Illicit drug use in Australia

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    Flakka is known to be a new street drug that was originated in South Florida. This new street drug is known as to be a chemical cousin of the amphetamine-like drug that you can mostly find in bath salts. It is also placed in the category of being a synthetic and/or designer drug. It comes in many different forms making it easy for anyone to be able to access it out in the streets. It is very addictive and makes its users experience some very highly paranoia delusions. Flakka abuse is treatable…

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    until they reached a certain age of acceptance. In fact, they rather them smoke marijuana than any other drug. From an early age, they're already exposed to drugs. That exposure can influence kids in elementary as well. They're Forcing to grow up and later develop the habits they saw from an early age. There are several Virgin Islands drug and alcohol rehab centers available to treat a drug addict. The rehab…

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    Hashish Hashish is a potent form of cannabis (marijuana) produced by collecting and compressing trichomes, the most potent material from cannabis plants. It can be in a wax like form, or even an oil. Hashish has been around about just as long as weed itself. It is even used in rituals in Africa and Asia. Modern methods to extract cannabinoids involve alcohol, chloroform, butane and other solvents and the outcome was traded as "honey oil", "red oil", "jelly-butane hash" or similarly named…

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    Male Extraversion is Correlated with Psychostimulant, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use The accuracy of substance abuse behavior is a long-debated issue in personality traits. This study examines whether drug abuse behavior increases or decreases extraversion. Significant evidence suggests that personality traits have been associated with substance abuse behaviors (Grana, Munoz, and Navas, 2009). One of the most studied drug related behavioral changes is related to alcohol. Individuals suffering from…

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    Schedule I and Schedule II substances according to the drug classification system established in the The Comprehensive Drug and Abuse Prevent and Control Act of 1970 represents drugs with the highest abuse potential. As stated in our text and this article, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug and Schedule I drugs are viewed as having no acceptable medical use in addition to having high potential of addiction. Schedule I drugs are not legally available on either a prescription, which…

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    Unlike cigarettes, and many other drugs, marijuana is not addictive. According to Brown University, “Both animal and human studies show physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms from marijuana, including irritability, restlessness, insomnia, nausea and intense dreams.”(Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs) What is wrong with this is, that all of these withdrawal symptoms are symptoms that a patient would be prescribed medical marijuana. It is also said that “10% to 14% of users will become…

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    backward country. A dried flower with zero toxic properties is illegal, while tobacco kills 480,000 and alcohol kills 88,000 per year, but both are legal. It doesn’t make much sense, does it? ("Tobacco-Related Mortality," 2016; Fact Sheets - Alcohol Use and Your Health", 2016). Literature Review So, let’s explore why Marijuana was initially made illegal. Some may be surprised to find that the only reasoning behind it, is in fact racism. Initially, Marijuana smoking was barely utilized at all. In…

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    Marijuana since its beginning of time has be used as a recreational drug by numerous individuals. The drug has been known to be safe without any side effects or serious complications associated with it. It is said by many users that marijuana stimulates one’s brain activity in a beneficial way. All the benefits that marijuana has to offer should make it legalized across the United States for recreational use. When the topic of marijuana is introduced into a debate many people fail to…

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    widely used illicit drug in the world” (brucealanblock.com). “Each year, billions of dollars are spent by governments around the world in the “war on drugs” to combat this so called scourge” (brucealanblock.com). “Marijuana become illegal in 1937 because of racism, fear, protection of corporate profits, yellow journalism, ignorant, incompetent, corrupt legislators, personal career advancement, and greed (drugwarrant.com). The current drug laws have failed to control the production and use of…

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    medical document from the health-care practitioner must be provided and the application must include information such as the location of where cannabis will be produced and stored.” Source https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/drugs-health-products/understanding-new-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-regulations.html#a3 The new ruling removed the ban on home cultivation of cannabis that was implemented in 2013 by Canada’s conservative govermenent. Judge Michael…

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