That society should have serious issues with drug use is reasonable. Many who take drugs, and particularly those using heroin and more extreme varieties, destroy their lives, injure their families an...
Prior to college, coffee was something that I occasionally enjoyed on the weekends when I made a trip to Starbucks. Even then, I would not classify the mocha Frappuccino as actual coffee. Once college...
Analysis of Research on Drug Addiction
The research article by Levitan titled “Is Marijuana Really a Gateway Drug?” focuses particularly on people’s addiction to the drug, marijuana and most significantly, how one drug addiction can ...
Ban of Smoking in Public Places
Introduction Because public places exist for the benefit of all, I firmly believe that smoking should be banned in them because smoking is a personal choice that directly affects others. This is...
Cigarette Smoke: A Deadly Attack on the Larynx:
The overall health dangers of smoking cigarettes have been well publicized. Everything from the heart, to the lungs, to diseases such as diabetes, pancreatic cancer and dozens of other ailments milder...
Cigarette Smoking: An Analysis
Should Cigarettes Be Banned Cigarettes are harmful; but whether or not they should be banned is a question that individuals and politicians have debated for a long time. Cigarettes should not be bann...
Correlations and Introspects Into Inherent Personality Traits and Substance Abuse Behaviors
IntroductionAlcohol and substance abuse represent one of the most significant public health problems. This problem affects every community, either directly or indirectly in some manner. According to a...
In speaking to several younger and older people about drugs and drug issues in general, I noticed a variety of interesting differences and similarities. To begin with, I fully expected that the fello...
The problem of infants being born addicted to drugs because of their mother’s addictions has been a growing health problem in the United States for several decades. During the 1980s and 1990s, medic...
From a legalistic perspective drug use refers to taking medications as prescribed or directed, whereas drug abuse infers that medications are not being taken as per their prescription, or they are bei...