Essays Tagged: "National Institute on Drug Abuse"

Marijuana

and 10 million are current smokers (have smoked as at least once in the last month).In fact, NIDA (ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse) found that 61% of all current illicit drugusers report that mariju ... g they have used; this figure rises to 80% ifhashish (a marijuana derivative) is included. A recent national survey of voters found that34% -- one third of the voting adults in the country -- acknowle ...

(9 pages) 299 0 4.5 Nov/1996

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

Teens and Ciggerette Smoking

AbstractCigarette smoking is of interest to the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse both because ofthe public health problems associated with this form ... lybeen linked with impairments in memory, learning, cognition, and perception in thegrowing child. (ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> of Drug Abuse, 1995) Subsequent follow-up after 12years suggest that regardless o ... Another good view of smoking among young people can be obtained from the federalgovernment's Annual ong>Nationalong> Survey of drug use among seniors, and now other highschool students. Reports of cigarette u ...

(6 pages) 433 2 4.5 Nov/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Alcohol abuse in high schools

ep in understanding this drastic problem facing society is to look at the facts and statistics. The ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse reported in 2000 that 54% of all young Americans have tried an illi ... the possible causes of this problem are, we have to address what we can do to help prevent it. The ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> of Drug Abuse has a list of "Prevention Principles" stated on its web page. A few ...

(3 pages) 69 0 3.0 Dec/2002

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

Got Green? An argumentitive essay about the legalization of marijuna

ed percent increase in anti-pot spending over the next ten years. Despite this outrageous cost, the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse estimates that as many as forty percent of Americans have used, or ...

(3 pages) 90 1 4.1 Nov/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Steroids in Sports: A Look at athletes that use these drugs and ultimately abuse them

s to get bigger and faster to make the big money and they think that steroids is the way to go.NIDA ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse, Alan I. Leshner PH.D., Director (1998)This site offers research on ... ncreased usage of steroids in the past 10 years.Anabolic Steroids Abuse. NIDA Notes. Rockville, MD: ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse, May 1996.Another site that shows how the drug causes people to abu ...

(3 pages) 90 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Drug Legalization in America - A Radical Stance

enient by-product for those tax-hungry government programs. According to another recent survey, the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse reports roughly 11 million Americans ages 12 and over consumed ille ... system that is indeed high.References:Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. ong>Nationalong> Survey on Drug Use & Health. 2004. http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/nhsda.htmong>Nationalong> Institut ...

(5 pages) 151 2 4.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Legalize It

cohol can be as addicting as heroin or cocaine, but these drugs are legal, so why not marijuana.The ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse showed that tobacco kills 400,000 Americans ever year, more people ...

(3 pages) 71 2 3.9 May/2004

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

"Blow it Out" -- A compare and contrast essay of athletes and druggies

opular because it is a relatively easy drug to use. In 2003, a "Monitoring the Future Study" by the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse showed that 7.7% of high school seniors had tried cocaine. These nu ...

(3 pages) 59 0 4.3 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Comparative Essays

Weed project on, discriminalizing it, there is no other project liek this on this site, pretty helpfull

r work. Gateway Drug?: Nearly all heroin users were originally marijuana smokers. In 1988, a ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse survey found that marijuana smokers are thirty times more likely to ...

(1 pages) 17 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Facts About Cocaine and Crack.

early 1900's people realized the harmful effects and it became regulated as a drug.According to the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse: Cocaine is generally sold on the street as a fine, white, crystall ...

(3 pages) 34 0 4.2 Feb/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Heroin Effects

ple do not know much about heroin. According to a statement made by Alan I. Leshner Director of The ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the congressional testimony on November 15, 1999, there a ... imony on November 15, 1999, there are over 810, 000 people addicted to Heroin in the United states (ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong>s of Health). For that reason, it is of much importance for people to learn more a ...

(5 pages) 31 0 0.0 Oct/2001

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

Deficiencies in development of cocaine children

It has been estimated by the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse that every year 40,000 babies are born to mothers who have used coc ...

(7 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

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

Marijuana Legalization Speech

g. They don't see it as dangerous". A lot of college students have the same views on this idea.B. A national survey conducted found that the largest number college freshman since the 1960?s favor mari ... ber college freshman since the 1960?s favor marijuana legalization. According to a survey done by a ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse found that 35.2 percent of the nation?s college freshman were for m ...

(3 pages) 47 0 5.0 Feb/2008

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

The New Breed of Steroids

teroids are commonly used by players in order to have an edge on the competition. According to the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (2005) the scientific name for the commonly used term steroi ... nn. 2004. The Next Generation Cheating. Scientific American, pp64-72.2005. Anabolic Steroid Use. ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse.http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Steroids/anabolicsteroi ...

(5 pages) 18 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Nicotine- Who has the Addiction?

the single most avoidable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States" (¶5) (ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse [NIDA], 2006). In 1972, Claude Teague, a research scientist for R.J ... addictive and that nicotine is the drug in tobacco that causes addiction" (¶5)(NIDA, 2006).The ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse in 2006 wrote an information fact sheet titled "Cigarettes and Othe ...

(8 pages) 24 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Teenage Drug Abuse

o real answer to explain exactly why teenagers decide to abuse prescription drugs. According to the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse's 2003 Monitoring the Future survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders ... kely it is that their children will smoke, drink or use other drugs. (Gordon, 2003)According to the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> for Drug Abuse, A growing body of scientific information shows that many factors ...

(6 pages) 85 0 4.5 Sep/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

What are the Benefits of Social Science Research? Using literature and practical examples show how research has influenced our understanding of each other and society.

e public view, not only for teens, but also for their parents, teachers, government officials. Many ong>Nationalong> Campaigns have been launched to help get the message of the dangers of underage drinking ou ... various programs being started to help reduce the occurrence of underage drinking. According to the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse in America, the first use of alcohol is typically reported to begin ...

(5 pages) 33 0 0.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Crimes And Drug Use

Drug Use The link between drug use and crime is not a new one. For more than twenty years, both the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse and the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> of Justice have funded many studies to t ... ,000, were receiving treatment through the 160 programs that were available throughout the country (ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse 1981). Forty-nine of these programs were based on the therapeutic c ...

(12 pages) 50 0 5.0 Jul/2010

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

Dangers of Underage Drinking

e chance to interact with alcohol. According to results from the Monitoring The Future study by the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on Drug Abuse in 2005, three fourths of 12th graders, two thirds of 10th graders, ... e that time, the 21 minimum drinking age law has saved about 900 lives per year as estimated by the ong>Nationalong> Traffic Highway Administration (NHTSA)." (MADD) With this information, it is hard to imagin ...

(6 pages) 4 0 0.0 Mar/2012

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

Cocaine Drug Addiction

nd closer to one year," says Dr. Frank Vocci, director of treatment research and development at the ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> of Drug Abuse (NIDA), scientists may produce a vaccine against cocaine - one of t ... .com/cocaine_abuse/article_em.htm>.Gelb, Lenore. Cocaine Addiction. Rockville, MD: U.S. Dept. of ong>Nationalong> ong>Instituteong> on DrugAbuse, 1985. Print.Hylton, Hilary. "A Drug to End Drug Addiction." TIME Ja ...

(4 pages) 5 0 0.0 Sep/2012

Subjects: Literature Research Papers