|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 9871 - 9880 of 10818 matching essays
- 9871: Decriminalization vs. Prohibition
- ... Every year close to twenty thousand people die of alcohol related incidents. Each year close to thirty thousand people die of tobacco related diseases, either lung cancer or emphysema, yet there has never been a death on record that is directly related to marijuana. The only deaths related to marijuana have been murders associated with drug dealers and traffickers. If marijuana was legal, these deaths would cease to occur. Also, compared ...
- 9872: Phencyclidine: The Dawn of a New Age
- ... the neuron" (Haberstadt, 1995). In other words, they excite the neuron by allowing charged ions to enter it. As said before, however, too much of these neurotransmitters would kill the neuron by exciting it to death. As a matter of fact, this is the principle damaging factor in stroke patients (Restak, 1994). When a neuron dies, it releases copious amounts of amino acid neurotransmitters which then kill other brain cells through ...
- 9873: Marijuana
- ... of smoking it, which can lower health risks by a lot. Another way to reduce health risks is by reducing smoking amounts. There is no proof that marijuana causes health problems that can lead to death or sexual programs, but like alcohol, it is not recommended for children or teenagers to use. This is simply because children and teenagers are in the process of growing up, and it would not be ...
- 9874: LSD
- ... causing a severe panic attack resulting in the need to commit suicide to escape it. A user often has enlarged pupils, rapid heartbeat, nausea, chills and trembling, convulsions, extreme mood swings, fear of insanity or death, and severe anxiety. A user who uses high doses often may suffer permanent psychosis. Any user, even a first time user may suffer from flashbacks, where LSD, stored in the spinal cord discs, escapes and ...
- 9875: Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America
- ... tells us is that marijuana tends to substitute for much harder drugs like alcohol, cocaine, and heroin (Hagar 1). Another misconception is that marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol. Extremely high doses of cannibinoids cause death. Extremely high doses is the key word here. Scientists have concluded that the ratio of cannibinoids needed to get a person intoxicated (stoned) relative to the amount necessary to kill him is 1 to 40 ...
- 9876: Is The Illegalization of Marijuana Valid?
- ... a supervised routine of medical care" (DEA Docket No. 86-22, 57). It doesn't make sense then, for marijuana to be illegal in the United States when alcohol poisoning is a major cause of death in this country and approximately 400,000 premature deaths are attributed to cigarettes annually. Dr. Roger Pertwee, Secretary of the International Cannabis Research Society states that as a recreational drug, "Marijuana compares favorably to nicotine ...
- 9877: Is Drug Testing the Answer?
- ... Employers want to obtain a drug-free workplace. Tests are implemented either at the application for employment or randomly during employment. The results of these tests do not carry any criminal penalties with them. The penalty for failure is the termination of employment. However, this does not solve the problem of drug abuse. Employees seek a new place of employment that does not test for drugs and continue their habits. Drug ...
- 9878: Xenotransplantation
- ... we can't screen, because we don't know about them yet. Another problem that comes into play would be that of animal rights. Do millions of harmless animals have to pay the price of death so that humans can live? Some people would agree including Jim Finn, a Parkinson's patient who was able to make a dramatic recovery due fetal pig cells implanted in his brain. This sounds to ...
- 9879: Depression
- ... who have different genetic makeup but are raised in the same environment. As for environmental causes, researchers link depression to a number of risk factors. It is often triggered by stressful events, such as a death, or by the memory of a childhood trauma, such as molestation. Rates also increase with poverty and with physical illness. But the question looms, "Why are there twice as many depressed women as men?" One ...
- 9880: Should Steroids Be Banned From Society?
- ... to the deaths of thousands each year. Frequently we see a family member, or friend, suffering from diseases and health conditions caused by smoking and drinking. These conditions can often lead to an early, horrible death for the individual. Many find these experiences good reason to not drink and smoke. In a similar situation, young athletes see their former athletic idols suffering from medical problems caused by steroids. These professionals will ...
Search results 9871 - 9880 of 10818 matching essays
|
