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    drug use to drug abuse

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    Drug Use to Drug Abuse Drug use becomes drug abuse in my opinion when it starts to effect any of the seven dimensions of wellness. The seven dimensions of wellness are emotional‚ intellectual‚ social‚ occupational‚ spiritual‚ environmental‚ and physical. Drugs effect emotional wellness by increasing your stress level creating the fight or flight response in the brain to react more. This can happen while you are under the influence of a drug and your stress level elevates due to worrying

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    Medicinal Plants

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    CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Setting Introduction Herbal medicine is the use of herbs or plants for their therapeutic or medicinal value. This practice is becoming popular nowadays due to the use of natural ingredients rather than synthetic ones. Though only a few people believe in its effectiveness‚ many researches have been conducted so that other people will start to trust its efficacy. The research is all about the ten (10) herbal plants that the researchers have chosen with their corresponding

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    Drug Use in Vietname

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    Drug Use in the Vietnam War Drug use by the soldiers in the Vietnam War was very common. Drug use in the military has always been around‚ but in the Vietnam era it started to increase at an alarming rate. It is noted that there were many drugs used and abused during this time. These drugs include marijuana‚ cocaine‚ and heroine. Soldiers often used these drugs to kill the pain of many hardships such as injury during battle‚ loss of a fellow soldier or being away from home. Marijuana is legally

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    Drug Use and Delinquency

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    There is an evident link between juvenile drug use and delinquency. A 2008 study explored the connection between delinquency and the use of nonmedical prescription drugs in teens. As prescription drug abuse is on the rise in America its abuse has not left out a crucial group of people; adolescents. “The findings of this study indicate that nonmedical prescription drug use is significantly associated with self-reported delinquency as well as self-reported arrest” (Ford‚ 2008). The article discusses

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    Medicinal Plants

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    INTRODUCTION Those plants that have healing properties are termed as medicinal plants or herbs. The plant kingdom is divided into several groups‚ but the botanical classification is beyond the scope of this section. However‚ medicinal plants can be simply classified as trees‚ shrubs‚ woody perennials‚ annuals and biennials‚ and climbers. (http://eatt1.tripod.com/amp1.html) Medicinal plants consist of components of therapeutic values and have been used as remedies for human diseases

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    drug use cocaine

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    Cocaine is a bitter‚ white‚ odorless‚ crystalline drug. Cocaine has been classified as a Schedule II drug by the United States. Cocaine is extracted and refined from the Coca plant. A highly addictive stimulant that produces profound feelings of pleasure. Cocaine can be snorted‚ injected‚ smoked or eaten. The level and length of the effects depend on how the drug was induced. Cocaine usually tops the list when it comes to common illicit drugs. It is a powerful stimulant that is frequently abused

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    Drugs screen using Thin Layer Chromatography of basic illicit drugs Abstract The majority of evidence submitted to crime labs comes from drug-related crimes. Often‚ this evidence includes unidentified powders that may be illegal drugs. In order to prosecute individuals for possession of illegal substances‚ it is necessary for forensic scientists to positively identify any suspected drugs submitted to the laboratory. In addition‚ forensic toxicologists must determine the identity

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    medicinal plants

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    tropical to subtropical tree and exists at annual mean temperatures between 21–32 °C (70–90 °F). MEDICINAL VALUES OF NEEM: Products made from neem trees have been used in India for over two millennia for their medicinal properties.[4] Neem products are believed by Ayurvedic practitioners to be anthelmintic‚ antifungal‚ antidiabetic‚ antibacterial‚ antiviral‚ contraceptive and sedative.[6] It is considered a major component in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine and is particularly prescribed for skin diseases

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    Religious rituals are intimately connected to the core religious or spiritual beliefs held by a particular faith group. These beliefs are demonstrated through various elements of a religious ritual. These elements include: the place‚ time‚ participants‚ leader‚ pattern‚ symbols and the transforming power. The ancient Egyptian death ritual firmly supports their sacred beliefs. The Egyptians had an intricate set of burial customs that they believed essential to ensure their immortality after death

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    What is the purpose and function of art? Art plays a large role in our everyday life. It has a heavy impact on our different cultures countries around the world. With the different countries there are different forms of art. These forms of art are some people lives. Some people enjoy art as a hobby; some make a living from art. It is just involved in so many of our daily lives. Art enhances our creativity. It also allows your curiosity explore. For the fact that art is so versatile everyone can learn

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