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The War on Drugs

leads "officials to play a never ending game of narcotic whack-a-mole" (Suddath). Close to half of the marijuana that is smuggle...

Parens Patriae is Sometimes Necessary

parent prevents a child from receiving medical attention. Parens patriae is supposed to be used only for the protection of the ind...

MEDICARE MODERNIZATION - AN OVERVIEW

Medicare Part D has the ability to impact millions of individuals who are currently enrolled in Medicare and who were unable to ge...

The Drug Approval Process

get a drug that is not yet approved through illegal means. It makes sense for someone who only has days to live perhaps, but safet...

Babies Born to Cocaine Abusing Mothers

in the form of crack, the onset is even quicker (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Cocaine creates a sense of well being and t...

Anti-Drug Legislation On A Federal And State Level

property and possessions if found to be associated with such criminal activity as drug smuggling and racketeering. The Act states...

America's Best Drug Policy Option

of the crime problem, they carried with them the frustration of knowing that despite all good intentions, alcohol (like drugs) wil...

Using Gestalt Theory with Families

own feelings, behaviors and thoughts. The phenomenological method of gaining awareness is about "perceiving, feeling and acting" (...

Ethics in Nursing Discerning Child Abuse

a decision of having to decide on the basis of what is best for all concerned rather than what the patients family might think tha...

The Marketing Of Prescription Drugs

A five stage model looking at problem recognition, information search, evaluation of alternatives, purchase decision, and post- pu...

Pros And Cons Of Interstate Compact, AA Approach, Drug Testing And Restitution For Sex Offenders

erroneously employed as the stand-alone solution of a much more complicated issue. Moreover, there are conflicting findings wheth...

MLB Hall of Fame and the Use of Drugs to Enhance Player Performance

The stringent voting criteria are based on "a players record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributi...

Issues Concerning Prescribed Drugs

physical. And, as stated, taken as directed, there is very low risk of negative side effects of any kind. 3. Anti-psychotics As ...

Tougher Laws Needed To Address Domestic Abuse

justice to the battered victim, it is also to educate the health care industry about how to identify abuse and the steps necessary...

Protective Orders for Native American Victims of Domestic Abuse

Although many Native American communities are admittedly moving away from their traditional ideological frameworks, their traditio...

Motivation To Refrain From Drug Use

though the normal machinery of motivation is no longer functioning; they want the drug even when it no longer gives pleasure (Anon...

The Dangers of Steroid Use

pain and presumably athletes take it for the same reason. The strain on their joints from professional sports is tremendous, and g...

Steroid Use in Major League Baseball

steroids enhance performance; or rather, there is sufficient doubt about it to suggest that it might not be true in all cases. In ...

Impact of Imperialism on South Africa

racism and the politics of apartheid or separatism between blacks and whites. This resulted in a history fraught with turmoil, wa...

TAMING OF THE SHREW: ABUSE, SATIRE AND RHETORIC

match. Twentieth-century feminists, appalled at the role of women in this play, are particularly appalled at Katharinas fi...

The Effects of Drug Use

younger users, however, more frequently than it does older users. Some 2.8 percent of adults between eighteen and twenty-six year...

Controversy of Drug Legalization

One of the first things that would be addressed is the Mafia and drug lord hold on the industry. We have all seen on television ho...

The Use of Meth by Homosexual Popuations

In a paper of three pages in length, the author assesses methods for evaluating the data collected in studies on drug use, specifi...

Marijuana Propaganda verses Fact

Our society has changed radically over recent history. One of the reflections of this change is an evolution in the way that...

The Harm Reduction Model

than before the treatment started. Obviously, the harm reduction is controversial in a world where the most acceptable paradigm is...

Research on Domestic Abuse of Women

Samaritan Houses Family Empowerment Program. Section I: Introduction Programs designed to improve the lives of women who have ...

A Legal Brief

rapid movement in the apartment, indicating what they believed to be the suspects attempt to flee the building. The officers forc...

Sitagliptin and Type 2 Diabetes

Millions of Americans and people the world over suffer from diabetes. Fortunately, there has been considerable research invested ...

Why Isn’t the Prochoice Argument Applied to Prostitution and Drug Use?

The abortion debate is characterized by two camps of argument. These camps are the...