Illicit drug use in Australia

The Philosophical Question at issue: Are drug addicts responsible for their actions when they chose to use again. Technical Terms: Author’s Thesis: Society cannot morally condemn drugs addicts for not being able to overcome their dependency, since their upbringing can catalyze their inclinations towards using these addictive substances. Author’s Argument: John Hospers was a philosophy professor at the University of Southern California and a well-known author for several ethics books.…

Legalization of the drug is one of the rising issues in the United States. There are some states in the United States, who have legalized drugs, which were once considered illegal in other states. Today, every individual has different views about the use and the legalization of illegal drugs. The behavior of an individual, not any affect him or her but also affects the people around them. Whereas, in the 21st century, everyone has the will to choose for themselves and everyone is well aware of…

States has struggled with since the early 1900’s. Opioids are drugs commonly used in medical practice to relieve pain. Before the knowledge we have currently on opioids, opioids were an essential in curing a range of symptoms; from relieving pain to being used as cough suppressants. Today, the war on opioids is at an all time high. In 2014, 14 thousand people died from an opioid overdose. In CNN’s article, Opioid History: From “wonder drug” to abuse epidemic,” Sonia Mogha quotes Dr. Tom Fieden,…

interview with Michael Dennis”, Dr. Dennis discusses how dangerous is drug use during adolescence,…

not know how to control it. Since 1990 drug overdose rates have tripled in the United States, accounting for nearly 15,000 deaths alone in 2008 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] , 2011). According to the CDC (2011) one hundred people die from overdose every day in the United States. In 2010 alone more than 2 million people used prescription opioids for no medical reasons (CDC, 2011). This is why congress and the United…

Pros and Cons of Legalizing Weed”). Freeing up the space in prisons and jails could also free up some room in the budget of the state and federal governments. In the same context, there is a theory that eliminating recreational weed as an illegal drug would cut off a large…

College students have been known for using these drugs and many more. These drugs have been in and out of every college in the US and has taken kids to drastic measures. 18-20-year-old across the county have been surveyed on the use of marijuana. Half of them said they have tried it before and in the past year. From this I see that the marijuana industry is growing, bigger and bigger every…

the last years, we have to ask the question if it is still justified to prohibit doping or if drugs should be legalised to create a more even playing field and be seen as a part of our normal evolution. The ethics of human enhancement is a part of moral philosophy, which looks at the reasons and arguments for and against the current policies and bans in place which criminalise performance enhancing drug use in sports. (Juengst, Eric and Moseley, & Daniel 2016) It also evaluates and raises…

most controversial topics of this time, the legalization of the currently illegal drug has raised many questions. Why should it be legalized? What might happen if it is legalized? Who will be affected by the legalization? How will it affect the country as a whole? As these questions have been discussed, another more pressing question has surfaced: What will be the long- and short-term effects of users of this drug? In this essay, I will explain why marijuana should be legalized, what impacts…

influence the behaviors of people. Having the privilege to enroll in American Drug Scene I have acquired the knowledge of sociological behavior, conflicts, functions, relationships, culture, ethnicity, gender stratification and much more that are part of our daily lives. Re-reading my insight paper I have shown how much awareness I have developed throughout the semester. Since I was raised in Los Angeles County, drug and alcohol addiction was not seen as deviant. Many of my friends and family…