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Portugal is the country that decriminalized drugs in their country. We all want to know what led Portugal to start the decriminalization of drugs, according to the article Portugal’s Experiment “ it all started during the mid-twentieth century, when Portugal experienced fifty years of military dictatorship, and when leftist democratic was reestablished in 1974”. Portugal is and still is the only European Union state explicitly to decriminalize drug usage. Portugal’s decriminalization came about…

strictly for medicinal reasons, while in only four of those states is recreational use of marijuana legal. Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is commonly perceived as unattractive and useless to most Americans. They see it as addictive and a gate-way drug. For this reason, they think it should be illegal. They also think it is terrible for your mental and physical health. They, too, believe it decimates many users’ lives. Lastly, people think marijuana should be illegal because it can cause…

Achievements & Drugs As most of us assume, students succeed and prosper through school to become something they 've always wanted to be. Unfortunately, many students begin to slack off of their school work and begin to fall in the wrong direction. Drugs take a high toll on students. Some use them to forget things or get a feel of calmness to ease them. Students may later become addicted to any type of drug they 've taken. It is no good for them but it is what they 've adapted to. For example,…

The Brief History of Controlled Drugs video was a very interesting and highly detailed video. The video opened with how opium was a big seller over the counter. Opium users had their own place to interact with the drug privately. Famous Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and he explained that it helped him to write great poetry. Napoleon Bonaparte discovered cannabis from the Asia Minors. The people of Asia Minors been smoking cannabis for centuries. Bonaparte brought the cannabis back to France for…

Tramadol addiction is a condition that often takes many people by surprise: it rarely makes the news and is rarely associated with drug culture. Unfortunately, tramadol addiction is a reality. While it does offer a relatively safe pain control method to many people when used properly, its addictive nature needs to be better understood by people who either currently taking or are interested in taking it. Addictiveness Varies Tramadol is safe when used properly, but it has a dangerous ability to…

together, Anxiety, Fear, and Horror. Many sources suggest that there are few, if any, detrimental long-term effects associated with psilocybin usage There is no evidence that shows that psilocybin is addictive and there has been no recorded overdoses from psilocybin alone. Psilocybin has also allowed thousands of people to become spiritually awakened through the substance and have felt more connected to their surroundings and nature. Psilocybin can exacerbate mental illness or trigger…

esports drug use should not be allowed 10:14\5\23\2018 Drugs in Sports are Bad “I don't recommend steroids for everyone, and I don't recommend growth hormones for everyone. But for certain individuals, I truly believe, because I've experimented with it for so many years, that it can make an average athlete a super athlete. It can make a super athlete incredible. Just legendary”-Jose Canseco. For athletes, this is a real problem. They have to stay on the lookout for performance enhancing drugs…

In reviewing other countries drug policies, Portugal has found an answer to the drug epidemic. Previously, Portugal was spending millions and getting nowhere. In the 90’s drug problems increased significantly. “In 1991, 4,667 people were arrested for drug offenses. By 1995, this number was up to 6,380 and by 1998, the figure was 11,395 or 235 percent of the 1990 figure” (Loo 52). “ In 1999, nearly one percent of the populations, a hundred thousand people, were heroin addicts, and Portugal…

receives the drug does in fact influence tolerance to drug effects. This current study conducted two separate experiments to gain insight into the importance of environmental stimuli in the conditioning process. The rats used in the experiment all had the same pre testing procedure therefore these results are reliable. By understanding conditioned tolerance in lab rats, we can further use this information to understand the tolerance a drug addict develops with their own habitual drug using…

war on drugs, I do not see us really getting anywhere. By placing someone found in possession of more than a week’s supply of any type of drug such as marijuana to cocaine, the person would deal with an accelerated rehabilitative disposition as in a special intervention type program and calling it the mediation group comprised of a lawyer, a doctor and a social worker. This group could recommend treatment as well as present any minor fines. The main lesson to learn from decriminalizing drug…