Annotated Bibliography- Medical legalization of Marijuana Casey Young- English 1302 Bostwick MD‚ J. Michael. “Blurred Boundaries: The Therapeutics and Politics of Medical Marijuana” Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 87 Issue 2. February 2012: pages 172-186. Print. Bostwick’s article is a very detailed account of the history of marijuana‚ recreational uses and dangers of misuse‚ the pharmacokinetics involved with endocannabinoid system‚ federal and state barriers to administration and use‚ as well as
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Mehrnaz Farnoosh Speech 101 M-W 1 pm. Informative Speech TITLE: Caffeine PURPOSE: THESIS: I. Introduction: A. Attention Getter B. Preview: How many of you woke up this morning and had a cup of coffee‚ tea‚ or an energy drink? II. Body: A. 90% of people in the world use caffeine in one form or another. In the U.S. 80% of adults consume caffeine every day (FDA.GOV) . Caffeine whether it is consumed in a food or as medicine it changes the way your brain
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at as an overdose.Taking too much selenium over time can lead to sclerosis‚ which can cause hair loss‚ nail loss‚ nausea‚ irritability‚ fatigue and some nerve damage. Other symptoms of chronic selenium overdose are a metallic taste in the mouth‚ and a garlic sent on the breath. A selenium overdose can lead to skin lesions and nervous system abnormalities. In severe cases‚ selenium toxicity can cause tremors‚ kidney failure‚ cardiac failure‚ respiratory distress or even death. Luckily‚ sclerosis is
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Cannabis verses pharmaceutical drugs to treat seizure disorders Melissa M. Phillips COM/172 April 21‚ 2014 Scott Tobias Cannabis verses pharmaceutical drugs to treat seizure disorders. Chronic illnesses are prevalent this day and age due to various environmental factors‚ lifestyle choices‚ and the use of pharmaceutical drugs. There are various pharmaceutical drugs to treat patients who have chronic pain‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ Alzheimer ’s‚ cancer‚ and various seizure disorders. However‚ the
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like a horrible drug‚ and that people lose judgement while on it. Part of the problem is that many people are simply unfamiliar with marijuana. These same people are also most likely unaware that people die from alcohol overdoses‚ while there has never been a fatal marijuana overdose. The legalization of marijuana will bring Americans countless benefits‚ including the profits from selling it and the decreased crime rate. After 75 years of marijuana prohibition‚ Colorado finally took a step forward
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Opioids: An American Epidemic Freeman 1 Opioids: An American Epidemic Abstract This paper covers the research and ideas supporting the hypothesis that prescription opioids are one of the fastest growing epidemics throughout America. People all over America are affected by the addiction of pain medication. While some people believe this to be a safe alternative way to get high‚ that is not the case. Prescription opioids are extremely dangerous‚ highly addictive and even lethal. Th
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It compromises people’s judgment‚ and it tampers with their sense of reality. People can do illogical or menacing things that could potentially cause harm to them — or people in their surroundings. In the article “More Teens Die from Drug Overdose than Vehicle Accidents”‚ 881‚684 teens smoke cigarettes‚ 646‚707 teens smoke marijuana‚ and 457‚672 teens drink alcohol — on an average day. Nearly 39‚000 children die each year because of drug consumption and misuse; such deaths could have been
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doesn’t mean it’s safe. Because it takes awhile for your body to digest marijuana‚ you may not feel the effects right away or as quick then smoking it. For people that don’t know that fact you could have a high chance of overdose if you keep eating more to get high. Then the signs of overdose can occur which include; sudden anxiety and panic. Over all those are all the facts from my one trusty source that support my perspective on teenagers that smoke or eat pot at a young age who are heavily
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Doping In Sports The use of performance enhancement drugs is an ongoing problem in sports. The most common drugs used are steroids and hormone growth. Cases of drug use have been found in sports such as baseball‚ track and field‚ football‚ wrestling‚ cycling and tennis. Professional sports have been trying their best to keep athletes from using drugs. Some of sports most celebrated athletes have admitted or tested positive for performance enhancement drugs. Major League Baseball’s home run
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are arrested every year for marijuana‚ the vast majority for possession‚ yet all the data from studies that compare the two substances show that cigarettes are more harmful to an individual’s health. Statistically‚ death directly from marijuana overdose is extremely rare. The CDC reports that between 1999 and 2007‚ there were 26 deaths with marijuana as an underlying cause‚ in the United States. August 1‚ 2013: Illinois is the 20th state‚ along with Washington‚ D.C.‚ to legalize medical
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