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    Alcohol&drugs

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    a ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO What is alcohol? Alcohol is the most commonly used drug. If you make careless decisions regarding alcohol‚ you may be faced with serious consequences – including possible jail time‚ suspension of your driver’s license‚ injury‚ or even death effects Alcohol is a drug that is absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach and small intestine. It is broken down by the liver and then eliminated from the body. There are limits to how fast the liver can break

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    Drug and Addictio

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    knows of someone that is suffering with the disease of addiction. Many scientist and professional make the claim that addiction is a genetic disorder that is passed down through a family generation to generation. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ $133 billion is spent yearly on the treatment of addiction‚ as well as the long and short term complication that are associated with the addicted individual. The question still remains; does addiction have genetic roots or is it really a case

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    Drug Study

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    D. DRUG STUDY Drug | Dosage‚ Frequency and Route | Action | Classification | Indication | Contraindication | Adverse Effects | Nursing Responsibilities | Generic Name:Hyoscine-N-butylbromideBrand Name:Buscopan | 1 amp q2 IV | * Hyoscine works by relaxing the muscle that is found in the walls of the stomach‚ intestines‚ bowel‚ bile duct and urinary tract.  * Hyoscine stops the spasms in the smooth muscle by preventing acetylcholine from acting on the muscle. * hyoscine reduces the muscle

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    Mercury Drug

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    Social Responsibilities and Contributions: Mercury Drug Corporation held a special Operation Bigay Lunas (OBL)that aided more than 12‚000 people in Cainta and San Mateo‚ Rizal; Pasig; Marikina; as well as in the Laguna province. As a company that has entrenched its commitment in helping communities that mostly needed healthcare assistance‚ the special OBL was Mercury Drug‘s response to alleviate the burden of those who were affected by typhoon Ondoy. Right medicines were supplied for each

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    Drug Abuse

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    1.0 Topic and Chosen aspect Drug abuse among teenagers is the chosen aspect for this report. Drug abuse is defined as the excessive use of drugs without medicine justification. It is reported that 50% of teenagers have abused a drug of some kind (Teendrugrehabs n.d.). 1.1 Critical evaluation of findings One of the main factors of drug abuse among teenagers is due to peer pressure. Based on statistics 80% of teenagers are affected by peer pressure (Wallace 2011). Wanting to be accepted by their

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    Drug addiction

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    Drug Addiction People have used drugs for as long as they have strained to ease pain and avoid problems. Since the early 1960s drug addiction has been in very common. Drugs are theoretical to do ideal things but all they really do is destroy the human body. Drug addiction is mostly found in teens and the most popular drug used widespread is alcohol. Drug addiction is a serious physical and psychological problem that has many factors including mental‚ physical addictions‚ and withdrawal. Drug addiction

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    Soft Drugs

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    The drug policy of the Netherlands officially has four major objectives: 1. To prevent recreational drug use and to treat and rehabilitate recreational drug users. 2. To reduce harm to users. 3. To diminish public nuisance by drug users (the disturbance of public order and safety in the neighborhood). 4. To combat the production and trafficking of recreational drugs.[1] The Netherlands is famous for its tolerant drugs policy. But a lot of people don’t realize that drugs are in fact illegal in the

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    Drug Testing

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    Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Introduction Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients is a controversial issue. Should the government hold people accepting government entitlement’s accountable for illegal drug use or would this type of action cross the boundary of civil liberties into an invasion of privacy? The government has a vested interest in getting welfare recipients back into the working population. Holding welfare recipients accountable for illicit drug use only ensures

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    Views of Psychology

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    Everybody’s views of psychologist are pretty similar as it appears too myself. How I thought of a psychologist was almost a scientific and more honestly respected therapist. Little did I know the vast amount of studies and theories about situations they contributed to the world. The original view I had of psychology was just a Therapist that knew a lot about human brains and how to pick them apart and determine what was wrong with a person and then prescribe them a drug to combat the problem. When

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    Drug Addicts

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    The Life of a Drug Addict Every now and then‚ there are scientific discoveries made everywhere around the world be it the discovery of a new species; a new theory; or a new medical drug‚ due to the continuous persuasion of knowledge in the scientific field. In the field of chemistry‚ scientists are striving to come up with new drugs and chemicals that contribute greatly towards the healthcare industry. The drugs formulated are mainly used to treat illnesses and diseases. Some of them include

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