1 Alcohol is the most prevalent drug of abuse worldwide. Discuss the major‚ long-term physiological effects of addiction to alcohol. Be sure to include a discussion of the dangers of withdrawal. Alcohol is very toxic to the body. When a person consumes a certain amount of alcohol the body becomes toxic and their mental status is impaired and there judgment and reasoning is unstable. This causes a person to take careless and or reckless actions outside of their norm. After these abnormal actions
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4.3 Work File Review Caution: Dangerous Chemicals Word Bank Inhalants Hallucinogens Stimulants Narcotics Depressants Psychoactive Over-the-Counter (OTC) Use the word bank to fill in the blanks: inhalants are substances that produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to produce a mind-altering effect. Hallucinogens can disrupt the nervous system in your body‚ causing changes in the way you sense the world around you. Narcotics are used to treat pain and induce anesthesia
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was conducting my research‚ I located the actual survey results and decided to include them with this essay. (I included them at the end of my essay). ~~~ The three main drugs that are used among teenagers are Marijuana‚ LSD‚ and a variety of inhalants. The use of these drugs seem to be of an astronomical amount according to the survey conducted by the University of Michigan. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa)
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Inhalant use typically involves younger teens or school-age children. Groups of children will use inhalants usually as an experiment. Commonly abused inhalants include model glue‚ spray paints‚ cleaning fluids‚ gasoline‚ liquid typewriter correction fluid‚ and aerosol propellants for deodorants or hair sprays. The chemicals are poured
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Case #1: Abby Thurmond is clearly suffering from Bulimia Nervosa. She seemingly meets all the criteria and is a prime candidate for the disease. Being from an urban area‚ such as Miami‚ has put her at a higher risk. The social learning and cultural ideas she is constantly exposed to may have played a role in the start and continuation of her disorder. Also‚ Abby is described as “single‚ independent‚ and devoted to her work.” These characteristics may lead to perfectionism which is a common personality
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Substance related disorders Definitions and terms Use This is when a person drinks alcohol or swallows smoke‚ sniffs or injects a mind altering substance. Abuse This is when a person is using alcohol or drugs for the purpose of intoxication or in the case of prescription for purpose beyond their intended use. Dependence It is the continuing use of alcohol or drugs despite adverse consequences to ones physical‚ social and psychological wellbeing Addiction
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medical uses‚ effects) General neuronal effects and long-term effects (at least 2 differences between cocaine and amphetamines covered in class) Methamphetamine (mostly video we watched) Chapter – 10 and chapter 6 Sedatives and Inhalants 3 main types inhalants book covered and an example of each Basic effects on 2 slides (of solvents) Different types of drugs our book lists as sedatives Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines (what are the differences between them?) Example of a sleep-inducing
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(2012). Adolescents and inhalant abuse: How huffing affects the myelin sheath. Journal of Addictions Nursing‚ 23(2)‚ 129-131. doi:10.3109/10884602.2012.669422 Chaplin‚ T Erath SA‚ El-Sheikh M‚ Cummings EM (2009). Harsh parenting and child externalizing behavior: Skin conductance level reactivity as a moderator. Child Development; 80:578–592. [PubMed: 19467012]. Feldman‚ R. S. (2011). Development across the life span (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall. Inhalant Abuse (n.d.). Retrieved
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off. • Drug addiction‚ or substance abuse‚ can be described as the physical need or compulsion to repeatedly use a substance that alters consciousness both physically and mentally. TYPES OF DRUGS • TYPES OF DRUGS INCLUDE • Cannabis • Inhalants • Cocaine • Other Stimulants • Depressants • Hallucinogen • Narcotics • Designer Drugs • Anabolic Steroids • Alcohol • Tobacco • Drug Durations Symptoms of Marijuana: Glassy‚ red eyes; loud talking and inappropriate laughter followed
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same effects as marijuana. Amotivational syndrome- state of listlessness and personality change involving a generalized apathy and indifference to long range plans. Drugs on market – medical marijuana- dronabinol and nabilone Depressants and inhalants Barbiturate- drug within a family of depressants derived from barbituric acid and used as a sedative-hypnotic and antiepileptic medication‚ sleep drug. example – amobarbital 1st barbiturate- barbituric acid- discovered by Alfred bare Lethal does
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