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…prominently African Americans. For example, blacks, are commonly depicted as the “black drug abuser,” the black “drug dealer,” the “black criminal,” “the black welfare cheat,” obviously all associated with disobedience of the law. The debate comes into play…

…nest after graduating from college, as if being born into an era of reduced economic expectations. Abusive, neglectful, busy, absent, non-emotional and working parents have no time for relationships, because today's young people have been deprived…

…. The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse reported about 8.3 million current users of marijuana in the United States. This commission, appointed by Congress, and seeing no physical addiction, no major contribution to the commission of criminal acts…

…simple, most violent acts are due to drug and alcohol abuse (Write 313). The ability to carry a concealed weapon provides safety to the insecure and vulnerable. Erika Schwartz (the first runner-up in the 1997 Miss America pageant) made her decision to carry…

…of new techniques. This fear is not totally uncalled for since several large product liability suits have been won against the manufactures of birth control devices. The decline in private funding of contraceptive research by drug companies has not been…

…)? The answer is quite simple really; Premarin. With sales topping over a billion dollars in 1995, Premarin, a menopause symptom relief drug, available for over 54 years, is the most prescribed drug in the United States (Harper 3). When broken down Premarin's name…

…and portrayed the drug abuse of the decade. The widespread use of mind altering drugs such as marijuana and LSD provided the inspiration for the creation of this music (Grunwald 254). The music of the sixties was diverse and colorful in its nature…

…in the 60s. Embedded in this city’s rock scene were such groups as the Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, and the Byrds. The music of these groups began the infamous "Acid Rock" movement. It symbolized and portrayed the drug abuse of the decade…

…OF INVESTIGATION and subject to the attorney general's approval. These limitations were mandated by a 1978 executive order, issued in the wake of abuses related to the WATERGATE AFFAIR and of a presidential commission's charge (1975) that the CIA had engaged…

…are more likely to be poor and have emotional and behavioral problems as a result they will abuse drugs and get in trouble with the law. Social and scientific research shows that children in families disrupted by divorce or born out of wedlock perform…