There is a drug that cures drugs. A drug called naloxone can save a drug user’s life. Samantha (no last name) shared how the drug helped awaken an unconscious drug user. "I always have it because I’m scared to death‚" Samantha said. The "it" she is referring to is Naloxone. Naloxone is referred as the fast acting antidote for opioid overdoses. Samantha is a long-time heroine addict. Police officers are now equipped with Naloxone in case they come in contact with an overdosed drug user. Baltimore
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Drug withdrawal symptoms A person who is dependent on drugs can be hooked on it physically‚ psychologically and emotionally. They usually crave for the drug that when its intake is stopped abruptly‚ they suffer from drug withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms vary from one person to another and their severity also depends on the level of a person’s dependence to the drug and how long he’s been using it. Some drugs produce more severe drug withdrawal symptoms than others and a person trying to quit
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Decriminalization of Drugs The current approach to the “war on drugs” in Canada is flawed. Instead of adding more enforcement efforts to the drug problem‚ less enforcement might be a better solution. The following essay will give evidence that decriminalization of all drugs can improve the lives of drug abusers‚ put the country’s resources to a better use than incarcerating people with minor offenses‚ and make a mark on the war on drugs. Decriminalizing drugs comes with a lot of questions and
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fact is that the solution is ‘study drugs’. As David Sack clearly states in his blog article called: “Do ’Study Drugs ’ Breed a Nation of Winners – or Cheaters?”‚ there are many consequences regarding this particular form of drug abuse. The ‘smart pill’ has invaded the American colleges and the students love it. But David Sack asks why? In his experience‚ the hopeful students‚ who we call leaders of tomorrow‚ have no problem using performance enhancing drugs to get higher grades‚ but using steroids
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Business name: mercury drugs Logo Product: pharmacy‚ drug BagumbayanStreet‚ Sta. Cruz‚ Manila‚ Philippines (1945) The company began in 1945 with a single drugstore owned by Mariano Que. He named it after Mercury‚ the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology‚ whose caduceus is sometimes used as a symbol of medicine. The store began cutting packaged‚ bulk items into single pieces and selling them individually; this practise is colloquially called tingí-tingì in Filipino. Upon the invitation
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Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana‚ which comes from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa‚ is the most frequently used illegal drug in the U.S. About 4% of American adults smoke pot at least once a year. Roughly 1% of adults abuse pot‚ and one in 3 00 have a pot addiction. The rates of marijuana smoking in adults have remained stable since the 1990s. However‚ the rates of addiction to pot have risen significantly over that same period. And‚ according to recent government studies‚ as many as 30% of
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Drug abuse has become a major social problem in many parts of the world. Discuss the consequences of drug abuse and ways to deal with the problem. Nowadays‚ we are all becoming aware of the fact that the number of drug users is increasing year by year. Most people‚ especially young generation try the drug to follow the example of their friends and unnoticeably they become victim of it. I would discuss the consequences of drug abuse and ways to deal with the problem. The consequences connected
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Drug Testing before receiving financial aid from the government to support your family. Lately the media has been following the legislatures and their bills involving mandatory drug tests before receiving government assistance. “According to the Survey of Income and Program Participation conducted by the U.S. Census‚ well over 100 million Americans are enrolled in at least one welfare program run by the federal government. Many are enrolled in more than one. That is about a third of the entire
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Drug Overdose Ketline Abel January 13‚ 2011 A drug is any substance that when absorbed in the body alters the normally body function. In pharmacies drugs are a chemical substance in the treatment‚ cure‚ prevention or diagnosis of disease or otherwise physical or mental well being. All drugs have the potential to be misused whether prescribed by a doctor‚ bought over the counter or bought illegally off the streets.
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Drug Abuse Drug abuse is a problem that has been on the rise among our society today. Drug abuse can only hinder or restrain us from accomplishing goals or dreams in life. People sometimes feel they are too bright‚ too powerful‚ too much in control to become addictive. Addiction can trap anyone. The sooner people seek help for drug abuse ‚ the better chance they have of gaining control of their life again. Today ‚ the number one reason for drug abuse is peer pressure. Seven drugs people in our
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