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…: poverty; inadequate education; psychological problems; drug and alcohol abuse; boredom; and lack of more appropriate peers and role models. Juvenile facilities can set up programs to address these problems, but unless they design programs that relate…

…suicide and found herself pregnant again. She married the father of her son but eventually his drug abuse caused them to divorce. Her next marriage ended in physical and emotional abuse and a nervous breakdown that she refers to as a breakthrough. From…

…. (Boaz) <Tab/>Barry McCaffrey states in his article that decriminalizing drug use would have serious consequences. According to McCaffrey, drug use is associated with higher rates of violence and child abuse, and increasing the availability…

…sprint runner Ben Johnson tested positive for steroid use after winning the gold medal for the 100 meter dash during the 1988 Olympics. Now a skinny fifteen year old can just walk down to the local gym and find sellers to obtain the drug that will make him…

…for steroid use after winning the gold medal for the 100-meter dash during the 1988 Olympics. Now a skinny fifteen year old can just walk down to the local gym and find sellers to obtain the drug that will make him the idol of all his classmates. Being…

…). In fact, NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) found that 61% of all current illicit drug users report that marijuana is the only drug they have used; this figure rises to 80% if hashish (a marijuana derivative) is included. A recent national survey…

…by the doctor's tools. Leading public health authorities, such as Herman M Biggs of New York State warned doctors against getting involved in addiction treatment. In 1902 Dr. Thomas D. Crothers, a specialist in drug abuse treatment, accepted 100,000 people to his…

…between a soft drug like marijuana and hard drugs and end much of the confusion that younger abusers of the drugs feel towards what is good and what is bad. Though many reasons to legalize marijuana exist there are also very many reasons for the contrary…

…, committing armed robbery, or using force to obtain something. Abusers who have committed such crimes say that they engage in these types of activities more often when they take steroids than when they are drug-free. Some researchers have suggested…

…of 1992 had a 50 percent lesser chance of using drugs than did those who graduated in the class of 1979. Substance abuse rises whenever public attitude is more tolerant towards drugs (i.e., they are safe and harmless.) Other factors that contribute to a rise…