The Negative Effects Of Drugs, Drugs And Drugs

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Drugs have been around for a long time and as the years have gone by some have been more popular than others. From the beginning of time natural substances were used by humankind in order to cure sickness, to relieve pain, sexual pleasure, and for recreational use. A number of drugs have gone from being completely legal to only being available with a prescription from a licensed medical practitioner. On the other hand, there are several which one cannot acquire even with a prescription as they have been labelled as extremely harmful to our health. Some of the drugs that have been highly popular through the decades are amphetamine, cocaine, crack, LSD, marijuana, and opium and heroin. Amphetamines were first synthesized in 1887 by German …show more content…

He ingested LSD in 1943 and it was then when he discovered the hallucinogenic effects of the drug. Once Hoffman discovered this he sent samples of the drug to psychiatrists at the University of Zurich (Mc Graw-Hill). It continued to be researched by psychiatrists between the 1940s until the 1970s. In the 1970s the negative effects of LSD were publicized and in 1966 the Grunsky Bill was passed prohibiting the possession, manufacturing, and sale of LSD. After that LSD use declined until the 1990s especially in the rave subculture and still continues to be popular to this …show more content…

They began to grow cannabis sativa or the hemp plant known for its unusually strong fiber which was used to make rope, sails, and clothes. At the end of the Civil War marijuana became a major source of revenue in the United States. The 19th century plantations harvesting marijuana prospered in many places like Georgia, California, South Carolina and other states. In 1910 there was a large amount of Mexican-Americans working in American fields. They cultivated marijuana that they had brought with them and used it recreationally. It was then that Mexican immigrants became linked to marijuana use. The prejudice of the American people led them to believe that the drug created violence amongst the immigrants (Blaszcak-Boxe,

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