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Legalizing Marijuana Everyone wants to feel good. No one wants to be in pain, be depressed or anxious. Marijuana is given a bad reputation because people believe it will negatively affects the brain like heroine or the lungs like cigarettes. The main argument against using marijuana is that it lowers intelligence, but that is when it is abused. Many legal substances have long terms effects on the brain and have the power to kill. Drug War Facts reports 33,171 deaths were alcohol induced, 42,249 overdosed

Marx and Durkheim on Religion SOC201 998036931 Kirsten Kelleher Both Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim formulate similar sociological theories regarding the epistemology and origin of religion and religious beliefs. Both thinkers acknowledge a necessary connection between community and religion. As antagonistic, functionalist thinkers, both Marx and Durkheim maintain that “God” or the “divine”, is merely a projection of human beings highest ideals and greatest characteristics creating a “God” like illusion

prescription drugs. A quote from the Drug and Addiction Treatment Centers, “It’s difficult to tell the difference between a patient in pain from a medical condition, and a patient in pain from opiate withdrawal,” the reasoning behind this is that the patient would be in pain if the doctor doesn’t give them opiates, but a doctor could also unintentionally be feeding an addict their problem. This would also make doctors have to choose if they would let an assumed

With the legalization of the use, sale, and distribution of marijuana taking place in varied geographic, social and political areas, the laws governing its distribution and consumption are as varied as the states in which the practices take place. As previously stated, some states allow for the consumption of marijuana as a medicinal product only, and require a prescription from your physician. Partaking of the drug in these states without a prescription will result in varied punishments depending

has been present in American culture ever since. From the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s the reputable drug companies of the day began manufacturing over-the-counter drug kits. These kits contained a glass barreled hypodermic needle and vials of opiates (morphine or heroin) and/or cocaine packaged neatly in attractive engraved tin cases. Laudanum (opium in an alcohol base) was also a very popular elixir that was used to treat a variety of ills. Laudanum was administered to kids and adults alike -

It has been broadly accepted to categorize addictive behavior when an individual experiences withdrawal-relief symptoms on the usage of various opium drugs. The use of certain opiates such as heroin may cause individuals to take more of what was originally induced in order for behavior to continue stable. This is known as a physical dependence that is undergone when the drug has caused an addiction that can be associated to a physical

Hillmont Talada 1 Danielle Cook English 1010 February 22, 2010 Why marijuana should be legal Some people ask why marijuana should be legalized. But, perhaps, we should ask why marijuana is illegal? Contrary to public opinion and current law there are more reasons for marijuana to be legalized than for it to remain illegal. Marijuana cost taxpayers billions of dollars, it is less harmful than other pharmaceutical

narcotics to alter their mood and reduce inhibitions. The ancient Egyptian writings, hieroglyphics, tell stories of the Egyptians using opium poppy for pain relief during child birth. When Edinburgh invented the hypodermic needle or syringe in 1853 opiates became much more widely used and abused. Millions of people abuse substances throughout the past 100 years or more in an effort

The danger of these effects becomes higher when substances are taken in larger dosages, as well as potential heart attack, stroke, respiratory failure and coma increase. Some of the most common substances of abuse include alcohol, hallucinogens, opiates, and barbiturates each of these produce their own unique short-term effects. When someone consumes an abusive amount of alcohol it can cause the following short term effects: mood swings, memory problems, slurred speech, trouble concentrating, coordination

Drug Addiction: Disease or Habit? When people hear the words drug addict, these words have negative connotations and stigmas attached to them. People visualize a person who does not care about anything, including family, work, or commitments, except for obtaining money to buy drugs to get high. However, there are many people who are drug addicts that maintain a normal, functional life. Most people who are drug addicts would give anything to kick the habit; they do not enjoy the high anymore. The