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    Liceul Teoretic Traian Deva

      Breaking the RULES  in American schools

     

     Profesor Coordonator: Radac Odette Laura

     

    ~Contents~

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    1.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Argument

    2.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Precis3.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Introduction

    3.1.-----------------------------------------------------------------Violence

    3.2.-----------------------------------------------------------------Smoing

    3.3.-----------------------------------------------------------------Alco!ol

    3.".-----------------------------------------------------------------Drugs

    3.#.-----------------------------------------------------------------$ustice Conse%uences

    ".---------------------------------------------------------------------------Conclusion

    #.---------------------------------------------------------------------------&i'liogra(!)

     

    1.Argument

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    *ver)one toda) +ocuses on terrorism, serial illers, ra(iers, t!ie+s etc. 'ut no one (a)s

    attention to one o+ t!e most im(ortant (lace /!ic! in+luences a (erson. I 'elieve t!at man)

     (eo(le get t!eir +irst taste o+ 'reaing t!e la/ in0 !ig! sc!ools, college even in unior-!ig!.

    I c!osed t!is t!eme +or t!e certi+icate 'ecause t!ere are a lot o+ rule violations in

    sc!ools, +act t!at distur'es me and trans+orms t!e educational institutes into small crimecenters.

    ) attention is mostl) attracted ') t!e /a) t!ose /rong acts a++ects t!e )oung ones 'ut also

    t!e /a) it a++ects t!e ones committing t!em.

    2. Precis

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     T!is (a(er-/or contains t!e most im(ortant t)(es o+ crime t!at could !a((en in sc!ools0

    violence, smoing, drining and drugs. I organied t!em in +our c!a(ters, eac! c!a(ter

    containing in+ormation descri'ing t!em.

    T!e +irst c!a(ter, /!ic! is Violence tals a'out t!e most common, rule 'reaing activit) /e

    +ind in American sc!ools. 4ou /ill +ind !ere interesting 'ut distur'ing +acts lie0 56!) dot!e) do it78, mental and (!)sical e++ects on victims and also e9am(les +rom t!e da) ') da)

    li+e.

    C!a(ter t/o s(eas a'out Smoing. Smoing is ra(idl) s(reading among )oung (eo(le and

    its im(ossi'le to /al in a sc!ool-)ard /it!out seeing at least t/o or t!ree students /it! a

    cigar. T!is c!a(ter (resents /!) does teenagers start smoing and its devastating e++ects on

    t!e !uman 'od).

    C!a(ter num'er t!reedrining descri'es t!e /a) alco!ol in+luence )oung minds and t!e

    e++ect on t!e consumers 'od). It also s(eas a'out +acts t!at !a((ened.

    T!e last c!a(ter and also t!e most im(ortant is drugs. T!is c!a(ter (resent teenagers /!ic!c!osed a /rong (at! and t!e e++ect o+ drugs on addict students. :uestions lie0 56!)78,

    56!ere78 and 5;o/78 /ill 'e ans/ered in t!is c!a(ter.

    In t!ose c!a(ters )ou /ill also +ind measures taen to sto( or (revent 'reaing t!e rules in

    sc!ools.

     

    3. Introduction

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    $uvenile crimes are ra(idl) gro/ing and t!e latest statistics doesnt loo good. Some sc!ools

    trans+ormed +rom t!e (lace )ou go to learn and start 'uilding )our +uture into small crime

    centers /!ic! a++ects t!e /!ole societ). A )oung mind (laced in a (lace +illed /it! 'ad

    in+luences /ill 'ecome an outla/.

    As )ou can see +rom t!e image most uvenile crimes are 'eing committed in sc!ool da)s at

    sc!ool. An educational institute /it! la) teac!ers and no securit) agent is t!e (er+ect (lace

    +or crimes. Places lie t!is are +ind ever)/!ere in America. Sometimes t!e sc!ools sta++

    doesnt manage to ee( t!e students under control or doesnt /ant to so t!is creates t!e (er+ect o((ortunit) to 'rea some rules t!roug!0 violence, smoing or alco!ol and drugs

    consum(tion.

     

    3.1 Violence

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    Violence is a /ell no/n crime and it !as a ver) distur'ing !istor). T!roug! time violence

    /as e9(ressed in various /a)s and toda) /e +ind it in sc!ools.

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    /!ic! means t!at a 'ull) can turn into a criminal ust lie *ric David ;arris and D)lan

    &ennet le'old.

    Im sure t!ose names rings a 'ell in ever)ones !eadi+ not let me 'rie+ )ou u(.

    A(ril, 2, 1EEE. Fo'od) t!oug!t t!at a lovel) s(ring Tuesda) could end u( in suc! a

    disaster. Colum'ine ;ig! Sc!ool in Colum'ine, an unincor(orated area in $e++erson Count), Colorado,>nited States, near Denver  and Littleton. T/o students, *ric ;arris and D)lan le'old, em'ared on

    a massacre, illing 12 students and a teac!er, inured 21 ot!ers, /!ile 3 /ere inured /!ile

    attem(ting to esca(e, 'e+ore committing suicide. $ust outside t!e ca+eteria, ;arris and le'old

    illed t/o students and /ounded si9 more. T!en t!e) turned a/a) +rom t!eir victims and

    !eaded +or t!e sc!ools /est entrance. As t!e gunmen !eaded into t!e sc!ool, 'usiness

    teac!er and coac! Dave Sanders rus!ed t!roug! t!e ca+eteria, telling t!e remaining students

    to sta) do/n, t!en !eaded u(stairs to !el( ot!ers. As !e turned a corner, !e /as s!ot. Police

    /ere at t!e sc!ool rig!t a/a). 6it!in +ive minutes o+ t!e +irst s!ots +ired, t!e s!eri++s de(ut)

    assigned to /or at t!e sc!ool /as in t!e /est (aring lot. ;e e9c!anged gun+ire /it! ;arris/!o retreated into t!e sc!ool. T!at de(ut) /as soon oined ') si9 ot!er (olicemen /!o too

     (ositions around t!e 'uilding. Fone o+ t!em entered t!e sc!ool, /!ere ;arris and le'old

    /ere !eading to/ard t!e li'rar), s!ooting in t!e !alls and t!ro/ing 'om's into t!e ca+eteria

     'elo/. T!e) /aled into t!e li'rar) and 'egan s!ooting students. ;arris and le'old t!en

    le+t t!e li'rar) and /aled do/nstairs to t!e sc!ool commons. T!e) /ere in no !urr). ;arris

    sto((ed +or a drin o+ /ater. le'old /andered t!roug! t!e ca+eteria, t!en lo''ed a (i(e

     'om' to/ard t!e /indo/. It started a +ire t!at could 'e seen ') (olice o++icers outside t!e

    sc!ool. A+ter t!ose terri+)ing actions ;arris and le'old committed suicide. Be(orts told t!at

    ;arris /as su++ering o+ de(ression, an9iet) and (s)c!otic mani+estations.

    So as )ou seeas t!e) gro/ +rom unior-!ig! to !ig! sc!ool and college t!e intensit)

    o+ violence gro/s /it! t!e aggressors. Sadl) t!is is not t!e onl) !ig! sc!ool s!ootout t!at

    !a((ened. T!e aut!orities too immediate action c!anging la/s re+erring at guns and created

     (rograms /!ic! tr) to (revent similar events.

    To summarie violence /ill al/a)s e9istis u( to u( i+ /e 'ecome ade(ts and let !er

    s(read

      3.2 Smoing

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_Schoolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine,_Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unincorporated_areahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver,_Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littleton,_Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Kleboldhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_murderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_Schoolhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine,_Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unincorporated_areahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver,_Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littleton,_Coloradohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Kleboldhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_murderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide

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    T!e American la/s +or'ids smoing in most /ors(aces and (u'lic areas. T!is means t!at

    smoing and educational centers arent getting along, 'ut students dont give u( t!eir 'ad,

    un!ealt!) !a'it and continue to smoe even at sc!ool.

    T!e most common %uestion related to teenagers and smoing is 56!) are t!e) doing it7

    T!e) no/ its 'ad and un!ealt!+ul, still/!)78

    an) o(inions came +rom (s)c!ologists. T!e) 'elieve t!at teenagers use smoing as a /a)

    to integrate societ), a /a) to 'e seen in s(ite o+ t!e maor e++ects on t!eir 'od).

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    in+laming t!em and causing t!at c!ronic smoers coug!. &ecause t!e 'ronc!i are /eaened,

    )oure more liel) to get 'ronc!ial in+ections. ucus secretion in )our lungs is im(aired,

    also leading to c!ronic coug!ing. Smoers are 1 times as liel) to get lung cancer and

    em(!)sema as nonsmoers.

    T!e e++ects o+ smoing on )our !eart are devastating. Ficotine raises 'lood (ressureand maes t!e 'lood clot more easil). Car'on mono9ide ro's t!e 'lood o+ o9)gen and leads

    to t!e develo(ment o+ c!olesterol de(osits on t!e arter) /alls. All o+ t!ese e++ects add u( to

    an increased ris o+ !eart attac. In addition, t!e (oor circulation resulting +rom c!olesterol

    de(osits can cause stroes, loss o+ circulation in +ingers and toes and im(otence.

    T!e digestive s)stem is also a++ected. T!e tars in smoe can trigger cancer o+ t!e

    eso(!agus and t!roat. Smoing causes increased stomac! acid secretion, leading to !eart'urn

    and ulcers. Smoers !ave !ig!er rates o+ deadl) (ancreatic cancer. an) o+ t!e carcinogens

    +rom cigarettes are e9creted in t!e urine /!ere t!eir (resence can cause 'ladder cancer,

    /!ic! is o+ten +atal. ;ig! 'lood (ressure +rom smoing can damage t!e idne)s. T!e !ealt!e++ects o+ smoing !ave results /e can measure.

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    Alco!olic students is anot!er (ro'lem t!at American sc!ools !ave to +ace. $ust lie t!e

    cigarettes, e9cessive drining ma)'e maes )ou cool 'ut it also taes its (rice)our 'od).

    As a student tr)ing to mae )our /a) into societ) )ou dont need drining. Alco!ol in

    e9cess can a++ect )our memor) and also )our rationalit), t!ats /!) )oull see man) times

    alco!ol associated /it! violence or ot!er t)(es o+ a'use.Alco!ol is a central nervous s)stem de(ressant, alt!oug! in smaller amounts it ma)

    a((ear to !ave a mild stimulant e++ect. T!e main (s)c!oactive ingredient in alco!olic

     'everages is et!)l alco!ol, (roduced t!roug! t!e +ermentation o+ sugar ') )east. Alco!olic

    drins var) in strengt!, e.g. 'eer and alco!olic sodas J1-E alco!olK, /ines J1-1#K and

    s(irits J3#-##K.

    A standard drin contains a'out 1 grams o+ (ure alco!ol. ;otels and restaurants

    usuall) serve alco!ol in standard drin sie glasses. 6ine, !o/ever, is normall) sold in 1"

    mL or 2 mL glasses. ?ne 2 mL glass o+ /ine contains a((ro9imatel) t/o standard

    drins. Mlasses used at !ome are unliel) to 'e standard drin sie. T!e la'els on alco!olicdrin 'ottles and cans s!o/ t!e num'er o+ standard drins t!e) contain. 

    T!e e++ects o+ alco!ol var) de(ending on a num'er o+ +actors including0NT)(e and %uantit) o+ alco!ol consumed

    NAge, /eig!t and gender

    N&od) c!emistr)

    N

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    ild eu(!oria and stimulation o+ 'e!aviour occur initiall) /it! minor e++ects on

     (er+ormance /!ic! 'ecome more (ronounced as t!e concentration o+ alco!ol rises.

    >n+ortunatel), (eo(le o+ten 'elieve t!e) are (er+orming 'etter rat!er t!an muc! /orse.

    In a (erson o+ average 'uild, one standard drin /ill raise t!e &AC ') a((ro9imatel).1-.3 in an !our, and as a roug! guide it /ill 'e 'roen do/n at a similar rate, i.e. one

    standard drin (er !our.

    *++ects on &e!aviour 

    Stages

     

    BAC

     

    Likely Effects

     

    nsta'le emotions

    •  Fausea, vomiting

    ;ig!-ris state

     

    .1#-.3 g

     

    • >na'le to /al /it!out !el(

    • A(at!etic, slee()

    • La'oured 'reat!ing

    • >na'le to remem'er events

    • Loss o+ 'ladder control

    • Possi'le loss o+ consciousness

     

    Deat! ?ver .3 g   • gComa• Deat!

    Into9ication is t!e most common cause o+ alco!ol-related (ro'lems, leading to inuries

    and (remature deat!s. As a result, into9ication accounts +or t/o-t!irds o+ t!e )ears o+ li+e lost

    +rom drining. Alco!ol is res(onsi'le +or0

    N3 o+ road accidents,

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    N"" o+ +ire inuries

    N3" o+ +alls and dro/nings

    N1H o+ c!ild a'use cases

    N12 o+ suicides

    N1 o+ industrial accidentsAs /ell as deat!s, s!ort-term e++ects o+ alco!ol result in illness and loss o+ /or

     (roductivit) Je.g. !angovers, drin driving o++encesK. In addition, alco!ol contri'utes to

    criminal 'e!aviour.

    *ac! )ear a((ro9imatel) 3 (eo(le die as a result o+ e9cessive alco!ol consum(tion

    3 o+ t!em students and around H# (eo(le are !os(italised most o+ t!em students.

    Long-term e9cessive alco!ol consum(tion is associated /it!0

    N!eart damage

    N!ig! 'lood (ressure and stroe

    Nliver damageNcancers o+ t!e digestive s)stem

    Not!er digestive s)stem disorders Je.g. stomac! ulcersK

    Nse9ual im(otence and reduced +ertilit)

    Nincreasing ris o+ 'reast cancer

    Nslee(ing di++iculties

    N'rain damage /it! mood and (ersonalit) c!anges

    Nconcentration and memor) (ro'lems

    In addition to !ealt! (ro'lems, alco!ol also im(acts on relations!i(s, +inances, /or,

    and ma) result in legal (ro'lems.

    A regular driner ma) develo( tolerance and de(endence. Tolerance means t!at t!e)

    +eel less e++ect t!an t!e) used to /it! t!e same amount o+ alco!ol. De(endence means t!at

    t!e alco!ol 'ecomes central in t!eir li+e - a lot o+ time is s(ent t!ining a'out alco!ol,

    o'taining it, consuming it and recovering +rom it. T!e (erson /ill +ind it di++icult to sto(

    drining or to control t!e amount consumed.

    Someone /!o is (!)sicall) de(endent on alco!ol /ill e9(erience /it!dra/al

    s)m(toms /!en t!e) sto( drining or su'stantiall) reduce t!eir intae. S)m(toms usuall)

    commence H-2" !ours a+ter t!e last drin, last +or a'out # da)s and include0

    Ntremor

    NnauseaNan9iet)

    Nde(ression

    Ns/eating

    N!eadac!e

    Ndi++icult) slee(ing Jma) last several /eesK

    Alco!ol /it!dra/al can 'e ver) dangerousO (eo(le drining more t!an standard

    drins a da) are advised to discuss a decision to sto( drining /it! a doctor as medical

    treatment ma) 'e re%uired to (revent com(lications.

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    A moderate amount o+ alco!ol does not !arm most (eo(le. ;o/ever, e9cessive

    drining a'ove recommended levels, on a regular 'asis, can cause !ealt! (ro'lems.

    T!e +ollo/ing guidelines +or lo/-ris drining indicate t!at men can generall) drin

    more t!an /omen 'e+ore reac!ing t!e same 'lood alco!ol concentration. T!is is 'ecause

    /omens 'odies are generall) less a'le to 'rea do/n alco!ol due to smaller 'od) sie,smaller liver and !ig!er 'od) +at.

    To avoid t!e ris o+ !arm to t!e driner and ot!ers, alco!ol s!ould 'e avoided 'e+ore

    and during driving Jor ot!er activities involving ris or re%uiring a degree o+ sillK. Alt!oug!

    state la/s (ermit e9(erienced drivers a &AC o+ u( to .#, t!ere is evidence o+ e++ects on

     (er+ormance at lo/er levels. At a &AC o+ .#, t!e ris o+ a cras! is # times greater t!an

    /it! a &AC o+ .

    Alco!ol can 'e dangerous /!en ot!er drugs and medications Jincluding over-t!e-

    counter (re(arationsK are taen. Alco!ol magni+ies t!e e++ects o+ slee(ing (ills Je.g. Sere(a9,

    Valium, ogadonK, canna'is, strong (ainillers, some anti(s)c!otics and antide(ressants.*++ects can 'e un(redicta'le /!en com'ined /it! stimulants suc! as ca++eine, cold remedies,

    a((etite su((ressants and am(!etamines. ?ral contrace(tive (ills or oestrogen re(lacement

    t!era() can also in+luence t!e e++ects o+ alco!ol.

    T!e most 'iggest (ro'lem /it! alco!ol is t!at /!en )ou are under its in+luence

    T!e good ne/s is t!at t!e Americans are !aving cam(aigns to in+orm (eo(le

    es(eciall) )oung ones lie students a'out t!e e++ects o+ e9cessive alco!ol consum(tion.

    I+ a student taes t!e (at! o+ alco!ol /ill not 'e a'le to ee( it sel+ under control and it

    /ill (ro'a'l) end u( a violent (erson/!at could mae !im a criminal.

    So in conse%uence alco!ol consumed in large %uantities is !arm+ul +or )our 'od) and

    social integrit).

     

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     3." Drugs

    T!e maorit) o+ !ig! sc!ool students re(ort t!at t!e) !ave (ersonall) /itnessed drug-

    related activit) at t!eir sc!ool, according to a recent surve) conducted ') t!e Fational Center on Addiction and Su'stance A'use at Colum'ia >niversit) JCASAK.

    *ig!t) (ercent o+ !ig! sc!ool students and "" o+ middle sc!ool students re(orted

    t!at t!e) (ersonall) !ad /itnessed one or more o+ t!e +ollo/ing on t!e grounds o+ t!eir

    sc!ool0

    Nillegal drugs used

    Nillegal drugs sold

    Nillegal drugs in t!e (ossession o+ students Jeit!er on t!em or in t!eir locersK

    Nstudents !ig! on drugs

    Nstudents /!o /ere drun 

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    ?t!er e++ects included slo/ed and slurred s(eec!, slo/ gait, constricted (u(ils, droo()

    e)elids, im(aired nig!t vision, vomiting, consti(ation.

    Long-term e++ects o+ !eroin a((ear a+ter re(eated use +or some (eriod o+ time.C!ronic

    users ma) develo( colla(sed veins, in+ection o+ t!e !eart lining and valves, a'scesses,

    cellulites, and liver disease. Pulmonar) com(lications, including various t)(es o+ (neumonia, ma) result +rom t!e (oor !ealt! condition o+ t!e a'user, as /ell as +rom !eroins

    de(ressing e++ects on res(iration.In addition to t!e e++ects o+ t!e drug itsel+, street !eroin ma)

    !ave additives t!at do not reall) dissolve and result in clogging t!e 'lood vessels t!at lead to

    t!e lungs, liver, idne)s, or 'rain. T!is can cause in+ection or even deat! o+ small (atc!es o+

    cells in vital organs. 6it! regular !eroin use, tolerance develo(s. T!is means t!e a'user must

    use more !eroin to ac!ieve t!e same intensit) or e++ect.

    As !ig!er doses are used over time, (!)sical de(endence and addiction develo(. 6it!

     (!)sical de(endence, t!e 'od) !as ada(ted to t!e (resence o+ t!e drug and /it!dra/al

    s)m(toms ma) occur i+ use is reduced or sto((ed. 6it!dra/al, /!ic! in regular a'users ma)occur as earl) as a +e/ !ours a+ter t!e last administration, (roduces drug craving,

    restlessness, muscle and 'one (ain, insomnia, diarr!ea and vomiting, cold +las!es /it! goose

     'um(s J@cold ture)@K, icing movements J@icing t!e !a'it@K, and ot!er s)m(toms. aor 

    /it!dra/al s)m(toms (ea 'et/een " and G2 !ours a+ter t!e last does and su'side a+ter

    a'out a /ee. Sudden /it!dra/al ') !eavil) de(endent users /!o are in (oor !ealt! can 'e

    +atal.

    Cocaine or also no/n as coc, sno/, +lae etc. is a (o/er+ull) addictive drug t!at is

    snorted, sni++ed, inected, or smoed. Crac is cocaine t!at !as 'een (rocessed +rom cocaine

    !)droc!loride to a +ree 'ase +or smoing. It is a (o/er+ull) addictive drug, cocaine usuall)

    maes t!e user +eel eu(!oric and energetic. Common !ealt! e++ects include !eart attacs,

    res(irator) +ailure, stroes, and seiures. Large amounts can cause 'iarre and violent

     'e!avior. In rare cases, sudden deat! can occur on t!e +irst use o+ cocaine or une9(ectedl)

    t!erea+ter. In 2H, H million Americans age 12 and older !ad a'used cocaine in an) +orm

    and 1.# million !ad a'used crac at least once in t!e )ear (rior to 'eing surve)ed.

    S!ort-term e++ects o+ cocaineQcrac include constricted (eri(!eral 'lood vessels,

    dilated (u(ils, increased tem(erature, !eart rate, 'lood (ressure, insomnia, loss o+ a((etite,

    +eelings o+ restlessness, irrita'ilit), and an9iet). Duration o+ cocaines immediate eu(!oric

    e++ects, /!ic! include energ), reduced +atigue, and mental clarit), de(ends on !o/ it is used.

    T!e +aster t!e a'sor(tion, t!e more intense t!e !ig!. ;o/ever, t!e +aster t!e a'sor(tion, t!es!orter t!e !ig! lasts.T!e !ig! +rom snorting ma) last 1# to 3 minutes, /!ile t!at +rom

    smoing crac cocaine ma) last # to 1 minutes. Cocaines e++ects are s!ort lived, and once

    t!e drug leaves t!e 'rain, t!e user e9(eriences a @coe cras!@ t!at includes de(ression,

    irrita'ilit), and +atigue.

    ;ig! doses o+ cocaine andQor (rolonged use can trigger (aranoia. Smoing crac

    cocaine can (roduce a (articularl) aggressive (aranoid 'e!avior in users. 6!en addicted

    individuals sto( using cocaine, t!e) o+ten 'ecome de(ressed. Prolonged cocaine snorting can

    result in ulceration o+ t!e mucous mem'rane o+ t!e nose.

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    *9tas) comes in a ta'let +orm t!at is o+ten 'randed, e.g. Pla)'o) 'unnies, Fie

    s/oos!, C. Taen in (ill +orm, users sometimes tae *cstas) at @raves,@ clu's and ot!er

     (arties to ee( on dancing and +or mood en!ancement ver) (o(ular among college students.

    >sers re(ort t!at *cstas) (roduces intensel) (leasura'le e++ects = including an en!anced

    sense o+ sel+-con+idence and energ). *++ects include +eelings o+ (eace+ulness, acce(tance andem(at!). >sers sa) t!e) e9(erience +eelings o+ closeness /it! ot!ers and a desire to touc!

    ot!ers. ?t!er e++ects can include involuntar) teet! clenc!ing, a loss o+ in!i'itions, trans+i9ion

    on sig!ts and sounds, nausea, 'lurred vision, c!ills andQor s/eating. Increases in !eart rate

    and 'lood (ressure, as /ell as seiures, are also (ossi'le. T!e stimulant e++ects o+ t!e drug

    ena'le users to dance +or e9tended (eriods, /!ic! /!en com'ined /it! t!e !ot cro/ded

    conditions usuall) +ound at raves, can lead to severe de!)dration and !)(ert!ermia or

    dramatic increases in 'od) tem(erature. T!is can lead to muscle 'reado/n and idne), liver 

    and cardiovascular +ailure. Cardiovascular +ailure !as 'een re(orted in some o+ t!e *cstas)-

    related +atalities. A+ter-e++ects can include slee( (ro'lems, an9iet) and de(ressionBe(eated use o+ *cstas) ultimatel) ma) damage t!e cells t!at (roduce serotonin,

    /!ic! !as an im(ortant role in t!e regulation o+ mood, a((etite, (ain, learning and memor).

    T!ere alread) is researc! suggesting *cstas) use can disru(t or inter+ere /it! memor).

    As a result o+ drug consum(tion and tra++ic t!e >nited States government started a

    5Drug 6ar8. T!is met!od /as (rett) e++ective and as a result o+ it an im(ortant (art o+ drug

    dealers /ere located and arrested +rom sc!ools and streets.

    6!en it comes to drugs and (eo(le t!e %uestion 56!)78 /ill also 'e raised.

    Ps)c!ologists 'elieve t!at t!e entourage (us!es teenagers over t!e line and mae t!e start

    using drugs.

     

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      3.# $ustice Conse%uences

    T!e ones /!o 'rea t!e rules using t!e /a)s (resented a'ove mig!t t!in t!e) are u(

    t!e la/t!e) are /rong. T!e American government !as severe (unis!ments.Violence used at a !ig! level could ill a (erson or let !im /it! li+e-time scars. T!e

     (unis!ment +or t!at is ail, t!e time 'e!ind 'ars 'eing set ') t!e conditions t!e crime /as

    committed, t!e intensit) and t!e victims age and status or in some states even deat!.

    Smoing and alco!ol consum(tion are not considered crimes, 'ut selling t!em to

    in+ants is severel) (unis!ed /it! ail. Also drining andQor smoing in (u'lic (laces or /or

     (laces /ill get )ou a ticetand not a small amount.

    And at t!e end drugscan get )ou into some reall) 'ig (ro'lems /it! t!e ustice.

    Selling and maing drugs is considered a +ederal 5Sc!edule I8 delict and is (unis!ed /it!

     (rison. Also consumers dont destro) ust t!eir 'od) 'ut also t!eir li+e'ecause t!e) /ill 'e

    se(nding time o+ it at cold.

     

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    ". Conclusion

    In conclusion rules are not made to 'e 'reaed so more e++orts s!ould 'e made to sto(

    t!ose criminal activit) lie cam(aign /!ic! send a stronger level at a nationalO even at a/orld level, !arder (unis!ments and tig!ter secutit).

     

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