Issue 1: If drugs were legalized, would drug use increase or decrease? Would crime and additional drug-related problems worsen or not? If illegal drugs were decriminalized, the same people who use drugs now would probably continue to use them. However, they wouldn't have to steal to supp...

INTRODUCTION President Richard M. Nixon signed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act on October 27th, 1970. Moments later, he turned the law over to Attorney General John Mitchell, head of the Justice Department at the time, who was directed to head the federal drug-law enforcemen...

In the game of baseball, dreaming big, working hard and showing individual effort in an atmosphere of teamwork and fair play are all American ideals. These ideals hide the realities of drug abuse, and fixed games, just like these dreams hide the ugly reality in America that not everyone who dreams a...

The Ethics of Harm Reduction: Medical Conditions or Criminal Law Harm Reduction as defined on the "About the Harm Reduction Training Institute" web page, is an approach that aims to reduce the negative consequences of drug use through utilizing a full spectrum of strategies from safer dru...

OxyContin has recently skyrocketed to being one of the most popular drugs ever. Why is it that this particular drug has sparked so much interest in so many people? What exactly is this substance, OxyContin, and why has it turned into the latest media craze? OxyContin is indicated for the management ...

Introduction: Drug Testing vs. Employee Assistance Programs In our last meeting we were asked to offer proposals on how we can cut costs. In looking into this I found some interesting research on eliminating drug testing in favor of Employee Assistance Programs. By eliminating our drug-test...

Oxycontin has been the cause of over 120 overdoses resulting in death (Holahan). Oxycontin is a new drug designed to relieve chronic pain. It is the most potent drug on the market providing 12-hour pain relief causing its large popularity. Many prescription holders have recently abu...

Substance abuse and addiction are major problems in society today. Every segment of society, regardless of race, gender, or age is affected. Some of the substances that are used grow naturally, where as others are manufactured illicitly or even legitimately in laboratories. They may be smoked, inhal...

The incidents of April 20, 1999 from Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado put the consequences of student privacy in schools into a new perspective. Two students, Dylan Klebold and Ryan Harris, who were, for all intents, intelligent and well adjusted went on a killing spr...

One of the goals of the City of Chicago's Health Department is to develop ways to decrease teenage drug use. Since the number of adolescents who use illegal drugs is growing rapidly, new and innovative prevention methods must be experimented with in order to solve the problem. Approaching the i...

Marijuana can cause many harmful effects. There has never been a major test though. The ones they've used have shown very different things. I have been very surprised by what I have been reading. I cannot believe the difference in what different scientists think. One says, "It's ha...

Drug Courts came about as a result of a backlogged court system and a steady, rapidly increasing prison population. Drug courts are a form of diversion that helps the offender through rehabilitation and the community through an increased sense of protection, which serves the best interest of everyon...

Every day three children in the U.S. are murdered by a parent or caretaker. 18,000 are permanently disabled, and 565,000 are seriously injured every year. Child abuse kills more children in America than accidental falls, choking on food, suffocation or fires in the home (OCCAPC, sec. 1). The term "...

When it comes to drug testing many of us think of it a,s a test that people have to take when they get in trouble with the law, have been caught drinking illegally or simply drinking and d,riving. Drudrink and driveeyond that. It can affect many of us indirectly. Drug testing, as a requirement when ...

Did you know that marijuana is the most frequently used drug in the United States? According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, sixty-nine million Americans over the age of twelve have tried marijuana at least once. The average age for trying marijuana is fourteen years old. Mariju...

1. What is substance abuse? Although you may never have to deal with issues such as substance abuse, you must be prepared and knowledgeable should this type of problem present itself to you. The information in this paper will familiarize you with the definition, identification, leadership and fami...

The Substance Abuse Counselor What this research will show are some of the core major task areas of a Substance Abuse Counselor. It will examine the importance of the Counselor being knowledgeable in the field of substance abuse and the different treatment modalities available to the Counsel...

The ethics of drug testing has become an increased concern for many companies in recent years. More companies are beginning to use it, and more people are starting more to have problems with it. The tests are now more than ever seen as a way to stop the problems of drug abuse in the workplace. This ...