In 2016, an estimated 27.1 million people in the United States had used an illegal drug just within a month’s span. Do you fall into this category? Regardless if you are one of those people, the controversy regarding drugs has been going on longer than most of us have existed.
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January 2008 brought about the tragic news of the incredible actor, Heath Ledger’s, death. Did his role as The Joker play a vital part in his passing? Does this shine light on the limits the entertainment industry pushes its actors and artists to? Ledger passed at age 28 of an
In almost everyone’s minds, drugs and crime go hand in hand but what if this perception was changed. What about the relationship between drugs and art? From some of the earliest moments in children’s education, at least in the United States, we learn that drugs are these substances that when
Sometimes by hearing and seeing something it can influence people to act a certain way. Specially when some people and popular media refer to alcohol and drugs. Today’s motion media portrays people getting out of control by showing them drunk, and drugged. Some well known movies with alike situations are
The mausoleums of the Mexican drug cartel leaders are a work of art. This article depicts the beautiful tombs throughout Mexico. Each mausoleum is about $350,000 or more and they are designed to be visited in a pleasant manner. For example, one of the tombs has air conditioning and even
This is a photo of a lethal dose of Fentanyl from the DEA website. Back when I was growing up, heroin was the opiate that was guaranteed to send you straight to hell. Junkies weren’t even considered a human life form; they were beneath the rest of us; an addiction
There has been a long history of society thinking that Rap music is hurting society and corrupting the youth with the messages in the lyrics. Seeing the media attack and criticize rap music has been happening since before N.W.A over two decades ago. However, recently in the Hip Hop community
In two years a local artist collected over 8,000 dime bags from the local park. He used those drug crimes to create art work to help illustrate the “War on Drugs” is far from being over. While trying to spread awareness he is also trying to clean up the neighborhood
It has been 2 months since recreational use of marijuana has been legal and weed growers have not made much efforts to acquire a weed license. Some people may be thinking its because they are high and lazy but, little do they know, it is very expensive to obtain a
