Comparisons and Issues of Steroid and Supplement Use
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the issues involved with the use of steroids and supplements today. While steroids remain mostly illegal, except in medical treatments, usage remains fairly easy to spot. Supplement use, on the other hand, is on the rise in adolescents today and can be seen as far more dangerous because of its accessibility and the many unknown elements used in today’s supplements. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJstero1.rtf

Conducting Drug-Use Research/Texas Prisoners
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An 8 page research that presents an examination of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and constitutes preliminary research pursuant to conducting a research study, the purpose of which will be to collect data from incarcerated prisoners pertaining to illicit drug use while in TDCJ facilities. This examination presents the statistics on TDCJ prisons; then, present a preliminary plan for conducting the indicated research; and close by describing the ethical issues involved with the collection of research using prison populations. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khtdcj.rtf

Contemplation Of Legal Action For Fetal Exposure To Cocaine
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This 12 presents a comparison study that found the African American mother of low socio-economic status o be the most likely candidate for using cocaine during pregnancy. Knowing this, programs and strategies may be implemented targeting that specific population for assistance with pre-natal care and drug dependency treatment as an alternative to prosecution and incarceration. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KTbabexp.wps

Contextual Relationships Between Drug Use And Crime
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4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses alcohol, college and poverty as they relate to contextual relationships between drug use and crime. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCDrugCrm.rtf

Corrections Facilities and Programs for Juvenile Drug Abusers in Cedar City, Utah
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This 4 page paper describes some of the programs and facilities in place for juvenile drug abusers in Cedar City, Utah. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVUTDrug.rtf

Counseling the Addicted Teen
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8 pages in length. Discusses addiction, counseling, treatment, and various pertinent programs available to assist adolescents involved with the use of drugs & alcohol. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Drugteen.wps

Crack Babies
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the problem of crack babies and pays attention to costs and health problems that these children have. Detailed information is provided on just what cocaine or crack does to a woman's body and to the fetus. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA232crk.rtf

Crack Cocaine: Infiltration Into Our Schools
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A 5 page discussion of the increasing use of crack cocaine among our nation's youth. Notes that even schools are not immune to this use. Suggest that the failure of our programs to dissuade drug use rests in the popular perception that drugs are "cool". Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPdrugSc.wps

Crack Cocaine: Fetal And Child Impact
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6 pages in length. Pregnancy is a time for the mother's purification so her body can produce as healthy a baby as possible. Women who use crack cocaine when with child not only set the stage for having a mentally and/or physically deformed baby, but they also stand the very real chance of losing the fetus altogether. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCCrackFetal.rtf

Crime and Drugs; A Research Proposal to Gain More Support for Recovery Programs
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This 21 page paper examines the relationship between drugs and crime. The paper stars by looking at the background to the research conducts an in-depth literature review and defines a methodology that can be used with or without primary research taking place and suggests how primary reseach may be conducted. The bibliography cites 13 sources.
Filename: TErecdrug.rtf

Criminal Justice 6
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A 9 page paper in two parts. The first part, 3 pages, discusses the differences between juvenile and adult courts, and reviews some of the more effective means of waging the war on drugs. The second part of the paper is a brief presenting arguments both for and against legalization or decriminalization of marijuana. Part 2 makes no conclusion, but rather presents arguments used by those on both sides of the issue. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KScrimJust6.rtf

Criminal Justice Planning : Drug Offenders
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This 7 page paper is a continuation of PGcrmjs.rtf about the city of Shelby. This paper outlines some of the essential principles upon which a coordinated drug prevention program must be based. A strategic plan is then presented that includes the purpose of the program, target populations, cooperating agencies, measurable objectives, programs already shown to be effective that can be implemented by the different agencies and a budget for the program. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGcrmjs2.rtf

Criteria for Employee Drug Testing
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A 2.5 page paper which examines two specific conditions in which a company should be allowed to test its employees for drugs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGdrugtest.rtf

Critique of Client Presented with Multiple Substance Abuse, Physical and Mental Health Problems
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This is a 5 page paper giving a critique of a client who was assessed with multiple substance abuse, physical and mental health problems. A client was presented to the counseling team who was assessed to have multiple substance abuse, physical and mental health problems. The female client is 25 years of age, of Hispanic origin, homeless and currently unemployed. Assessment of the client found that she is HIV positive, bipolar, has a sexual addiction and also abuses cocaine and alcohol. The client was uncooperative during initial assessment with the counselor. In a critique of the client, it must be determined the possible causes of her afflictions and to what end the counseling team can offer assistance through an education of her symptoms. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJclienC1.rtf

Crystal Meth: Effects On Teens And Adults
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6 pages in length. Crystal methamphetamine has had a long and illustrious presence throughout the last half of the twentieth century; for a drug typically prescribed for addressing attention deficit disorders and obesity, crystal meth has been used illegally on the streets to a much greater degree for the artificial high it provides. Known under an abundance of slang terms - not the least of which includes speed, meth, ice, crystal, chalk, crank, tweak, uppers, black beauties, glass, bikers coffee, methlies quick, poor man's cocaine, chicken feed, shabu, stove top, trash, go-fast, yaba, and yellow bam - crystal meth has served to perpetuate the nation's addiction problem along with cocaine and according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is ranked the second most commonly used drug behind alcohol and marijuana. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: TLCMethEffct.rtf

Current Drug Trends in America - 1980 to the Present
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This 10 page report discusses the illegal drug trends that have taken place in the United States over the past two decades. Drugs have made a tremendous impact on American society over the past thirty to forty years, yet many Americans are often ambivalent regarding their opinions relating to drugs in terms of decriminalization, availability, impact on society, and mental and physical health impacts. In 1979, some 25 million Americans had tried drugs sometime in the preceding month. Today that figure is 11 million. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWdrgUS.doc

D.A.R.E.: An Overview
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A 14 page paper which provides a general overview of the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAdare.rtf

Dangers of Teenage Drinking
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A 3 page paper which examines the dangers of teenage drinking. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAdiit.rtf

David Simon and Edward Burns “The Corner” Implications to Social Work and Policy
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A 5 page review of this inside look at the desperation of the inner city drug culture of West Baltimore. The author of this paper contends that this book is much more than an expose’ on sex, drugs and rock and roll. It is a window into a community in need, a community in which the drug culture of the inner city infiltrates other aspects of the city such as unemployment, housing and health care issues. It is, in fact, a testament to the desperation facing many urban neighborhoods throughout the United States. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPcorner.rtf

Decriminalization of Drugs
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A 6 page paper which examines how America seems to be losing its “war” on drugs, as prisons have become overpopulated with drug users instead of drug lords, while families and innocent victims are often caught in the crossfire. Specifically considered is how rehabilitative treatment, rather than imprisonment for the drug user, might be a more successful way of fighting the war on drugs. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TGdrgwar.rtf

Depression: Behavioral Manifestations and Causes Among Teenagers
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A 6 page discussion of the causes and impacts of depression among teenagers. The author of this paper discusses both the environmental and biological causes of depression, noting that each cause can manifest itself differently according to the individual and the circumstances. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPadDepr.rtf

Designer Drugs
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A 20 page paper. This is a comprehensive look at specific drugs, some are the standbys like cocaine and marijuana, others are the more recent designer drugs, like Ecstasy and roofies. Each of the drugs included in this paper is fully described: content, origin, how taken, effect of short-term and chronic use. The incidence of use of each is then discussed, with data as recent as 1999. The writer also reports on the typical user for each drug. Some statistics regarding emergency room visits as a result of some of the drugs are also included. A brief discussion of clandestine labs is provided. Finally, the writer concludes with some strong statements about decreasing the rate of abuse. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: PGdesdrg.wps

Detection of Date Rape Drugs
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A 7 page paper which examines the toxicology and forensic detection of date rape drugs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAdrd.rtf

Deviant Behavior: Drug Use
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A 4 page paper which examines various issues regarding drug use in our society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAdguse.rtf

Diethyl Ether
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This 5 page paper considers this drug as a member of the oxygen-containing functional groups. The writer places this drug in to context of its functional group, then considers how it has been used as an anaesthetic and the drugs' historical development. After this the writer looks at its' chemical formula and give a comprehensive outline of its' physical properties. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEether1.rtf

Differences Between Crack and Cocaine Use and Sentencing Guidelines
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This 4 page paper examines crack and cocaine and looks at the differences. Are sentencing guidelines fair? The issue is addressed as well the disparity between rich and poor in America. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA708cok.rtf

Discussion of Alcohol as a Drug
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This is a 10 pape paper which discussed the history of alcohol, it potential for abuse and the risks and benefits of alcohol consumption. The bibliography has 9 sources.
Filename: JHAlco.rtf

Do the Crime -- Pay the Time: An Argument Against the Legalization of Drugs
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This 5 page report supports the criminalization of illegal drugs usage by showing creative programs that do work across the United States, rather than re-structuring the laws that govern the use of illegal substances. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWcrimdg.wps

Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
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A 3 page summary and review of Caroline Knapp's story "Drinking: A Love Story." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAdrklv.rtf

Drug & Addiction & The Adolescent
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8 pages of notes in brief essay format on the psychological causes and implications of addiction with mention of its evolution among the adolescent population. No bibliography available.
Filename: Adoldrug.wps

Drug & Alcohol Abuse/Zip Code 11572
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A 5 page research paper that, first of all, looks at drug and alcohol addiction in the 11572 zip code, which refers to Oceanside, New York, in Nassau County, Hempstead Township. Then, the writer offers a more general view of the damage caused by addiction, and closes with an overview of prevention steps taken by New York State. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: kh11572.rtf

Drug Abstinence / Does It Work ?
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A 7 page research paper evluatively assessing whether or not drug abstinence programs can work for addicted people. Psychological factors determining how effective such programs will be are discussed throughout. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Drugabst.doc

Drug Abuse Essay:
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This 5 page paper discusses the complexities of defining 'drug abuse' and then proceeds to explain how labeling theory is used as an explanation for drug abuse. Furthermore, this paper highlights the ways in which labeling theory can be employed as a strategy to reduce drug abuse in our society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSDrugab.rtf

Drug Abuse In American Colleges And Universities: Effects On The User, Friends And Family
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5 pages in length. Drugs do not have a place anywhere in society, however, they have even less of a place in academic environments. That the user's academic and athletic performance is severely impaired, along with the user's level of responsibility – such as skipping class, failing to complete assignments, etc. – speaks to the notion that drug use is rampant throughout American colleges and universities, producing a student body with many abusers whose relationships, reputations, wallets, self-images and especially grades ultimately suffer as a direct result of the addiction. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCDrugU.rtf

Drug Abuse in the Workplace (A Case Study)
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This 8 page paper addresses several human resource issues by focusing on a hypothetical case study where an employee is found to have a substance abuse problem. The twist is that the individual works in a substance abuse clinic. Several issues are addressed. What course a supervisor should take is discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA307da.rtf

Drug Abuse on the Job (Case Study Analysis)
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This 4 page paper examines a case study about a drug addicted nurse. Suggestions are made in respect to what a coworker is to do. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA543nur.rtf

Drug Abuse: Rehabilitation Verses Incarceration
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A 10 page emphasis that rehabilitation has the potential to solve our long lasting problems surrounding drug abuse. The author provides data demonstrating the advantages of rehabilitation verses incarceration. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPdrgRhb.rtf

Drug Addiction and University Success
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This is a 9 page paper discussing drug abuse and how it affects students in a university environment. A tutorial approach is used which suggests further research in some areas. Definitions of drug abuse, the issues of social factors, stress and interventions are also discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TJdrugu1.rtf

Drug Addiction In Children
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7 pages in length. Defined as "compulsively seeking to use a substance, regardless of the potentially negative social, psychological and physical consequences" (Dorsey et al, 2005), drug addiction crosses the line between recreational use and dependency. When one analyzes the prevalence of drug addiction within the general population, the last consideration one makes is the presence of children in this equation; however, of the 25.5 million people who, for example, smoked marijuana on a daily basis in 2004 – which represents the most regularly used drug in any population - kids between the ages of twelve and seventeen made up 342,000 of that group (Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2006). Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCDrugChild.rtf

Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Ethnicity
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A 15 page paper which examines the drug and alcohol abuse problems of people whose ethnicity is not white. The paper also focuses strongly on the immigrant and how the drug and alcohol abuse problem is especially troubling for these individuals as they learn to acculturate the society. Treatment of immigrants is also discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAdrgimm.rtf