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…Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse concluded that while marijuana was not entirely safe, its dangers had been grossly overstated. Since then, researchers have conducted thousands of studies of humans, animals, and cell structures. None of which reveal any…

…under Federal law is determined "according to [its] effects, medical uses, and potential for abuse" (Claim V). In this classification system, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, grouped with heroin, LSD, hashish, methaqualone, and designer drugs…

…), acknowledge that in the course of my employment, and as a prerequisite of employment with XYZ Employer, may be asked to submit to a random drug test and provide a urine, blood or breath sample as part of a substance abuse screening test. I hereby consent…

…experience with criminal drug enforcement leads me to the conviction that drug prohibition and enforcement simply do not work” (Winkler 738). Winkler seems to have no hope in the fight against drugs. He feels that drug abuse should not be contributed toward…

…disorders. In our culture thin is thought of as beautiful, and it is very common for girls especially to develop an eating disorder(Meece,59) . Substance abuse in the United States is also a problem amongst adolescents. Peer pressure, wanting to fit…

…. In an article written in Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, it was written that alcoholic fathers spoke less, smiled less, and were generally much less sensitive to the needs of their family. (“Research tracks alcoholic father’s effects.” 2001, p5) “Fathers…

…for abuse" (Claim V). In this classification system, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, grouped with heroin, LSD, hashish, methaqualone, and designer drugs. These are drugs having "unpredictable effects, and [causing] severe psychological or physical dependence…

…-prescription, are federally 'Scheduled' by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency). A drug's scheduling under Federal law is determined “according to [its] effects, medical uses, and potential for abuse” (Claim V). In this classification system, marijuana…

…that these problems are not the same as The problems associated with drug abuse. "Marijuana is not completely benign, but the harmful effects of medical use aren't necessarily the same as those of drug abuse" (King, 1). One of the biggest concerns is marijuana’s effects…

…, in 1932. (Amphetamine is widely known as a bronchio dialator, allowing asthmatics to breathe more freely.) A probable direct reaction to the Depression and Prohibition, the drug was used and abused by non-asthmatics looking for a buzz. Jazz great Charlie 'Bird…