Essays Tagged: "Cocaine"

Steriods and their Affects on the Human Body

rgy, and made sleep unnecessary for hours or even days, it was later discovered to be the stimulant cocaine. They would take it before long hunts, battles, and even found it useful in ancient sport co ... sn't until 1886 that the first drug-related death in sports occurred. A bicyclist took a mixture of cocaine and heroine, called the 'speedball,' and died from it. Little were the doctors aware the epi ...

(5 pages) 360 1 4.4 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Against the Illegalization of drugs

, and corruption- often have a common element; that is drug abuse. The use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin and marijuana cause extensive harm to the body and brain. Yet, even after kno ... oblem today, it can be brought under control with acceptable means.The use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin and marijuana have been proved to cause unbelievable damage and harm to the b ...

(7 pages) 499 6 4.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Drug Testing in Schools

fit.Drugs are responsible for many of the problems facing today's youth. Drugssuch as marijuana and cocaine can become addictive and worse of all fatal. famouspeople such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Pres ...

(2 pages) 152 0 4.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Legalizing Marijuana

Some believe this supposedly potent substance should remain illegal and associated with heroine and cocaine. They see it as a harsh illegal substance; and that it became illegal for a reason and shoul ... g some success in separating "hard" and "soft" drugs. Only 22% of Dutch cannabis smokers have tried cocaine, compared to 33% of the US. Depenalization did not significantly increase consumption. Infac ...

(11 pages) 1047 8 4.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Drug Prohibition

on would reduce drug-related crime, save the U.S. billions of dollars In 1984, a kilogram of cocaine worth $4000 in Columbia sold at wholesale for $30,000, and at retail in the U.S. for some $3 ... zed, the price would collapse, and so would the drug-related motivations to commit crime. A pack of cocaine becomes no more dangerous to carry than a pack of cigarettes. The streets would be safer to ...

(3 pages) 94 0 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Just Say No, But Say it Loudly!

JUST SAY NO!But say it loudly!!A profile of cocaine and it's effects on two lives Greek mythology tells of a young god, Morpheus, god of ... otnew. Today this problem threatens all of our society. The worst, most deadlyof drugs, however, is cocaine. This report will talk about what cocaine is,what it does to the human body, and two fantast ... and two fantastic people who gave their livesbecause of it. Today, over 5 million people use cocaine each month. Each day, 3,000people try cocaine for the first time.2 Cocaine is a white powder ...

(3 pages) 54 0 3.7 Dec/1995

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Drugs and Athelets

letes, they have varied effects on the body and different preventions.Much of the world's supply of cocaine is produced in South America. Thousands of years ago, the ancient Incas of Peru chewed coca ... ains in Peru regularly chewed coca leaves. It wasn't until the early years of the 20th century that cocaine increased in popularity among athletes ('Coca').Cocaine is a naturally occurring alkaloid, e ...

(15 pages) 333 0 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

The Day in the Life of a Drug Addict

ng 'Wake-up! I got us a wake-up . . . get out of bed!' He was wide awake and holding a sixteenth of cocaine in his hand. My stomach started churring as I got up and ran to the restroom. He had woken m ... ke this but today Doug really had the dope. He enjoyed waking me up and making me think he had some cocaine, but most days he did not.After I threw up, I washed my face leaving the water running, and ...

(3 pages) 57 0 4.5 Feb/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Smoking

dle high school students are already smoking, and willl even leadto using drugs such as: marijuana, cocaine, and heroin.Smoking causes all sorts of cancer. It affects your brain and itdo not prolong y ...

(1 pages) 69 0 3.8 Oct/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Talks about teratogens which are agents responsible for many known birth defects

tes, hypertension, and Anxiety. Other commonly heard of non-prescription and illegal teratogens are cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, and marijuana. Environmental teratogens are agents that are man made or ...

(4 pages) 84 0 4.0 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

DOPAMINE NB:sorry for the previous esssay it was sent by mistake i didn't mean to send two same essays

e taking a shot of heroin, a puff of cigarette, a slug of whisky, a toke of marijuana or a snort of cocaine. Don't think if these things are legal or illegal, just concentrate on the chemistry of them ... ve the power to make us feel so good? Why do some people fall so easily into the thrall of alcohol, cocaine, nicotine and other addictive substances, while others can, literally, take them or leave th ...

(13 pages) 178 1 4.9 Jun/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Drugs offences in Canada

ion drugs without medical supervision, or using government controlled substances such as marijuana, cocaine or other illegal substances. Legal substances, such as alcohol and nicotine are also abused ... ts of smoking tobacco."Drug abuse also involves government controlled substances such as marijuana, cocaine or other illegal substances. Marijuana is a common name for a drug made from the dried leave ...

(3 pages) 45 1 2.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Pete Hamil talks about how TV and drugs are related

ople who do drugs.Pete Hamil developed his thesis by one day talking to a woman who was addicted to cocaine, while she was smoking cocaine her children would be watching television. When he compared t ...

(3 pages) 36 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Cocaine

problem threatens all of our society. One of the most deadly of these abused drugs is the narcotic cocaine. This report will talk about what cocaine is, what it does to the human body, and two fantas ... body, and two fantastic people who gave their lives because of it.Today, over 5 million people use cocaine each month. Each day, 3,000 people try cocaine for the first time.[2] Cocaine is a white pow ...

(3 pages) 109 3 4.2 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Pregnancy and Smoking. This is a Term Paper that I got an (A) on. It's 7 pages long including Bibliography. My research has been wide and thorough enough to support my thesis or purpose.

oking cigarettes during pregnancy presents a more critical danger to healthy births than does using cocaine while pregnant (Blackwell, 1995). Moreover, several studies have shown that approximately 15 ... l implications. Birth 21 (3): 155-161Blackwell, J., (1995). Fetal harm greater from cigarettes than cocaine. American Journal of Nursing May, 1995: 56.Ernster, V.L., (1993). Women and smoking. America ...

(5 pages) 587 1 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Effects of alcohol

ol and AlcoholismWhen people hear the word drug, they usually think of an illegal substance such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, or any other drug that can be found on the street. Most people never con ...

(3 pages) 174 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

"The Silent Killer." What are the dangers and effects of smoking? How did smoking get started? The effects smoking has on teens and more are in this essay.

nce of abuse. Forty-six million Americans are addicted to the invisible drug. It is as addictive as cocaine and heroine, yet its makers continue producing and distributing it nationwide.The invisible ... of all preventable deaths, making it the number one cause. Preventable deaths caused by things like cocaine and heroine are the tenth cause of preventable deaths. Smoking causes one out of every five ...

(5 pages) 224 0 3.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Uses drug war politics to outline the sociological theory of how "private troubles" become "social issues"

Alcohol (beer, wine, and spirits, caffeine (through the consumption of coffee, coca (the leaf that cocaine is derived from), and opium (from the poppy flower) have all been part of society for hundre ...

(7 pages) 204 3 4.1 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Drug Abuse

build the transcontinental railroad, brought the opium-smoking habit to the West Coast. Along with cocaine, morphine and other opiates were used freely in patent medicines and doctors' prescriptions, ... ver much they are advised against their use. Drugs such as Heroine, Marijuana, Morphine, Opium, and Cocaine are famous killers. Once people become used to it, they are unable to control themselves. To ...

(5 pages) 170 2 2.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Drugs and their consequence.

to build the transcontinental railroad, brought the pium-smokinghabit to the West Coast. Along with cocaine, morphine and other opiates were used freely in patent medicines and doctors' prescriptions, ... ver much they are advised against their use. Drugs such as Heroine, Marijuana, Morphine, Opium, and Cocaine are famous killers. Once people become used to it, they are unable to control themselves. To ...

(4 pages) 79 0 3.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs