Essays Tagged: "Drugs"

Steriods and their Affects on the Human Body

SteroidsDrugs have been used in sports almost as long as sports themselves have been around. The ancient Inc ... mic that would follow in the next century.Anabolic steroids, developed in the 1930's in Europe, are drugs that help to build new body tissue quickly, but with drastic side effects. Anabolic means the ... s of anabolic steroids.Steroids were not always used for sports, they started out the same way most drugs did, medicinal purposes. Victims of starvation and severe injury profited from it's ability to ...

(5 pages) 360 1 4.4 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Antigone

this interpretation might be if afather is a drug abuser, the children will learn from him, and use drugs also. Anotherexample is if the father is abusive, the children will think that is how problems ...

(3 pages) 69 0 3.6 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Basketball's Greatest Players

wo most famous to fail are Lloyd Daniels and EarlManigult. Both could of been all-stars but let the drugs and inner city lifedestroy there chances. It's been said that Earl Manigult's best feat was be ... cruited and signed with UNLV despite never graduating H.S.His biggest downfall was his addiction to drugs since he was twelve yearsold. Despite having anything he wanted and UNLV he was caught buyingd ...

(1 pages) 68 2 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Should Marijuana Be Legalized?

eling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. In order to eradicate the drug prob ... on to find some solutions to this drug dilemma. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people advocate this issue and believe that ...

(6 pages) 372 1 4.2 Nov/1996

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

Heroin Abuse

Paper about the growing abuse of heroin in today's society Need to use more sources.Drugs have been around for hundreds of years. Indians were known to have used Opium and other drugs ... re afraid to use it. Throughout the 80's strong anti-drug campaigns seemed to be winning the war on drugs. But, in 1996 people have become alert to the increase in Heroin addiction. Heroin use has dou ... pop culture continues to make heroin seem glamorous, and because babyboomers have a relaxed view on drugs.To begin with, the abuse of heroin has increased because famous musicians and movie stars have ...

(6 pages) 145 1 4.5 Sep/1996

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

'Speed' Methylamphetamine

eed' MethylamphetamineSince I have started school at U.N.R, I have been expose to a more variety of drugs than high school. Speed (Methylamphtamine) is a drug that I totally despise. I was in shock be ... oes to people because I know someone that is addict to speed. The drug is one of the most addicting drugs out there and I hope the information I have researched on can make you never think twice about ...

(3 pages) 83 1 3.2 Mar/1997

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

Drug Abuse Among American Teens

This is a great essay explaining why teenagers get involved in drugs using some sociology terms -Drug Abuse Among American TeenagersDrug abuse in America is a majo ... Abuse Among American TeenagersDrug abuse in America is a major problem. Especially among teenagers. Drugs have hurt the lives of nearly 40 percent of all teenagers in America. Either with health probl ... er with health problems, DWIs, highway crashes, arrests, impaired school and job performance. These drugs that teenagers use range from Alcohol, LSD, Marijuana, and even Cigarettes. Most of the teenag ...

(6 pages) 501 1 4.7 Nov/1996

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

What price knowledge. En experimentation on Humans.

isconduct was in 1959 it was a common practice for drug companies toprovide samples of experimental drugs, to physicians, who were then paid togather data on their patients taking the drugs. Physician ... togather data on their patients taking the drugs. Physicians throughout thecountry prescribed there drugs to patients without their knowledge or consentas part of this loosely controlled research. Exa ...

(2 pages) 117 1 4.1 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Who would you meet and why - Polonius

m temperate, and do not participate in certain activities harful to me such as drinking or doingdrugs. Occasionally, others try to influence me to drink. Sometimes, I am tempeted; however, I kno ...

(2 pages) 39 0 5.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Abortion

It needs food to live. And if you don't take care of the baby, it wouldn't come out. Like if you do drugs or alcohol, it will ruin the child.There is one exception that I would have is if the girl got ...

(3 pages) 177 1 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Sport in Society

ition it makes people strive harder to do the best they can. But it can also lead to dirty tactics, drugs or violence.In the screenplay 'Strictly Ballroom', dirty tactics were used due to the competit ...

(3 pages) 100 0 3.4 Apr/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Juvenile Crime

rimes. Some risk factors associated with juvenile crime are poverty, repeated exposure to violence, drugs, easy access to firearms, unstable family life and family violence, delinquent peer groups, an ... lso improper parental care has been linked to delinquency such as mothers who drink alcohol or take drugs during pregnancy cause their babies to grow up with learning disorders, a problem which leads ...

(2 pages) 429 2 4.4 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Commercial vices - gambling, prostitution, and drugs

Commercial VicesThe commercial vices are gambling, prostitution, and drugs. Theappeals of the commercial vices are so strong and widespread thatattempts to prohibit them ... harm is causing accidents, overdose deaths,job failures, broken homes, and violence than all other drugs combined.The United States attempted to prohibit alcohol and failed. TheMafia made its money b ... er than the consumption of illegal alcohol had been.If we follow the alcohol example with all other drugs, the benefits will obtain.Much more than that, the temptation of the forbidden fruits will dis ...

(2 pages) 101 0 3.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Legalization of Marijuana

our cities and towns, but in actuality almost eighty-two percent of all violent crime that involves drugs don't involve marijuana. The fact remains that crime would still inhabit the streets if mariju ... n is what keep a family close and involved in each other's life. The effects of marijuana and other drugs destroys families enough now, but if it were to become legal then that number would raise and ...

(2 pages) 219 0 3.9 Jan/1996

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

Drugs and legalization

Drugs and LegalizationSince early on man has been interested in the consumption of substancesthat al ... hibit others from using them bycreating penalties for their use?If the importation, sale and use of drugs were legal, the open competitionwould eliminate the profitability of drug dealing. Without the ... ts, the drug dealing profession wouldlose its luster. A major problem is that teenagers see selling drugs as the onlyway to make money. Minimum wage salaries can not compare to the hugeprofits associa ...

(2 pages) 174 0 5.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Drug Use Among Teenagers

ecided to include them with this essay. (I included them at the end of my essay). ~~~The three main drugs that are used among teenagers are Marijuana, LSD, and a variety of inhalants. The use of these ... es it and nothing bad happens to them, I might as well do it too!' Teenagers see other people using drugs and do not realize the negative affect that the drug has on that person, so they start themsel ...

(2 pages) 170 0 4.0 Dec/1996

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

LSD

eed to bullshit some references. I suggest that you look up LSD research as a keyword.LSDThe use of drugs among Americans is rapidly rising. They can be bought and sold almost anywhere, from the stree ... for spies. However, it was proven to be unreliable and was later replaced with other interrogation drugs.LSD comes in the forms of crystals, liquids, tablets, gelatins, or blotting squares. The squar ...

(3 pages) 68 1 3.4 Feb/1997

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

Marajana

Drugs are a major debate it the world we live in today. Drugs are gaining more and more attention. M ... e world we live in today. Drugs are gaining more and more attention. More and more people are using drugs then ever before and there is no decrease in the amount of drug users. One of the most commonl ... hen ever before and there is no decrease in the amount of drug users. One of the most commonly used drugs is marijuana. In todays world marijuana is growing and is looking to be legalized in Californi ...

(4 pages) 57 0 4.2 Jan/1997

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

How gangs are portrayed in the media

eality there are more positive aspects that are not shown. The media only shows gangs involved with drugs and the violence, and as a result the media has scared many people into believing that gangs w ... ors displays the bad things in gangs like how easy it could be to join a gang and to distribute the drugs for them. This movie portrays the working of a gang in California.. The movie also showed how ...

(3 pages) 91 0 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

The Threat of Nuclear Smuggling

ntsgrave and serious because even though the percent ofthese type of smuggling is less than that of drugs forexample, the law-enforcement type officials are also lessexperienced at stopping shipments ...

(2 pages) 131 2 4.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security