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Most people in the prison system are there because of drugs. Why do you think? Could some of it be that the persons body chemistry was out of balance and they were self medicating to try and find an answer and that is why they started using drugs in the first place? Research has also shown that many violent kids have had an unbalanced biochemistry. Violence often leads people to prisons. Don't you think that the people in charge of our prison systems would look at all possibilities to lower prison violence and recidivism. Like maybe they should test prisoners and see if they are biochemically out of balance? Or, at least they could give a very nutritious meal? Professor Stephen Schoenthaler from California State University, Stanislaus, has some fascinating research that should enlighten all of us. In the past 25 years, Professor Stephen Schoenthaler's work has appeared in many prestigious scholarly journals worldwide and he has published over 40 peer reviewed articles and 150 professional presentations in addition to having multiple television specials devoted to his work. What interests many is his discovery that the use of vitamin-mineral supplements was able to reduce, on average, prison rule violations 38% in California using supplements that cost 4 cents per day, with a savings to taxpayers in a ratio of $1 invested in supplement returning $1,000 to the State within one month. This research has been repeated and confirmed by Oxford University in England and other researchers in The Netherlands. How did Dr. Schoenthaler figure a ratio of $1 invested in supplements returns $1,000 within a month to the Department of Corrections?According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics document entitled "Prison Rule Violators," there is an average of 1.75 violations per inmate per year, but 8% average 11 or more per year. Approximately 20% are violent without injury and 10% are violent with injury. Rule violations typically result in administrative actions that result in sanctions such as a loss of good time (that allows early prison), segregation, solitary confinement, and occasional criminal prosecution by local district attorneys. The costs associated with rule violations include: Popularity: 11% [?]
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The immediate effects of smoking marijuana are mild euphoria and, often, drowsiness. Research shows that brain receptors respond to cannabis by releasing the feel-good neurotransmitter, dopamine. Cannabis's effects on judgment, coordination, and short-term memory make it inadvisable to drive, to operate heavy machinery, or to try to learn anything new while under its influence. This is due to the high concentration of cannabis receptors in both the hippocampus, the part of the brain that controls memory, and the cerebellum, the part of the brain that governs motor coordination. Moreover, these effects may actually last longer than those of alcohol. Research on the effects of driving under the influence of cannabis concludes that cannabis-induced impairment persists from four to eight hours - long after the subjective effects have worn off. Ninety-four percent of subjects fail roadside sobriety tests 90 minutes after smoking, while 60 percent fail after 150 minutes. The effects from marijuana use last longer than is easily recognized, resulting in needless accidents. Coping Without MarijuanaAccording to her book, Natural Highs, Dr. Hyla Cass states that young people who smoke their way through high school and continue through young adulthood are more likely to have emotional problems. They seem less able to cope with the stress and challenges of everyday life or to be able to plan appropriately for their futures. Their emotional development seems blunted: the marijuana fog may have prevented them from fully experiencing a complete range of emotions and relationships. Stoned, they miss the passages necessary for growing up and accepting their place in the adult world. If you or a loved one are experiencing this, learn to cope naturally without "pot" or other street drugs. It is essential to your overall life. Popularity: 34% [?]
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