on about the death of Matthew Smith. According to Dr. Ljuba Dragovic‚ the chief pathologist in Oakland County Michigan‚ an autopsy revealed that Matthew’s heart showed clear signs of small vessel damage‚ the type caused by stimulant drugs like amphetamines. A full-grown man’s heart weighs about 350 grams and Matthew’s heart weighed about 402 grams. Parents’ Lifestyle Changes are Leading Professionals to Think that Many Children Have
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Doping in Sports In professional‚ college‚ and even high school sports‚ there is widespread illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs. The use of performance-enhancing drugs‚ or "doping‚" by professional athletes has been acknowledged as a problem since at least the 1960s. A performance-enhancing drug is any substance taken by athletes to improve performance (USADA). It is important to know the history of performance-enhancing drugs to truly understand what performance-enhancing drugs are‚ why
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drug. Methadone was introduced to replace heroin in 1947 in America. It was developed in Germany in 1937. Methadone was introduced to reduce deaths‚ but was linked to 275 deaths in Scotland‚ 2011. Other Class A drugs‚ such as cocaine‚ ecstasy and amphetamines were linked to 68 deaths collectively‚ which illustrates how significantly higher the rate of death caused by
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routes through Mexico‚ maritime routes along Mexico’s east and west coasts‚ sea routes through the Caribbean‚ and international air corridors. Furthermore‚ criminal groups operating from neighboring Mexico smuggle cocaine‚ heroin‚ methamphetamine‚ amphetamine‚ and marijuana into the United States. These criminal groups have smuggled heroin and marijuana across the Southwest Border and distributed them throughout the United States since the 1970s. All our borders‚ seaports‚ and airports are vulnerable
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Task: Discuss two or more biological explanations for the development of schizophrenia. One biological explanation for schizophrenia is genetics. This theory states that a person’s genes determine whether they develop schizophrenia or not. Family studies‚ twin studies and adoption studies have explored the roles of genes in the development of sz. Gottesman conducted a family study and he identified that the closer someone is genetically to a person with sz‚ the more likely to develop sz. For example
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Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah that he had doped during the Tour de France stunned the world: why would the seven-time winner of cycling’s highest title cheat so shockingly? But Armstrong is merely the most recent in a long history of cheating in cycling. It is the demands of the public‚ both with regards to role models and to national pride‚ which drives many cyclists‚ both past and present‚ to cheat in order to win‚ so as to satisfy these demands. Cheating has a long history in cycling.
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The first type is the cocaine family which consists of cocaine HCL‚ cocaine freebase or crack‚ and cocaine paste. Then there are a wide arrange of amphetamines which are synthetic versions of the ephedra plant like Adderall which is used to help with ADHD (attention deficit hyper activity) symptoms (Inaba & Cohen‚ 2014). The next type is the amphetamine congeners like methylphenidate that has also been connected to relieving symptoms of ADHD‚ along with fenfluramine or as it is more popularly
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provide samples for analysis. Drugs can also alter even the most experienced drivers’ skills. Other depressent drugs such as sedatives and painkillers also affect a person’s ability to drive in a similar way to alcohol. Stimulants such as coffee‚ amphetamines‚ and cocaine increase alertness‚ but this does not mean they improve driving skills. This feeling of alterness can be quickly worn off. At this point the only remedy is to get off
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intravenous drug users in 2010 alone as well as 1‚034 new cases of Hepatitis C in the same type of users. However‚ intravenously is not the only form of drug use‚ which has detrimental effects on physical health. Stimulants‚ for example‚ such as ecstasy‚ amphetamines and crack cocaine and the abuse of solvents can all result in organ failure‚ brain damage and death (Mental Health Foundation‚ 2015). In terms of tobacco use‚ smoking accounts for 80% of a lung cancers worldwide (WHO*‚ 2015) and between 2012 and
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Steroid abuse in sports Every four year top athletes meet and compete at the Olympic games and unfortunately‚ more athletes are being tested positive for doping. The use of synthetic drugs has negatively shaped the way we play sports today. Doping is considered as a form of cheating since specific banned substances are used to enhance the athlete’s performance. The bans of steroids use in sports‚ enforced by the Olympic committee‚ restrict the athlete’s misuse and abuse of steroids. Certain cases
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