Essays and Research Papers on Drugs & Alcohol

A 3 page paper which discusses the war on drugs today and what may be done to solve some of the problems. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page consideration of the impacts of drug and alcohol addiction. The author contends that when an addicts addiction impacts others, coerced treatment is ethically justified. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 12 page paper that begins with data regarding the incidence and prevalence of drug and alcohol use and abuse among adolescents. Data are provided by age and ethnicity/race and the effects of alcohol and drug dependency are reported in terms of personality and cognitive changes. Data regarding the incidence of arrests of youth ...

This 5 page paper examines statistics about high risk behavior from one source, summarizes three articles that discuss various types of risky behavior, and compares the original statistics with those given in the articles. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 18 page paper examines alcoholism as a disease and the many ways it affects family life. How it affects children and spouses are highlighted. Different theories are explored along with different methods of treatment. Controversies are noted. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the Lopez family, a family that has experienced problems because of parental substance abuse. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the an element of a research study: the threats to internal validity. Specifically, this paper looks at the correlation between drug treatment and efforts to reduce recidivism. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 9 page paper which considers the cultural and historical factors that have had a significant bearing upon the changing legal status of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, amphetamines, and opiates in Australia during the past thirty years. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the problem of cocaine abuse among teenagers. Physical, physiological and psychological aspects of the abuse are discussed along with methods of treatment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 3 page paper which examines and discusses the risks of abusing prescription drugs and using illegal street drugs. The bibliography has no sources.

A 13 page (12 pp. + 1 pg. abstract) paper which examines the issue of drug testing in the workplace, charting its historical evolution and presenting research statistics to support the contention that such testing is needed in the American workplace. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page report on Choices and Consequences: What to Do When a Teenager Uses Alcohol/Drugs by Dick Schaefer. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page article review that summarizes a study performed by Bell, Ompad and Sherman (2006), which investigated the drug and sexual risk behavior of women who have sex with women. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

4 pages in length. The article entitled "Student Drinking: Guess What Fuels College Uprisings in the 1990s?" provides insight into the ever-growing trend of drug use and abuse on today's college campuses. No additional sources cited.

This 8 page paper argues in favor of legislation dealing with the "meth" epidemic, anticipates objections to the proposed legislation, and rebuts them. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines the affects alcoholism has on the children of alcoholic parents. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how society’s problems with drugs relates to drugs being illegal. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 10 page research paper that summarizes the pros and cons of decriminalization of addictive drug use. Some people have taken the stance that it is time to take a different tactic in the nation’s drug policy and that decriminalization is the best solution to fighting drug addiction, as this would free up societal resources ...

This 3 page paper examines an article by Larson, Story, Perry, Neumark-Strainer & Hannan (2007) that takes a look at adolescent lifestyle factors and behavior. The focus is on cigarette smoking and other health related behaviors. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses whether or not defendants should be forced to take drug tests before trial, and argues that the procedure has not be proven to deter crime. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses types of alcohol, with special attention to ethanol and its effects on the body. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses a seminar at the Cato Institute on the subject of the "war on drugs" and some of the speeches given there. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 9 page paper explores the manner in which various toxins enter the body and are passed through the body. The author distinguishes between environmental contaminants and drugs, both medicinally administered drugs and illicit drugs, that can be considered toxins. Using the drug phenobarbitone as a specific example, the physiological process through which ...

This 3 page paper discusses the design of AA, how it delivers its services, and evaluates its effectiveness. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper uses three articles to formulate a solution to the problem of excessive drinking on campus. Bibliography lists 5 sources.