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…cancer, long-term impairment of memory, schizophrenia, suppression of the immune system, and even leukemia in the children of marijuana-smoking mothers" (Nahas & Latour, 1992). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (1996) reported that the chemicals found…

…to criminal behavior, drug abuse, and drug addiction. Although these erroneous claims have been proven to be incorrect, right-wing conservatives have insisted upon the "moral backwardness" of legalizing the medical usage of marijuana. The beginning of the United…

…Heroin abuse is a serious national problem, one that is increasing everyday. More and more middle class, suburban adolescents and adults have turned to heroin as their drug of choice. With heroin on the rise in so many areas of the country…

…be stopped. Over half the criminal justice system is said to have a substance abuse problem. If drugs are playing such a large part in the lives of our criminals and society as well, the "American Dream" for the twenty first century must be to stop perpetual…

…to simply dramatically increase the prison population (Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2003). Marijuana can no longer legitimately be seen as a racial problem, its use and demand crosses ethnic barriers, social, and political boundaries. Supposedly politicians…

…CRIME I find myself in amazement, while watching the news, at all the violent crimes being committed in my own town. I feel that parents, drug abuse, and violence on television are the main reasons for the high crime rate in the United States. One…

…of gaining power and showing that they are the strong ones in the relationship. Other causes include alcohol and drug use, mental problems, or growing up in an abusive household. The second article explores a completely different side to domestic abuse-men…

…Why is it that more teenage girls have become involved in physically and emotionally abusive relationships? Perhaps it is the lack of education girls are given about dating violence. In the last five years the increase in dating violence has gone up…

…measures of drug abuse, reports a statistically significant decline of 13 percent in teen drug abuse during 1998. Today, the D.A.R.E. program is taught in more than 80 percent of all U.S. school districts, benefiting 26 million students this year alone. Clearly…

…suddenly dropping, some may runaway, or even turn to drugs or alcohol. All trying to escape the pain of their abuse. Even some teenage girls’ eating disorders can be tracked back to sexual abuse. Nightmares are also a common part of sexual abuse. Nightmares…