Medicine Is Not Always The Answer For as far back as one could remember‚ using medicine to ‘fix’ an ailment has always been the right thing to do. Runny nose? Take something for it. Scratchy throat? Take something for it. If what’s being taken doesn’t help‚ take something stronger! It is never implied to let a cold run its course. The exact same thing happens when a child is diagnosed with ADHD. Medication is one of the first things that is suggested to control the symptoms of ADHD. Children
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The Controversy of Medication Angie Johnson August 26‚ 2012 The Controversy of Medication Many students today who were diagnosed with EBD or ADHD were prescribed some type of medication to help manage their symptoms. In my opinion I feel as though many children benefit greatly from these medications‚ especially those with severe cases. On the other hand I also feel as though we are depending too much on these medications‚ which leads to some children receiving medications they may not need
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The Effects of Meth: Psychosis Scott Houston COM/156 March‚ 2014 Michelle Salman The Effects of Meth: Psychosis Crystal Methamphetamine was invented in 1887. During WW-II it was widely used by both sides‚ The Allies and The Axis . Biker gangs in America manufactured and distributed water soluble (injectable) meth throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. Mexican cartels opened up large manufacturing operations in Mexico and the U.S. and the abuse spread. Most people familiar with the drug knows
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Psychological Disorders and Treatment November 21‚ 2012 ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a psychological disorder that in large is considered to be an excuse for a child’s bad behavior. In reality‚ ADHD is a disorder that is very real and has many levels of severity. It can range from very mild to extremely dangerous. Most children that suffer from it have symptoms that range from lack of attention‚ impulsiveness‚ seems to bounce around from
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I think that methamphetamines and cocaine should be a schedule I drug. The short term and long term effects can cause serious health conditions including brain damage‚ memory loss‚ psychotic-like behavior‚ heart damage‚ hepatitis‚ and HIV transmission‚" says Dr. Nora D. Volkow‚ director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (1) The use of methamphetamine has been proven repeatedly to be associated with irreversible damages to the brain. Even though the neurotransmitters in the brain may
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Abstract Phenytoin is generally an antiepileptic drug that is used to treat seizures and epilepsy. The influence of types of container (glass and plastic)‚ amber or non-amber‚ and storage temperatures (4‚ 25 and 40°C) on the stability of 12 extemporaneously prepared Phenytoin oral suspension was evaluated. The concentration of Phenytoin oral suspension was evaluated using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)‚ in which the retention time of Phenytoin was detected at 6.3 minutes. Phenytoin
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Does Percy seem like an ADHD child? People are often wondering if they have ADHD. In the story Percy thinks that he has ADHD because when he looks at a word in english the letters go everywhere. I think Percy is not an ADHD child because he pays attention and he is not impulsivi. First‚ ADHD is a medical condition that affects how well someone can sit still‚ focus‚ and pays attention. Some people that say that they have ADHD claim the they have trouble paying attention or stay focus on a task
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Observations and Intervention Keystone Upon observing 6 middle school home economics classrooms‚ the only behavior I was able to identify was Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The teacher had informed me that her three classes were extremely different with the types of students she had. The first class was small and the students were very mellow. The only observation was one student who was an ESL student who seemed very reserved and not very social. The second class was at capacity
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Piracetam is a drug which was first introduced in 1964 by Corneliu Giurgea‚ a Belgian Scientist at UCB laboratories. Piracetam is part of a class of drugs known as Nootropics. Nootropics have been scientifically shown to improve cognitive functions and enhance mental performance. There are many major ailments which are treated professionally with Piracetam. Piracetam is available over-the-counter or with a prescription. As part of Piracetam’s effect of increasing cognitive functions‚ it specifically
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Therefore‚ the parenting styles and environments that an ADHD child is surrounded by is crucial for their growth and development. There are three different types of environmental effects that are related to causing ADHD: shared environment effects‚ nonshared environment effects‚ genetic effects or heritability. The first type of environment effect‚ shared environment effects‚ is the effect that a pair of twins are more similar than would be expected based on genetics because they were both raised
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