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    Drug Addiction and Crime

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    Drug Addiction and Crime: How Does Poverty Contribute to the Two? Poverty‚ crime‚ and addiction are social elements that create social problems. According to Reiman‚ “poverty is a source of crime” (27). Poverty in America is a major problem. In the United States‚ one out of every five children grows up in poverty (Reiman‚ 86). Many factors contribute to poverty. Some examples of these factors include: financial aspects of addiction‚ exclusion‚ images of crime‚ subcultures of

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    How Drugs Act

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    Their modulation by drugs is very important mechanism by which pharmacological actions are produced . 1. Voltage gated Na2+ channels ( local anesthetic) 2. Calcium channels ( Ca2+ channel blockers) 3. K+ channels ( in pancreatic β-cells) Enzymes * Many enzymes are targets for drugs * Drug molecules can act as competitive inhibitor of the enzyme e.g. neostigmine acting on cholinesterase enzyme * Other drugs may inhibit enzymes non-competitively

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    It affects people in so many ways. Crimes committed against innocent children because of parents that get involved and addicted. Reports on how corrupted organizations hold fundraisers to stop drugs are as a front and later seem to be the biggest drug traffickers using any means necessary to carry their drugs throughout the world. Throughout the years‚ there have been newscasts of numerous members of various societies that have been associated with these organizations. Politicians and celebrities have

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    PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MED 1150 CHAPTER 1- Questions: 1‚ 2‚3‚4‚7‚10‚11‚13‚14‚15‚16‚18 CHAPTER REVIEW PAGE 18-20 QUIZ YOUR SELF 1. Describe the linguistic origin/etiology of the following words * Pharmacology: The study of drugs and the interactions with living tissue. * Origin of Pharmacology: Greek word pharmakon meaning medicine or drug * Drug: Any nonfood chemical substance that affect the mind and body. * Origin of Drug: Dutch word droog meaning

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    Legalization of “soft” drugs such as marijuana has long been a fight in the United States. Some states have approved the use of Marijuana for medicinal purposes but it still does not seem to be enough. “Marijuana is the most widely abused and readily available illicit drug in the United States‚ with an estimated 11.5 million current users. At least one-third of the U.S. population has used marijuana sometimes in their lives.”(justice.gov) So with all of this marijuana coming into the U.S. some people

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    "Canada-United States Border Drug Threat Assessment." Public Safety Canada. Oct. 2004. 15 Feb. 2008 <http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/prg/le/bs/uscabdta-en.asp>. Canada and the United States are firmly committed to the fight against illicit drugs and their two-way movement across our shared border. The strong relationship between our two governments‚ and in particular‚ our respective law enforcement agencies on this issue is a model of international cooperation. Traffickers of each of the illicit

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    Prescription Drug Abuse Millions of people throughout the world are taking drugs on a daily basis. If you were to ask someone why they take prescription drugs‚ most people would be taking them for the right reason. However‚ it’s estimated that twenty percent of people in the United States alone have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons.1 Prescription drug abuse is a serious and growing problem that often goes unnoticed. Abusing these drugs can often lead to addiction and even death

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    Differences journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/paid Short Communication Caffeine‚ stress‚ and proneness to psychosis-like experiences: A preliminary investigation Simon R. Jones *‚ Charles Fernyhough Department of Psychology‚ Durham University‚ South Road‚ Durham DH1 3LE‚ UK a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t In diathesis–stress models of psychosis‚ cortisol released in response to stressors is proposed to play a role in the development of psychotic experiences. Individual

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    The effect of illegal drug

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    illegal drugs that are being abused by our society today. Drugs such as marijuana‚ meth‚ and the abuse of prescription medications are on the rise. It is important for everyone to raise their level of awareness in order to reduce the risk of drug abuse or to help someone they care for who is already suffering from drug abuse or addiction. Illegal drugs come in different shapes‚ sizes‚ and types. Each particular drug produces unique effects on the user; this is why you may have heard the term “drug of

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    useful in further exploring the psychological origin of emotions. Check‚ Erika. (2004). Psychedelic drugs: The ups and downs of ecstasy. Nature‚ 429(6988)‚ 126. Retrieved from http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v429/n6988/full/429126a.html In this nature journal‚ the therapeutic uses of MDMA (ecstasy) are tested on patients with PTSD. The article explains how the empatheogenic effects of this drug could possibly allow one to open up to others with more trust and confidence‚ perhaps allowing alleviation

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