Drugs

Street drugs have always held poor connotations. Anyone who related with them would be immediately recognized as an addict or criminal. That is until opioids and prescription painkillers came around, when your white suburban mom could be just as dependent on a high as your average heroin junkie. I believe if opioids are continually available, other drugs should be legalized, focusing mainly on marijuana. Opioids: legal, completely accessible, and easily prescribed. It is truly the choice…

Salvador Dali is credited with having said, “I don 't do drugs. I am drugs.” Dali was not only a world famous artist known for painting, sculpting, and photography, for he was also a drug addict. Dali has bluntly described how he and other addicts feel while they are in the clutches of their addiction. They feel as if their drug of choice has dominated their lives, and they have lost their identity, and free will to it. Occasionally, however, the drug addict does not consider that losing…

sort of illegal drug in the past month? In the 1960’s, drugs became more popular among the youth as a sign of political opposition and rebellion. Due to this sudden shift in drug usage, the government demanded medical research to evaluate safety. On June 18, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. He immediately imposed actions such as no-knock search warrants and mandatory sentencing terms. Along with this, he radically increased the size and the power of federal drug control…

Whether people sell or buy drugs, the involvement with drugs is not a victimless crime. Many believe that the use of drugs does not affect the people around them because the individual may be using drugs within a closed environment and is not causing any harm to anyone else, but themselves. This is true to an extent, at the moment of doing drugs the individual possibly is not harming anyone but themselves, but eventually the individual will come into contact with other people such as friends or…

Drug abuse is a very tragic problem that affects almost everyone in someway shape or form. There is a very thin line between recreational use of substances and substance abuse. Being under the influence may cause some to act irrational and dangerous. Company owners have often took onto drug testing to try and stop the problems of drug abuse in or around their workplace. The problem with this is some people do not want others to know what they do on their free time, and under the fourth…

Prescription drugs are widely prescribed by care providers for various conditions that cause pain, anxiety and other mental health conditions. As these drugs become more common place in our society, the potential for misuse and abuse increases along with it. Through this essay I will attempt to determine if the misuse of such prescription medications causes social and economic damage to the same extent as that caused by the misuse of illicit drugs. Prescription drugs can only be obtained with…

Prescription drugs can be very helpful if taken properly, but surprisingly can be extremely dangerous if taken improperly and can even be deadly. The addiction to prescription drugs such as pain killers, sedatives, and stimulates, is on the rise and not a new subject among individuals. Although prescription drug abuse is not a fresh issue, it has become a rising epidemic over the last several years. Our nation as a whole should take a stand by raising more awareness, closely monitoring…

Drug legalization is one of the most conflict-ridden issues within the United States. Although, my belief identifies closely with those who see drugs as being able to assist in certain medical conditions, I also identify with those who believe that certain drugs need to be regulated in order to avoid addiction and more importantly abused. One argument, that has been made prominent, is that drug legalization would lessen the number of people who become involved and introduced to the criminal…

doing illegal drugs or support enhances to increase sport abilities. As the number of drugs being used in American Sports is decreasing, there are still many cases of drugs being used. The usage of these illegal substance isn’t good for the player’s health or for the sport itself. Many American athletics such as high school, colleges, and professional level give drug tests for the safety of the sport and player. With the knowledge of health risks involving drugs, the effectiveness that drugs…

Drug courts constitute a clear example of an integrated public health and safety strategy that has shown promise for reducing drug use and recidivism rates. Drug courts are separate criminal courts providing supervised treatment for drug offenders as an alternative to incarceration. Drug courts provide offenders with intensive court supervision, mandatory drug testing, and substance abuse treatment. Successful completion of the program allows the offender to avoid incarceration, have their…