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literature produced during and shortly after his life. Trakl uses unique poetic devices to render the cultural atmosphere of apprehension and isolation present during the First World War. He empties the body of humanity and consciousness enabled by cocaine to escape and create a space in which the creative mind can exist separately from the emptiness and decay…

The use of methamphetamines or meth is a wide spread epidemic across the world, but in the United States the use of meth is on the rise and fast. A major reason why meth is being used by so many addicts is because it is cheap, easy to make, and the high can last for up to 12 hours. Not only can the use of meth cause permanent damage to your brain, it can also cause unrepairable and severe oral health effects. “There are currently about 1.7 million abusers and in 2008, 13 million people over the…

Osborne fled and quit school in the eighth grade. He lived in parks and fell in with more mature teens that showed him how to bolster himself and take from others. By 14, he was utilizing illegal medications. By 20, he was addicted to crystal meth and cocaine. He piled on 123 charges since age 18 and 40 offences for property violations, driving offenses and assaults. His times of wrongdoing finished in a June 2004 police pursuit in a stolen car where, in a medicated rage, he attempted to…

information throughout our brain and body. Alkaloids have been used throughout history in a variety of ways including medicines, poisons, and drugs used to eliminate suffering. For example, morphine, atropine and cocaine are all types of alkaloids that are known for their medicinal purposes. However, cocaine and morphine have also been recklessly consumed for pleasure and have often caused tragic addictions because many people are unaware of just how powerful these chemicals can be. The…

Cocaine is extracted from the “coca shrub, Erythroxylum coca a plant indigenous to the Andes.” and then generally mixed with some other powdering substance such as starch or sugar. Cocaine has several street names such as “blow, snow, nose candy, coke, dust, sneeze and others”. Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs there are for once someone has started using this drug it is almost impossible to stop. There are a few different ways that someone may administer cocaine into their system,…

Cocaine is a stimulant, addictive and illicit drug. It is the second drug after cannabis in the number of seizures globally. The global seizures in 2012 were 671 tones. In Europe, 14.1 million or (4.2%) of adults are estimated to have been taking cocaine in their life time according to the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction (EMCDDA). Cocaine and its metabolites can be detected in hair, urine, saliva and blood1. It can be also be detected in surface water, waste water…

Some have argued in favor of it being legal, and some have argued against it being legal. Over the past five years, we have seen numerous state and local debates about whether or not it should be legal, and few heated debates over it. Presently, it is one of top issues and hot topic on United States national policy. Now, I am sure that you have already figured out what I am talking about. Yes, you are correct! Marijuana it is! Marijuana is and will continue to be a hot topic for many. I chose to…

non-prescription medicine marketed in the country. This act specifically referred to alcohol, morphine, opium, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and several other agents. Following The Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 was The Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914. “An Act to provide for the registration of,…

Crank The book Crank by Ellen Hopkins the first book in a series. It is about a teenage girl who had big dreams and made very good choices who spend a couple weeks with her deadbeat father. While she was there she picked up on some awful habits that would affect her for the rest of her life. This novel takes the reader on an intense journey about a girl who struggles with herself and her family. It really can open the eyes of someone who has never experienced the things that Kristina gets…

effects of living at a high altitude, cocaine was not discovered until 1859 when "German chemist Albert Niemann first extracted cocaine from the coca plant 's leaves" (History of Cocaine Dec. 9, 2016). Unfortunately, even after the discovery of cocaine, it wasn 't until the 1880 's when research into the medical applications of the drug truly began. (History of Cocaine Dec. 9, 2016). The biggest breakthrough in the medical field in regards to the use of cocaine was in the field of ophthalmology,…