Drug paraphernalia

seemed like the hundredth time since she had died. I couldn’t believe she had gotten ahold of this drug. We knew it was not a medication she had been prescribed because we had cleaned out her apartment days after she died. The truth hit me, and that is my mother was a Prescription Drug Addict. I share her story in this paper because it is the reason I chose to research and write about Prescription Drug Abuse. In my research, I have found alarming statistic, facts, and information that provided…

Liz Murray is an inspirational speaker whose most noticeable accomplishment has been being accepted into Harvard University despite going through a rough upbringing including drug abuse, rape, and homelessness. Murray was born in the Bronx on September 23, 1980 to her father Peter, and mother Jean. Both of whom were drug addicts, and had mental illnesses. Though almost breaking down a couple times Murray maintained perfect composure while narrating an extremely tragic auto-biography when she…

They are also willing to supply the drug at no cost to uninsured patients who can’t afford it. On top of that they will offer “copayment assistance programs” to patients and are willing to implement additional programs if they are needed in the future. Furthermore they will offer the drug at a discounted rate to hospitals to aid hospitalized patients. (Zeitlin, 2015) With the drug reasonably priced, Doctors Without Borders does not need to switch their supplier…

The war on drugs must stop, it is based off of sending vulnerable people to jail, this happens because “on the local level the war on drugs involved police operations targeting low level drug dealers, often in urban, low-income neighborhoods.” (Addiction and Substance Abuse) Marijuana legalization would reduce drug crimes. In turn allowing the police the opportunity to focus more harmful, addictive drugs out of the U.S., instead of sentencing people who were caught with 1 gram of marijuana to a…

Drug addiction in the United States not only destroys the lives of the user, but the lives of their family and friends as well. Kristina is a troubled drug addict mother with five children who do not even know who their mother is. Her addiction to meth causes her to become a teenage mother to her first born Hunter, and the young mother of five some short years to come. Her children are all put up for adoption as they are born, because Kristina cannot take care of them due to her drug addiction.…

safety to schools and police presents which can deter crime in schools. School safety is an important issue in entering city schools to protect teachers and students the D.A.R.E. officers receive extracts training on how to deal with students and drugs. The officers have to draw up class curriculums for the different age groups in their schools. D.A.R.E.…

(hereafter, CCU) offers a quite similar to program; yet, CCU is more affordable. This is the current situation which influences my decision to become a Minister. The pivotal moment which lead me to the Calling happened in 2010. I was an active alcoholic and drug abuser for 25 years of my life. During this time, I committed (or was a part of) crimes that could make me that almighty Dollars. Everything I learned, experienced or benefited from, I used in my illegal practices. God,…

Hallucinogens Hallucinogens are a very addictive drug that can cause many problems for people that are addicted to them or people that used them for the first time. There are also bad long term effects and short term effects for using hallucinogens. Most people that use hallucinogens are between the age of 15 and 29. Therefore hallucinogens can be very dangerous for all ages. Long and short term effects From using hallucinogens, there could be consequences, both long term and short term. Some…

performance-enhancing drugs are harmful are not permissible because athletes put themselves in danger every time they train or compete in their sport. Lastly the article for legalization argues that performance-enhancing drugs should be controlled and regulated through medical supervision. Testing and administrative aspects of performance-enhancing drugs are costly and complicated. With rules and regulations the encouragement of more sensible and informed use of performance enhancing drugs are…

Methadone is a Schedule II drug that belongs to the opioid family of drugs. Methadone it is an extended acting synthetic tranquilizing painkiller. In the early 1960s, two New York physicians, Marie Nyswander and Vincent Dole, ascertained that when methadone is taken on a daily base, it is a constructive habituated medical treatment for individuals who have become opioid addicts. Since the 1960s, methadone has been strategized to help people who are dependent on illicit drugs such as opioid,…