Illicit drug use in Australia

that have succumb to drug use, while some individuals claiming that this is due to their social status and environments, while others argue that it’s because of their addictive personalities. Regardless of one’s point of view, it is very clear that drug usage in today’s society is occurring and shows no signs of slowing down. In today’s time and age there are many different types of drugs, one of these types of drugs happens to be depressants. Depressants can be defined as a drug that brings…

not been the case for recreational drugs. The laws currently in place restrict the use of recreational drugs. In this paper, there will be a discussion about what drug liberalization is, what liberalization would look like in Canada, the pros, and cons of this change, and what policies are currently in place that affects recreational drug use. For the sake of understanding,…

District of Columbia have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana and four states for recreational use. Though marijuana, which is also called cannabis would boost the economy, it has also its negative effects to people, especially to those who treat it as a recreational use. Even though marijuana is legal as recreational use, the Federal Government still considers marijuana as the number one illegal drug. Marijuana should not be legalized for these reasons: it can link to crime, gateway to…

DRUG ABUSE OF ILLEGAL AND PRESCRIBED DRUGS HSCI - 1180 – 001 100254659 LOVEDEEP Misuse of any drug can be defined as when an individual take amount of drug more than as described in the prescription . On the other hand , misuse of illegal drugs can also take place by taking drug which is not recommended by either doctor or any other health care professional . both…

Drugs and Athletes In this paper I will include several different topics on the subject of Drug Testing Athletes. These subjects include, college athletes being drug tested, the different types of drugs that are used in all athletes, why drug use is a problem in sports, how to determine if an athletes is using drugs, drug testing polices, potential side effects, many historical use of drugs, and two different personal stories that have happened to former athletes. All athletes know that…

Prescription Drug Abuse Affects Teens In today’s society, many young teens recreationally use prescription drugs. According to the medical dictionary recreational drug use is a substance taken for nonmedical purposes (medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com). Prescription drugs are a controlled substance prescribed by doctors to their patients who are experiencing internal or external pain or have a medical condition that requires them to take the meds. Statistics show that prescription drug…

Health, “more than 97.5 million Americans over the age of 12 have used illicit marijuana, and it is considered by many to be a benign recreational drug” (SAMHSA, 2007). Despite marijuana being an illicit drug, adolescents and young adults have easy access. In light of the above-mentioned statistics, any…

Prohibition has been tried countless times and every time it’s been tried, it has led to unintended consequences like an increase in organized crime, incarceration to name a few. Our drug policy currently follows the crime-control model which leads to policies that emphasize the criminal justice system 's arrest and punishment of the offender as the means of deterring crime and repressing criminal behavior. Mandatory minimum laws are an example of this ridiculous high sentence for a non-violent…

The current prohibition against the use of recreational drugs is one of the good things about the U.S. government and society. Many drugs are or can be dangerous to the human mind and/or body, so this restriction helps to keep the general population safe from those dangers. However, the government is considering lifting the prohibition on recreational drugs in the near future. The use of recreational drugs should not be legalized because children and teens would have easier access to…

For many decades’ marijuana has been a very popular recreational drug for a considerable amount of the population. Just recently the push to legalize marijuana has increased more than ever and state governments are being faced with the decision: to legalize or not legalize marijuana. To date, the states that have made the decision to legalize weed include, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, and Alaska. With seemingly more states to follow, this movement could potentially snowball and result in a…