Amphetamines Amphetamines are a highly addictive drug that has proven to be both a blessing and a curse to modern medicine. It is healing qualities make it very effective in other aspects‚ but it is addictive qualities make it one of the most dangerous of all drugs to take. The abuse of such a drug has its extreme detrimental effects to the brain as well as to the body‚ and thus many addict experience many health problems. The abuse of such substances not only affects the addict‚ but the families
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Herbal medicine is the extraction of herbs or plants which have a medicinal value in treating illnesses and diseases (Brody 1). A herb is known as a plant that does not have a woody stem and usually dies back at the end of each growing season. It is also known as a "natural" drug because they are derived from nature. This is unlike pharmaceutical drugs‚ which are synthesized from chemicals. Herbal medicine dates back a very long time. More than 4‚000 years ago‚ the Chinese emperor Qien Nong
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Janelle VPA newsletter New VPA Student Chapter President Elected Janelle Puleo was elected for the position of VPA Student Chapter President for the 2016-2017 academic year. Janelle is an Essex Junction local who is entering her P3 year at ACPHS-Vermont Campus. She attended Essex High School and then went on to graduate from Saint Michael’s College with a Bachelor of Science in Pre-Pharmacy. Prior to being elected as president‚ Janelle was a member of VPA during her P1 year and served as Vice President
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Trinatee Castro Professor Beers- McCormick English 101 20 May 2015 Annotated Bibliography Buell‚ Jackie. "Supplementing the Game: A Review of Dietary Supplements for College Athletes." NCAA.org. N.p.‚ 10 Feb. 2015. Web. 18 May 2015. In this article author Jackie Buell‚ is an assistant professor with a PhD in clinical‚ Sports Nutrition‚ at Ohio State University. She covers the use of pre workout and recovery supplements within athletes. She explains that buyers should beware of ingredients and products
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all can be lethal if taken in excessive quantities. The first type is the cocaine family which consists of cocaine HCL‚ cocaine freebase or crack‚ and cocaine paste. Then there are a wide arrange of amphetamines which are synthetic versions of the ephedra plant like Adderall which is used to help with ADHD (attention deficit hyper activity) symptoms (Inaba & Cohen‚ 2014). The next type is the amphetamine congeners like methylphenidate that has also been connected to relieving symptoms of ADHD‚ along
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Drugs have been a problem in our society for years. They have been used and abused by many groups‚ including amateur and professional athletes. Drugs are also used for recreational use not just for performance enhancement. Society is directly influenced by the usage of drugs in sport. A study in 2002 showed that "An estimated 3 million people aged 15 or older reported that they used marijuana or hashish at least once in the year before the survey" This shows that 12.2% of all Canadians either have
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Scientific literacy Introduction and audience When talk about science‚ perhaps majority of us think it is less relative with real life. However‚ as society developed‚ science encompassed us everywhere. This situation forces everyone to acquire the ability to learn and understand science. Some may think that‚ scientific literacy is what a scientist should have and nothing about normal people‚ however it is just too narrow. Look around the surroundings of us‚ everything is conned with science. Also
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Final Draft: The Effects of False Advertising Since the evolution of communication‚ media has been used to transmit informations to those willing to absorb it. Now‚ using powerful technologies such as television or the internet‚ information has been made accessible to people in every aspect of our daily lives‚ trying now to influence our choices more than ever before through advertisement. However‚ for the most‚ the goal behind advertising is personal profit. Therefore‚ the things we are exposed
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Psychoactive Drugs are chemical substances that alter behavior‚ mood‚ perception‚ or mental functioning. Through the consumption of substances many cultures have found ways to alter consciousness. Psychoactive substances apply their effects by transforming biochemical or physiological processes in the brain. The message system of nerve cells‚ or neurons‚ relies on both electrical and chemical transmission. Neurons rarely touch each other; there is a microscopic gap between one neuron and the next
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Khat/Qat Drug Catha edulis or Khat (Qat) is a natural drug derived from the Celastrus edulis plant which is a shrub that can grow to the size of a tree and could reach a height of about 10 to 20 feet with leaves resembling those of basil leaves. Its content makes it a compound similar to that of Amphetamines that produce excitation‚ banish sleep and promote communication. According to streetdrugs.org (2003)‚ when used in moderation‚ khat is used as away to alleviate fatigue and to reduce appetite
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