cigarettes and marijuana Cigarettes are a mixture of the most dangerous substances for humans to consume and yet they are legal and mass produced so that everyone can smoke them. Marijuana on the other hand is nowhere nearly as harmful as cigarettes but is illegal and looked at as if it were far worse than cigarettes. It is long overdue that society recognizes the fact that marijuana is better for people than cigarettes by a mile. Cigarettes are extremely more addictive than marijuana‚ the usage patterns
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Cocaine is a powerful central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that heightens alertness‚ inhibits appetite and the need for sleep‚ and provides intense feelings of pleasure. It is prepared from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush‚ which grows primarily in Peru and Bolivia. Street dealers dilute it with inert (non-psychoactive) but similar-looking substances such as cornstarch‚ talcum powder‚ and sugar‚ or with active drugs such as procaine and benzocaine (used as local anesthetics)‚ or other
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the difference between cocaine and crack? I have found seven differences between cocaine and crack. They are as follows: Popularity: Crack has become more and more popular as the years have progressed. The use of cocaine as a freebase declined in popularity in the 1980s when it was discovered that mixing cocaine with simple household chemicals‚ including baking soda and water‚ and then drying it resulted in a lump of smokable cocaine which is now none as crack. Age: Cocaine has been in existence for
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Alcohol versus cocaine‚ these are two different substances by the physical appearance. Alcohol is normally only ingested the one way‚ where as cocaine can be taken by ingestion‚ inhalation‚ intranasal and intravenously. The effects however are quite similar. The effects of alcohol are many‚ and each is very likely to take place. Alcohol effects judgment‚ motor coordination‚ reflexes‚ sensation‚ breathing and the way the heart functions. When a person is using alcohol they may experience a feeling
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the red cross show that the number of accidents in the country increased from 9546 in 2007 to 10649 in 2009 and the drunk driving is evaluated to be the number teo cause of traffic accidents in lebanon after speeding while those associated with marijuana use are harder to come by. Two
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Alcohol and marijuana are two drugs commonly used and abused in the United States. Alcohol is the number one abused drug‚ while marijuana is number one among illegal drugs. While alcohol remains legal‚ and marijuana illegal‚ this does not necessarily mean that alcohol is better for you. There have been many arguments where people suggest that marijuana should be legal because alcohol is more deadly. On the other hand‚ there are alcoholics who would tell a pothead that smoking weed is bad for you
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Cocaine World of Scientific Discovery. Kimberley A. McGrath and Bridget Travers. Online. Detroit: Thomson Gale‚ 2007. From Student Resource Center - Gold. HIDE DETAILS SHOW DETAILS Document Type: | Topic Overview | Bookmark: | Bookmark this Document | Updated11/20/2006 For centuries‚ Peruvian natives have chewed the leaves of the coca plant because of their stimulating and exhilarating effect. In 1855 the German Gaedicke isolated the active alkaloid in coca leaves. Albert Niemann
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Difference between edible and smoking marijuana Edible and smoking marijuana are two completely different products. With this varies is the consumption and uses either of them can be put use to. The traditional form of practicing the smoking marijuana is by a joint‚ pipe or a bong. The effect from smoking generally affects users immediately‚ however also begins to diminish considerably faster after one stops smoking marijuana. Edibles are mostly preferred method for ingesting cannabis because of
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introduced in Columbia in the 1960s with production of marijuana‚ which was a gateway to the production of Cocaine in the early 1970’s. Why the production‚ and formation of huge Cartels‚ just to produce and distribute a psychoactive drug? Money! The return is huge and by that I mean cocaine is produced at $1500/kilo in jungle labs and could be sold on the streets of America for as much as $50‚000/kilo. Unfortunately‚ there is a demand for cocaine and will continue to be one‚ why? United states of
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Cocaine Treatment for Women As a young lady‚ a mother‚ or a grandmother‚ if seeking cocaine treatment for women has not been an easy process‚ you now have new opportunities because health care professionals now understand the need for treatment that is especially designed for women. Traditionally‚ addiction treatment was developed with a signal focus to stop using and did not take into account the different physical‚ emotional‚ and social needs of men and women. But research has shown the many
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