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…(it has no currently accepted medical use, it has a high potential for abuse, and that its use cannot be safely supervised). Each view may be based, in part, by someone’s level of interaction with the drug. Those who have done many drugs are more likely…

…and young adults. The current legal status of marijuana was established in 1970 with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act, which divided drugs into five schedules and placed marijuana in Schedule I, the category for drugs with high potential for abuse…

…, overeating cavemen and tobacco or drug abusers. Physicians, judges, the clergy, addicts, their families and the general public throughout history have been challenged by the task of defining the word addiction. Likewise professional people in fields…

…(compared with those without) are more likely to abuse drugs” (pg. 119) This amazed me when I read this. It said that a young man abused drugs as to relieve the pain of his disorder. He tried so many different drugs such as PCP and LSD; some helped him deal…

…, and heroin is just plain ridiculous. To be a schedule I drug, a drug has to posses three qualities. The first is that the drug has to have a high potential for abuse, which I believe marijuana does not. Essentially all drugs are used in an “addictive fashion…

…, Canada’s first female judge and respected figure, generated awareness when she wrote, “The Black Candle”, Canada’s first book on drug abuse. Since then, attitudes concerning the use of marijuana have been constantly changing, and thus have created ongoing…

…of these texts involve the issue of drugs and how the affect young people. I chose this general topic as it is so relevant in today's life, yet I feel not discussed enough. I have found that this issue discussed was not the only similarity linking the three texts…

…In recent years, police actions, particularly police abuse, has come into view of a wide, public and critical eye. While citizens worry about protecting themselves from criminals, it has now been shown that they must also keep a watchful eye on those who…

…and specialists in drug abuse. The official explanation for excluding the comparison of dope with legal substances is that "the reliability and public health significance of such comparisons are doubtful". However, insiders say the comparison was scientifically sound…

…a long and intense dispute between WHO officials, the cannabis experts who drafted the report and a group of external advisers. As the WHO's first report on cannabis for 15 years, the document had been eagerly awaited by doctors and specialists in drug abuse…