Substance abuse- Inhalants The term substance refers to chemical compound that are ingested in order to alter mood or behavior. Substance use: It is the ingestion of psycho active substance (which alters mood or behavior) in moderate amount that does not significantly interfere with social‚ educational or occupational functioning. Eg: Drinking a cup of coffee in the morning in order to wake up. Substance intoxication: It means our physiological reaction to ingested substances that is getting high
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Substance Abuse KHP 230: Human Health and Wellness 1-27-2015 BY: Katelyn McGraw Everyday there are more and more young people using drugs and drinking alcohol. These numbers have increased dramatically. This could cause things to be more dangerous for other people. I know that there are many reasons why are youth are want to try these things. They do it because they might be bored. Others think it makes them seem older. Some are just silly enough to think that their reputation is at stake
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alcohol become a way to self-medicate and cover the unseen pain. Substance abuse‚ because of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)‚ is a coping mechanism for some of the nation’s Veterans‚ but with proper medical attention‚ treatment is possible. PTSD can occur after a traumatic event‚ in which there are four types of symptoms: reliving the event or flashbacks‚ avoiding situations that may trigger memories‚ and feeling numb or detached from life (“United States Department of Veteran Affairs”‚ 2013)
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Today‚ science is everywhere in our world. From backyard science projects to launching rockets into space‚ science is a hard thing to avoid. Today‚ science is used in many important things‚ but the periodic table of elements is among one of the most important discoveries yet. It proves that our earth and galaxy are made of elements and that they aren’t just piles of nothing. Without the elements there would literally be nothing and the galaxy wouldn’t exist. Also‚ science helps us figure out and
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beach. Selected Answer: b. Remove the comma after people Answers: a. Remove the comma after lifeguards b. Remove the comma after people c. Remove the comma after people and the comma after swim d. Remove the comma after swim and add a comma after well Question 2 "I don’t like to see people who are in positions of power being mean to those around them‚" said Jerry Dunn a chemical engineer. Selected Answer: d. Add a comma after Dunn Answers: a. Add a comma after people b. Add commas after people and
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Making and Testing for Hydrogen Gas Felicity Tyler Aim: To produce and test for hydrogen gas. Materials: * rubber stopper * dilute hydrochloric acid (HCI) * zinc pieces (Zn) * test-tube rack * matches * dilute sulphuric acid (H2SO4) * 2 cm strips of magnesium ribbon (Mg) * Iron pieces (Fe) * Test-tube Method 1. Test the different metals with the acids by separately combining
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This issue troubles me every time‚ even when I try not to think about it‚ and turn my mind away from it. Addiction is not what just happened‚ it takes time‚ creep in slowly without you knowing you getting addicted to it. Most times people don’t know they getting addicted to something‚ I believe everybody is addicted to something‚ I sometimes call
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PROPERTIES OF SOLUTIONS A solution is a mixture of materials‚ one of which is usually a fluid. A fluid is a material that flows‚ such as a liquid or a gas. The fluid of a solution is usually the solvent. The material other than the solvent is the solute. We say that we dissolve the solute into the solvent. Some solutions are so common to us that we give them a unique name. A solution of water and sugar is called syrup. A solution of sodium chloride (common table salt) in water is called brine
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The Nervous System: Ion Channels 1. What structures in the cell membrane function as ion channels? Intergral Proteins 2. Ion channels are selective for specific ions. What three characteristics of the ions are important for this selectivity? a. Charge on ion (+ or -) b.Size c. The amount of water the Ion attracts 3. Channels can be classified as either gated or nongated channels. A sodium channel that is always open would be classified as a/an non-gated channel. 4. Would
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Report Classification of Chemical Substances Student: Saule Sadykova Lab Partner #1: Temirlan Atambaev Lab Partner #2: Almas Ospanbekov Instructor: Eugene Douglass Nazarbayev University Purpose The aim of this experiment is to investigate the properties of several substances with the purpose of determining whether they are molecular‚ ionic‚ macromolecular or metallic. Introduction Chemical substances could be named ionic‚ molecular or metallic substance‚ based on the kind of bond present
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