Category: Drugs
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Drugs and Violence Go Hand in Hand
The problem of aggressive actions committed by drug abusers is relevant to modern criminology, psychology, forensic psychiatry, and narcology. Drugs, like alcohol, have long been considered disinhibiting substances that stimulate inappropriate behavior. From the point of view of American researchers, substance abuse increases the chances of subjects being drawn into conflict relationships. It is widely…
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Drugs and Drug Related Crimes
Table of Contents Introduction Drugs, Society, and Crime Drugs in Sports Legalize Drugs Ban, Protect, and Preserve against Drugs Conclusion References Introduction It is appalling to know that drug manifestation starts at a very stage and our children are exposed to them. Children are naïve and had impressionable minds thus when they tend to get…
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How Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry is Used in Drug Screening
Introduction Liquid chromatography (LC) and mass spectrometry (MS) were developed as an alternative way of testing other than GC/MS which was used to do tests of nonvolatile liquids. GC/MS is gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Tsuchihashi 2005). LC/MS is used in forensic testing and clinical toxicology. When correct phases of either mobile or stationary are used correctly,…
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Physical Privacy and Drug Testing
Drug testing is a process whereby companies make use of scientific methods to determine whether their employees use illegal drugs within the workplace. Although the practice, the practice violates fundamental individual human rights that can have negative effects on the morale of the workers. The issue has also generated lots of debate due to its…
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Should All or Certain Drugs Be Legalized?
Table of Contents Defending a Position The Argument against the Position Defending the Position against the Argument Conclusion References The potential legalization of drugs raises several ethical issues, particularly the question of harm and addiction. While drugs can hurt the individual who takes them, people have free will and the right to choose for themselves.…
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Drug Dealing on College Campuses
Table of Contents Introduction Consequences of drug abuse Statistics on drug abuse Examples of drugs abused in colleges Ploys by Drug Dealers Steps to curb drug abuse Rehabilitation Criticism References Introduction Regardless of tthe attention given to the issue, the effects of drugs on students are always understated. This is typical because the entire scope…
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Illicit Drug Use Among American Youths
Table of Contents Introduction Research Evaluation Appropriateness of the Research Conclusion Reference List Introduction Authored by Newcomb, Birkett, Corrliss, and Mustanski, the article ‘Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Racial Differences in Illicit Drug Use in a Sample of the US High School Students’ is a study on the prevalence levels of illicit drug use and addiction…
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Combating the Local Drug Distribution in Missouri
In times of the raging opioid epidemic and increased recreational drug use, the local police departments need more money and manpower to address the rising challenge. Although young people in Missouri tend to avoid binge drinking, cigarette, and alcohol use, the illicit drug abuse of marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, and meth has increased between 2009 and…
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Drug Dealing Reasons in East Harlem, New York City
The excerpt from the work In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio by Philippe Bourgois introduces the reader to the problems of crack dealers in East Harlem, New York City. The researcher, a professor of anthropology, analyzes the reasons which make the inhabitants of a poor neighborhood engage in drug dealing. The main…
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Drug Legalization from the Utilitarian Perspective
Table of Contents Introduction Principle of Utility: Effects of Drug Criminalization Principle of Utility: Effects of Drug Legalization Felicific Calculus Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Drug legalization is a highly controversial ethical problem, with a plethora of arguments for and against it. The controversy provokes debates about addiction, substance abuse, as well as the rate of…