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    Cocaine Addiction Tonya Hall Research Writing/COM 220 May 16‚ 2010 Felecia Squires

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    Causes of the Civil War ¨A house divided against itself cannot stand.” These are the words of Abraham Lincoln. He believed that slavery was not right‚ and this was the reason our country went to the Civil War. There were many causes of the Civil War. The primary cause was slavery. Some events with conflicts were the Compromise of 1850‚ Fugitive state law‚ Uncle Tomś cabin‚ and the Election of 1860. All of these events were linked with slavery. One cause of the Civil War was the Compromise of 1850

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    the effect of a depressant and marijuana has a psychoactive effect‚ cocaine is considered to be a stimulant. Cocaine often comes in a form of powder where the user snorts it‚ this causes it to be absorbed by the nasal tissue. Another way a user can take it is injecting or smoking cocaine which delivers the drug rapidly into the bloodstream and brain‚ producing a quicker and stronger but shorter-lasting high than snorting. Cocaine interferes with the neurotransmitters in the brains causing them to

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    English 4/23/13 Cocaine Cocaine is a Local Anesthetic and is unusual due to its affects on the brain. Usually Local Anesthetics have a common molecule with one slight difference that creates amides or esters‚ but cocaine has a completely different molecule setup but is still considered a Local Anesthetic. Its molecule is a complex alkaloid. This can cross the blood brain barrier and can have major affects on the brain and central nervous system. I will tell you what cocaine is‚ what its affects

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    between Crack Cocaine and Powder Cocaine The Disparities between Crack and Powder Cocaine Coca is a leafed plant that grows in the eastern slopes of the Andes. Cocaine is the world’s most powerful stimulant made naturally. This plant has been used be Indians for at least 5000 years. Traditionally‚ the leaves of the coca plant have been chewed for social‚ mystical‚ medicinal and religious purposes. Columbia is the lead producer of cocaine they supply eighty percent of the world’s cocaine (Coca and

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    Essay: The Civil War was a period of internal war‚ fought between the Union and the Confederacy‚ within the United States‚ during the years of 1861 to 1865. From the principal cause of this war‚ which was the debate between the regions over slavery‚ secondary causes emerged‚ like the states’ rights‚ and lead to this major battle. Even though the war came to an end on May 9 of 1865‚ not everything was resolved. A new set of problems arose‚ caused by the consequences of the war and by the emancipation

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    own Revolution; the French Revolution of 1789. Of course‚ there are many political‚ economic‚ and social causes leading to this sudden political advancement in France. For example‚ King Louis XVI was unprepared for his role as king‚ and with the growing population of over 30 million citizens‚ the economic position of France could only get worse. In conclusion‚ there are not one‚ but numerous causes that led to the start of a new era in France‚ the French Revolution. Enlightenment ideas opened

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    both participants and observers sensed that they were living in a pivotal age. There were many causes that led to the French Revolution‚ but the primary cause was the social structure and others were maladministration‚ financial disorder‚ enlightenments‚ and interference in the American war of independence and poverty. This essay is going to focus more on these factors. Social structure Primary cause of the French Revolution was social structure. The old Regime refers to the measures of governance

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    Covalent Compound: Cocaine Cocaine‚ also known as coke‚ is a covalent compound‚ which are molecules that consist of groups of atoms held together by covalent or coordinate bonds. In the United States cocaine is an illegal drug because of the harm it does to a human’s body. It has been used for many years for many different reasons by many different people. Cocaine and it’s leaves‚ which are found on the plant of the Erythroxylen coca (cocaine.org)‚ originated by the South American Indians who have

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    CRACK COCAINE ABUSE Physiological Psychology PSY 350 Professor Cindi-Marie Willoughby INTRO: What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase “cracking up”? Usually one thinks of laughter and good times. Well‚ let me give you another scenario that isn’t quite so pleasant. Cracking up also refers to the abuse of crack cocaine. Even though cocaine was once used for medicinal purposes‚ crack cocaine abuse has been the cause of many deaths. Since crack cocaine abuse causes respiratory and

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