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	Recreational drug use - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Recreational drug use is the use of psychoactive drugs for recreational rather than medical or spiritual purposes, although the distinction is not always clear.
		Recreational use of opium (extracted from the immature seed pods of a species of poppy) was once common in Asia, and from there spread to the West.
		Many currently legal recreational drugs (examples: alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, tea, coffee and even chocolate) have been subject to prohibition throughout history, and likewise most of the currently illegal recreational drugs have been legal as recently as the early twentieth century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Recreational_drug (974 words)

	Drug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A drug is any substance that can be used to modify a chemical process or processes in the body, for example to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, enhance a performance or ability, or to alter states of mind.
		Recreational use of alcohol, for example, is quite legal in many states and countries.
		Drug addiction, which can be either physical or psychological, is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drug (1412 words)

	Recreational Drugs
		Drugs are often used irresponsibly and with too little information in part because they are illegal and information or guidelines for responsible use are nearly non-existent.
		Sometimes irresponsible and uninformed drug use is harmful to others, such as when someone drives under the influence and causes an accident, or when a parent uses drugs and neglects a child.
		If it can be clearly shown that drug use in these cases causes harm to others, and I think it most likely does in some cases, then we would be justified in prohibiting their use in those contexts, just as we are justified in prohibiting and punishing driving under the influence of alcohol.
	www.csus.edu /indiv/m/mccormickm/Drugs.htm (2553 words)

	Recreational Drug Use
		Drug use refers to the use of a drug for the purposes for which it was intended and with minimal hazard.
		It is quite acceptable to use a socially approved recreational drug within the context of most social settings; however, when the use of the drugs themselves dictates the context of the setting, we have moved from the realm of recreational to intensified or compulsive drug use.
		Drug users, you will remember, focus only a small percentage of their time on actual drug use, and that drug use does not play a central role in the drug user’s life.
	www.aa2.org /philosophy/recuse.htm (4287 words)

	A history of drugs
		Recreational drug use is the use of mind-altering substances for the purpose of altering one's mental state, typically without the supervision of a physician.
		Drug subcultures are examples of countercultures, primarily defined by recreational drug use.
		Drug subcultures may be seen as groups of people loosely united by a common understanding of the meaning and value (good or otherwise) of the incorporation into life of the drug in question.
	www.jahsonic.com /Drugs.html (3059 words)

	Drugs and Rights
		Since criminal laws against the use of recreational drugs are justified neither by the harm users cause to themselves nor by the harm users cause to others, Professor Husak concludes that such laws are, in almost all cases, unjustified.
		I attempt to describe what a drug would have to be like before adults would have a moral right to use it for recreational purposes and what a drug would have to be like before adults would not have a moral right to use it for recreational purposes.
		The scant literature on the moral status of recreational drug use is greatly oversimplified.
	www.druglibrary.org /special/husak/drugsandrights.htm (2646 words)

	THE LEGALIZATION OF "RECREATIONAL DRUGS"; SHOULD IT OCCUR? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the case of the legalization of recreational drug trade in Brazil, ironically, also the national community will see itself in the contingency to make suitable amends for the resulting material and moral losses suffered by the drug traffickers during all those years of repression.
		Since the drugs are thus expensive, many users will have another motivation beyond the simple friendly desire of sharing: there prevails the wish to transform friends into drug consumers, and by doing so drugs will be sold to the newcomers, what will help to defray the former users' own drug addiction.
		The proponents of the Legalization emphasize that the drug is not necessarily bad, some measures could mitigate current risks for its use, "the reform of the laws on drugs" would bring a greater acceptance for the chemical dependent and for one's freedom of choice.
	www.gdpn.org /dpna/resources/positions/legaliziation.htm (3884 words)

	Recreational Drugs
		Recreational drugs do not simply cause fun; sometimes they cause fun for the user, sometimes they cause the user's organs to fail, and sometimes they cause injury and death to innocent bystanders.
		Recreational drugs do not share that good purpose, for the recreational drug thrill seeker.
		There are psychological answers also, whereas with recreational drugs being illegal, you likely don't even know if the drugs were tested on humans initially during the process, causing some people to die, so that you could have temporary fun if you got lucky.
	www.angelfire.com /ut/JesusChrist1/drugs.html (1145 words)

	Pocket Guide to Recreational Drugs
		Both are dissociative anesthetics, although at the lower recreational doses are used primarily as hallucinogens.
		The more directly the drug is placed in the body, the less chance the body has to detoxify it and remove impurities.
		The active principle of a drug is the part of the drug that causes the desired effect, in this case, intoxication.
	www.hoboes.com /html/Politics/Prohibition/Drug_Guide.html (1297 words)

	RECREATIONAL DRUGS - The Cafe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I don't think there is anything wrong with recreational drugs as long as it is taken in moderation and safely.
		Recreational drugs are a part of life for youth these days, Drugs should be treated with care but to condemn them outright denies reality.
		Drugs need to be decriminalized, injection clinics with sterile needles and clean heroin need to be set up to help junkies.
	www.youth4youth.com /ubb/Forum12/HTML/000007.html (815 words)

	amfAR NEWS
		February 3, 2003 - The dangers associated with recreational drugs such as methamphetamines, heroin, and MDMA (ecstasy) are widely recognized.
		recreational drugs (meaning the way the drugs interact at a cellular level), mixing the drugs could have other consequences, including interfering with a patient’s adherence to strict HAART dosing schedules, which in turn could encourage the development of drug-resistant viral strains.
		Club-goers are also reported to be using Viagra to offset the impotence effect of recreational drugs such as ecstasy and crystal methamphetamine, allowing them to have more sexual partners and to have sex for longer periods of time.
	www.amfar.org /cgi-bin/iowa/news/record.html?record=116 (1111 words)

	BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: drug
		The term drug may refer to any non-food chemical substance or preparation administered for the purpose of correcting or attenuating a disease process (therapeutic drug) or for pleasure (recreational drug).
		Almost all drugs of interest in the realm of behavioral health care achieve their primary effects in the brain (central nervous system) and may also be referred to as psychoactive or psychotropic.
		Psychotropic Drug Handbook Paperback 1997 -"The seventh edition of this handy, rapid-access reference has been revised and updated to incorporate the extraordinary amount of clinical data that has appeared in the literature over the past five years.
	www.behavenet.com /capsules/treatments/drugs/drug.htm (387 words)

	Drug (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The term "drug" is necessarily a vague one, being defined by intent: for example, foods consumed for normal metabolism are not generally considered "drugs", but the same foods consumed for a more specific purpose (such as the use of alcohol as a depressant or caffeine as a stimulant) may be.
		Drug addiction, or substance dependence is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use.
		Drugs may be classified in many different ways, according to mechanism of action, effects, or even legal status.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/D/Drug.htm (1263 words)

	RECREATIONAL DRUGS
		Drugs are rampant throughout society at all major classes.
		He is of the opinion that enforcing criminal penalties helps confine the drug problem to a small portion of the population.
		Drugs are addictive and are therefore voluntary slavery.
	www.muslimphilosophy.com /mih/ethics/e4.htm (1047 words)

	Interactions between recreational drugs and antiretroviral agents
		Concentrations of many recreational drugs may be significantly increased or decreased in the presence of these antiretrovirals and may be associated with serious adverse outcomes.
		In vitro, the AUC for methadone increased twofold when the drug was administered with ritonavir and 30% when administered with indinavir.73 A later study74 in healthy volunteers did not confirm these findings, noting a decrease in the AUC of methadone of 36% with concomitant ritonavir.
		One of the inherent concerns associated with recreational drug use is that the margin of safety for many of these substances is often poorly defined, and quality control is often highly variable.
	www.natap.org /2003/Jan/010703_3.htm (4907 words)

	HIV & AIDS - The drug-AIDS hypothesis
		The drug hypothesis holds that all American AIDS diseases that exceed their normal low background are caused by the long-term consumption of recreational drugs, anti-HIV/AIDS drugs or both.
		In America the consumers of recreational drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines, nitrite inhalants, and heroin soared from negligible numbers in the 1970s to currently 20 millions, or 8% of the population.
		AIDS and deaths from recreational drugs have the same age distribution.
	www.virusmyth.net /aids/data/pddrdrugaids.htm (373 words)

	Epilepsy Action: Epilepsy, Alcohol and Recreational Drugs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is a fact that alcohol and, increasingly, recreational drugs, are part of many people's lives.
		Taken in large quantities, this drug may provoke seizures as a result of the toxic effects in the body.
		Recreational drugs can be made up of many different ingredients.
	www.epilepsy.org.uk /info/alcohol.html (1255 words)

	The Body: Recreational Drugs, Methadone and Protease Inhibitors
		Second, because these drugs are illegal, they would need to get special licenses from the federal government to use them in the study, and it's not likely that they would receive them.
		A study of drug interactions can't be based on heroin bought on a street corner.
		In addition to the effect of these drugs on the body's ability to use Crixivan, they will also be studying the effect of Marinol and marijuana on weight gain or loss, increase in appetite, the immune system, viral load, and hormone levels -- especially testosterone.
	www.thebody.com /bp/aprmay98/rec_drugs.html (883 words)

	Recreational Drugs: No Fun for Baby
		Despite whichever side you're on in the war on drugs, if your baby could speak he or she would most certainly advocate good clean living.
		You not only have to worry about the effects of known substances such as cocaine or marijuana, but you have to be concerned about additives and impurities, such as pesticides, that find their way into what you smoke or breathe.
		Fetal and uterine activity increase after use of this drug, and premature labor and separation of the placenta may occur, probably because the drug constricts the mother's blood vessels and causes a sharp rise in blood pressure.
	my.webmd.com /content/article/4/1680_51834.htm (712 words)

	Development Department Research Programme Research Findings No. 102 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Research was therefore commissioned to establish the prevalence of driving under the influence of illegal recreational drugs in Scotland and to explore the social context in which it takes place in order to inform the Scottish Road Safety Campaign on appropriate publicity initiatives in the future.
		Respondents were asked about their drug use by being presented with a list of drugs and being asked to indicate whether or not they had ever taken each one and, for those they had ever taken, whether or not they had taken them in the past twelve months.
		In terms of circumstances in which drug driving was most likely to occur, the most common journey was relatively short (5 miles or less) and involved going to or from a friend or relative's house at the weekend.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /cru/resfinds/drf102-00.asp (2449 words)

	recreational drugs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There are many varieties of this drug, the most popular one being the "Liberty Cap." The effects that shrooms produce are similar to those of LSD (see next drug) including symptoms such as excitement, vision-distortion, and hallucinations.
		One of the most dangerous things about this drug is that it is an anaesthetic, so if you hurt yourself, you may not feel any pain resulting in further damage that may possibly be permanent.
		Remember that drugs may be considered "cool" by your friends and you're probably sick of people telling you that it's "not cool," but just think of the possible consequences you may end up facing before you make a choice.
	www.acas.org /youth/pages/drugs.html (1479 words)

	Drug Info
		The first page in each drug section presents simple, basic facts explaining what the drug is, its effects, the main risks of using it, and the most important health and safety information for reducing the risks and harms associated with it.
		Some recreational drugs are used by people who enjoy their effects while dancing.
		Ecstasy, as well as all the drugs we describe on our site are used by all kinds of people in all kinds of settings.
	www.dancesafe.org /documents/druginfo/index.php (240 words)

	About Recreational Drugs..
		ecreational drug is an umbrella termed used to classify the types of drugs that people utilize leisurely, usually in their daily lives.
		There are over 100 types of recreational drugs that can be group into four categories Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Opioids/ Morphine Derivatives, and Depressants.
		Types of recreational drugs encompass a wide range of legal and illegal forms which include both caffeine and cocaine.
	web.nmsu.edu /~lleeper/pages/Voice/jcruz/page3.html (83 words)

	Using Illegal Drugs during Pregnancy : American Pregnancy Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Consumption of illegal drugs is not safe for the unborn baby or for the mother.
		Cocaine is a very addictive drug and it is easier not to abuse, if you don't experiment.
		Because this drug is so addictive, the unborn baby can become dependent on the drug.
	www.americanpregnancy.org /pregnancyhealth/illegaldrugs.html (1326 words)

	Cardiovascular complications of recreational drugs -- Ghuran et al. 323 (7311): 464 -- BMJ
		Cardiovascular complications of recreational drugs -- Ghuran et al.
		recreational drugs have profound effects on cardiovascular function.
		Ghuran A, Nolan J. Recreational drug misuse: issues for the cardiologist.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/323/7311/464 (979 words)

	SHOULD ALL RECREATIONAL DRUGS BE LEGALISED? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Recreational drugs are usually not good for your health, but anybody who wants them enough can get them.
		Possibly the biggest problem with illegal drugs is not the end use, but the associated crime.
		I think all drugs, alcohol, caffene, sugar, junk food should be illegal, we should all spend more time in church.
	www.bestandworst.com /vote.php?id=44920 (741 words)

	Parks & Recreation: There's No Such Thing as Recreational Drugs - Brief Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She was sharing with me her disappointment in a recent TIME magazine article (January 15, 2001) entitled "Recreational Pharmaceuticals." The article used on more than one occasion the term "recreational drug use," a term that is the complete antithesis to what recreation is all about.
		The root of the word recreation is to re-create, to reenergize, and recharge the zest for life.
		It is very sad to know that there are so many true recreational activities available at thousands of park and recreation facilities that can give kids a natural feeling of well-being, satisfaction, and invigoration without falling into the trap of drug usage and dependency.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1145/is_2_36/ai_71825037 (552 words)

	Open Directory - Recreation: Drugs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Drug Calculator - Allows the user to calculate how much money is spent monthly and annually on drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes.
		Recreational Drugs Information - Provides information about a wide range of recreational drugs, including their effects and historical usages.
		Responsible Drug Use - Offers a Duncanian perspective on the nature of responsible, non-addictive use of recreational drugs, including concerns for situational, health, and safety responsibilities.
	dmoz.org /Recreation/Drugs (355 words)

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