Category: Drugs

Drugs are substances that change a persons mental or physical state. Moreover, drugs can also affect the way our body and mind function. Numerous occurrences have been reported on social media and television that teenagers are using prohibited drugs. The usage of illegal drugs has become uncontrollable. The age when the drug users first tried…

Dissertation Proposal: The Glorified portrayal of drug use in the 1990s American Film In my dissertation, I will look into the reason behind the change in the way drug use was portrayed in American films from a very negative representation in 1980s films to a much more positive one in the 1990s. I will discuss…

Even though numerous strong global proofs support harm reduction strategies, the coverage, adoption, and implementation for people who inject drugs (PWID) is poor, and Nigeria is not an exception to this. PWID constitute a considerable quota of at-risk drug users in Nigeria, and 20% of vulnerable drug users are injecting drugs (NBS, 2018). It has…

Drugs have a negative impact on ones mind, body, and health. From accepted to taboo, from legal to illegal, from psychedelics to opiates, drugs of all kinds hurt the user and, potentially, those around them. One of the most devastating drugs on the body is crystal meth. Crystal meth is a drug resembling glass that…

There are many words going around regarding cannabis, with two of the most popular being hemp and marijuana. Lots of people know that these terms are not interchangeable, but many may not be aware of the actual difference between hemp and marijuana. The word Cannabis is the name of the plants of the Cannabaceae family…

Unlike prescription pills, medical marijuana is a topic full of controversy in today’s society. It has a heavy stigma and stereotype, where its consumers are viewed as American pot smokers who have been lazy and unmotivated for years dealing with their problems through consuming marijuana. Even though prescription pills are viewed as miracle workers, chosen…

The process that perhaps should begin by obliteration of the term evil from drugs, as such term may be very evaluative-destructive; hence allowing very little room, if any, for deviation, thus stamping Evil forever as Evil; which consequently has blinded those endeavoring to destroy drugs influence, by ignoring many benefits that such industry could possibly…

Introduction According to the World Health Organization (WHO) substance abuse can be defined as the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances. This definition of substance abuse not only includes the use of illegal drugs but also the dangerous use of drugs that are legal for example alcohol, tobacco, the detrimental use of prescribed medicines…

Introduction The misuse of substances such as alcohol, cigarettes, cocaine, marijuana, illegal drugs, and other such stimulants has augmented at an extreme level. The illegal trafficking of harmful drugs is also common these days. Many of such cases have been identified while many of them still exist, which is why the population, especially the youth…

Introduction The sustainable development goals (SDGs) 3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol, targets prevention and treatment of substance abuse worldwide. The overall aim of the SDGs is to achieve a better more sustainable future for all and reducing the rate of substance abuse…