Recreational drug use

Marijuana the good the bad and the ugly Drugs have come a long way since they were first used as either medicinal, spiritual or recreational purposes, but none of them have been argued more than marijuana. Marijuana, pot, grass, weed, ganja, Mary-Jane are just a few of the names this psychoactive drug has acquired through its life. During this lifetime marijuana has been one of the most debatable drugs in this world since it’s been prohibited and legalized all over the world. Some want it, some…

Patients begin to report medications prescribed are no longer effective. While, the drugs continue to have the ability to affect their central nervous system, affecting their respiratory and cardiac systems, these individuals have developed a tolerance to the drugs euphoric effects. Hockenbury and Hockenbury (2014) points out “To lump marijuana with the highly psychedelic drugs mescaline and LSD is somewhat misleading. . . . Low to moderate doses of THC typically produce a sense…

Due to the illegalization there is a black market for marijuana, which is controlled by an organized crime ring. Such markets don´t exist because of drugs but because drugs are illegal. One of the biggest issues inherent in black markets is violence. Because these markets are unregulated, participants can´t rely on consumer protection or legitimate police protection in the event of theft or other crimes. Therefore, black markets are lawless or rather live by their own rules. Most of the time…

Senior Workshop 4A December 8, 2014 Marijuana and Its Effects Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco), and has been used by nearly one hundred million Americans. According to government surveys, some twenty five million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year, and more than fourteen million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use (Armentano). Marijuana is far less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco. Around fifty…

will move to worse drugs like cocaine. Marijuana has proven to worsen school performance. Marijuana can also worsen a person’s IQ. Marijuana can cause anxiety and depression. These are just a few consequences of using marijuana. Long-term use of the drug could result in many long-term problems. Recreational marijuana should be illegal because it worsens, mental health, it could worsen a person’s IQ, and has a negative impact on school performance. Marijuana is a popular drug in the USA. Many…

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…

start using marijuana. While some people consider marijuana to be a destructive drug that can cause serious health problems or even death, others think it is an alternative way of curing diseases. Other people may just smoke it for satisfaction. Marijuana can have both positive and negative effects on a person. Marijuana is a product derived from a hemp plant named Cannabis…

in literature and artistic circles of the years leading up to 1900 must be noted. Cocaine, while being a drug pharmacologically different from the choice recreational pharmaceuticals of the past, most notably opium and hashish, occupies a niche within the greater domain of drug culture among the Avant-Garde and the production of drug literature in particular. “The role of psychoactive drugs in European-and later also North American- literature of the Christian Era remained peripheral until the…

first argument is that individuals who partake in recreational drug use are factually wrong about the repercussions of their actions. Their second argument…

fifty states. Would it be wise for the government to legalize recreational and medical use of marijuana? The U.S. can’t come to an agreement all together just to legalize and just profit off of it by taxing marijuana. People with wide chronic pain are requesting for the use of medical weed to help take the edge off of pain because they don’t want to take pills. Pills can lead to addiction and can hurt your body over a long period of use. It has helped with certain medical issues such as glaucoma…