The relationship between cults and drug use is complex and contradictory. Traditionally, cults are groups that diverge from major religions or that form new philosophical/religious systems, often around a charismatic leader. Consequently, at any given...

Many injectable drugs are used for medical purposes. Some of these prescription drugs are used illegally, as are a variety of street drugs. Illegal and abused injectable drugs can include nearly any drug that can be produced in a liquid form. The user...

In Italy, the impact of illicit drug use was first felt on a broad scale during the mid-1960s. The patterns in Italy were similar to those seen in other European countries. They seemed to be associated with the contestation by young people of existing...

A behavior pattern characterized by such behaviors as stealing, violence, running away from home, and truancy occurs in about 10 percent of children under 16 years of age. Within the framework of the DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL of Mental...

Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. Some of the most commonly abused drugs include alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates,...

The Department of Social Services' proposed guidelines for dealing with neglected and abused children are welcome, but they are not enough. In response to the death of Hanif Sutton, new guidelines will be instituted this summer so that caseworkers can detect and respond...

Nineteen states already have prescription-drug monitoring that allows officials to keep an eye on patients who doctor shop - go from physician to physician amassing pain pills that they either abuse or sell so someone else can. Without the information provided by the monitoring,...

Drug abuse experts say the arrest of Al Gore's son underscores the growing problem of prescription drug abuse among America's youth. College students use the stimulant Adderall, an attention deficit drug, to get a speedy high or pull all-nighters.The other drugs police say they found...

Drug abuse experts say the arrest of Al Gore's son underscores the growing problem of prescription drug abuse among America's youth. College students use the stimulant Adderall, an attention deficit drug, to get a speedy high or pull all-nighters.The other drugs police say they found...

“Although addiction is the result of voluntary drug use, addiction is no longer voluntary behavior, it’s uncontrollable behavior.” —Alan Leshner, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse “Drug addicts and...

The goal of reducing drug abuse has shaped some of the U.S. government's most uncompromising policies. From the strict surveillance of the U.S.- Mexican border to national antidrug advertising campaigns, federal efforts to reduce drug abuse have...

Debates if fetal abuse is a social problem. Examines studies conducted on the effects of substances such as alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroine, and nicotine on the unborn child. Cites several case studies and recommends solutions for the problem.

The essay is about how the Australian Ottawa Charter is used with different strategies. There are three strategies and this was a PD/H/PE assignment on illicit drug use and strategies currently in use in Australia.

Analyzes what causes children and teens to start abusing drugs, and attempts to find possible solutions.