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blues (narcotic pain reliever), rainbows (barbiturates sedative), and yellow jackets (Nembutal sedative). After an uncertain-term-remission, she started taking prescribed pills, which are mostly sedatives again. Bianca reported taking Tylenol with codeine (pain killer), Klonopin (about 25mg a day; benzodiazepines, sedative), Restoril (“Restril” sedative-hynotics for sleep disorder), Xanax (sedatives), and Propoxedrine (narcotic pain relievers). She confirmed that she visits several physicians to…

Marijuana is indeed a gateway drug that leads to more than just other drugs. It destroys relationships as well as ruining and taking lives. Marijuana is indeed a gateway drug. A gateways drug is a drug that forms a habit, the substance itself does not necessarily need to be addictive, but it leads to the use of other drugs. In the U.S. alone, over 94 million people have admitted to use marijuana, whether it be for medicinal or recreational purposes. 94 million is only the number of people who…

The differences between culture’s folkways, mores, and taboos are quite simple. Society is constructed for people to agree to a contract between the role of a citizen and the role of a government. The United States Constitution establish the contract between citizen and government based on the agreement to follow common rules in exchange for protection. The social life is governed by norms, rules, that define which behaviors are appropriate or not in a given situation. Norms between culture…

Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, a synthetic drug called fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, and many others. Opioids work by binding to the body’s opiate receptors; highly concentrated in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions. When opiate drugs bind to these receptors, they can drive up dopamine levels in the brain’s reward areas, producing a state of euphoria and…

The New Democratic Party (known as N.D.P. throughout this paper) has the best position on legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana for three reasons; it will free up police resources, medicinal marijuana will be more obtainable, and people will be free to use it without repercussions. Firstly; a web article from the Colorado pot guide - Science behind the sensation says: “Both statistical and anecdotal evidence shows that people who smoke pot tend to be less aggressive, more relaxed and…

bill they wont get off easy.” In the United States opioids are playing a significant role in this growing drug epidemic. Opioids are drugs prescribed by doctors to reduce pain. Commonly known products of this drug include, oxycodone, morphine, and codeine. Some of the synthetic drugs being created from these prescribed medications are heroin, and an even more lethal drug, fentanyl. This drug is given to patients suffering from advanced terminal illnesses. People who take these prescribed…

FALSE POSITIVE DRUG TEST Finite Math Professor Joy Beverly Tommy Warren 10/02/17 FALSE POSITIVE DRUG TEST Yikes, I tested positive for an illicit and illegal drug and I don’t use drugs. Can this really happen? Yes, it can happen and it has to too many innocent people. You should have received a negative result when tested for drugs, but you didn’t instead you received a positive result. This is referred to as a ‘false positive’. Understanding ‘false positive” is a…

Painkillers are a major topic right now. Should athletes or simply anyone be allowed to take these? I believe that painkillers aren’t healthy for athletes or anyone! Overdose, addiction, and the amount of usage obtained by high schoolers is an immense deal with todays society. I realize that painkillers should be banned or only used for extreme problems that need to be dealt without a doubt. This will take out yet another one of our issues. I do acknowledge that people will still find a way to…

Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana A well-known 1980’s comedian named Bill Hicks once said, “Why is marijuana against the law? IT grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit…unnatural? (goodreads.com)” There are various benefits from this naturally grown herb that America has failed to use to their advantage. The legalization of Marijuana would aid various individuals with the specific health issue they face. Numerous individuals stated…

The sole purpose of this essay is to analyze pharmaceutical drug abuse within the United States and Canada. For the reason that I am unaware of the ‘war on drugs’ within Canada and want to find similarities and differences within statistics of pharmaceutical drug abusers within each nation. What is pharmaceutical drug abuse? It is when you ‘abuse’ a medication that was received from a legal doctor, essentially misusing it for other purposes such as reducing side effects from another drug,…