Posts Tagged ‘the war on drugs’
Why Are Drugs Illegal?
Question by LeftOver Crizack: why are drugs illegal?
if america is the land of the free shouldn’t i be able to do what ever i want as long as it doesn’t infringe on others freedoms?????? Drugs don’t hurt anyone but the person taking it and still it doesn’t hurt them as much as society does with the stigma of being a drug addict. The war on drugs is a failure if not legalizing them we should reform drug laws
Best answer:
Answer by Mr Haney
too many people have infringed on others while high on drugs
Answer by Squid
Drugs DO hurt people other than those taking it. Lots of crime, murders, gang wars, are part of the drug industry.
12 Graduate From Macon County Drug Court
12 Graduate from Macon County Drug Court
In order to graduate from the program, participants must have been sober for one year and work full-time. We met one woman who abused … Her drug problem became so bad she credits the hybrid court system for saving her life. "I would have went to …
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Dimitri Soudas Resigns: Conservative Executive Director Steps Down Over …
He once called the experience <a href="http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2011/10/24/Steve-Jobs-10-Revealing-Quotes-from-His-Biography.aspx#zqEbfO6jmqxtvYKB.99">"one of the most important things in my life."</a> His use of the drug was even …
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Cohasset police crack down on heroin
A Cohasset man's recent heroin overdose in Brockton – and a recent arrest of a Brockton man for heroin possession in Cohasset – indicate that the war on drugs is not just a regional issue, but a Cohasset problem. “Heroin distribution and abuse is the …
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Manchin Addresses Problems of Illegal Drug Epidemic
Manchin addresses problems of illegal drug epidemic
Thompson identified drug addiction as the “number one problem in our area.” He noted, as did Manchin and others, that as a circuit judge his options are limited in dealing with the problem. The senator noted that judges like Thompson “have guidelines …
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Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not …
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Veritas Radio – Peter Christ – The Case Against The War On Drugs – Part 1 of 2 – http://www.VeritasRadio.com *** Please LIKE / Comment / Subscribe to This Channel! **** This is Segment 1 of 2. Segment 1 is being provided as a courtesy of …
Calls for a Ceasefire in the War on Drugs
Calls for a ceasefire in the war on drugs
Despite growing acknowledgement that the war on drugs has failed, global consensus on the way forward remains elusive. Nevertheless, some detect a paradigm shift among many players at the forefront of the debate. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Why Is the War on Drugs So Big I Think We Should Legalize It?
Question by Morgan Lund: Why is the war on drugs so big i think we should legalize it?
It hurts no one and when. It’s illegal the cops are making it a promising thing to do to sell drugs cause they get loads of money as if we legalized it the price would go excedingly down and there would really be no drug dealers selling pot
Best answer:
Answer by Daniel
Because they… You know what Go ask a cop.
Answer by Mia
The war on drugs is so big because people profit off of it illegally. Think that a man or woman has to go to work slaving everyday while someone just sells some drug that could cause harm to the buyer or other people. You see that it is unfair the other person has to slave for a year to get the salary the other makes in just a couple of days.
Film Looks at Drug Abuse as Public Health
Film looks at drug abuse as public health
This film recognizes drug abuse as an issue of public health as it costs lives, destroys families and inflicts damage on future generations. It investigates how law enforcement, politics and financial corruption have contributed to the war on drugs …
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Bad Idea of the Day: Drug Testing Welfare Applicants
I interviewed Harold Pollack (via e-mail), a health policy scholar at the University of Chicago who has studied substance abuse in the TANF population, and says the overlap is low: contrary to stereotypes, "young men of college age are more likely to …
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Drug Diversion in Health Care Facilities: Should Testing Be Required?
Drug Diversion The Uniform Controlled Substances Act defines drug diversion as the “transfer of a controlled substance from a lawful to an unlawful channel of distribution or use.” Reports of diversion of prescription drugs by health care workers is …
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