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    Cause and Effect of PTSD PTSD stands for post-traumatic stress disorder. (PTSD Symptoms) It is a very common mental disorder that is caused by traumatic events in a person’s life. A traumatic event can vary in severity due to the person’s sensitivity of the event. PTSD has many different causes and can effect each person differently. This essay will explain the cause and effect of post-traumatic stress disorder in children‚ relationships‚ gender gaps‚ and how symptoms can be reactivated. Post-traumatic

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    sometimes hookah. Effects: Same effects as caffeine Withdrawal: Irritability‚ feeling ill/sick Tolerance: Increasing amount intake over a short period of time Caffeine: Uses: In drinks‚ (i.e.): coffees‚ soda‚ and tea. Effects: Increased energy‚ forced wakefulness‚ and mental alertness. Withdrawal: headaches‚ agitation‚ tiredness Tolerance: Increasing amount taken in over a period of time Alcohol: Uses: beer‚ wine‚ hard liquor‚ “unwind” for the taste‚ increase social ability Effects: Females are

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    BSE English Submitted to: Prof. Ali Anudin February 8‚ 2013 CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY Definition Cause and effect essay explores why things happen (cause) and what happens as a result (effects). This essay gives reasons and explanations for behaviors‚ events‚ or circumstances. *Cause – a reason for an action or condition *Effect – a result or outcome * Causal chain / Domino effect - is a chain formed of a cause producing a situation and this situation producing another situation and

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    Discussing Teens Drug Abuse Problems There are various drugs which are abused by teenagers and adults. Most of these are addictive and have adverse health effects to users. The common drugs of choice are alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ speed‚ prescription drugs‚ heroin‚ cocaine and marijuana. Alcohol is the most abused drug‚ and it inhibits judgment among users. Long term use leads to liver and kidney failure. Tobacco‚ or cigarettes are one of the most addictive drugs and their long term use leads to development

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    The Causes of Child Abuse After battling for her life for six days‚ suspected child abuse victim‚ 14 month old Nurain Damia Mohd Naqudden‚ die from her injuries yesterday morning. Petaling‚ Jaya Police chief ACP Azmi Aby Kassim said the toddler succumbed to her injuries at Sungai Buloh Hospital at 8.20 am. He said Nurain Damia has slipped into a comma a day after she was rushed to the hospital and her condition did not improve from that point. Police have remanded and are interrogating the girl’s

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    Biology on Drug Abuse and Addiction Phillisha Baggett PS 231 G Bethune-Cookman University Ms. Vance November 3‚ 2012 Abstract This paper will discuss what drug abuse and addiction is. It also will discuss what effects that alcohol‚ marijuana‚ and heroin have on the body. Over the past couple decades drug abuse and addiction is a growing epidemic in the United States. As the years go by more and more people are leaning on drugs to make them forget what’s going on‚ for fun‚ or just

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    Prescription Drug Use and Abuse It was supposed to be a short course of treatment with tranquilizers after the death of her infant son 15 years ago. But Lynn Ray‚ 46‚ of Germantown‚ Md.‚ says her abuse of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and other prescription drugs led to a long struggle with addiction that nearly ruined her life. Tranquilizers‚ which slow down the central nervous system and cause drowsiness‚ numbed Ray’s agony‚ helped her sleep‚ and untied the relentless knot in her stomach. Soon

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    other areas: trauma‚ mental health‚ family dynamics  Cons of sequential treatment • Could not build stable foundation‚ control behavioral problems • Patients in SUD treatment who are not equipped to manage their symptoms may experience worsening effects on their trauma as SA symptoms improve o Parallel treatment (multiple treatment programs)  Cons • Fragmented care • Patients are unable to navigate or make sense of different communication about treatment and recovery o Integrated treatment

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    Num ber 2 THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF DRUG ABUSE This study was originally prepared by UNDCP as a position paper for the World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen‚ 6-12 March 1995) Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter Part one: background I. The drug problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A. B. C. D. E. The

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    Alcohol and drug abuse among the youth and the adult population is a growing social problem in the United States. The teenage population is very influential to when around its peers. With peer pressure and social roles‚ teens tend to try and be like the person they look up to‚ and will do just about anything to look and seem cool in an effort to fit in. Adults tend to turn to alcohol and drugs due to life experiences‚ such as getting laid off of a job‚a death of a family member or friend‚ or simply

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