Illegal drugs Illegal drugs are drugs which have controls on them by a government and are illegal in certain situations (a person is not allowed to have them). A drug is any chemical designed to affect the human body. A psychoactive drug is a drug that affects the brain. Some controlled drugs are allowed if you have permission (called a "prescription") from a doctor. Other drugs are illegal - meaning you are never allowed to have them. Individual countries and places have different laws about different
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Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease which causes obsessive drug seeking and use even though they’re aware of the damage it causes to their family and themselves. The drug seeking becomes compulsive mainly by the effect the prolonged drug use has on behavior and the brain. Drugs have a huge effect on the human brain. They alter they way you think and act. The chemicals in drugs enter your communication system in the brain and change or disrupt the way your brain can send‚ receive
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Over the years of 1877 to the 1900’s many changes were occurring. The Southern cities were changing faster than anyone could’ve imagined with new transportation‚ growing industries‚ and the end of slavery. Not to mention‚ the changing role of women. In the New South by the year 1880‚ steel and iron mills were progressing across the North. Railroad construction was fast paced in the 1880s. Comparing 1880 to 1890 the tracks had doubled with Texas and Georgia having the biggest growth. In 1886‚ an
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Child Abuse and Neglect through Church and Social Service April 21‚ 2013 One of the major problems which faces societies in our days is child abuse and neglect. This problem has always existed‚ but it is now that scientists are beginning to discover the disastrous results that it leads to. Neglect and abuse are the same‚ expect in one major difference. While the damage is not intended in the cases of neglect‚ it is intended in the cases of abuse (Griffin‚ 1992). By definition‚ neglect
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with people with mental disabilities that could get violent because they have no control. In the worker’s defense‚ to them‚ the best idea to hold back the patient’s violent bouts was with restraints and physical abuse. This has not changed from the past due to the use of straitjackets and drugs to subdue patients‚ although‚ that does not excuse these workers for their crimes. In fact‚ it makes it worse because they know that the people admitted are vulnerable and they are using that to their advantage
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It is decidedly impossible to hold a serious discussion about sports without bringing up politics; the two subjects are permanently intertwined. In fact‚ the major political events of the 1900s had a profound effect on sporting events across the world. Sports played a multitude of roles during this time period‚ from being used as war propaganda to a tool of political manipulation to a symbol of freedom. From World War I to World War II‚ global conflicts dramatically increased the politicization of
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Drug abuse is a major issue. Those suffering from drug abuse need to be rehabilitated instead of being thrown into prisons where they will not receive the proper treatment. In this paper‚ I will discuss the Drug Court program that is aimed at decreasing drug use. I will also discuss the impact of the program. Drug misuse and abuse has become a part of the social norm for many. There are some individuals who make silent cries for help‚ but do not know who or where to turn to get the help they need
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Today’s Drug laws seem to do more harm than good. The so-called drug war hasn’t seemed to be as effective as it was intended to be. Its original intent lies in its name‚ to attack the drug problem in America. Nixon started the war on drugs in the late sixties to stop drug abuse at the source‚ the distributors. Another intention for the war on drugs was to show individuals taking part in this illegal activity that their participation would cause serious consequences. The government has taken drastic
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work productivity is shortchanged when all alcoholics are considered. Yet according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ some studies of primary care practices have shown that alcoholics receive an assessment by a medical professional and a referral to treatment only about 10 percent of the time.According to a study released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2004‚ in considering the state averages of the percentages of people with alcohol
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03 Child Abuse Introduction to the theme Gelles and Strauss (1979‚ p. 15) assert that: "A person is more likely to be hit or killed in his or her home by another family member than anywhere else or by anyone else”. Why is there so much violence in modern man - or is it not a contemporary phenomenon? The term "family violence" refers to several types of violence‚ for example child abuse‚ incest‚ family murder‚ spouse abuse or battering. In this theme the focus will be on child abuse in particular
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