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AnnotatedBibliography:DrugAbuse
"OpposingViewpointsSeries|QuickiWiki."
QuickiWiki
.Ed.TamaraL.Roleff.Opposing
Viewpoints,3Oct.2004.Web.10Mar.2015
.MillionsofAmericansfounditironic
whenconservativetalkshowhostRushLimabaughwhooftenrailedagainstdrugusers,
addicts,andtreatmentprogramsonhisshow.Marijuanadirectlyaffectsthebrain.It
impairstheabilityofyoungpeopletoconcentrateandretaininformationduringtheir
peaklearningyears.InthefollowingviewpointsWaltersarguesthatmarijuanaisa
potent,addictivedrugthatimpairsbrainfunctioninteensandyoungadults.But
marijuanaisfarfromharmlessitispernicious.Doyourstrugglingschoolsreallyneed
anotherobstacletostudentachievement.No,itcanhurtmorethanjustyourgradesfor
example,marijuanauseislinkedtotensofthousandsofserioustrafficaccidents.They
alsosaythatchronicsmokersmayhavemanyofthesamerespiratoryproblemsas
tobaccosmokersincludingdailycoughandphlegm,chronicbronchitissymptoms,
frequentchestcoldschronicabusecanalsoleadtoabnormalfunctioningoflung
tissues.Despitethisandotherstrongscientificevidenceofmarijuanasdestructive
effects,theysaynowmostAmericanswanttopushtonormalizemarijuanafor
medicaluseispartofthedruglegalizationagenda.

DeStefano,Susan,andLarryRaymond.
DrugsandtheFamily
.Frederick,MD:TwentyFirst
Century,1991.Print.Inahealthyfamily,childrencandependontheirparentstoprotect
themfromharm.Theycandependontheirparentstoprovidethemwithfood,clothing,
andshelter.Thisbookisaboutfamiliesanddrugs.Youmayknowthatthediseaseof

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drugaddictionisnotahealthyone.Therearethousandsoffamiliesthatsufferfromthe
symptoms,orsigns,ofadrugproblem.(13)Itsimportantforustoknowaboutdrugs
andaddiction.Becausethisissuchawidespreadproblem,itsquitelikelythatasyou
growup,youwillknowsomeonewholivesoroncelivedinafamilysufferingfrom
drugaddiction.Inthisbook,youwilllearnaboutthekindsoftreatmentavailablefor
drugusersandtheirfamilies.Whetherthroughindividualorgrouptherapy,
drugaddictedfamiliescanfindwaystorecover.

BEAUCHAMP,ZACK."WhatEveryoneShouldKnowAboutLegalPotAndTerrorism."
ThinkProgressRSS
.ThinkProgress,08Jan.2014.Web.16Mar.2015.
Therearesome
questionsastowhetherreducingdrugrevenuewouldactuallyreduceterroristviolence.
Arecent
revision
oftheRANDstudybyaMexicanthinktankcameto
aslightlyhigher
estimate
,addingthatlosingmarijuanarevenuescouldhaveatransformativeimpacton
theMexicandrug

traffickingindustry,overandbeyondthedirectpotentialreduction

ofmarijuanaexportincome.Youmightbesurprisedthattheresaconnectionbetween
terroristattacksanddrugsfora170countrysample,giventhatcocaandheroinare
overwhelminglygrowninColombiaandAfghanistan.Soifillicitdrugprofitsare
helpingterroristgroupsslaughterinnocentpeople,andcounternarcoticsenforcementhas
eminentlyfailedtosolvetheproblem,whatcanwedo?Well,thelogiclinkingdrugsand
terrorismdependscruciallyondrugsbeingillegal.Ifthedrugtradedidnttakeplacein
theshadows,therewouldbenoreasonforfarmingtotakeplaceinfailedstatesorfor

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drugsellerstopartnerwithterroristsfordistribution.Thisarticlewasmostlytellingus
whatweneedtoknowaboutlegaldrugsandterrorism.

Savannah.
PhoenixHouse
.N.p.,2Oct.2012.Web.17Mar.2015.Thisisastoryaboutthis
teenagerfemalenameSavannah,shewasonlytenwhenherdrugusestarted.Bothof
herparentsareactiveaddicts,soitwashermomwhogotherintoit.Shesalwaysacted
likeateenager,morelikeafriendthanamom,andshegaveherpillsforthefirsttime.
Istartedusingconsistentlytakingabunchofpills,smokingweed,anddrinkingalot.
Thepillsweremymainthing:Percocet,Vicodin,alotofdowners.Shestruggledwith
depressionandherparentsphysicalandverbalabuse,sothenshestartedabusing
herself

withthedrugs,cutting,bulimia,anorexia,andtheguysshekeptbringinginand
outofmylife.Soonshestartedactingoutlikeyourtypicalteenagedrugaddict,stealing
andsneakingoutatnight,butitwasallpointlessbecausehermomwashighallthetime
anddidntevennotice.
Parentswhoabusesubstancesoftenexperienceseveremood
swingsleavingchildrentobeunsureastohowmomordadwillbefeeling/reactingon
anygivenday.

Shniderman,Nancy."DrugsandBirthDefects."
SueHurwitz
.TheRosenPublishingGroup,
INC.,6Apr.1993.Web.17Mar.2015.EachyearintheUnitedStates,150,000babies
arebornwithbirthdefects.Ababybornwithbirthdefectssuffersfromamentalor
physicalabnormality.Thebabyisconnectedtothemotherbyanorgancalledthe
placenta,throughwhichthebabyisnourished.Whenthemothertakesadrug,thebaby

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takesittoo.AlcoholisthemostwidelyusedandabuseddruginUnitedStates.Doctors
havestudiedbabiesborntowomenwhodrankheavilyduringtheirpregnancy.They
foundthatmanywerebornwithphysicalandmentaldefects.Thesebirthdefectsare
calledthe
fetalalcoholsyndrome
.Babieswhohavefetalalcoholsyndrome(FAS)are
oftenshorterandweighlessthannormalbabies.FASisoneoftheleadingcausesof
mentalretardationintheUnitedStates.

Williams,MaryE."MaryEWilliams(MaryE.Williams)."
MaryEWilliams:UsedBooks,Rare
BooksandNewBooks@BookFinder.com
.DavidL.Bender,8Oct.2001.Web.19Mar.
2015.Scientificresearchhasdeterminedthatnicotineisinfactahighlyaddictive
drug.Nicotineaddiction,likeotherdrugsaddictions,ischaracterizedbycompulsive
drugseekinganduse,eveninthefaceofnegativehealthconsequences.Somenicotines
mostimportanteffectsareexertedthroughtheverysamebraincircuitsasthoseofother
drugsofabuse.Nicotinedependencyisnotnecessarilythereasonthatsomepeople
acquireacigarettesmokinghabit.Afullerunderstandingofthevarietiesofaddictionis
neededtohelpcurbcigaretteaddiction.

Bjornlund,Lydia.
HowDangerousArePerformanceEnhancingDrugs?
N.p.:n.p.,n.d.9Oct.
2013.Web.26Mar.2015.

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