Off-label use

There are many studies that show negative impacts of drugs on human cognition. The misuse of recreational drugs includes risk factors of a mental condition called psychosis. Some studies show that people use drugs because they want to hallucinate and get away from the real world not because they need a drug for a medical condition. Being under the influence of drugs causes accidents just like being under the influence of alcohol can cause an accident. Communities are negatively affected by…

There is a big industry around psychotropic drugs which has increased greatly in the thirty years. Prozac, the most common of medications when dealing with adult depression, was approved in 1987, “antidepressant use has quadrupled in the United States, and more than one in 10 Americans now takes antidepressants” (Smith). Companies have capitalized on this new demand for medication and increased the cost to patients. An analysis of industry data shows that psychotropic…

Legalize The controversy over whether marijuana should be legal or not has been a topic many Americans have very strong opinions on. The hemp plant has been used around the world from everything from medical uses to fabric and ethanol fuel. A misconception of marijuana is that it would worsen our country as a whole. The reality is that our economy would improve a substantial amount due to the legalization of marijuana. A mass amount of jobs would arise, and the taxation on marijuana would…

hand-rolled cigarettes called joints; many use pipes called bongs” (NIDA). Marijuana is a drug frequently used by teenagers. It is used to relax and it is used as a drug to get away from the user 's problems. Marijuana causes a lot of problems in teenagers brains. Marijuana causes learning problems for those who use it. In comparison to those who don 't smoke, those who use the drug show memory, concentration, and reading problems. To those who frequently use the drug the drug relaxes them and…

ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN SINGAPORE INTRODUCTION Singapore Electronic Industry started 50 years ago in the 1960s with its first and only TV Assembly plant in Southeast Asia. And today, Singapore Electronic Industry has become the backbone of Singapore’s economy, contributing 5.3% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2013, 29% of total manufacturing output, and employed 80,000 workers, representing 19% of the total manufacturing labour force in Singapore (EDB, n.d). Due to the…

Marijuana, also known as cannabis, continues to be a conflicting issue between the state and federal governments. This substance can be used medicinally and recreationally. However, medicinal marijuana is proven to have various health benefits, making it a controversial issue on whether to make it legal or remain illegal. Different states have different views, while the federal government has separate views. Marijuana can be both a medicine and a recreational drug. However, there is a major…

contemplating the dream, and honestly what my next step is after this. Do I take this warning seriously or just continue on my never ending destructive path that ensues before me? My finger is in front of my eyes bringing the crystals to my mouth a licking it off, candy to my senses and pleasing wholesomely to my mind. Bending over the mirror I inhale the drug up my nose, throw my head back up, and laugh at my stupidity and cry with disappointment in my…

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same or better than medicine and treatments that are available today. There are many Americans against this idea of legalization because of those that might over use this drug. If it can be considered a controlled substance and treated that way in health care. We can overcome the taking advantage of this drug for recreational purposes and use only for medical purposes. Medical Marijuana should be legalized in the United States of America Has one ever thought that marijuana would help…

word which means to leave alone or to allow to do. During the 19th-century Americas attitude towards the use of drugs was described as laissez-faire. The word laissez-faire was used because, at the time, the regulations and control of drugs were minimal. Therefore, there was an unrestricted sale, distribution and promotion of narcotics in the U.S which led to the extensive and uncontrolled use of medicinal and recreational drugs during that century. The U.S became a ‘dope fiend’s paradise’…