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    Legalization Of Marijuana: The Drug of The Future Does one believe marijuana is bad? Marijuana, also known as cannabis, can be used as a psychiatric drug or medicine. Marijuana is illegal in the United States except for twenty three states and including Washington DC. Many citizens are fighting for the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana has many benefits that will help the country in the future, if it becomes legal. Marijuana can further the country economically, medically, and it is less…

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    marijuana is illegal federally and still considered a Schedule 1 substance. This has stirred the controversy over the potential harms and the potential benefits of marijuana use. Commonly, those who are against the legalization of marijuana will argue the drug is harmful and can be a gateway…

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    Satire On Drugs

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    time we take pills, we are actually gambling with our lives. Drugs that are considered safe are in reality, harmful. It is our worst nightmare because with a few pills, drugs can ruin our lives and futures. Dr. Peter Gotzsche, the Director of the Nordic Cochrane Center in Copenhagen and an author, was interviewed about drugs. He said, “Our prescription drugs are the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer. Our drugs kill around 200,000 people in America every year, and half…

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    industrial use. Marijuana first spread from China to India and Europe as early as A.D. 500, according to History.com. In the mid 1500s, the Spanish brought marijuana to the New World and by the mid 1900s, the United States listed it as a Schedule One drug along with heroin and LSD. Now,…

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    Revolution of 1910, Mexican immigrants flooded into the U.S. and introduced the recreational use of marijuana to American culture (“America’s War on Marijuana.” 2014). The drug then became associated with the immigrants, and the fear and prejudice about the Spanish-speaking newcomers became associated with marijuana. Anti-drug campaigners warned against the encroaching "Marijuana Menace," and terrible crimes were attributed to marijuana and the Mexicans who used it. This public resentment and…

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    Introduction: Over the years, the amount of people died from drug overdoses increased in the United States. Also, “in 2009 drug-induced deaths overtook traffic accidents as the number one external cause of death, with 39,147 deaths” (Swensen, 2014). Substance abuse including alcohol and drugs is linked to different negative social conditions, such as family disruptions, financial issues, school failure, decrease or lost in productivity, crime, child abuse, and domestic violence. In addition,…

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    around. The ability to get prescribed medications from a doctor has be has become a popular way of getting medication legally, but then selling it illegally. In fact, prescription drugs are now killing far more people than illegal drugs. While most major causes of preventable deaths are declining, those from prescription drug use are increasing, an analysis of recently released data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by the…

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    Crystal Meth

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    Caffeine is a major licit drug in America today. Common saying is in selling this is “AMERICAS CUP OF COFFEE”. Routs of admission: drinking it through cups or bottles (oral), pill form. Less common effects are listed in my next sentence. Less: vomiting of blood material looking like coffee grounds, weakness or tiredness, swelling of the face ankles or hands, rapid breathing or slowing of breath, lightheadedness, irritation, indigestion, headache, muscle twitching, persistent bleeding, rash,…

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    about the thing you have been giving him for free lately and i was wondering if you would give me some also just to try” the homeless man became very angry with Amy and also Tom because Tom told him he would not tell anyone where he was getting the drugs from. the homeless man all of a sudden stepped into the bright street light and yelled “i hate your husband now because he is nothing but a liar!” out of nowhere, before Amy could react, she heard a loud BANG! as the homeless man pulled the…

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    take LSD diffused into a sugar cube. 5. When a person uses drugs like LSD they begin to feel the difference 20 to 90 minutes after taking the drug. A “trip” can also last for up to 12 hours. The effects of taking LDS are “Distortion or…

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