other dimensions of the drug trade. For some Caribbean countries, such as the Bahamas, Belize and Jamaica, attempts to curb the drug trade have been intimately linked with the maintenance of good relations with the United States, which has not only provided necessary material support, but often linked such cooperative…

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    taxpayers, the CIA is guilty of drug trafficking and murder. A well known case involving CIA criminality involved Barry Seal, Oliver North, and illegal drugs. In this case Barry Seal was running drugs for the CIA and was later murdered. Moreover, the case of Oliver North of the Iran-Contra fame involved drug running, the DEA and the CIA. These nefarious activities involving these agencies have been covered up and demonstrate…

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    “Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar made so much money, he spent over $2,500 every month just on rubber bands to bundle up his cash.” During the 20th century Escobar was one of the richest men because of drug related activities. Drug trafficking has always been an issue in Colombia, but in the 20th century it started to impact the country by increasing violence and recreational narcotic drug use. During the 20th century Colombia had a rise in drug activity. Colombia started off with trafficking…

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    moving drugs . . . I mean, trafficking conduits, routes . . . to get drugs across the U.S.-Mexican border. And somehow C.E. is connected with this as a facilitator of such trafficking into the U.S.” Roger listened politely without challenging the thesis. He was, however, unhappy with her stubbornness and doubts about his own premise. Margarita still paced like a sleek panther about to pounce while she spoke: “Drug trafficking is a risky trade because it’s illegal and the DEA is gunning for drug…

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    short sentencing due to what kind of crime was committed. Also, it depends on how the person acts and what type of judge the criminal come across. However; when it comes to criminals like drug dealers and pedophiles ( sex offenders) their sentencing are different and very absurd. In the state of South Carolina, drug dealer should not serve long sentences than Pedophiles (sex offenders)? Due to the numerous crimes like the pedophiles tends to get off easily with two years in jail, house arrest…

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    The increase in violence in association with drugs has raised the eyebrows of several politicians in regards to immigration laws. In 2006 Time Magazine took a poll on what the American population thinks about immigration and 82% of the populations concluded that the United States Government isn't doing enough to prevent the mass migration from the south. Although immigration and terrorism do not have a direct correlation with one another, the rise in drug trafficking cases has caused the general…

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    pressure and those with glaucoma." These effects of the drug may slow the progression of the disease, preventing blindness.Glaucoma is a widespread disease affecting about 6 million people worldwide and 3 million in the US with over a quarter of them being blind from the disease (Andrew A. Dahl,MD, FACS). With a problem as widespread as this a cure…

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