Tell Your Children Research Paper

1. Cocaine in the 1800’s was used in for medicinal purpose and found in many products like toothpaste. Freud was a well known user of cocaine, using it to treat ailments things including depression until his addiction lead to him botching surgery nearly killing his patient. Quickly the evidence against cocaine use lead to the drug becoming illegal in the state. But are there any current medical uses now? A use of cocaine in medicine is as a local atheistic (Cocaine HCL) used in surgery as a local anesthetic in the sensitive areas of the body - including the nose, mouth, and eyes- “by binding to and blocking the voltage-gated sodium channels in the neuronal cell membrane… inhibits the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses and produces a reversible loss of sensation.” …show more content…
Many cancer patients are prescribed or simply they themselves treat their symptoms with marijuana. In the article “Why Not Pot?” the author points out how cannabis was banned in the US do to propaganda of “Reefer Madness” and a movie “Tell Your Children” proclaiming “the potential for pot-induced manslaughter, suicide, hallucinations, and ‘the ultimate end of the marijuana addict: hopeless insanity!’,” but what are the real risk of marijuanna use. Despite many claims that marijuana is not addictive, the authors Kai MacDonald and Katherine Pappas, point out that there is scientific evidence on the addictive properties and withdraw symptoms with the long term use of the drug. A concern with marijuana use is the age the user begins to smoke/ingest the substance. Since the early exposure leads to: “1) potentiate the future effects of THC, increasing risk of dependence; 2) cause impaired regional connectivity, decreasing the moderating influence of regulatory brain regions; and 3) lead to lower dopaminergic activity in addiction-related