List of Tables Page Table 4.1 Age Distribution of Respondents 46 Table 4.2 Marital Status 48 Table 4.3 Smoking Habits 49 Table 4.4 Alcohol Drinking Habits 50 Table 4.5 Chi-square test rests of knowledge of drug abuse 51 Table 4.6 Identification of commonly abused drugs 52 Table 4.7 Abuse of illicit drugs only 53 Table 4.8 Chi-square calculation of peer pressure a powerful influence in introducing Nigerian university students to drugs
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Outcome 1 Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings The learner can: 1. identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments) The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH The Mental Capacity Act (2005) The Access to health records Act (1990)‚ The Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality legislation
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Drug Abuse: The Single Most Important Societal Problem May 27‚ 2011 Drug Abuse - Single Most Important Societal Problem Have you ever walked down the street or in a grocery store and bumped into someone you know‚ and they look really bad? Drugs have “eaten them alive” and they are barely recognizable. You can remember how beautiful they were “before” the drugs but you’re staring the “after” directly in the face. It is not a pretty sight‚ is it? Just think‚ it could be one of your family
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aid with inflammation and muscle problems. CBD‚ is not mind or behavior altering and aids in reducing inflammation and pain‚ controlling epileptic seizures‚ and some mental illnesses. Medical marijuana can be dispensed in many forms such as oils‚ inhalants‚ and pill form including suppositories. Now‚ like everything else‚ medical marijuana does have its cons to its pros. Majority of the cons I’ve found when researching the topic has been its harm
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Unit 4222-619 Understanding mental health problems Outcome 1 Know the main forms of mental ill health 1 Mood disorders Mood disorder covers all types of depression . Some people are prone to suffering depression during winter when the days are shorter. Bipolar disorder is a condition that affects your moods which can change from one extreme to another this can range from a euphoric mania to a deep low depression these highs and lows can be so extreme that they interfere with day to day life Personality
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honest‚ how is it possible to have this sort of decrease in a free will country such as America. The answer to this is the new era of drugs. Prescription drugs are the reason why the use of illegal drugs such as marihuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ crack and inhalants has decreased in the last decade. Teenagers are finding new ways to get high‚ unfortunately in a much more dangerous way and as addictive as illegal drugs. As a matter of a fact these drugs can contribute to lifetime health complications. Now‚ a
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A career in nursing can be the most rewarding occupation most people can think of. It truly takes a unique person with a strong sense of discipline‚ diligence‚ responsibility‚ and a love for mankind to take on such a role. While nursing for most is very rewarding‚ it is also an occupation that can very easily overwhelm employees and requires most of the time more so then none‚ a great tolerance to stress. For some when the stress becomes overwhelming‚ it may lead to addiction‚ especially in the
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Drug and Alcohol Use among Young Teens I have chosen the use of drug and Alcohol among young teens. The reason I have chosen this because it is very common for young teens to experiment with drugs and alcohol due to peer pressure. Young teens are faced with some kind of peer pressure in their lives. Peer pressure is more than a phase that that a teen goes through. Peer pressure could lead to extreme hair and clothing‚ tattoos‚ or body piercing. It can be a negative force in the lives of children
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Fall 2013 Drug Ed Exam 2 The use of cocaine by members of the general public in Europe was initially in the form of coca powder. pills. drinks‚ such as coca wine. cigarettes. Dr. W. S. Halsted‚ the "father of American surgery‚" experimented with cocaine’s ability to produce dependence. a deep sleep. psychosis. local anesthesia. Which famous physician studied cocaine as a treatment for morphine dependence and depression? Benjamin Rush Sigmund Freud Johns Hopkins Parke Davis
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nature of the drug use despite physical and/or psychological harm to the user and society and includes both licit and illicit drugs‚ and the term "substance abuse" is now frequently used because of the broad range of substances (including alcohol and inhalants) that can fit the addictive profile. Psychological dependence is the subjective feeling that the user needs the drug to maintain a feeling of well-being; physical dependence is characterized by tolerance (the need for increasingly larger doses in
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