Methamphetamine Abuse The report of Methamphetamine is an artificial painkiller with more rapid long-lasting effects than amphetamine‚ used illegally as an intoxicant and as a prescription drug to treat narcolepsy and maintain blood pressure. Methamphetamine is a drug that kills slowly‚ but surely and along the way it has many severe health complications. This drug has nearly up to eight or more slang words that are used in the street. Methamphetamine is defined as meth‚ speed‚ crank‚ zip‚ chalk
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Discussing Teens Drug Abuse Problems There are various drugs which are abused by teenagers and adults. Most of these are addictive and have adverse health effects to users. The common drugs of choice are alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ speed‚ prescription drugs‚ heroin‚ cocaine and marijuana. Alcohol is the most abused drug‚ and it inhibits judgment among users. Long term use leads to liver and kidney failure. Tobacco‚ or cigarettes are one of the most addictive drugs and their long term use leads to development
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ABDULLAH IC NUMBER : 800408085980 MATRIKS NUMBER : D201124054856 PROGRAM : PROGRAM PENSISWAZAHAN GURU PENGAJIAN JARAK JAUH GROUP UPSI : A-20 (A112PJJ) LETCHURER’S NAME : DR.AINON BINTI OMAR DRUG ABUSE IS THE MOST SOCIETAL PROBLEM IN MALAYSIA In today’s modern and fast paced society‚ it is crucial for teenagers to face challenges by themselves and begin their adulthood life earlier than the generations before. This is the reason why
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cracked the egg into a frying pan and as the egg sizzled the voice was heard saying‚ "This is your brain on drugs". The message was powerful while at the same time informative. Smoking not only affects a person physically‚ but mentally as well. However‚ most people do not know the severe mental damage smoking inflicts since the focus is primarily on the physical effects. Drug abuse is becoming a growing problem among teenagers. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance
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Prescription drug abuse is a modern-day disease. In an estimate‚ over six million Americans have abused prescription medication. However‚ there is no completely accurate way to measure prescription drug abuse. Many people suffer from addiction because of certain doctors’ carelessness in writing prescriptions. When doctors’ are caught intentionally over prescribing abused medications‚ they are typically the punishment for their crimes is very small. Young adults are also beginning to abuse prescription
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Drug abuse statistics and drug abuse facts are widely available but are thought to understate the problems of drug abuse as drug behaviors have to be reported by the users themselves. Drug abuse statistics are collected in surveys taken in high school and door-to-door in some neighborhoods. While these provide useful estimates‚ they are not thought to be the complete numbers. Statistics on drug abuse show alcohol is the most widely-used and widely-abused drug with two thirds of adults regularly consuming
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Say no to teenage drug abuse! According to the survey that we have recently conducted‚ there is an increasing trend for youngsters to take drugs. In order to arouse public concern over this serious problem‚ we would like to explain the main causes of teenage drug abuse and the resulting problems. We would also like to suggest ways for tackling the problem. Reasons for teenage drug abuse To be frank‚ we believe that the Hong Kong government has done enough promotion to tell teens about the detrimental
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mechanisms. However‚ many seniors actually lack coping mechanisms which is why elders who experience chronic pain often turn to medications‚ especially opiates‚ for relief (Royal College of Psychiatrists). One of the most prominent reasons for opiate drug abuse amongst elders is due to retirement where a majority of the elderly population transition from facing busy work schedules to empty agendas (Addiction Center). Other triggers are essentially caused by emotional distress which include death of a close
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A drug can be said to be any substance use in medicine. It can also be said to be any substance taken by some people to get certain effect‚ such as happiness and excitement. Driving from these definitions above‚ drugs can be classified into two categories; 1] the soft Drug e.g. antibiotics and analgesics. 2] The hard drugs e.g. cocaine‚ marijuana heroin e.t.c. Consequently‚ a drug addict is said to be someone whose life has become dependent on drugs‚ hence drug abuse. Cause of drug abuse among youth;
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is‚ not only do the users suffer‚ but so do their family‚ friends‚ and the community. However‚ due to the rise of juvenile’s becoming involved in substance abuse‚ the juvenile justice system has resulted in an increased burden. Over the past fifteen years‚ the fad of drug use among kids has steadily been increasing. Persistent substance abuse among youth is often accompanied by an array of problems‚ including academic difficulties‚ health-related consequences‚ poor peer relationships‚ mental health
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