Marijuana is indeed a gateway drug that leads to more than just other drugs. It destroys relationships as well as ruining and taking lives. Marijuana is indeed a gateway drug. A gateways drug is a drug that forms a habit, the substance itself does not necessarily need to be addictive, but it leads to the use of other drugs. In the U.S. alone, over 94 million people have admitted to use marijuana, whether it be for medicinal or recreational purposes. 94 million is only the number of people who…
conducted in my research were based on prescribed amounts of the substance by medical professionals. Some of these drugs can be very addictive and/or lead to death if not taken in moderation. Drug use has increased and decreased rapidly throughout time like a roller coaster. Many people believe drugs can only have negative side effects; however, studies have shown that some common party drugs can actually have major health benefits. From slowing down hyperactive parts of the brain that lead to…
Bay had consumed ecstasy at Stereosonic and was taken to Concord Hospital where she later died. Approximately 70 people were charged with drug offences and another woman ended up in a coma. An approximate amount of 2 million pills are being smuggled into Australia everyday and one in three students at universities such as Monash saying that they have tried the drug. Dr. David Caldidott has joined the thousands pushing for pill testing stations at music festivals such as Stereosonic. The…
amounts of ibogaine from a powdered iboga root bark indigenous to West Africa in order to trigger acute visions of the “other world.” Ibogaine and its intense visions, often described as “ten years of psychoanalysis in one night,” are due to its psychedelic nature, a result of it being an indole alkaloid (formula C20H26N2O) that has the capacity to affect countless neurotransmitters. It is this very behavior of ibogaine that signals its potential as an anti-addictive compound. Dr. Carl Anderson…
Pharmacology Research Paper Webster dictionary defines a drug as "a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body”. The four major classifications of drugs are stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and narcotics. Each of these classes of drugs takes a different physiological effect on the body. Since each class causes a different type of physiological effect on the body, the reasons for their use varies greatly depending on the…
These unforgiving laws, which place enormous minimum sentences for drug-sale convictions, prove to be ineffective and expensive and have been criticized as being unfair and unnecessary. The laws have since been reformed under New York Governor George Pataki in 2004, but the changes made were negligible and leave many of the Rockefeller laws' most severe features untouched. Perhaps the reason why the laws have not been further rectified is because they are associated explicitly with New York.…
Understanding Addiction, we learn about the six major drug classes (Stimulants, CNS Depressants, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Cannabinoids, and Narcotics) and what they do to the body and brain, and how history has affected drug use today. We also learned about cultural differences of drug use. To understand addiction, we need to understand how drugs work and what they do. Understanding Addiction Final Research Paper Stimulants In the six major drug types, stimulants are considered “uppers” as…
Every year there is a new “it” drug such as Xanex, marijuana, promethazine, and so on. There are actually more drugs that the youth could be exposed to. An examination of late overviews and exploration puts the extent of the illicit U.S. drug market at $200 billion to $750 billion every year, with most gauges coming in the middle of $400 billion and $500 billion. The investigation additionally found that the present decade has logged into the heaviest medication use per individual every year in…
purpose of this research report is to explain and identify the many different types of substance abuse and the consequences that will occur. This report offers the latest research findings on drug misuse, including the cases of prescription drugs that are most commonly misused. This report discusses possible drug effects on…
advantage. The problem with drug testing is that it's not always effective and people can get past them. These drugs make them feel better when they are using them but they aren't thinking about what will happen to their bodies in the future. Professional athletes should be drug tested so they don't have an advantage and so that they don't damage their body. Professional athletes should be drug tested because it is unfair. "Remember that athletes don't take these drugs to level the playing…