Project Part 3 EN3220 Methamphetamines (Meth) cause a wide array of problems with its users‚ a lot of which are permanent. Meth’s affects range from neurological issues‚ alertness‚ paranoia‚ and aggression. It also leads to psychological and physical disorders. Because Meth is a stimulant‚ it can cause the user to be up for days and even weeks at a time causing stress to the body and can result in over exerting oneself and inevitably something will give. Personal problems from users
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Albert Einstein‚ who lived from March 14‚ 1879 to April 18‚ 1955‚ was a theoretical physicist‚ humanist‚ mathematician‚ and a genius. It is believed that the famous scientist dealt with ADHD throughout his life. ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. People with ADHD usually have trouble paying attention‚ controlling impulsive behaviors‚ or are overly active. It is said that when Einstein was in college‚ he was never organized and often skipped classes or came to class and thought
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Methamphetamine (Meth) The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) website offers information on many different drugs. Some of the information I found was very informative and useful. However‚ most of the information that was given was very vague‚ much of the information was not explained and lacked details. I chose to look more closely into methamphetamine. Meth is a very dangerous and addictive drug that affects many peoples’ lives each year. Meth is a stimulant. Stimulants cause increased
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ or ADHD for short‚ is a condition in which the diagnosed may seem restless‚ easily distracted‚ and may have difficulty focusing on what appears to be a fairly easy task (Gale 2010). The disorder is most commonly found in young children and studies have shown that young boys‚ between the ages of four and fourteen‚ are three times more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder than girls in the same age range (CDC 2013). Over the past twenty-five years‚ ADHD
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Argument 1 Prescription drugs are the second most commonly abused category of drugs‚ behind marijuana and ahead of cocaine‚ heroin‚ methamphetamine and other drugs. The National Institutes of Health estimates that nearly 20 percent of people in the United States have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons (Longley par.8). Some prescription drugs can become addictive‚ especially when they are used in a manner inconsistent with their labeling or for reasons they were not prescribed. Those
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History of Meth729 Methamphetamine is a drug that has been around or decades. Stated by Montgomerycountytn.org‚ begging in 1887 meth‚ which was not called meth yet‚ was used developed a cure for diseases by Lazar Edelen from Germany. Around 1893 Methamphetamine was synthesized by a chemist the name of Nagayoshi Nagi. Years Later in 1919 a Japanese chemist Akira Ogata turned meth into a crystallized form giving it the named crystal meth. Ogata was able to do this by reduction of ephedrine using
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Phenomenon of new drugs on the Internet: the case of ketamine derivative methoxetamine On the basis of the material available both in the scientific literature and on the web‚ this paper aims to provide a pharmacological‚ chemical and behavioural overview of the novel compound methoxetamine. This is a dissociative drug related to ketamine‚ with a much longer duration of action and intensity of effects. A critical discussion of the availability of information on the web of methoxetamine as a
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The Argument against Drug Therapy in Children with ADHD There has been a great increase of interest in the treatment of Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children from a scientific perspective as well as from a societal standpoint. The attention on this disorder has been reflected in the number of carried out researches‚ books‚ and scientific articles that explain the best treatment options for this common childhood disorder. In the same manner‚ big progress has been accomplished
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Young children often face an array of challenges that may affect their education. These problems may be caused by bullying‚ problems at home‚ or even a diagnosed disorder. Some disorders‚ such as ADHD‚ cause a child to have problems focusing on school and developing healthy relationships with their peers. While there are treatments for these disorders‚ the choice in type of treatment is heavily debated. Some feel that children who suffer from ADHD should be put on medication‚ while others are more
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Artvigil is a prescription medication proven to induce wakefulness in patients with sleep disorders and extreme activeness to normal patients. Contrary to its prior purpose which is to treat neurological disorders‚ the drug has been recently used to boost brain activity and do away with sleep. Unlike coffee and tea‚ artvigil is not a stimulant it contains a substance known as armodafinil which is a very strong nootropic supplement. Nootropic substances are drugs that improve one or moreaspects of
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