How do drugs affect the brain? When drugs get into the bloodstream they are carried to all parts of the body and some reach the brain. The quicker the drug reaches the brain‚ the more intense the effects. The quickest way to get a drug into the brain - and also the most dangerous way of using any drug - is to inject it intravenously‚ or into the vein. Almost as quick is smoking a drug. followed by sniffing or snorting and then by mouth. Eating or drinking a drug is the slowest route‚ because the
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conclusion that a gang problem exists is that our youth culture appears to admire and emulate gang culture. Certain clothing styles and colors commonly worn by gang members have become faddish in the popular youth culture. If you watch MTV for a short period of time‚ you can see the popularity of what once were considered exclusively to be gang symbols. Open up any magazine and see how hip-hop has influenced the fashion industry. Even if local youths are displaying gang symbols such as the colors of
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Drugs Introduction to Drugs: A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food. What is considered a drug rather than a food varies between cultures‚ and distinctions between drugs and foods and between kinds of drug are enshrined in laws which vary between jurisdictions and aim to restrict or prevent drug use. Even within a jurisdiction
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protocols to assess adolescents’ competence. Depending on whether states try youth offenders in juvenile or criminal court‚ clarification of the operative legal standard is needed‚ whether an adult standard or a juvenile standard. It requires training of judges and lawyers to recognize the developmental limitations of younger offenders (Grisso‚ 2004). History of Juvenile Court Until the late 19th century‚ criminal courts tried youth and adults. The 16th century educational reform movement
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Throughout history‚ America has been fighting against drug and alcohol abuse in teens and adults. Many ways companies and anti drug groups try to prevent drug and alcohol abuse is through education in school systems and out of school systems. They teach young students about drugs and alcohol before they risk being around them‚ and they teach older students about drugs while they are around in their daily lives. Are these education programs really necessary? That’s the question many people ask‚ and
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Drugs and drug types. Drugs types. | Drugs. | Stimulants. | Amphetamines e.g.‚ caffeine and cocaine. | Opiates | Opium‚ morphine‚ codines‚ heroin and methadone. | Hallucinogens. | LSD and magic mushrooms. | Depressants. | Vellum‚ diazepans‚ diet pills and sleeping pills. | Explanation of these drug types. Stimulants: drugs which elevate mood‚ increase wakefulness and give an increased sense on mental and physical energy.e.g caffeine. Opiates: It is often called narcotic analgesics
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Arianne Sánchez Jacob ReelederPre Degree III April 16‚ 2013 Causes‚ Effects and Treatments of Drug Addiction Addiction is a dependence on a substance or activity. It is a big problem around the world. It is represented by the desires and behaviors of individuals. Addiction has serious consequences in real life that adversely destroy relationships‚ affect physical and mental health‚ and damages on the ability to think effectively; therefore‚ it is also known as an illness due to the bad things
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1. Which dosage forms are most appropriate for administering drugs to pediatric patients? Adults? The dosage forms that are the most appropriate for administering drugs to pediatric patients is chewable tablets which makes it much easier than trying to have the children swallow a pill and as well oral disintegrating capsules‚ suspensions or solution/syrups. For adults it is different because they can receive the drugs just about anyway as long as there is not any life threatening injuries obstructing
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Youth problems. Plan: 1) Adolescence: freedom or problem? 2) Addictions. 3) An active sex life and its consequences. 4) Teens-exploiters. 5) Juvenile delinquency. 6) Youth subcultures. 7) The period of risks. It is said that adolescence is the most exciting and striking period of life. It seems that teens have no problems‚ as they don’t work‚ take care of their families or have any other responsibilities. On the one hand‚ it is true. Besides‚ having become a legal
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Youth offending An issue risen by Wainwright and Nee (2014) highlighted the point that by providing effective early intervention to young offenders‚ this may prevent them from going to becoming established offenders. Richards (2011) emphasises that rapid brain development may impacts inhibitory responses‚ emotional self-regulation and the thought process of risk and reward in young offenders. Although youth offenders may have a belief of invincibility‚ they are able to understand risk although the
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