Drug paraphernalia

Over the past year, she had been stealing money and forging checks: cashing them and getting money to support her drug addiction. In October, she was released to a halfway house in Elizabeth and stayed there for 90 days. Later, in 2012, she was arrested again for the same charges. At that time I was thirteen and barely understood why my sister would do this. I was aware she had a drug problem, but I didn’t necessarily understand what that meant. Again, Kyle was only in jail for a short amount of…

ramifications and stated that he was wrong and made a mistake by signing the bill. The bill basically incarcerated a large percentage of African Americans and Latinos, especially on drug offenses (the sentence for powdered crack cocaine (Caucasian drug of choice) was less than the sentence for crack (African American and Latino drug of choice). I would say enacting this bill was an act of misfeasance.…

and so on, which precluded a life of drug addiction and prostitution that is now starting to fade out of her life after thirty years. She has committed slew of crimes to support her self and her drug habit, beginning with prostitution and drug dealing and ending with larceny and identity theft. From what she’s told me the prostitution began in her late teens and early twenties and continued from there, the drug use was introduced at some point, with her drug of choice being heroin, but in later…

The moment I looked over at the video surveillance in our bedroom, my heart dropped to my stomach. It was about 6 years ago, I was involved in a bad relationship with my daughter’s father, Julian. He not only a drug dealer, he was also an addict. At that time, we had one daughter together, with another on the way. He introduced a lot of negativity into our lives, and put my daughter and me in danger. You might ask, why were you even involved with this guy? Well one reason was obvious, he was my…

there has been some kind of “war on drugs”, that stemmed from President Henry Nixon’s original declaration of “war on drugs” in 1971. The need for such a policy came from the 1960’s when drug use was rampant and was contributed to youth rebellion, the social revolution and political discord, the President’s concern was the government needed to evaluate to see if drugs were safe and what kind of effectiveness would it have on society. During this initial “war on drugs” package it called for an…

money a person might want to choose outpatient treatment, this way they can save on food and housing. (Dinker.) There are charities and other organizations that offer free drug and alcohol rehabilitation, or they might go off a person’s income. Also, there are state-funded programs that help with the rehabilitation of drug addiction. There are pros and cons to state-funded rehabilitation programs. The good thing about these programs is that they are free; also, that they are helping a…

of the deadliest recreational drugs, is making a comeback to the eastern shore. Heroin, derived from the seed of a poppy plant, has a unique molecular structure, making it an interesting topic of discussion. Using this highly addictive drug destroys both your mind and your body. Sudden discontinued use, also known as cutting off “cold turkey”, can bring about intense symptoms of withdrawal, leaving the user feeling incredibly ill, helpless, and desperate for the drug. Heroin is also extremely…

comes in different forms such as “coco plants, paste, cocaine hydrochloride, freebase cocaine, and crack cocaine” (Olive 9-11). The use of crack cocaine can lead to a higher chance in committing a crime, neurological problems, and dependence on the drug that is hard to escape. It is certain that the presentation of crack has had a major impact in the world, especially in crime. Crack has led to an increase in misconduct and also to laws being “enacted to counter its use, manufacture,…

Spread within the intravenous drug paraphernalia and also by mother to infant transmission. This can potentially occur throughout the birth process or even breastfeeding. HIV is caused by septicity with HIV-1 or HIV-2, which are retroviruses. In the retroviral family and which are considered…

script even though their symptoms are gone. Big pharmaceutical companies push these drugs; therefore, doctors feel pressured to over prescribe them. “Millions of people in the United States report nonmedical use of prescription drugs, and recently drug overdoses have surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of injury death” (moving beyond) Our government spends billions of dollars for the war on drugs, but only a small percentage of it focuses on pharmaceutical opioids that are…