Drug Addiction In The Work Place

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Term Paper Title	Drug Addiction In The Work Place
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Drug Addiction In The Work Place

Drug Addiction in the School and Work Place
     How has work efficiency changed as a result of drug addiction in the sch a couool and work place?  In the 1960 and 1970's, men and women worked long hours to support their family.  For many, these strenuous hours were hard to handle without taking drugs.  The use of "uppers" and "downers" was then considered a way to tolerate those long work hours.  To this date, the concern of drugs being used for work efficiency persists among adults who work long late hours, teens with an influenced drug addiction, and also the health concerns which occur because of the use of drugs.
     There are various drugs which have the effect of making the user alert or drowsy when taken.  Valium and Ritalin are just a couple examples of the prescription drugs orally taken for specific effects.  In the early-mid twentieth century, men and women worked overtime, or even three or four jobs, just to get through life.  They got back home late at night and had to wake early the next morning to do it all again.  Because of the lack of sleep, they took "uppers" in the morning to be alert and "downers" at night to get rest.  Please take note that they also drank coffee throughout the day along with the use of these drugs.  The adults who had children during this time greatly influenced them with the sight of their drug addiction.
     The adult's pill taking drew forth a curiosity in their children.  They wondered what the pills do to make their parents take them every single day.  At one point, the children's interest grew so greatly as to make them want to try the drugs.  So the children, especially

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