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    Illicit Drugs

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    Illicit drugs is another name for Illegal or forbidden drugs. Having any type of Illicit Drug in your possession is illegal and if you are caught selling‚ buying‚ using or owning drugs‚ you most likely will go to jail. There are three main categories that these drugs fall under; Stimulant‚ Depressant and Hallucinogens. Some drugs can be a mix of any of these categories because they produce different effects for everybody. --------------- Stimulant Drugs make you feel more alert and awake. They

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    Drugs Igcse

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    DRUGS A drug is a chemical substance taken into the body that modifies or affects chemical reactions in the body. Generally‚ drugs are developed for medical use. Without drugs‚ people would live much shorter lives or suffer greater pain. All drugs are dangerous when misused. ANTIBIOTICS [pic] What are Antibiotics? a chemical substance ‚ produced by a microorganism (bacterium or fungus) which will inhibit the growth or replication of other microorganisms. • Effective

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    drug storage

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    HOW DRUGS ARE STORED ON THE WARD All drugs are potentially dangerous and all must be stored in a specially designed‚ secure area or space on a building in order to avoid contamination or deterioration‚ disfiguration of labels‚ maintain integrity of packaging and so guarantee quality and potency of drugs during shelf life‚ to prevent or reduce pilferage‚ theft or losses and also prevent infestation of pests and venom. Drugs must be stored in locked cupboards reserved specifically for such medicines

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    Narcotic Drugs

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    Amber Newton Narcotic Drugs CRJ 311 Forensics Seitu Stephens February 27‚ 2013 Narcotics are classified as drugs that bring relief from pain or sluggishness. Unfortunately‚ the line between narcotics and illegal drugs has blurred and many illegal drugs are known as narcotics instead of what they truly are. One example used in our studies was cocaine. Cocaine is viewed as a narcotic‚ but is actually a stimulant that inhibits the central nervous system. Opiates are analgesic narcotics

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    Drugs on Hypertension

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    ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS: 3 OVERVIEW: 3 HYPERTENSION: 3 CLASSIFICATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE: 4 REGULATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE: 5 SITES AND EFFECTS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS: 6 DIURETICS: 6 CENTRALLY ACTING DRUGS: 10 ANGIOTENSIN INHIBITORS: 11 SPECIFIC DRUGS: 14 ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTORS BLOCKERS: 14 DIRECT RENIN INHIBITOR: 15 VASODILATORS: 15 CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS: 15 OTHER VASODILATORS: 16 ANTI ANGINAL DRUGS: 16 MECHANISM AND EFFECTS OF ANTIANGINAL DRUGS: 17 TYPICAL ANGINA:

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    Drug Study

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    DRUG NAME |DOSAGE |CLASSIFICATION |Mechanism of action |INDICATION |CONTRAINDICATION |Nursing Implication | |Brand name : Hemostan Fibrinon‚ Cyklokapron‚ Lysteda‚ Transamin Generic name: Tranexamic acid  |500 mg. /tab ID 8x a times a day. | Anti-fibrinolytic‚ antihemorrhagic | Tranexamic acid is a synthetic derivative of the amino acid lysine. It exerts its antifibrinolytic effect through the reversible

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    Drug Study

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    DRUG ORDER | BRAND NAME | PHARMACOLOGIC ACTIONS | INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS | ADVERSE EFFECT | DESIRED EFFECT | NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES | Metoclopramide 4mg per ampule TIV‚ statAntiemeticStart of Drug AdministrationJuly 25‚ 2012 | Vitamet | Stimulates motility of upper gastrointestinal tract without stimulating gastric‚ biliary or pancreatic secretions; appears to sensitize tissues to action of acetylcholine; relaxes pyloric sphincter‚ which‚ when combined with effects on motility‚ accelerates

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    Drugs In Chicago

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    Cattan‚ and Mario Parker. “Heroin Pushed on Chicago by Cartel Fueling Gang Murders.” Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P.‚ 17 September 2013. Web. 25 September 2013 Sypnosis This article addresses Joaquin Guzman‚ a Mexican drug lord‚ and his affiliation with the state of the city of Chicago. Guzman has created an empire with “near-monopoly control” that is virtually untouchable by the law enforcers of the United States (Lippert‚ Cattan‚ and Parker 4). Even through all of

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    Drug Recovery

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    Loubna Idrissi August 24‚ 2012 Drug Recovery Addiction is the uncontrollable habit of using drugs‚ alcohol‚ and gambling and sometimes even behaviors such as eating or exercising. (http://addictions.about.com/od/howaddictionhappens/a/defaddiction.htm). Many people become addicts to help them heal or numb the pain that might have been caused by either mental or physical abuse‚ unemployment‚ family or relationship problems‚ and many more. Throughout this essay I will be talking about the

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    Drug Abuse

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    Drug addiction cannot be cured if the fear of not consuming drugs is greater than the willpower to quit doing drugs.”- Dr T.P.Chia . Johan J. Goldstein can be compared to this quote by giving the drugs to the addicts because it is safer for society. His arguments show the Emotional‚ Ethical and Rational appeal in order to capture our attention. He starts off with an ethical engaging story about how the detectives caught forty nine men and forty three of them were narcotics addicts. It is plausible

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