He gave the drug legalization proponents arguments to legalize drugs versus the disadvantages to legalization. ( christianbook.com/the-book-of-virtues/william-bennett/9780684835778/pd/35770) The article “Should Drugs Be Legalized?” first appeared in “Readers Digest” in March of 1990. The article was intended for people who believe drugs should be legalized. By looking at Bennett’s word choice exp on page 7 “In fact, Dr. Herbert D. Kleber of Yale University, my deputy in charge of demand reduction, predicts legalization might cause “a five- to-six fold increase” in cocaine use. But legalizers regard this as a nec- essary price for the “benefits” of legalization.
One of the major changes in NJ DUI law is the addition of the mandatory requirement of the 12-48 hour participation in an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center at the drivers expense. While at the center it is mandatory to attend an alcohol and highway safety education program. You are also evaluated for drug/alcohol problems and if deemed necessary a recommendation is made for treatment. Successful completion of this treatment program becomes mandatory for re-issue of your license. Hopefully getting impaired drivers off the road and getting them treatment early will help to keep someone from becoming an
advocacy group Mission Possible is leading a campaign to fill a product liability lawsuit with New York and New Jersey residents whose brain tumors may be linked to the consumption of the artificial sweetener aspartame (NutraSweet/Equal/Spoonful, etc.)”. aspartame manufacturers from exposing the public to this sweet poison. In fact, aspartame producers are reporting increased sales and boasting the marketplace addition of 'neotame,' a new aspartame product". Makes one wonder why manufactures still insist in selling this poison. breath mints, carbonated soft drinks, cereals, flavored syrups for coffee, flavored water, frozen ice cream novelties, fruit spreads, sugar free gelatin, iced tea powders( crystal light), juice blends, meal replacements, mousse, no sugar added pies, hard candies, ice cream toppings, no added sugar or sugar free ice cream, non-carbonated diet soft drinks, sugar free gum, instant cocoa powder, pudding, sugar free cookies, fat free, and sugar free yogurt.
Psych 213 Dr. Les White April 9, 2012 Major points the article covers or raises “The Addicted Brain,” by Nestler and Malenka discussed the brain’s memory of addiction which results from repeated use and subsequently abuse of drugs and alcohol. While very technical and scientific in its detailing of the processes, it was also very insightful in spelling out the brains rewarding of the pleasure that results from drugs of abuse (DOA). It seems that we have known for quite a while why someone feels good when they use DOA, but the article points out that new research is just beginning to understand some of the resulting long term changes in the brain. Even though the pleasurable effects of using a particular drug aren’t as strong as they
December 2, 2010 Killing the Savage By Reluctant Materialist What we need now is another Aldous Huxley. Most people know Huxley for his psychedelic drug influenced writings. But recent events have me thinking of his 1932 novel “Brave New World,” in which he observed the hazardous effects of materialism and promiscuity, and offered a solution: exercise chastity and don’t be materialistic. “Feeling lurks,” he threatened ironically, “in that interval of time between desire and its consumption.” O.K., in reality promiscuity and materialism haven’t hit us as hard as in “Brave New World”, but they’re here — and the rate of divorce is only 50%, it’s not an obscenity…yet. But only a satirist — and one with a very savage pen — could do justice to what’s happening to the modern world now.
Elliott uses ample amounts of examples that shows how America is slowly turning to drugs for every short-come presented. How Americans use their medical systems to gain access to anti-depressants, performance-enhancers, and diet pills. Americans are so caught up with avoiding shame and humiliation that refusing to take drugs is like wanting to be left behind in the rat race to success. By presenting a good use of logos, pathos, and ethos the author is able to present his main point in controlling and monitoring the usage of
Soon after entering adulthood, he would take part in an experiment that would not only enhance his perspective, but also intensify his individualistic beliefs into actions that, “sparked the psychedelic revolution, which spawned the hippie movement” (Great American Trip), along with giving him the insight and inspiration to write, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. In 1960, Ken Kesey volunteered to take part in an Army test to observe the effects of mind-altering drugs. From this, Kesey reveals that the drugs, “gave me a different perspective on the people in the mental hospital, a sense that maybe they were not so crazy, or as bad as the sterile environment they were living in” (Great American Trip). This mind set is what led him to the story of One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. To continue Kesey expression through strong-willed lead roles who differentiate from the crowd, he created the character of Randle Patrick McMurphy, to showcase his own rebellious ideas into, “a defiant man in a madhouse where madness was the only affirming and clarifying response to the dehumanizing tyranny of an authority figure” (Great American Trip).
Drug Trafficking In The U.S Dennis Pike Ashford University English 122, Eng. Comp II Professor Julie Pal-Agrawal July 2, 2012 My research paper is going to be about the drug trafficking in the U.S. I would like to refine my search on a few perspectives of how it is becoming a problem in the United States and how it can be stopped or even slowed down to where it can be controlled. I
He did, not long after getting out of rehab. Increasingly, substance-abuse experts are finding that teen drug treatment may indeed be doing more harm than good. Many programs throw casual dabblers together with hard-core addicts and foster continuous group interaction. It tends to strengthen dysfunctional behavior by concentrating it, researchers say. "Just putting kids in group therapy actually promotes greater drug use," says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Use of LSD in 1960s America In early 1960s America, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was being used and prescribed by doctors for psychotherapy and terminally ill patients. [1] Not long after, the use of the hallucinogen had seeped into the public and was being used by prominent pop culture figures such as The Beatles, Donovan Leitch, and Keith Richards. [2] In the later part of the decade however, people began to see America’s seemingly alarming rate[3] of LSD use as a social problem and by the end of the decade, the drug was made illegal for recreational use and heavily restricted for research purposes. [4] The construction of LSD use as a social problems deals with evidence from researchers about the dangers of LSD us, the American