Crack cocaine

The issue, in this case, is the adoption of a newborn family member who may have been exposed to the mom’s cocaine use in the uterus. Drug abuse is common among many youths. Cocaine addiction is quite common among women of childbearing age. The cocaine is either smoked or injected into the system. The drug has many health effects of an individual but has the most adverse effects on the newborn babies. To judge whether one should adopt the newborn baby or not, one should first identify the…

Fighting Marijuana One the most controversial issues of 2016, the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana also known as weed. Current president Barrack Obama himself in an interview with the Rolling Stones expressed his views on Marijuana. He believes that marijuana should be legalized and taxed the way alcohol and tobacco are. Is this really a good idea? Yes, this would create more jobs and lower the unemployment rate, but not for long if America becomes a country full of potheads.…

Societal cultural beliefs dictate that a person behave as a decent human being by treating others with kindness and respect as well as being a law abiding citizen. Culture plays a large role by shaping the individuals expectations about avoiding drugs and warning about the dangers of drug abuse. Consequently, when heroin abusers put a higher value on drugs and a lower value on acceptable culture, a negative relationship developed with expected cultural beliefs. When individual groups, such as…

definition of cocaine is a drug extracted from coca leaves. Normally cocaine is a crystalline powder. The molecular formula of cocaine is C17H21NO4. Due to the chemical trait of cocaine, Cocaine is dissolved in both water and oil. Cocaine was originally brought to Europe by the invasion of Espanaans in the 16th century in South America. The extraction of alkaloids in 1860 made its structure and efficacy known. In 1884, local anesthetic action of cocaine was demonstrated. Originally, cocaine has…

America’s most beloved soda (Coca Cola) use to contain the teratogen Cocaine. This substance was once thought to be potentially helpful, soon became abused and addictive. Cocaine affects around thousands if not more of its users and ends up leaving them in a very dangerous health state. Regardless of how it is being used, the pleasurable effects it gives off automatically hooks the user and becomes uncontrollably addicting. The abuse of Cocaine ends up leaving the user with short-term, long-term…

Some have argued in favor of it being legal, and some have argued against it being legal. Over the past five years, we have seen numerous state and local debates about whether or not it should be legal, and few heated debates over it. Presently, it is one of top issues and hot topic on United States national policy. Now, I am sure that you have already figured out what I am talking about. Yes, you are correct! Marijuana it is! Marijuana is and will continue to be a hot topic for many. I chose to…

non-prescription medicine marketed in the country. This act specifically referred to alcohol, morphine, opium, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and several other agents. Following The Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 was The Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914. “An Act to provide for the registration of,…

Crank The book Crank by Ellen Hopkins the first book in a series. It is about a teenage girl who had big dreams and made very good choices who spend a couple weeks with her deadbeat father. While she was there she picked up on some awful habits that would affect her for the rest of her life. This novel takes the reader on an intense journey about a girl who struggles with herself and her family. It really can open the eyes of someone who has never experienced the things that Kristina gets…

effects of living at a high altitude, cocaine was not discovered until 1859 when "German chemist Albert Niemann first extracted cocaine from the coca plant 's leaves" (History of Cocaine Dec. 9, 2016). Unfortunately, even after the discovery of cocaine, it wasn 't until the 1880 's when research into the medical applications of the drug truly began. (History of Cocaine Dec. 9, 2016). The biggest breakthrough in the medical field in regards to the use of cocaine was in the field of ophthalmology,…

dreadfulness of cocaine addiction. The “Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll” era of the sixties to the eighties had glamorized cocaine use. The core members of the band, having performed throughout that period, released this song to serve as a deterrent. With the exception of Tommy Shaw, the group has not spoken out about their own involvement with the stimulant, yet this song gives a very accurate depiction of dependency on it. The lesson the country had formerly learned about the use of cocaine was…