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…Cocaine is a highly addictive and dangerous stimulant drug derived from the leaves of the coca bush, a plant that grows mainly in Peru and Boliva. Because it's a stimulant in the drug, when in the bloodstream, it heightens alertness, increases appetite…

…that it is the wrong approach. Then what is the right approach? Continue twiddling or thumbs and crossing our fingers in the hope that the occasional heroin ‘bust’ will do something more than put a scratch in the solid foundation that is the illicit drug trade…

…its effects. Alcohol is abused more than any other drug and produces violent behavior in intoxicated people. Alcohol causes neurological damage as well as damage to our organs. Thinking about these aspects of alcohol makes it look worse then marijuana, yet…

…its effects. Alcohol is abused more than any other drug and produces violent behavior in intoxicated people. Alcohol causes neurological damage as well as damage to our organs. Thinking about these aspects of alcohol makes it look worse then marijuana, yet…

…always be considered a drug by all people. It is only second to alcohol as the most abused drug. Each cigarette that is smoked contains anywhere from 6-8 mg of nicotine (Kim and Saltzberg). Nicotine is the only addictive drug in cigarettes, but that is all…

…and verbal and physical abuse are some of the harms associated with binge drinking. Other long-term effects include alcohol-related brain damage and drowning with 6 out of 10 cases linked to alcohol. Many of the other illegal drugs commonly taken by young…

…The drug cocaine is classified under a central nervous system stimulant. It is a very powerful drug that has many dangerous effects to people who abuse it. It originated in the leaves of the Erythoxylon coca plant in South America…

…is a big problem among the news media itself. When the media covers a story about drugs, they often show the black drug dealer, abuser, criminal, or the undeserving affirmative action recipient. When we look at the ways the national media has covered or failed…

….” 5 Feb. 2003 http://www.galenet.galegroup.com The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. ForReal.org. 13 Nov. 2002. http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N47/col47ring.47c.html Ring, Michael. “A More Sensible Drug Policy.” The Tech 5…

…control her life. Her distorted thinking is an example of the effects of someone who suffers from manic-depressive disorder. Analysis of teenage suicide reveals that most of these teens were depressed, abusing drugs, and suffered a mood disorder when…