in history did cocaine reach its first and second peaks of popularity‚ and when was amphetamine’s popularity at its highest? Cocaine -late 19th century and early 20th amphetamine- 1960s (Hart & Ksir‚ p. 125) 2. How did Mariani‚ Freud Halsted popularize the use of cocaine? Psychiatric use (Hart & Ksir‚ p. 126) 3. How are coca paste‚ freebase‚ crack‚ and ice similar? Heated and they use home products 4. What similarities and what differences are there in the toxic effects of cocaine and amphetamine
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Argument against mandatory minimum drug sentencing There are many different argument both for and against mandatory minimum drug sentencing. However there are more arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing then there are for the support of the mandatory sentencing. One of the biggest arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing is that it was originally intended to target the higher level drug dealers but the majority of the cases have only been low level drug dealers. One
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English Composition II Research Paper A mandatory minimum sentence occurs when judicial discretions are limited by law (Famm). Those who are convicted of certain crimes must be punished with at least the minimum number of years depending on the offense. Amanda Dollak who received her criminal justice degree at CTU‚ states “Mandatory sentences require every individual to receive the same punishment for similar offenses‚ regardless of how much a judge may object to the sentence”
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Magazine‚ Volume 128) A CNN article in 1996 sited U.S. government figures that show more than 90 percent of all federal prosecutions for crack cocaine in 1995 were of African American defendants. In additions‚ unlike convictions for powered cocaine and other drugs (which wealthy‚ Caucasian defendants are more likely to use)‚ a conviction for selling crack cocaine can carry a lengthy prison term without benefit of parole. A 1990 study by The U.S. General
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heroin and cocaine (Byrne‚ 1988). Nicotine is a stimulant contained in tobacco products that causes changes to the brain and behavior. It interacts with nicotinic receptors in the visual‚ limbic‚ and motor systems to increase brain metabolism‚ as it goes straight to the brain. Studies show‚ nicotine causes skeletal muscle relaxation‚ increases heart rate and blood pressure‚ and regulates the levels of a wide range of chemicals in the blood and brain. Which are the same effects as cocaine and heroin
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How Drugs Affect the Health Triangle Illegal drugs were first used way before the history was recorded. On that time‚ they were used to cure diseases and were legal. However‚ as time passes by‚ doctors had discovered that these drugs could do more harm than good. Although some of the drugs were considered useful‚ their side effects may be costly and not worth the risk. As a child‚ most of the people were taught that using and taking illegal drugs could harm the body. Yet‚ according to 2010 National
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extremely difficult for Josh throughout his whole life ‚ you would think someone who is so well respected and idolized by many fans throughout the world would try to live up to his expectations‚ but that was not the case for Josh ‚ he was addicted to cocaine and struggled with many other addictions such as alcoholism and having anger issues with his loved ones. Josh wrote this book to express his feelings and give readers a point of view on how thing’s may not also be the same as it seems. So next time
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Racial Disparity in Sentencing Lori Raynor University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA/423 Ron McGee September 06‚ 2010 Abstract In this paper I will illustrate racial disparity in sentencing in the criminal justice system. The causes of racial disparity and the reasons it is on the rise‚ the research statistics‚ and the proposed solutions are discussed. Racial Disparity in Sentencing The intersection of racial dynamics with the criminal justice system
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One the many controversies in our country today‚ regards the prohibition of illegal narcotics. Deemed unhealthy‚ hazardous‚ and even fatal by the authorities that be; the U.S. government has declared to wage a "war on drugs." It has been roughly fifteen years since this initiative has begun‚ and each year the government shuffles more money into the unjust cause of drug prohibition. Even after all of this‚ the problem of drugs that the government sees still exists. The prohibition of drugs is a constitutional
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Cigarettes are the number one cause of death in the U.S. and yet they are still on the shelves. People know the damage tobacco does to the body‚ and yet they still continue to smoke‚ chew‚ and sniff it. Cigarettes and tobacco products needs to be criminalized. Smoking is the number one cause of cancer in the United States. About 50 million people smoke cigarettes in the United States. Cigarettes are made up of dried tobacco leaves and other things to make up for the flavor. Scientists have
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