Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

where a law enforcer goes undercover as a drug dealer and sells drugs; they usually sell a controlled substance (Levinthal, 2012, pg. 125). This type of sting makes money for the enforcement due to the asset forfeiture law, which allows the agencies involved to keep a portion of the proceeds made. This sting is often criticized because the drug users are arrested and not the dealers or traffickers. Controlled buy is where an undercover informant buys drugs under the supervision of the…

I found the video about Chef Jeff Henderson to be very interesting and motivational. Henderson is obviously a very intelligent man. Growing up the way he did, he learned to be smart early in life. He figured out ways to make a lot of money quickly and easily. One of the things he talked about in the video was whether he was a hustler or a business man. To me he is both, but to others he may be one or another. I believe that it depends on the culture and/or race as to which one he should be…

literature confirms to the fact that substance abuse is a global phenomenon. The most of countries strongly prohibit use of illicit drugs. For this reason, the people who are addicted for to illicit drugs are now addicted to new active substances which are called legal highs . These substances are more freely available and they can produce similar effects to illicit drugs [1,2]. Synthetic cathinones are one of the important psychoactive substances groups and they are synthetic derivatives…

with plainclothes police involved in a controversial anti-drug crackdown. Today, our nation is fighting two wars: one abroad and one at home. While the war in Middle East is in the headlines, the other war is still being fought on our own streets. Its casualties are the wasted lives of our own citizens. Effort to eliminate drug production and use has undeniably failed leaving in its wake social unrest and political chaos. The war on drugs is proven to hurt our society rather than benefiting it.…

video is how the movie Scarface influenced the culture of young African Americans during the 1980s. In the movie, the main character, Tony Montana, emigrates to the United States in search of the “American Dream” and eventually becomes the leader of a drug empire in Miami. Because many young African Americans could relate to Tony Montana’s…

effects of the drug increases breathing which increases oxygen intake. This afforded native labors of the region the stamping to perform their duties in thin air at high altitudes. The next thing I will be talking about is, how through chemically synthesizing the coca levels the white crystal powder we have come to know as cocaine was created. As time passed newer methods to magnify the euphotic effects of the drug were invented which has led us to the most potent and addictive form of the drug,…

Drug trafficking is an issue that countries, internationally, have been trying to combat for centuries. Since this issue is far from new, countries have been creating ways that can tackle this issue such as stricter drug charges and sentences on local, state, and federal levels. There are other intersecting problems that make controlling drug trafficking so hard like cross-country trade, cartel control, and expedited trade and consumption of drugs. From the production to the shipment from…

illegal drugs and with illegal drugs bring crime. Drugs cause wrong decisions choose, drugs are not need making people do things that are not right, however make it so that people do not think straight. When people are not think straight they may go to make bad choices. When people make wrong choices it usually puts around them in danger which is not good to have citizens endanger ever. The Anti-drug are trying to prevent drug use as well as treating addict. The most effect in drugs…

years have passed since the American Government has declared a war on drugs. Do you feel safe living in a drug free America? Are children and young adults living in the United States protected from the drug cartels? Do the American schools remain free of illegal substances? The controversy of legalizing drugs has been ongoing for years with more than enough anti-drug propaganda and reasons to vote against legalization of drugs. As the communities, schools, and youth become heavily impacted…

Packages were required to have a label stating how much of these drugs were included in the preparation. For example, any generally sold “cures” for morphine dependency had to indicate that they contained another habit-forming drug. Basically, any drug could be sold and bought without federal restrictions as long as the ingredients were clearly listed on the label. By requiring a label, the public was exposed to the dangerous and addictive power of non-prescription medicine marketed in the…