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1. Introduction Methamphetamine is a man-made stimulant drug to speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body (Ice Facts 2014). It was first synthesized in 1918 and used during World War II (Lee, N 2013). Ice is methamphetamine in a crystal form and it has been in the news as a growing and serious issue across Australia. The head of emergency at ST Vincent’s Hospital, Gordian Fulde, says “Ice is the most evil drug we have at the moment…….Ice addicts are the most…

The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Marijuana In the United States, some people want to legalize a drug called marijuana. This drug comes from dried leaves from a hemp plant. Marijuana can be used as a cure and also used to harm your body. People have different views about marijuana. Some think that it can be used to help people that suffer from chronic pain and can help create jobs for the people in need of put-ting a roof on their head. Then there 's the people that think it will harm the people…

Frankfurt and Free Will within Addicts In “Freedom of the Will and the Concept of A Person”, Harry Frankfurt makes the argument that individuals lack moral responsibility for an action if one could not have done otherwise. Frankfurt uses the examples of three addicts: the willing, non-willing and wanton addicts to make his argument that having free will exists if one has identified with their desires. I will argue that Frankfurt’s argument is plausible because having free will may depend on the…

There are many problems in my community. I want to address a few that I see on an every day basis. My community is infested with drugs. Individuals are selling drugs on almost every corner. It is so easy to get your hands on almost anything and everything you are looking for whether it be weed, heroine, crack cocaine, Percocet, xanax, (etc). The drug dealers do not care about what they are doing to the community. They will serve drugs to anyone, in front of children, in front of your home, and I…

Methamphetamine is a powerful drug that has grown greatly over the past five years, specifically in Franklin County. Methamphetamine is the most commonly used drug in Franklin County. Meth negatively effects families, jobs, and their health and it needs to come to a stop. After researching, I recommend helping the problem of drug abuse by having a fundraiser to raise awareness in our community, because it is a wicked problem and people are ruining their lives. Statistics show that Franklin…

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health has concluded that around 20 million Americans ranging from 12 to older have used an illegal drug in the last 30 days. This consists of 8% of the population involving that age range. Around 48 million people from the age 12 to older abuse prescription drugs like painkillers, sedatives, and stimulants from ages 12 and older. This consists of about 20 percent of the U.S. Population. Drug abuse is a growing problem and over the years, it has only escalated…

The police force work with many disadvantage groups within society, one of the many groups that the police force work with is illicit drug users. An illicit drug user is an individual who partakes in taking ‘chemical agents that alter the biochemical or physiological processes ‘(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 2015). As according to the New South Wales Police (2015) despite there only being a small propitiation of illicit drug users within communities, they can cause enormous amounts of…

be illegal for student athletes? All the way back in 1865, “canal swimmers in Amsterdam and Holland were the first competitive athletes charged with doping” (ProQuest staff). During these time periods many of these athletes would mix cocaine and heroin to make a concoction called the speedball (ProQuest staff). These athletes would mix the substances to get the extra boost of performance for them to believe that they were at their best every competition. Many didn’t really know the harm it did…

The damage of legalizing marijuana will outweigh the benefits of its use. In this day and age, we as humans suffer already from the vices and sin that is pushed upon us. Recently, many states have begun the process of legalizing (thus making extremely accessible) yet another vice that many struggle with, marijuana. At this point there are currently 23 states with marijuana legal in some form and even for states where it is legal for recreational use. This country was founded on Christian values…

Marijuana is one of the most used recreational drugs in the United States of America. It can be consumed in ways such as eating, smoking or pill form. Marijuana has been argued about for many years in the United States. In 1937, the United States declared possession and use of marijuana be illegal. Due to the law that marijuana has become illegal, there have been many cases where using the drug leads to some serious legal consequences. In 2008 alone, hundreds of millions of people in the United…