Phencyclidine (PCP)‚ also referred to as angel dust‚ is a hallucinogen that produces feelings of euphoria‚ superhuman strength‚ and social/sexual prowess.1 All but one of PCP derivatives‚ ketamine‚ became illegal in 1978.1 Ketamine is a synthetic compound used as a surgical anesthetic today. PCP‚ before 1978‚ was indicated for anesthesia and for animal tranquilization‚ but it was removed from the market due to its many side effects‚ the most common being psychosis‚ dysphoria‚ and agitation.1 Today
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I Ashish Katoch student of B.Tech‚ C.T. Institute of Management‚ Shahpur‚ Jalandhar‚ feel immense pleasure in presenting the seminar on the topic ‘Drug Addition’. I have put in all my efforts to make this seminar complete in all respect. I have done my level best and have tried with my sincere efforts to do full justice with the topic‚ but there would be quite injustice on my part if I fail to mention the most creditable person whose involvement has made possible to make this Project
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ONE IN THE SAME Due to the many similarities and very few differences‚ an alcoholic and a workaholic can be considered as being one in the same. According to the medical dictionary a workaholic is defined as “one who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work” (The American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary). Although some people tend to confuse a hard worker for a workaholic‚ some common characteristics that can distinguish the two are that workaholics are often described as intense‚
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Community Health Strategies Nursing /405 June 25‚ 2010 Community Health Strategies Alcohol abuse and alcoholism affects every gender‚ race‚ and nationality. Abuse of alcohol is a major cause of preventable deaths associated with violence‚ motor vehicle crashes‚ homicides‚ suicides‚ and is a leading cause of death among youth (Ringold‚ 2006). According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA)‚ (2010)‚ approximately 17.6 million people in the United States (about one in every 12
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Mary Debruyckere September 10‚ 2012 English 090-08H Nancy Stohlman Expository Writing-Final Draft How I Overcame My Drug Addiction I’d like to begin by stating a simple fact about overcoming drug addiction. When you’re struggling with drug addiction‚ sobriety can seem like an impossible goal. The road to recovery doesn’t have an Atlas to follow. What works for one person‚ may not be feasible for another. I’d like to think of my process as
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The most common type of deaf-blindness disease in the world is Usher Syndrome. Usher Syndrome is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. Worldwide‚ the chance of a baby being born with Ushers Syndrome is approximately 1 in every 25‚000 babies. To date‚ there are roughly 50‚000 people with Ushers Syndrome living in the United States. As stated above‚ Ushers Syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by hearing impairment
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Alcohol and the Liver People in today’s society should be more cautious and aware of the adverse side effects that come with the lifestyle decisions they choose to make. Alcohol is one of those significant lifestyle choices that people should consider the consequences of when deciding to use it. There are three general classes that are in relation to alcohol: beers‚ wines‚ and spirits. Several alcoholic beverages are extremely popular; however the most consumed is beer. It has been around as far
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INTRODUCTION: OCCURANCE OF CHROMIUM: Chromium is a heavy metal which is considered as an environmental pollutant (Nafish et al‚ .2012). It is 7th most occurring element on earth and its average concentration in the earth is about 100mg/kg. (Panda and Choudhory‚ .2005). Apart from its importance chromium causing serious hazards for those organisms and plants that are exposed to the chromium in polluted areas of high concentrations. Being highly toxic metal it mainly comes from leather tanning‚ textile
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Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS Article One: Basic Air Quality Policies SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999". SECTION 2. Declaration of Principles. - The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. The State shall promote and protect the global environment to attain sustainable development while recognizing the primary
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Curcumin has been found to be a potent inhibitor of tumour growth and cell proliferation. This activity is linked to curcumin’s antioxidant effect and free radical scavenging effect (Akram et al‚ 2010). It inhibits cancer development and progression‚ thereby targeting multiple steps to malignancy. It has the ability to act like a blocking agent thereby inhibiting the initiation step of cancer by preventing the activation of carcinogen‚ and also as a suppressing agent thereby inhibiting malignant
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