a ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO What is alcohol? Alcohol is the most commonly used drug. If you make careless decisions regarding alcohol‚ you may be faced with serious consequences – including possible jail time‚ suspension of your driver’s license‚ injury‚ or even death effects Alcohol is a drug that is absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach and small intestine. It is broken down by the liver and then eliminated from the body. There are limits to how fast the liver can break
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Have you ever been addicted to drugs? “There are about 18 million adults are addicted to alcohol.”(Teens‚ and self-injury: Causes‚ Signs‚ and Prevention Web MD) Those people needs to drink alcohol in order to function normally. It is a problem because drugs can cause heart diseases. Heart disease is extremely dangerous‚ and can cause heart attack‚ which is able to cause death. Although people takes drugs in order to feel pleasant. However drug is able to put one in abominable conditions such as
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Thesis: The abuse of alcohol and drugs can affect a person economically‚ psychologically‚ and physically. Topic Outline : I. Economical effects (Main idea) A. Alcohol (Sub-idea) 1. Cost of alcohol purchases (Detail of A) 2. Cost of DUIs (Detail of A) B. Drugs (Sub-point) 1. Cost of drug purchases (Detail of B) 2. Cost of drug arrest (Detail of B) II. Psychological effects A. Alcohol 1. Mental impairment 2. Mental addiction B. Drugs 1. Mental impairment 2. Mental
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War on Drugs in the U.S The term “War on Drugs” was first used by U.S president Richard Nixon. The term is used to describe a campaign of prohibition‚ foreign military aid and military intervention undertaken by the United States government‚ with the help of other countries‚ and the aim to reduce the illegal drug trade. The war on drugs began in 1914 but became more popular four decades ago‚ on July 17‚ 1971. This war was declared by President Nixon who said “Drug abuse was public enemy
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The legalization or decriminalization of drugs would be beneficial to society through various ways. The government would collect taxes on them which could help with various expenses such as education expenses. Through different pharmaceutical companies it can be controlled as well as ensure quality which helps drug users from receiving bad product. It could free up space in prison or jails and allow more room for concentration of other important crimes that are taking place
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The use of and abuse of illegal and prescription drugs are a health‚ social‚ and law enforcement problem that is affecting Americans across the country. Drug abuse is destroying the lives of many teens and adults and is also destroying families in the United States. The use of drugs is a major problem in the United States among all Americans‚ but drug addiction is the main cause for America ’s troubled teens today. Exactly what is a drug? A drug is any chemical that produces a therapeutic or non-therapeutic
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1. Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation‚ manufacture‚ distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. UNODC is continuously monitoring and researching global illicit drug markets in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of their dynamics. death row ˌdeTH ˈrō/ noun 1. a prison block or section for prisoners sentenced to death. MANILA‚ Philippines – The militant Anakpawis Partylist blamed the fate of Mary Jane Veloso and other
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America is at war. We have been fighting drug abuse for almost a century. Four Presidents have personally waged war on drugs. Unfortunately‚ it is a war that we are losing. Drug abusers continue to fill our courts‚ hospitals‚ and prisons. The drug trade causes violent crime that ravages our neighborhoods. Children of drug abusers are neglected‚ abused‚ and even abandoned. The only beneficiaries of this war are organized crime members and drug dealers. The United States has been engaged in
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D. DRUG STUDY Drug | Dosage‚ Frequency and Route | Action | Classification | Indication | Contraindication | Adverse Effects | Nursing Responsibilities | Generic Name:Hyoscine-N-butylbromideBrand Name:Buscopan | 1 amp q2 IV | * Hyoscine works by relaxing the muscle that is found in the walls of the stomach‚ intestines‚ bowel‚ bile duct and urinary tract. * Hyoscine stops the spasms in the smooth muscle by preventing acetylcholine from acting on the muscle. * hyoscine reduces the muscle
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Protective and risk factors behaviours of young people related to drug use. My health issue is drug use. Young teenagers goes through the phase of adolescence when they have to start making decisions relating to themselves and their health too. Sometimes this procedure of making decisions can be hard for them as there are protective and risk behaviours associated with it which they might or might not be aware of it and ignore it as most of the people do. Protective behaviours are those
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