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    Drugs State Control

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    Introduction A drug is any substance that alters the normal biological functions of the body. Production of Illegal drugs is normally prohibited and their use is strictly controlled because they can lead to addiction or habituation. Drugs such as heroin‚ cocaine‚ ecstasy‚ and marijuana can be extremely dangerous if wrongly used and beneficial if put into correct use. The issue of drug use and misuse has posed a serious real problem. Prohibition of drug use has been at the center of discussion in

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    Prescription Drug Abuse

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    nurses were surveyed anonymously about drug abuse and 20% admitted to misusing at least one prescription drug. In another 1999 report‚ nurses were surveyed anonymously about drug abuse‚ and 20% admitted to misusing at least one prescription drug. Easy access was highly correlated with drug misuse. Nurses reported to use: opioids 60%‚ tranquilizers 40%‚ sedatives 11%‚ amphetamines 3.5%‚ and inhalants 1.9%. Of the top 17 abused prescriptions in 2013‚ 16 of the drugs (94%) are classified as Schedule II

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    teen drug abuse

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    teenagers said that drugs were sold‚ used or kept at their school. Which means more then 60% of children have been around drugs or people who have drugs. What effects could such a thing have on the average canadian family? As defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ drug use is a negative pattern of using a substance that leads to a number of problems‚ which may include needing more of a drug to get intoxicated‚ difficulties that occur when the effects of the drug wear off (withdrawal)

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    Performance Enhancing Drugs

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    enhancing drugs in sports be legalized? PRO (yes) | CON (no) | Bengt Kayser‚ MD‚ PhD‚ Professor of Exercise Physiology‚ and Alexandre Mauron‚ PhD‚ Professor of Bioethics‚ both at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ along with Andy Miah‚ PhD‚ Reader in New Media and Bioethics at the School of Media‚ Language‚ and Music at the University of the West of Scotland‚ UK‚ in their Dec. 2005The Lancet article "Viewpoint: Legalisation of Performance-Enhancing Drugs‚" wrote:"Antidoping

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    Drug Addicts

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    Mark Mark of New Jersey is one of the drug addicts I chose to talk to. He is my uncle and I have had a very close relationship with him throughout my whole life. He is currently 54 years old and has been drinking since he was in his twenties. He states that is was only socially until he was about 45. During this year he fell off a ladder and tore is shoulder and needed surgery. He owns his own construction company so he was hesitant to take the time off to have the surgery. He was in a great deal

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    Drug Side Abuse

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    There are many different drugs that can cause side effects while they are used and during the withdrawal process. Once someone has an addiction‚ quitting can cause side effects. Drug side effects can be potentially dangerous‚ so it is important to go through detox at a professional treatment center. What Drug Side Effects Are Dangerous? Drug side effects can vary‚ but many common drugs can cause unwanted symptoms. Opiates can cause side effects in the short term and long term. When someone is

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    The effect of illegal drug

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    illegal drugs that are being abused by our society today. Drugs such as marijuana‚ meth‚ and the abuse of prescription medications are on the rise. It is important for everyone to raise their level of awareness in order to reduce the risk of drug abuse or to help someone they care for who is already suffering from drug abuse or addiction. Illegal drugs come in different shapes‚ sizes‚ and types. Each particular drug produces unique effects on the user; this is why you may have heard the term “drug of

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    Cause and Effect of Drugs

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    The Cause & Effect of Drugs If drugs are bad then why do people choose to do them? There are several reasons to why people begin to use and eventually get hooked on drugs. Some people just want to experiment and see for themselves how drugs make their mind and body feel. Others get hooked on due to problems they have that make them stress and even depressed. There are many more reasons to how people begin to use drugs. One thing is certain‚ drugs are not beneficial and therefore should not

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    Drug Abuse in Iran

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    years in prison and his brother Dr. Arash is still in prison for their phenomenon research on AIDS in Iran. I will discuss about the risk factors and social background of 3 Islamic countries‚ Iran‚ Kuwait and Iraq. The rate of HIV‚ and variety of drugs. Just from one high school in Tehran‚ we had this result‚ (300 boys) 40.5 % abused substances at some time in their lives. Among the substance users‚ the use of cigarette ranked first (36.9%)‚ followed by alcohol (24.2%)‚ opium (12.7%)‚ hashish (8

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    Design for social good

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    indicate an overall directivity and proper purpose of an industrial design‚ and also he criticize about a contemporary industrial design for alerting industrial designers to unfair distribution of design benefits. In the introduction of his book‚ he said‚ "If we equate the triangle with a design problem‚ we readily see that industry and its designers are concerned only with the tiny top portion‚ without addressing themselves to real needs."(Victor Papanek‚ 1971‚ Design for the Real World‚ Thames & Hudson)

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