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    Drug Addicts

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    The Life of a Drug Addict Every now and then‚ there are scientific discoveries made everywhere around the world be it the discovery of a new species; a new theory; or a new medical drug‚ due to the continuous persuasion of knowledge in the scientific field. In the field of chemistry‚ scientists are striving to come up with new drugs and chemicals that contribute greatly towards the healthcare industry. The drugs formulated are mainly used to treat illnesses and diseases. Some of them include

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    The use of and abuse of illegal and prescription drugs are a health‚ social‚ and law enforcement problem that is affecting Americans across the country. Drug abuse is destroying the lives of many teens and adults and is also destroying families in the United States. The use of drugs is a major problem in the United States among all Americans‚ but drug addiction is the main cause for America ’s troubled teens today. Exactly what is a drug? A drug is any chemical that produces a therapeutic or non-therapeutic

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    Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking every year. It is an exercise undertaken by the world community to sensitize the people in general and the youth in particular‚ to the menace of drugs. The picture is grim if the world statistics on the drugs scenario is taken into account. With a turnover of around $500 billions‚ it is the third largest business in the world‚ next to petroleum and arms trade. About 190 million people all over the world consume one drug or the other. Drug addiction causes

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    Prescription drugs and Street drugs By Checeba Lawton Date: 09/15/2012 Gail McElroy Prescription drugs and street drugs that are destroying the world and the problem are increasing each year. More individuals that are realizing that they are becoming addicts. What can society do about this situation?

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    Abiodun Aboaba November 19‚ 2010 NR 160: Mental Health Nursing Sara Bagley Assessments Delusions are fixed false ideas that are not based in reality an example was when John saw his boss telling him to kill his wife and the wife had to quickly ran out of the house. Illusions are false perceptions of

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    Effects of Drugs The Effects of Marijuana‚ Cocaine‚ and Methamphetamine on American Society Topic: The Effects of Marijuana‚ Cocaine‚ and Methamphetamine on American Society. Thesis: The effects of illegal drug use of marijuana‚ cocaine‚ and methamphetamine on American society. I. Illegal drug use A. History B. Effects C. Problems II. Three types of drugs A. Marijuana B. Cocaine C. Methamphetamine III. Effects and Treatments of the Three types of drugs A. Short

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    to problems relating to attention‚ perception and thought. Amphetamines are a dopamine agonist drug‚ which stimulates the neurons containing dopamine. According to the dopamine hypothesis‚ large doses of the drug lead to the characteristic schizophrenic symptoms‚ hallucinations and delusions. The development and use of Antipsychotic drugs to treat schizophrenia support the dopamine hypothesis. The drugs work by blocking activity of dopamine and have been shown to alleviate symptoms of schizophrenia

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    Polypharmacy

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    treat the wide range of symptoms associated with the mental illness. Polypharmacy in treatment- resistant patients is considered “common practice” in some mental illnesses. It is widely used in the treatment of Schizophrenia‚ through the use of antipsychotics medications‚ although there is a known risk of severe adverse reactions in the patient. The long-term effects of polypharmacy are largely unknown because most studies are short-term and fail to evaluate patients over extended periods of time.

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    Describe and evaluate biological explanations of schizophrenia (24 marks) Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by distorted thinking‚ impaired emotional responses‚ poor interpersonal skills and a distortion of reality. It is the most common of psychotic disorders that‚ in most countries around the world‚ affects around 1 per cent of the population. In terms of explanations for the disorder‚ two central types of explanations arise – psychological explanations and biological explanations

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    schizophrenia abstract

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    specific known cause‚ there are risk factors that can increase the chances of being diagnosed with schizophrenia. The main risk factor is genetics. Other risk factors are environmental factors such as excessive stress‚ drug abuse‚ and/or abuse in general. If a mother abused drugs‚ was malnourished‚ or got a viral infection during pregnancy these things could also result in Schizophrenia in the child. There are a wide range of symptoms and secondary symptoms for Schizophrenia. The main symptoms

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