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War on Drugs

The USA has fought many wars, and even waged a few of their own. Some of them just, some of them not. However, the most unjust war has been lurking around since 1971 and to this day is still ruining numerous lives every day. The most hysterical element about it is that it is destroying the lives our nation’s own citizens. Whilst we “spread” democracy to so-called uncivilized societies around the world, there is an unconstitutional, laughably ineffective war against personal freedom and the American people raging on right here at home. This is none other than what President Richard M. Nixon declared as the “War on Drugs”. The 1960's was a turbulent but simultaneously promising period of time for America. Two Kennedy’s, one King, and several US servicemen were caught in the grip of death while the whole world was watching. Many in America were mourning and they weren’t going to resist the inevitable change in their collective consciousness. Thus, there was the birth of the most radical counter-culture the world may have ever seen, and one of their main elements was widespread experimentation with psychoactive drugs. Marijuana, LSD, and Amphetamines (otherwise known as Speed) became the corner stones of the Hippie Era, along with war protest, commune life, rock music and the ideology of peace, love and understanding. This break in the tradition of American youth, radically different from the comfortable conservative ‘50's, caused fear in many who wanted to relive the past. Including the US government.However, drugs were not solely prevalent to middle class white suburban youth. A much uglier, less promising side of the 1960's also produced a widespread experimentation with psychoactive substances, which resulted in much more devastating effects. The culprits in this case were the US servicemen serving overseas in the Vietnam War. The wretched atmosphere of guerrilla warfare drove many soldiers to self medicate with Heroin, and many came back to the US as addicts.Both movements towards drug experimentation were the response to the US governments own actions. And the US government was not going let the madness grow any bigger. In 1971, President Nixon declared a War on Drugs. The war mainly consists of a series of acts, most importantly the Controlled Substances Act, a vast increase of funding for law enforcement to arrest manufacturers, traffickers, distributers, and most of all, recreational drug users.In 2002 alone, the federal government spent over 18 billion dollars; 6 billion went to treatment, prevention, and education but the rest went towards supply reduction (law enforcement). And every year the amount of tax payer money gets higher. The amount of arrests for drug violations has been continuing to sky rocket as well: In 1980, a little over half a million Americans were arrested for drug violations; In 2006, that number has increased to 2 million. And more than 70 percent of those arrests are for drug possession, as opposed to manufacturing and distributing. One would hope with so many arrests of non-violent drug offenders and billions of dollars of tax payer money that drugs are no longer as big of a problem, or that America is at least more peaceful now. The sad irony of the War on Drugs is that it is extremely ineffective, and in many ways very detrimental to American society. The cost of wholesale and retail Heroin and Cocaine has actually gotten cheaper since the war was waged. Not only are they cheaper, but now they are more pure and unadulterated than ever. In fact, not only are drugs cheaper and more pure, but homicide rates have increased in exact correlation with the war’s efforts. In the 1970's, homicide in America spiked drastically and has stayed high since; the last time homicide was anywhere near the levels we have now was during another period of prohibition: the Alcohol Prohibition from 1919-1933.It is plain to see that prohibition of recreational drugs is not the answer. Nor is constitutional. The federal War on Drugs violates the 1st, 9th, and10th amendment in the US Constitution. The 10th amendment 10th amendment, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively or to the people,” is most clearly in opposition. The federal government cannot prohibit drugs because it is not a power delegated to them, rather, it is the State’s decision. This is why Alcohol Prohibition had to be amended in 1919, as the 18th amendment. In order for the federal government to prohibit other recreational drugs, the Constitution has to be amended, which has not happened. The 1st amendment, which protects our freedom of religion, is also at odds with the War on Drugs due to the fact that drugs have been a major element of several faiths since ancient times. Even today, there are religions that use drugs for such things as divination, including the Bwitists of Africa, the Mazatecs of Mexico, and the Ayahuasqueros of the Amazon. However, the US federal government does not recognize religious drug use for the majority of it’s population. There is an exception, the Native American Church, which uses Peyote as their sacrament. If their drug use is able to be protected by the 1st amendment, how come no one else is.The 9th amendment opposes the War on Drugs more abstractly, but perhaps in a more profound way. The 9th amendment, today, is used vigorously to protect the rights of privacy in the battle for a women’s right to choose. This protection theoretically could be used for people who take recreational drugs privately. The obvious conclusion is that the War on Drugs has been more than a failure, but a detriment to American society. It not only is ruining the lives of many in America, but it is also stripping the American of his or her freedom. The symbolism of the war on personal freedom is perhaps more disturbing than the physical effects of the blunder. America was founded to be the nation of the free, for the people and by the people. Unfortunately, the War on Drugs is an indicator of what this country has turned into; a nation of people ruled by persons, with no regard to human rights or the founding fathers intentions.

Glue sniffing,solution addiction,samad bond addiction

majority of these Glue sniffing children are orphans and runaway children, who earn their livelihood by cleaning cars at busy business centres, or work as child labours or “scavengers”. Glue sniffing has become an opiate of choice among these children, especially among those aged between 10-15 years.

They use “Samad Bond”, a kind of home made glue used for binding leather, rubber, textile, and wood or glass — by spreading it on a piece of cloth, rolling it and then start inhaling, which makes them snooze. The side effects are more dangerous than those of cannabis and other drugs. “After inhaling the glue, sometimes we do not feel pain even when one cuts himself or herself.

Sheraz,a street child

“I got the habit from runaway children who live at Data Darbar in Lahore,” said 13-year-old boy, Maqbool. Once he developed breathing problems, he returned home where he quitted glue sniffing, he added. Another boy, Imran (15) said he ran away from his home because his father always beat him, and he started cleaning up cars to survive. He said it was the only source of his income. “We collectively buy a jar of Samad Bond and then use it,” he added.

Glue, benzene, gasoline, varnish thinner, lighter fluid and aerosol belong to a group of volatile hydrocarbons and petroleum derivatives that were still being used for addiction, particularly by people working at garages and petrol stations.

Medical reports say that Glue sniffing could cause dangerous side effects on behaviour, such as euphoria, slurred speech, hallucination and psychosis. The habit could also damage brain, lever, kidneys, heart and myocardium. If it is daily used over a period of six months it could cause permanent brain damage.

Though our country has laws to combat drug abuse, but not as yet formulated laws to combat glue sniffing. There is an urgent need to address this problem before it addicts many more children.

Adrenaline Addiction

here are people who just will not let go and must be buzzing non stop. They will be on the phone all the time, make notes and calculations. Even if they seem to be relaxing, they are planning their next moves. Hyperactive people are constantly in action, but can eventually start getting burnt out and become bored. At that point, they will tend to seek those higher and higher thrills, in order to get the adrenaline going,
since smaller challenges will not be good enough to get it produced. It is only a matter of time before they are in danger of getting into troubled waters.

It is not all that hard to become an adrenaline junkie, and although on the face of it, to be hyperactive would seem to be beneficial in some line of business but as I said, it can bring about hurried decisions and mistakes. In the business such as forex, banking, betting, bookmaking, driving etc. making even one mistake, can be catastrophic.

The possibility of what adrenaline addiction can cause, must never be underestimated and must be borne in mind, especially by those who are in positions where there is no room for mistakes.

Forex Addiction

There are certain people born with a natural tendency for impulsiveness. Quite
a number of these tend to lean towards gambling, the driving reason often being adrenaline addiction.

When the central nervous system needs more stimulation, it seeks to find bigger thrills to feed on.

It is known that forex trading can provide huge thrills, and to approach this business allowing the adrenaline addiction to dictate, can turn out to be very costly.

When muddy data play a part in forming an opinion, and added to this, decisions are made spurred on by adrenaline addiction, it can be a formula for disaster.

Adrenaline addiction can make people sacrifice quality to get instant results. This can lead them to take steps which are not properly planned, and more often than not, result in failure. In forex trading one must beware of this problem.

Many executives and leading political figures are prone to this kind of addiction, which explains why at times, they tend to make certain hurried regrettable decisions. Adrenaline addicts are not frowned upon like some alcoholics, but are given full marks for being constantly on the go, and praised for their relentless efforts to try and achieve their goal.

Bookmakers and casinos are rescued time and time again, by shrewd punters, who when thinking clearly are hard to beat, but when under pressure, allow adrenaline addiction to take over, and start making erratic decisions which costs them dearly.

We have all seen some very high wired tennis stars, boxers, film stars, and footballers, who thrive when constantly in the limelight, only to dwindle to serious boredom when out of it, which in turn, leads to ther thrill seeking that can have serious overtones.

The bottom line is to stay in control and keep cool at all times. You have to slow down sometimes to win.

Warning for masturbation

• Do not think of masturbation as evil, wicked or damaging to your health. It is not. You will not go blind, grow hair on your palms, or be unable to have a healthy sex life
• Do not aim NEVER to masturbate again - aim to have it as part of your life, but a small part which, while it is comforting, does not interfere with relationships with others.
• Be aware that masturbation is indeed good for you as it rids the body of unwanted substances through ejaculation.