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    6 Part III Main Discussion Drug Addiction 45 Drug Problems in the Philippines 46 Drug Withdrawal 52 Drug Rehabilitation 53 Role of affect dysregulation in Addiction 57 Addiction recovery groups‚ Alcoholics Anonymous‚ and Drug Rehabilitation Drug Abuse Addiction 69 Chemical Dependency 71 Chemical Addiction 71 Factors influencing Drug abuse and Dependence 74 Genetic Factors 75 Drugs Effect and Mechanisms of Action 76 Neural

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    The Brain

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    Psy-101-22 W Professor Kulpa6/16/2014 The Brain Neuroscientists have proven that the activity in the brain is altered when an individual is subject to extremely stressful or exciting circumstances. In the documentary multiple unique qualities of the brain are explored‚ studied‚ and tested to determine how we can benefit from understanding the functions of the brain. Learning about the fundamentals of the brain in the text made understanding the procedures our brain undergoes to process information‚ react

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    Skye Thomas Jeffrey Larsen English 101 13 December 2012 Illicit Drugs: Effects One and All The world is full of addiction. “Addiction is when you can give up something at any time‚ as long as it’s next Tuesday.” (Sixx) This seems reasonable to many individuals‚ and some have a tendency to get involved with LSD (Acid‚ Purple Haze‚ Trip‚ One Way)‚ Heroin (Smack‚ Brown Sugar‚ Black Pearl‚ Scat)‚ MDMA (Ecstasy‚ Tic Tac Candy

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    Although abuse of prescription drugs is illegal‚ universities across the nation are having a hard time controlling the issue on their campuses. In the article “Change Honor Codes to Include Abuse of Nonprescription Drugs‚” David Alpert is firm in his belief that all universities should follow in the footsteps of Duke University and add a pledge against the abuse of prescription drugs to schools’ honor codes. On the other hand‚ in an essay titled “A Ban On Brain-Boosting Drugs Is Not The Answer‚” Matt

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    Brain Tumors In The Brain

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    Brain tumors are abnormal growth of tissue in the brain or spinal cord. This abnormal growth disrupts the normal functions of the brain. Brain tumors are categories based on where they originated and whether they are cancerous or noncancerous. They can be benign which means they do not contain cancer cells‚ they grow slowly‚ and do not spread into other tissue. The tumors can also be malignant‚ which means they contain cancer cells and spread rapidly into surrounding tissue. ("Brain Tumors") Surgery

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    When a man does any sort or drugs including smoking cigarettes and drinking any kind of alcohol‚ it can affect his sperm in his reproductive system. Many think it’s only the women who are pregnant with the child can affect the child’s health but while researching this topic I have found that to be false. “When certain drugs enter the testicles through the bloodstream‚ a man’s sperm count is lowered and the sperm’s motility or ability to swim is diminished. Damaged sperm can cause a pregnancy to

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    Anatomy and PhysiologyHuman Brain The anatomy of the brain is complex due its intricate structure and function. Thisamazing organ acts as a control center by receiving‚ interpreting‚ and directing sensoryinformation throughout the body. There are three major divisions of the brain. They arethe forebrain‚ the midbrain‚ and the hindbrain. Anatomy of the Brain: Brain Divisions   The forebrain is responsible for a variety of functions including receiving andprocessing sensory information‚ thinking

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    The brain The brain is the most complex organ in the body. It is the organ that allows us to think‚ have emotions‚ move‚ and dream. Given this complication‚ it should not be surprising that there are many ways to separate brain parts. Brain parts can be separated on the basis of what they look like to the bare eye‚ under a microscope‚ or by what certain brain parts do. The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system and all of the nerves found in our body make up the peripheral nervous

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    The Brain

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    The Brain Brainstem The brain stem plays an important role in basic attention‚ arousal‚ and consciousness. 
It contains the medulla oblongata‚ cerebellum‚ midbrain and pons. Its functions include things that you need to survive‚ such as breathing‚ digestion‚ heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ and arousal which makes you awake and alert.All information from our body passes through the brain stem on the way to the brain. Medulla Oblangata The medulla oblongata connects the brain and spinal cord.

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    Are the brains of men and women specialized in different ways to achieve the same capabilities? Many studies are showing that the brains of men and women may be specialized in different ways to achieve the same capabilities. An example of this would be a man’s brain using one part of the brain to accomplish a task and a woman’s brain accomplishing the same task with another part of the brain. Based on the text I believe that the brains of men and women are specialized in different ways. One example

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