Chronic pain 1. provides an analgesic quality IV. Medical marijuana is also harmful to our health as it is addictive A. Social problems B. Dependent to marijuana 1. individuals can't function without the drug 2. withdrawal V. Marijuana may fall in the wrong hands most likely to be the youth A. Abuse of marijuana as a medicinal treatment 1. youth abuse the use of marijuana 2. ignore the consequences B.
There are about 20 million people currently infected with HPV. Women have an 80 percent chance of developing HPV by the time they are 50. HPV is most common in people in their late teens and early 20s. The vaccine is a preventative and they advise you get the shot before encountering in sexual activity. About 11,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3600 will die.
This is the idea that a person who uses Marijuana will become addicted to harsher drugs such as Heroin, Cocaine, Angel Dust, and other potentially deadly drugs. The reasoning behind this is that a person who usually buys Marijuana, buys it from a dealer who also sells other drugs as well. The dealer after a while will offer the buyer a newer drug, and supposedly the buyer would accept, thus the gateway theory. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. In 1944 “The LaGuardia Report” was released, this was a report that studied the gateway effects and other associated Marijuana myths.
Marijuana has also been called weed, reefer and hemp. Marijuana has been around for thousands of years. It was only made illegal in many countries during the 20th century. In the past 20 years in the United States, the legalization pros and cons of Medical Marijuana have been intensely debated as it has become legal to use it in 15 states and the District of Columbia. (Dryden-Edwards) Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, and other conditions.
Effects of Heroin and Naloxone in a Chemical Reaction Nicole Plante Chemistry 090 Professor Pelletier Spring 2014 Introduction Prescription and illicit opiate abuse is prevalent and over dose-related are becoming an increasingly common occurrence (Bailey, 2014). This addiction touches the lives of great many American individuals and families regardless of age, social class, ethnicity or gender (Leavitt, 2010). This is a nationwide problem, not just a state issue. Naloxone is a medication that has been proven to help save these lives. Naloxone was FDA approved in 1971 and has been used for decades by emergency medical services for reversing opioid overdose and reviving victims who otherwise would have died (Leavitt, 2010).
The focus of the literature review will be upon breast cancer and social support received, and the psychological consequences that social support has upon the coping adaptability of breast cancer patients. Breast cancer is now the number one cancer in the UK, each year more than forty five thousand women are diagnosed with this cancer, approximately one hundred and twenty five women a day, this does not include the three hundred men a year that are also diagnosed. According to figures published by the Office for National Statistics in 2002, the incidence of breast cancer in Britain has increased from an age-standardised rate of seventy-five per one hundred thousand in 1979, to one hundred and fourteen per one hundred thousand in 2001. In 1988, a Breast Screening Program was introduced in the UK; this led to a temporary increase in prevalence rates, for women aged 50-64 years. However, more women than ever before are surviving breast cancer, nine out of ten women diagnosed at stage one survive beyond five years.
Research shows that teenage mothers may come from violent homes, single parent homes, have poor self-esteem, a history of depression, and a history of drug or alcohol abuse (Quinlivan, Tan, Steele & Black, 2004). The average teen mother is 17.5 years old. UNITED STATES birth rates are higher than any other country. $9 billion are spent annually on teen pregnancy. Florida alone had 354,000 teen births between 1991 and 2004, costing taxpayers $8.1 billion.
Final Draft Paul Lagpacan Kaplan College – Modesto Campus CM 220 – College Composition II Instructor Larry Low March 11, 2014 Marijuana is one of the three biggest drug problems here in the United States and it is currently a federal crime. Although many states have legalized Marijuana, many people believe that it should remain illegal. There are many significant reasons why Marijuana should be legal in this country. The most common issues and arguments about this plant are the addictions, public issues and health benefits. However, there are still many facts and problems that have yet to be proven.
Marijuana is addictive and harmful to the health of anyone who smokes it. It is a drug that is easily abused and the potential benefits of taxing and regulating it are overstated. Marijuana’s main active chemical is THC. Marijuana can be taken in three ways, by eating, made into a tea, or smoking which is the most popular. Different people will get different results when smoking marijuana.
The war on drugs: Argumentative Essay on the Cons of legalizing Marijuana Has the enduring war on drugs come to an end with a victorious win for drugs? Recently, the United States was in a uproar after Colorado and Washington both legalized marijuana for recreational use. This legal action has been a major establishment since California legalized marijuana for medical purposes in 1996. Legal actions pertaining to legalizing marijuana are not only shaping society today but calling for a government reform. The real question posed is if marijuana really is as bad as society and the government portrays it to be?