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    most kids start‚ because my friends were all doing drugs. My drug abuse started really getting bad at about fourteen years of age. At 14‚ I was using marijuana about three times a day and I was using LSD at least once every two days. By the time I was 17‚ I was no longer using marijuana and LSD. I had moved on to harder and more destructive drugs. I was using amphetamines and cocaine on a daily basis by the age of 17 years of age. I was abusing drugs behind my family’s backs for years. I stayed clean

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    Stimulant Drug Abuse

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    The three different classes of drugs are Stimulants‚ Depressants and Hallucinogens drugs. Stimulant drugs have many side effects such as having increased confidence‚ mood elevation‚ sense of energy and alertness‚ decreased appetite‚ anxiety‚ irritability‚ insomnia‚ transient drowsiness and even delayed orgasm. An example of a Stimulant drug is Cocaine. Cocaine is inhaled or what some people would call‚ “snorted”‚ through the nose‚ smoked‚ or injected directly into the blood stream with a needle

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    Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

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    Alcoholism and Drug Addiction ........................................................................................................................... Introduction ........................................................................................................................... The use and misuse of alcohol and other drugs is one of the more controversial issues in our society‚ and often a source of conflict between generations and between sections of society.  It’s not the purpose

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    Drug Abuse Argument

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    Drug abuse has always been a very delicate question as it always it deals with the health‚ well-being and even lives of human beings belonging to any country. The position of the United States of America towards drugs has always been very clear and distinctively negative. Throughout the history of the country there were numerous cases against drug dealers‚ buyers and many more. These cases did always catch the attention of civil people who by showing interest in such cases revealed their worries

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    Notes on drug abuse

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    • Treatment o Late 1990’s push back on sequential treatment. Meaning addiction was treated primary then focus of other areas: trauma‚ mental health‚ family dynamics  Cons of sequential treatment • Could not build stable foundation‚ control behavioral problems • Patients in SUD treatment who are not equipped to manage their symptoms may experience worsening effects on their trauma as SA symptoms improve o Parallel treatment (multiple treatment programs)  Cons • Fragmented care • Patients

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    effect of drugs abuse

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    Australia is a drug-using society. The most common drugs used are alcohol‚ coffee‚ nicotine and various medications. Less commonly used are illegal drugs such as cannabis (marijuana)‚ ecstasy‚ heroin and amphetamines (speed). What is a drug? A drug is any substance‚ solid‚ liquid or gas‚ that brings about physical and/or psychological changes. The drugs of most concern in the community are those that affect the central nervous system. They act on the brain and can change the way a person thinks

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    Drug Abuse Essay

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    A Reflection about Alcohol and Drug Use I do not have very much experience with alcohol or drug usage. I have never tried any drugs aside from medicinal ones for sicknesses and have only had a few sips of alcohol in my life so far. I do have a few friends how use drugs or alcohol recreationally‚ however. My parents also drink alcohol from time to time. When there is a special event usually they have a few glasses of wine. My father drinks beer from time to time at home‚ but I have never seen him

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    situation. Teenage drug abuse is becoming more common in households around America. In the novel Beautiful Boy by David Sheff‚ Sheff and his family show the struggles of teenage drug abuse by facing the beginning phases of drug abuse‚ the effects on the family and friends‚ and the recovery process. There

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    patients addicted to drugs stop using‚ avoid relapse‚ and successfully recover their lives. Based on this research‚ key principles have emerged that should form the basis of any effective treatment programs: Addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affects brain function and behavior. No single treatment is appropriate for everyone. Treatment needs to be readily available. Effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual‚ not just his or her drug abuse. Remaining in treatment

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    Violence and Drugs Abuse

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    challenges that the youth of today’s world are facing. Among these‚ one of the greatest obstacles is the spread of illegal drugs‚ and also rapid increases in violence and the creation of gangs. These needless activities cause harm to high schools around the world and to the students who attend them. Peer pressure‚ the media‚ and need of independence are just some of the reasons drugs and violence rates have increased over the years. A huge problem with today’s society is the media. Violence is a centrepiece

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