Users pick up used needles off of the ground, which may have been contaminated by a person with HIV, Hepatitis C or other blood born viruses. Addicts also use dirty puddle water from the streets which could contain endless amounts of harmful bacteria. A study done by The University of British Columbia has found that drug users who regularly use Vancouver's safe injection site in the city's upper eastside are 70 % less likely to share needles than those that do not take advantage of this opportunity ("Safe Drug-Injection Sites Reduce Needle-sharing, HIV Spread: Study." Leader Post. 18 Mar.
Chapter 30: Three Fatal Flaws in the War on Drugs Eva Bertram, Morris Blachman, Kenneth Sharpe, and Peter Andreas Since the drug problem has increased in an abysmal way in the past decades, the information about the dismal record of the war of drugs, but there is not much information about the failure of all government trying to combat drug’s war. There are three main fatal errors that are constructed into the drug strategy itself, errors that we can see it dooms the strategy at every burn and consequently undermine the efforts made to eliminate the production, distribution and consumption of all of the illegal drugs that can be found in the market. The inability or unwillingness to see that the poor back record of the drug war is because of the essential errors on the plan of action is one of the many reasons that people in the U.S. government answer failure with escalation, continuing to pour good money after it was seen in the war on drugs. The Four Questions: 1. It is difficult to identify the problem discussed here: Is it drugs or the war on drugs itself?
Memorandum To: John P. Walters, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy From: Susan Fisk Re: Marijuana Prohibition in the United States Date: April 25, 2005 Introduction to Marijuana Prohibition Marijuana has not always been a controlled substance in the United States, but has become increasingly criminalized over the years with increased punishments for its possession, distribution, and growth. These measures have been justified under the assumption they protect America from drugs and keep us safe. However, time has shown us that the prohibition and criminalization of marijuana has created many problems, including huge amounts of government spending, decreased resources for other government projects, and thousands of lives ruined or destroyed. The problems created by our strictly enforced prohibition policies are even greater than the problems marijuana itself is reported to cause. To minimize the harms caused by these policies, the Office of National Drug Control should work to ensure both the repeal of mandatory minimum laws and de facto
1 Abuse of Pain Medication Jamie Lindstrom Abuse of Pain Medication 2 Abuse of Pain Medication One major issue with American's in our society, is the abuse of pain medications. There are many different type of drug abuser's. Their are some that are prescribed the pain medications. And there are some that buy the drugs off the streets. Another reason why the drugs are being abused is because patients and non patients are taking more than what they are prescribed for.
America has been fighting this war on drug trafficking for nearly 50 years and counting will little success if any at all. The Government has put together many different programs that are design to control and try to stop the flow of drugs in the United States. Many of these programs have had little success in controlling the flow of drug into the United States and other has apprehended many cartel members and
Marinol being a synthetic form of THC is not in its natural state so is has side effects; some of these side effects being jumpiness, headaches and fatigue. Doctors also worry about the potential for abuse in patients. Marijuana and synthetic marijuana is the most abused drug in the United States. According to the University of Michigan in 2011, over 35% of high school seniors admitted to using marijuana as a recreational drug. The fact that marijuana is considered a Schedule One drug also has negative effects on the use of medical marijuana.
Prescription drugs can get you just as high or even worst then weed. Statistics show that people become more addicted to the drugs they get from there own medicine cabinet then the drugs they buy off the corner drug man. I get how the government wants to try and put an end to crack heads and addicts but that will never happen in the world today cause there are so many ways to get high . The top 5 heavenly drugs are : 1. NICOTINE - millions and millions of people smoke cigarettes everyday that contain nicotine .Did you know smoking tobacco causes chemical and structural changes in the brain and is nicotine illegal... NO !
(National coalation for the homeless, 2012) HIV/AIDS and homelessness are intricately related. The cost of the medication to keep HIV under control can become overwhelming to keep up with, causing health related absences. People living with HIV/AIDS also run the risk of discrimination
Early 1980s USA * AIDS in America AIDS was associated with a high level of prejudice and discrimination because it was linked to groups such as gay men and IV drug users – groups that are already stigmatized. Because of this stigma and the prejudicial beliefs of medical professionals, AIDS in America was largely ignored. The government failed to respond and non-government organizations for support were formed. By the end of 1983 the number of AIDS diagnoses reported in America had risen to 3,064 and of these people 1,292 had died. On 17th September 1985 President Reagan publicly mentioned AIDS for the first time, when he was asked about AIDS funding at a press conference.
Methamphetamine The production and use of methamphetamine (or meth) is affecting many lives. Not only the people using the drug, but the communities where the drugs are being used and made have shown many problems. Methamphetamine can cause severe health problems for the users and the communities that are around the manufacturing of the drug. There also are problems with theft and explosions in the neighborhoods where the drug is present. Meth has been around since the 1960s just after WWII.