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…was throbbing with the vivid mental scars of the time when he lived day-by-day, 'surviving' from one hit to the next. John was only fifteen when he was peer-pressured into trying what was known then as 'smack', more commonly known now as 'off topic drug'. He didn't…

…Marijuana <Tab/>Weed, Mary Jane, pot, and grass are all slang terms for the drug marijuana. Marijuana is an illegal drug that looks like a green or gray mixture of shredded, dried leaves from a hemp plant. Marijuana is most commonly…

…was a common crop grown in the U.S. until 1937 when it was unjustly banned. A common misconception about hemp is that it was banned because it was a widely abused, harmful drug. Hemp was banned because it was a competitive threat to the wood industry. Corporations…

…National Institute on Drug Abuse. 20 March 2000 http://www.nida.nih.gov/EconomicCosts/Chapter2.html Missour Shcool System. Missouri. 20 March 2000 http://web.missouri.edu~c639881/defn.html University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC. 20 March 2000…

…just like drugs and alcoholism, and like all others stems from a variety of cultural and psychological factors. Although the aspect of self mutilation makes some cringe, some are pleased at the sight of their own blood. To fully understand this, is too…

…When people hear the word “drug,” they usually think of illegal substances such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or any other drug that can be found on the street. Most never categorize alcohol as a drug…

…, it has become a series of interventions that tear up families, rather than providing a support network that gives them what they need to survive. Poverty, drugs, and abuse are critical factors in a government worker's decision to remove a child. One…

…how the rapes occur and sometimes the significant factor of “date rape” can be caused by alcohol or drug abuse. For example sometimes the victim may faint and then recover while the act is taking place…

…desensitization, and behavioral symptoms such as alcoholism and excessive smoking and drug abuse (3). All of these symptoms are often characteristic of the many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD.…

…… which can only set up a chain of events leading to an eventual fragmentation. The parent aggressor may act abusively towards the other parent (or adult in the relationship), or towards a certain child that is singled out because of his/her perceived weakness…