) The misuse of drugs act 1971 is the basic foundation used to establish the current laws relating to the sale and possession of illicit drugs. The misuse of drugs act 1971 produced a number of different drug- related offences. The Act was introduced in the hopes of suppressing the non-medical practice of specific drugs that at this current time have no medical use as well as drugs that are used medically. The drugs mentioned in this act are known as ‘controlled
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Water use and misuse OUR pot of water woes is brimming over. That does not seem surprising‚ according to Ramaswamy R. Iyer‚ since even though India is one of the few countries in the world which is blessed with an adequate quantity of water‚ there is a tremendous amount of mismanagement of water resources. While the country has over 4‚000 billion cubic meters (bcm) of annual rainfall and almost 2000 bcm of river flow‚ the reality remains that we have had constant lamentations about the shortage
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* 1. Managing Internet Misuse Inside the Company * 2. It is important to learn how to prevent misuse of your company’s technology resources and how to protect your business from legal liability for employee misuse of e-mail‚ blogs and the Internet. Managing Internet Misuse Introduction * 3. More than 25% of employers have fired workers for misuse of e-mail. 1/3 of employers have fired an employee for misuse of the Internet. More than 50% of employers have disciplined an employee for violating
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Essay: Misuse of medication Dirk J Booysen Introduction. The extent of the problem of medication misuse can perhaps be realised most fully when considering that it involves not only prescribed drugs and medications‚ but also polypharmacy (using more than one drug concurrently)‚ self-diagnosis which leads to over the counter (OTC) self-medication or the dispensing of medication by a pharmacist without an accurate diagnosis or recommendations for the correct use of the medication‚ and the nonmedical
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Utilising the information – Data Protection Act 1998 / Misuse of information It is important to consider confidentiality when collecting personal information. It must be made clear that information will be kept confidential and dealt with sensitively‚ unless there is reason to believe that a child may be at risk or a criminal offence has occurred in which case the information must be shared. Any information will need to be kept in accordance with the Data Protection Act and steps taken to ensure that the
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After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill‚ the United States Congress to pass the Oil Pollution Act of 1990‚ which was made effective on 18th August of 1990‚ and with it commenced a new standard in the prevention of oil pollution‚ response‚ and liability (Sump‚ 2015‚ p.439). The oil industry implemented drug/alcohol testing for tanker workers‚ adjusted tanker routes‚ expanded training and examination regimes for workers‚ enhanced navigational gear‚ and introduced redundant power frameworks on vessels (Coil
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number of local and global environmental problems ranging from spread of epidemics‚ depletion of ozone layer‚ global warming and climate change. The fertile land degraded by human activities has been converted into vast desert and his activities of misuse and overuse of water and reclamation of water bodies has been leading to the crisis of water in many parts of the world. Most of the fossil fuels have so far been used up by him due to whom an energy crisis is overhead. Most of the human population
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Prof. Umesh Singh‚ Coordinator‚ DST Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences‚ Prof Sengupta‚ Dean Faculty of Science‚ Prof Joshi‚ other distinguished members of faculty of the University‚ and above all‚ dear students. I thank you all for inviting me to be in your midst during the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. It is a great honour and privilege for me. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya 2. You have provided an opportunity to me to pay my tribute
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I viewed the suicide tourist video open-mindedly and aware of the 1990 Patient Self-Determination ACT (PSDA). Self-Determination is a very difficult topic of discussion because it is closely tied to one’s culture‚ beliefs and religious practices. The conversation does not usually occur until after a loved one has become terminally ill and cannot make that decision for themselves‚ placing the decision in the hands of family members. Mr. Ewert stated that people may think that he is playing God by
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debilitating pain‚ helps to manage and get back to normal functioning‚ but in contrast it can destroy the lives of an individual with addiction. Prescription drug misuse has become a nationwide epidemic with deaths quadrupling since 1999 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2016). The objectives for the change is to avoid opioid misuse and to effectively manage opioid risk in patients treated for chronic pain. The proposed articles were reviewed to evaluate various methods available to
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