Essay On Drug Abuse (970 words) OUTLINES:- INTRODUCTION TYPES OF DRUGS COMMONLY ABUSED PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DRUG ADDICTION SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS TREATMENT CONCLUSION Drug abuse‚ also called substance abuse or chemical abuse is a disorder that is characterized by a destructive pattern of using substance that leads to significant problems or distress. Teens are increasingly engaging in prescription drug abuse. It leads to significant problems that use of substance can cause
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Drugs speech Good afternoon. I’m here to tell you all about the effects of drugs on your young vital stage of development. I am not here to tell you what is right or wrong but I am here to educate you in order to help you make the right decision when faced with the prospect of drugs. Drugs may seem a surprising topic at this point in time‚ but very soon parties will start dominating your social life and drugs and alcohol will crawl themselves in. This is a result of experimentation‚ curiosity
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Effects of Drugs A Term Paper Presented to the Faculty Of the English Department Of Hope Christian High School By: Aldrin Aaron M. Agulan High 4 - Purity February 27 2013 Table of contents……… Acknowledgement……………………………..…. Introduction …..………………………………..…….1 Definition of terms …………………………….…....2 Effects of Drugs ...……….……………………..….3 Complication of addiction ....……….………………14 Conclusion …………………………………………15 Findings ……………………
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Drug Abuse Commonly Abused Drugs Commonly abused drugs: (1) Alcohol; (2) hallucinogenic (vision producing) drugs‚ such as LSD and mescaline; (3) marijuana; (4) nicotine‚ which is found in tobacco; (5) opiates‚ including most narcotics; (6) sedatives‚ including barbiturates and other kinds of sleeping pills; (7) stimulants‚ such as cocaine and amphetamines and other “pep pills.” Inhalants‚ which are fumes inhaled from such substance as cleaning fluids‚ gasoline‚ and model airplane glue‚ are
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Drug Addiction Causes of Drug Addiction Peer Pressure Boredom of a previous high Environmental factors Addictive personality Genes Addictive brain pleasure Stress Availability Use by Parents Psychological Problems Personality Ages Mostly Effected By Drug Addiction Age Range 15-24 Symptoms of Drug Addiction Neglecting your responsibilities Taking risks while high Extreme
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Olia PSYC 101 October 29‚ 2008 Drug Addiction Growing up in a household with my parents fading in and out of our lives‚ just like a loose light bulb would flicker‚ could be part of the reason why my brother is addicted to drugs. Constantly arguing at each other over what I thought at the time were the littlest things in life‚ I believe led to a younger brother choosing the wrong path to tranquility. My younger brother is 32 years old and has had a drug problem for at least the last 10
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Topic 1 In drug-related prosecutions‚ the State bears the burden not only of proving the elements of the offenses of sale and possession of shabu under Republic Act No. 9165‚ but also of proving the corpus delicti‚ the body of the crime. “Corpus delicti has been defined as the body or substance of the crime and‚ in its primary sense‚ refers to the fact that a crime has been actually committed. As applied to a particular offense‚ it means the actual commission by someone of the particular crime
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DANGEROUS DEMON-DRUG ADDICTION A tunnel into the unknown nothingness of darkness. Deep‚ Eerie‚ and dark. Fear is the first thing which envelops me as I look into the eyes of a drug addict. Expressionless .Emotionless. That chalklike skin – “like a corpse”. Motionless. My eyes wander back to those eyes and my heartbeat stops at the sight of those savage eyes‚ suddenly hungry for something….or someone. Groping for something of utter need. This is the portrait of a drug addict. Drug addiction is
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INTRODUCTION Drug abuse is becoming a main problem in many countries. Billions of money is spent in preventing drug use‚ fighting drug-related crime and treating addicts. Drug abuse causes many problems for both communities and countries. The medical and psychological are one of the very obvious effect .The person who involves in drug abuse cannot function as normal members of society. They always neglect or abuse their families‚ and eventually require expensive treatment. As one of the G10 country
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on Drug Abuse‚ fifty percent of Americans have a beloved one who is suffering from a drug abuse problem at any given time. ("The Stats of Drug Abuse"‚ 2012). Drug abuse is defined as the misuse of a substance‚ whether it is legal or illegal or even prescribed by a doctor. ("National Institute on Drug Abuse"‚ 2012). Alcohol and drugs have different side effects on different people‚ but they also have similar results. Alcohol and tobacco are considered to be addicting and fatal. Many drugs are
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