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Research Proposal Regarding Early Adolescence and Drug Use

criminality (Davies, 1998). Recent studies, including those by Davies (1998) suggest that there are mitigating factors that deter...

Using Drugs and Social Deviance

who may then need assistance from the government. They put a burden on society if they steal and harm others in an attempt to get ...

Opposing Ritalin Prescription

very controversial and many say that children are "doped" which is a chemical alternative to treating the real problem ("Britain" ...

Analyzing the Merck Corporation and the River Blindness Cure

refused to contribute financially and so Merck continued to kick in more and more money. In summary, according to the case study, ...

TV and Substance Abuse

long ago Dr. Phil railed against a teenager for smoking pot every day. There are mixed messages on television about drugs. While t...

Harm Reduction Theory and Drug Addiction

Alternatives, 2001). "Harm reduction" first arose in Great Britain, under the premise that use of illicit drugs should be ...

Occupational Drug Testing of Employees

have enacted certain laws on their own which sometimes provide for testing in a much wider arena. Consider Idaho as an example. ...

Pricing Controls and Price Equilibrium

is, it represents the price where both sellers and buyers are happy with both price and quantity (GCSE economics, 2004). For examp...

Young People and the Impact of Substance Abuse

had fewer suicidal thoughts than those who used drugs and engaged in sex (2004). Those who used marijuana, and perhaps other illeg...

Drugs and Dr. Andrew Weil

worship and spirituality was heathen and evil. Dr. Weil wrote in his book, THE NATURAL MIND - An Investigation of Drugs and the Hi...

Drug Policies in California

under federal law" (Anderson, 2004). The California law allowing the medical use of...

Symptoms of Schizophrenia and Comments from Patients

2004). this symptom is sufficient for a diagnosis (HealthyPlace.com). Schizophrenia is treated with both drugs and therapeutic i...

LSD's History

touted as the proverbial magic bullet. It was proscribed for everything from migraines to schizophrenia. The LSD craze, however, g...

Curriculum Regarding Drug Education

In three pages an appropriate curriculum regarding drug education for 5th grade students is discussed. Three sources are cited in...

Evaluation of the Drug Court Program

In twenty one pages this paper assesses the drug court program which started in 1989 in Miami, with an abstract also provided. Tw...

U.S. Foreign Aid Past and Present

In thirty five pages this paper examines the history of foreign aid with a consideration of the Third World debt crisis and includ...

Prices of Pharmaceutical Drugs and Regulation

In twelve pages this paper examines regulating pharmaceutical drug prices by the U.S. government and its consequences. Five sourc...

Political and Ethical Perspectives on the Impacts of Drug Prices on Health Care

will continue as being one of the top consumer concerns. It can be argued that marketing strategies within the pharmaceutical ind...

Crime, Drugs, Guns, and Juvenile

In 5 pages this paper on juvenile crime discusses the effects of weapons and drugs on its incidences. There are 4 sources cited i...

Schools, Drugs, Violence, and a Policy of 0 Tolerance

In eight pages this paper examines schools' 0 tolerance with regards to violence and drugs. Five sources are cited in the bibliog...

Olympics and Use of Drugs by Amateur Athletes

In twenty six pages this paper discusses the Olympics and the use of drugs by amateur athletes and includes the types used along w...

Truth About Ritalin

In five pages this paper examines Ritalin in a consideration of this alleged miracle drugs and the real truth behind it. Eleven s...

Fetal Cocaine Exposure and Legal Action Consideration

In twelve pages this paper considers the exposure of a fetus to cocaine in a socioeconomic study of an African American mother in ...

Positive and Negative Aspects of Workplace Testing for Drugs

In seven pages this paper assesses the pros and cons of employment drug testing. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Drug Abuse and the Views of Saint Augustine, Aristotle, and Plato

In 10 pages this paper considers how these philosophers would view the contemporary problem of drug abuse. There are 7 sources ci...

Implications of Fertility Drug Usage

In five pages the medical ethics, theological, and philosophical issues associated with fertility drug usage are explored. Fourte...

Overview of Dietary Supplement Ephedrine: Dietary Supplement or Dangerous Drug

In five pages ephedrine is examined in terms of its legitimacy as a dietary supplement and considers the Food and Drug Administrat...

Overview of the Synaptic Transmission Chemical Process

In six pages this paper examines how behavior and mood are affected by synaptic transmission and also includes a discussion on how...

Can Law Enforcement Effectively Reduce Street Level Drug Dealing?

In ten pages the ways in which law enforcement agencies are attempting to curb drug dealing at the street level are assessed based...

Birth Defects and Accutane

In this paper that contains five pages the so called miracle drug Accutane or isotretinoin is examined in terms of its research li...