1. Explain the terms social drugs and medicines. People take social drugs to help them relax or occasionally give themselves the feeling of having more energy (BBC 2013). Social drugs are also known as recreational or non medicinal drugs. These types of drugs are used for recreational purposes and without medical justification. There are two types of social drugs‚ illegal and socially acceptable drugs. Illegal social drugs include heroin‚ cocaine‚ cannabis and LSD. Examples of socially acceptable
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Pheochromocytoma It is usually benign; Pheochromocytoma is a well-encapsulated‚ lobular‚ vascular tumor that can weigh less than 70 g‚ to 3600 g. It is made up of chromaffin tissue of the adrenal medulla or sympathetic par ganglia. The most apparent symptom‚ reflecting the increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine‚ is hypertension‚ which may be persistent or intermittent. Attacks may occur every few months or several times daily and typically last less than five minutes. Physical and
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The search for a more thorough understanding of the basic commnon processes underlying drug dependence has been thwarted by the lack of a conceptual map of the terrain. Investigators have been in the position of the crew in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark. The Bellman brought a map purporting to show the elusive Snark’s location: once the voyage was underway‚ however‚ the crew discovered the map was completely blank. All too often those of us in the field of drug dependence find ourselves
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The consumption of drug has been done in all societies for ages‚ but with the pass of the time it has changed the characteristics of the consumption. This situation is because the influence of social factors. Now days‚ our society is infest with this issue “DRUGS”. The use of most of the drugs are illegal‚ however it had become normal to use it. It is frequently see that its consumption can be from a regular kid to a high executive person. As an example we can go to the street and find a lot
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In “Neuroscience of Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder: the Search For Endophenotypes” addresses ADHD as a highly controversial topic‚ as well as being one of the most popular condition amongst children and adolescence today. Despite the controversy ADHD faces‚ Castellanos and Tannock are in pursuit of finding a cause or development of this disease through Endophenotypes. To start out‚ the American Psychiatric Association has developed a diagnostics test for ADHD where one must answer questions
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Full DSM Multi-Axial Diagnostic Impression Previous Multi-Axial Diagnostic Impression Axis I: F43.10 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; F20.9 Schizophrenia‚ unspecified F12.20 Cannabis Use Disorder‚ Severe; F15.20 Amphetamine-type substance‚ severe Axis II: None Axis III: None Axis IV: relationship issues‚ financial issues‚ legal issues Axis V: GAF: 75 Current Multi-Axial Diagnostic Impression Axis I: F43.10‚ 309.81 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder‚ Unspecified Axis II: None Axis III: None Axis IV:
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Catherine Gay A.P. Psychology Thompson 10 November 2014 Film Analysis Essay The movie “Limitless” is the story of Eddie Morra and how the miracle drug NZT-48 allows him to have full access of his brain. But he learns that the drug isn’t as crystal clear as it looks. Along the way he will deal with side effects‚ death‚ and a stalker. Throughout the move we can clearly see that this drug is progressively getting more deadly. In the movie “Limitless”‚ it is clear that NZT-48 is a psychoactive drug
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Drug Use and Its Impact on the Music Industry Music industry execs: listen up! Your consumers are bellowing their wants‚ needs‚ and desires from every published statistic that used to scare your moms and dads to death. I’m talking about possibly the best pre social-trend indictor at your disposal: drugs. I aim to show you how using current drug use statistics will give you an objective look at the music trends that are just around the corner. A close look at historical data shows a high correlation
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Crystal meth is short for Crystal Methamphetamine. Crystal Meth can be called Several names‚ examples include crank ‚ chalk ‚ or speed. Best stimulant methamphetamine was developed in 1919 by Japan methamphetamines have been used throughout history in World War II the Japanese Pilots would use it to stay awake during the fifties ‚ it could also have been used for weight loss and to help treat depression. Methamphetamines became illegal in the US in the 1970s and most forms today crystal meth is made
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Smith 1 Haley Smith Mrs. Brown AP English 7 September 18‚ 2014 a long way gone Informative Essay The novel‚ a long way gone ‚ written by Ishmael Beah is a true and troubling story of a child soldier during the civil war in Sierra Leone‚ an African country. Beah faces many arduous struggles and carries out many atrocities while fighting that no child should ever have to endure. How and why does the army trick these children into doing these abhorrent tasks‚ specifically Ishmael Beah while he was fighting for Sierra Leone
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