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…In the late 1930's a film was released to supposedly educate society on the horrible epidemic that the drug marijuana had created. The film Reefer Madness hit the theaters in hopes to steer people away from using marijuana. The film starts by showing…

…always have those support venues. They often resort to substance abuse, and in extreme cases, suicide. Unfortunately, according to Shifrin & Solis (1992), the use of illicit drugs is a main factor implicated in the suicide attempts among gay and lesbian…

…, but risk-taking behaviors of many sorts can be observed, including alcohol and drug abuse. Adolescents only want to have fun and go to parties. They get addicted to drugs and start to revolve their lives around drugs. Some get arrested and others encounter death…

…into the group of Class 1 drugs, meaning that it had a relatively high rate of abuse, and was not accepted to have any medical value. This class of drugs also includes such illegal drugs as LSD and heroin. When misused marijuana can have negative effects on the brain…

…Cannabis sativia (usually smoked or eaten for its hallucinogenic and pleasure-giving effects). Its chemical ingredients include the "psychoactive THC- known as tetrahydrocannabinol", which is concentrated in the flowering tops, hashish a drug that is prepared…

…the use of marijuana will many economic benefits. Ethan Nadelman, an assistant professor of politics and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University wrote in the book Drug Abuse, Opposing Viewpoints…

…Racial Profiling And it’s Association with Social Diversity By Bruce Chalmers May 14, 2001 Being a person who tries to look at and treat all persons equally, after reading the article, I found it most disturbing that this type of abusive…

…and increased need for sleep, and often leads to suicidal tendencies. Patty shows many signs of having a bipolar disorder. When Patty was manic, it seemed as though she was on top of the world but often had to abuse drugs and alcohol to achieve this euphoria…

…and seventeen percent of jail inmates have participated in alcohol abuse programs since their sentencing, compared to just five percent of probationers and seven percent of jail inmates receiving drug abuse treatment (Mumola, 1998). The highest number…

…, educated listeners about the dangers of drug use and drug abuse. If an artist even mentioned marijuana or any of its thousands of synonyms, the media and the listeners reacted in outrage. In the mid-1980s, rapper Run of Run DMC claimed, "I keep a bag of cheeba…