NT’s Effects Risks Benefits Legalized or Illegal Agonist Antagonist Acid Agonist at the serotonin receptors Increase in blood pressure and heart rate Dizziness Loss of appetite Dry mouth Sweating Nausea Numbness Tremors Becomes delusional Hallucinations Impaired depth/time/shape/size perceptions Panic attacks Severe depression Losing control May treat disorders like alcoholism‚ PTSD and anxiety Should be illegal cause it is widely misused by many Barbiturates
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Cannabis is one of the most abused street drugs in the 21st century; a psychoactive substance which acts to alter the brain function of one. Cannabis‚ also known as “marijuana”‚ “hemp”‚ “weed”‚ “pot” and “grass” is one of the most illicit drugs used in today’s society (Jung‚ 2010‚ p.18). It is voluntarily consumed for social and recreational purposes to alter ones mood and conscious state opposed to being used medical purposes. Routes of administration include smoking‚ where absorption is much higher
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Article Drug Abuse: The excessive and unregulated use of drugs which is popularly called drug abuse or drug addiction has emerged as a major social problem recently and has crossed the border of caste‚ class‚ creed‚ sex and nation. Drug Abuse is one of the banes of modern society. It has hit all regions and all sections of our society. It is found in rural and urban areas‚ among poor and the rich‚ among the men and women. But it is most overwhelmingly practiced by young boys and girls in hostels
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Stimulant‚ any of a group of drugs that excite the central nervous system‚ increase alertness‚ and alleviate fatigue. Caffeine is perhaps the most socially acceptable and commonly used stimulant. Other stimulants include cocaine and amphetamines‚ which create intense feelings of euphoria (well-being). Amphetamines‚ commonly known as pep pills or diet pills‚ also decrease appetite. Stimulants work by mimicking the fight-or-flight response‚ in which the hormone epinephrine (also known as adrenaline)
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Drug Delivery Systems METHODS IN MOLECULAR B I O L O G Ytm John M. Walker‚ Series Editor 459. Prion Protein Protocols‚ edited by Andrew F. Hill‚ 2008 458. Artificial Neural Networks: Methods and Applications‚ edited by David S. Livingstone‚ 2008 457. Membrane Trafficking‚ edited by Ales Vancura‚ 2008 456. Adipose Tissue Protocols‚ Second Edition‚ edited by Kaiping Yang‚ 2008 455. Osteoporosis‚ edited by Jennifer J. Westendorf‚ 2008 454. SARS- and Other Coronaviruses: Laboratory
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References: Deglin‚ J.H.‚ & Vallerand‚ A.H. (2005). Davi’s Drug Guide for Nurses 9th Edition. Philadelphia‚ PA: F.A. Davis Company. Liley L.L.‚ Harrington‚ S.‚ & Snyder J.S. (2011). PHARMACOLOGY for Canadian Health Care Practice 2nd Canadian Edition. Ontario‚ Ca: MOSBY Elsvier. Drug Guide. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.drugs.com/ Drug Guide Updates Davis. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.drugguide.com/ddo/
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Legalizing All Drugs Jose Vasquez DeVry University ENGL135 Advanced Composition Steve Budd June 7‚ 2011 Legalizing All Drugs Legalizing drugs has been a controversial topic to the American public. An issue such as this conjures up moral and religious beliefs‚ beliefs that differ from logical reasoning. Our government’s “War on Drugs” is being fought against her citizens‚ an effort to eliminate both drug distribution and usage. The government’s policies to eradicate drugs have failed only
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Keelana Char English 155 Ms. Mendiola 19 September 2012 Drug Addicted Babies The use of illicit drugs and abuse of alcohol exact a steep price from our society. Substance abuse is a factor in many serious ills such as crime. More upsetting‚ however‚ is the affects that it has on children born affected from their dependent mothers. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that 60 percent of women of childbearing age consume alcoholic beverages despite the fact that alcohol consumption during
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hiThe Mohocks were allegedly a gang of violent‚ well-born criminals that terrorized London in the early 18th century‚ attacking men and women alike. Taking their name from the Mohawk Indians‚[1] they were said to kill or disfigure their male victims and sexually assault their female victims. The matter came to a head in 1712 when a bounty of £100 was issued by the royal court for their capture. According to Lady Wentworth‚ "They put an old woman into a hogshead‚ and rolled her down a hill; they
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Outline Introduction I. The term psychopathy is being looked at more to characterize juveniles who lack remorse‚ empathy‚ and a sense of morality. a. Research on juvenile psychopathy is rapidly growing. b. Attempts to apply the label psychopathy to juveniles raise several conceptual‚ methodological‚ and practical concerns related to forensic practice and juvenile justice policy. c. Many debate whether psychopathy can or should be applied to juveniles at all. Body I. Even if psychopathy
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