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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Anorexia from excessive dieting Among various kinds of side effects of excessive dieting‚ some people are suffering from anorexia. Nicole Richie is one of the victims of anorexia and many doctors are warning that she is at risk of ruining her health. She still says‚ though‚ she is in good shape. Is she really healthy? How can she recover from anorexia? Several questions like these can be raised from observing her experience. The three following articles from each of a web page‚ a book and a journal
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The Effects of Performance Enhancing Drugs on Athletes The risks of taking performance -enhancing drugs to improve an athletes’ performance outweighs the benefits. Along with the fact that all performance-enhancing drugs are illegal to use in sports‚ there are also serious side effects and addiction risks to the drugs. Athletes may choose from a variety of drugs and each may achieve different benefits. However‚ most of the time‚ athletes are uneducated in their decision to take the drugs‚ which
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Illicit Drug Use in Pregnancy COM 220 August 1st‚ 2010 Illicit Drug Use in Pregnancy Studies in 2008 have shown that the amount of babies born to drug addicted mothers has almost doubled since 2003. Pregnant mothers have been using drugs during pregnancy for thousands of years without knowing the effects they can have on their unborn baby. Even though some people claim that illicit drugs used by pregnant mothers cause no harm to the fetus‚ there have been studies that show otherwise. Cocaine
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study A prescription drug is a medication that can be purchased or given out only with written instructions from a licensed healthcare provider‚ such as a doctor‚ dentist‚ nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant‚ to a pharmacist. These written instructions are known as a prescription. However‚ prescription drugs can also cause bad effects by abusing it; for example‚ by taking a friend’s or relative’s prescription to get high‚ to treat pain‚ or because
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Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALSOHOL ABUSE 1 The Effects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the U.S. Kelly Lee Schilling ENG 215 / Research and Writing Professor Priscilla Patten Strayer University January 12‚ 2011 Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2 Alcoholism and drug abuse is a devastating disease that affects not only those that suffer from it‚ but also all those around them. Alcohol and drug abuse is very prevalent in the US; it takes many shapes and
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Health Drug Essay Auni Amaram 8G Narcotic (painkillers) As usual people take medicine from their doctor for prescription. According to my research that I found‚ 20% of people in United States have used prescription drug for nonmedical reasons. One of the well-known medicine that were used for nonmedical reason was called the narcotic. It also known as painkillers. There is different kinds of narcotic such as morphine‚ heroin‚ codeine‚ opium‚ hydrocodone‚ oxycodone‚ meperidine‚and methadone
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Running head: DRUGS AND ADICCTION 1 Drugs‚ Addiction‚ Their Influences and Lasting Effects Josué Guevara South Piedmont Community College DRUGS AND ADDICTION 2 Abstract This paper scratches the surface of the now well-known topic of psychoactive drugs. Psychoactive drugs are defined as a chemical that will change the way
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known to many as drug abuse is the recurrent us of a substance referred to as a drug whereby the user consumes the substance in quantities or methods neither approved nor advised by the required professionals i.e doctors and this definition also applies when certain activities are performed using the substances contrary to the policies and rules that govern their (drugs) originally intended use. In addition to there being many drugs already on the global market ‚the commonly abused drugs may most at
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THE EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON The Effects of Drug Abuse On the Human Race Donnetia L. Simmons Springfield College‚ Charleston The Effects of Drug Abuse On the Human Race Although‚ the economy is bad and most Americans are not financially stable‚ the drug industry continues to thrive. It also contributes to some of the country’s problems. Illegal and legal drug abuse play vital roles in child abuse cases‚ homelessness‚ unemployment‚ suicide‚ and even long term medical issues. Drug abuses
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