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…Cannabis Sativa (marijuana) has been thought to be an illegal and very harmful drug for many years. But as you read this report you will learn that marijuana has been around for many years (most years legal) and isn't as harmful as some people may think…

…At the age of 18, one gains many responsibilities, such as being able to marry. But if you're 20, don't even think about having that traditional sip of champagne at your wedding reception because every state in the United States has set the legal…

…Many teens these days indulge in high-risk behaviors, for instance drug use. Teens often start doing drugs "to be cool, or fit in", the result of peer pressure, speak from experience. I smoked my first joint of marijuana with a couple of my friends when…

…to classmates who are crushing and snorting the powder like cocaine" A frightening statement such as that should tell the American public about how dangerous it is to leave patients unattended with their addictive legal prescription drugs? "When does it become…

…Teen drug abuse is a prevalent problem and therefore a very pressing issue. Many teens use or abuse drugs but have no real understanding of the danger they are exposing themselves to. Research shows that 90% of all school children will be pressured…

…or their problems. Drinking and driving is also one of the main causes of death in our society. People have the will power to control the amount of alcohol consumed into their body. Drugs are harmful to the people who consume it and the people who don't. Firstly drugs…

…actually injecting the patient with a lethal substance but a physician could also assist in a more passive way like involving prescribing a lethal drug. The debate about the appropriateness of legalizing euthanasia raises a number of both ethical and legal…

…as a hindrance to the spread of Christianity in Indian populations. In the mid 1960's, as a reaction to the growing use of illegal hallucinogens, the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act declared peyote an illegal Schedule I substance. These type substances have a "high…

…Are we losing the war against bacterial disease? The past 35 years have seen only one new class of bacteria-fighting drugs come to market, and a solo entrant at that--Pfizer's Zyvox. Medicine needs new antibiotics more than ever. Drug-resistant strains…

…Bruner, A., & Fishman, M. Adolescents and Illicit Drug Use. The Journal of the American Medical Association, August 19, 1998, v280 n7 p597. This article discusses the increase in illicit drug use by adolescents between the ages of 12 - 17…