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    effect. Cocaine is a potent central nervous system stimulant.  Methamphetamime‚ popularly shortened to meth or ice‚ is a psychostimulant and sympathomimetic drug. Methamphetamine enters the brain and triggers a cascading release of norepinephrine‚ dopamine and serotonin. Since it stimulates the mesolimbic reward pathway‚ causing euphoria and excitement‚ it is prone to abuse and addiction. Users may become obsessed or perform repetitive tasks such as cleaning‚ hand-washing‚ or assembling and disassembling

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    Drugs have been around since the beginning of time and in the past used for a variety of medical and even spiritual properties. Many individuals are able to use substances with no negative consequences‚ but for many it can lead to addiction. Addiction will lead the individuals to have to chronic‚ relapsing‚ and compulsive behavior despite the known negative side effects. There are many substances that can lead to addiction and these substances are broken down into categories (Capuzzi & Stauffer‚

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    one another at synapses. Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted into the bloodstream by glands and control various body functions including some nervous system functions. E.g. an increased level of dopamine is linked to schizophrenia – drugs like cocaine‚ which increase dopamine levels‚ can lead to schizophrenia-like symptoms. Brain; Damage to certain areas of the brain‚ for example as the result of a head injury‚ stroke or brain surgery‚ or a failure of brain areas to develop properly

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    phetamine stereoisomers and  inactive ingredients; by salt content‚ the active ingredients are 75% dextroamphetamine salts  and 25% levoamphetamine salts .    Adderall works by increasing the activity of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and  dopamine in the brain‚ which results from its interactions with trace amine associated receptor  1  and vesicular monoamine transporter 2 . Adderall shares many chemical and

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    Disease Foundation). However the cause is yet to be discovered and there is presently no cure for this devastating disease. 2. pathogenesis Overall pathogenesis The underlying pathological cause in Parkinson’s disease is injury or death to the dopamine producing cells located in the substantia nigra pars compacta to the caudate

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    neurons Reuptake – neurotransmitters after sending the message are either broken down or reabsorbed by terminal buttons Neurotransmitters: 1. Acetylcholine – effect: muscle contraction‚ and a role in the development of memory in the hippocampus. 2. Dopamine – effect: voluntary movement‚ learning‚ and feelings of pleasure. 3. Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) – effect: arousal‚ alertness‚ and stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. 4. Serotonin – sleep‚ arousal levels‚ and emotion. Kasamatsu and

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    of. Another drug is methamphetamime‚ generally shortened to amphetamines or ice‚ is a psychostimulant and sympathomimetic drug. Methylamphetamine-amphetamine from entering the brain and triggers a cascading release of norepinephrine epinephrine‚ dopamine and serotonin. Because it stimulates the mesolimbic reward pathway‚ causing excitement and agitation‚ so it is prone to abuse and addiction. Users may become obsessed or perform repetitive tasks

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    shown that if someone in the family has schizophrenia‚ there is a greater chance of developing schizophrenia (BOOK‚ pg.422). This is a huge risk factor for developing schizophrenia. The biochemical dysfunction component relates to having an excess of dopamine in the brain‚ causing psychosis. Physiological factors explains how abnormalities in the brain leads to impaired functioning. The psychosocial stress component suggest that having stress in everyday life and being someone of the low socioeconomic

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    SOC:111 SEC: 01 March 18‚ 2014 Deterioration of Traditional Life Styles by Way of an Addiction to Social Media To claim that the mass use of social media powered by information technologies is a form of addiction may seem outrageous. Yet when compared to the American Society of Addiction Medicine ’s definition of addiction which states the addiction is "characterized by inability to consistently abstain‚ impairment in behavioral control‚ craving‚ diminished recognition of significant problems

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