Violence When you think of East Carolina University what comes to mind, partying, drinking, violence, rape, or maybe drugs. Most students choose ECU because it's a so-called party school, but when choosing a college does the student think about the many violent and potentially threatening ...

Club drugs are becoming an increasingly prevalent part of pop culture with a devastating effect on the users. In a new day and age of urban culture a large group of individuals are experimenting with what are known as club drugs. Clubs drugs include a group of diverse compounds that are capable of...

Once upon a time there was an old grumpy unfriendly man named Tim Revs who had no family and wife. He was an extremely rich man. He was a hardcore drug addict and an alcholic. He worked in a law firm called "Sue That Guy by the Watercooler" in Lost Angles, U S A. He was also a former Polic...

American's are over medicated. People are looking for a quick fix to their problems and often turn medication to make them feel better. In some cases there can be a quick fix, for instance, taking a Tylenol or an Advil to relieve a headache. But in other cases, that quick fix can turn into a quick ...

D.A.R.E. Effective or Not D.A.R.E. otherwise known as Drug Abuse Resistance Education the program started in 1983 by Darryl Gates who was the chief of police in Las Angeles to teach kids to say no to drugs is under scrutiny. The program that has been taught to kids for eighteen years is under ...

To be the best in America today is often the only thing that matter to some peoples. This is especially true in the world of sports where big money and big egos are constantly waging a battle to show who is the best and the biggest. Often, however, there are those athletes who want to take things a ...

HEROIN The use of heroin continues to climb in most areas. The number of varieties and sources of heroin available, combined with an increased domestic demand make the heroin market the fastest growing drug market reported. While there are indications of increased use of heroin among younge...

When discussing the legalization of Marijuana, take a mechanistic view of one symptom of a much larger social problem. You cannot talk about legalizing marijuana without getting into discussions of other "Social problems". I am talking about all other "drugs"-- prostitution, health care, s...

It is easy to say that Trainspotting revolves around Heroin addiction in Leith. Whilst this is strictly true, to gain a full appreciation of the novel and to appreciate the dramatically honed down movie, we must understand the underlying themes. With the exception of Spud in the novel, none of the...

Drug abuse is one of the world's greatest problems in this era. Well actually drugs are substance which is not for the normal maintenance of bodily health (Goode E, 1984). The term drug is used to refer to the usage of drugs which is seriously harmful to the individual or to the society itself (Hum...

Picture this, a nice quiet street lined with similar built houses, and a SUV or minivan parked in every driveway. All of the homes are well maintained and the occasional child on a bike rides by or a couple passes you walking their dog. Everyone you meet on the street is friendly and there isn&...

Redfern youths have been commonly perceived as juvenile delinquents living in a world of poverty, crime and drugs. The main reason we have been led to believe this is through the efforts of the media. The media ultimately manipulate our society into believing such is true through the constant screen...