Authority Drug Formulary (HADF) Name: Ng Ka Lok (Peony) UID: 2009504279 Email: peony11@hku.hk Introduction The Hospital Authority (HA) has introduced the Drug Formulary in the fall of 2005. It is a list of drugs that are 1) prescribed freely (HA standard)‚ 2)not prescribed freely but the Samaritan Funds will provide financial assistance if needed(Non-HA standard I)and 3)not prescribed freely and are not protected by a safety net(Non-HA standard II)1. At present‚ there are about 1300 drugs listed
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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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examining drug use in American society‚ it can be said that it is met with generally negative attitudes. American society has typically frowned upon drug use‚ creating negative narratives and stigmas against the use of drugs. They have also employed various tactics to convince people not to use drugs‚ including the concept of drug scares. Drug scares are employed by different entities within American society throughout history in order to dissuade individuals from engaging in drug use and uphold
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realm‚ began to feel their grip on power falter. By targeting drug use‚ the government would be free to "deal" with minorities especially African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ the free-love generation‚ and left-wing "radicals‚" all while claiming that they were protecting our country and our borders from the international drug trade‚ as well as ridding our streets of drugs and related violence. In addition‚ many government worried that if drug use became widespread‚ they would no longer be able to control
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The “war on drugs” in America has been a popular and controversial political topic of conversation since 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse as an imminent threat to public health. President Ronald Reagan reinvigorated the topic in 1986 when he insisted there was a drug crisis in America; as a result‚ the number of people brought up on drug charges multiplied by ten during that time. However‚ in recent years the idea of drug decriminalization has gained ground. In the article
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proposed approach to the criminalization of drugs would not be feasible. I believe this because federal drug laws are usually questionable‚ drug prohibition creates more opportunity for crime to occur‚ and the economical aspect of money (in the billions) being funneled towards criminal businesses and or organizations. The first reason I believe that the approach to criminalization of drugs would not be feasible is because most‚ if not all‚ federal drug laws are questionable in character in terms
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and John K. Hewitt released their study Relationship Between Adolescent Marijuana Use and Young Adult Illicit Drug Use examining a number of components of the gateway theory as it applies to marijuana use and its effect on progression toward use of other illicit drugs. In order for researchers to relate marijuana use to the gateway theory‚ they examined (1) whether adolescent marijuana use predicts young adult drug use‚ (2) whether this association persists when controlling for similar family background
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has been deemed illegal. This natural plant is Cannabis‚ also known as Marijuana. Medical marijuana refers to the use of cannabis and it’s cannabinoids to decrease or improve symptoms. Marijuana has been the topic of discussion for many‚ many years‚ but recently the developments and law changes have started to increase. In this essay I will explain the pros versus the cons‚ how the drug can be used‚ and a medical issue that could be resolved with using medical marijuana. If you had the power to ease
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Drugs in Sport The use of drugs in sports goes back a long-long time‚ in fact back to the original Olympics held from 776 to 393 BC. Old texts suggest that humans were always trying to find ways to do more work with less effort (work hard but suffer less). This caused them to find‚ invent & use drugs or supplements. Thus people began using drugs & performance enhancers. Doping is the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport‚ it is illegal‚ but the use of drugs completely isn’t. That
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MariJUANa is a drug that shouldn’t be used for recreational purposes due to all the effects it gives the user and how some users abuse it. The more that is taken the greater the effects are which can cause short and long term problems. One of the reasons that people use this drug is for the feeling that it offers to them and get some users addicted. The use of marijuana causes THC to flow from your bloodstream to your brain in which gives the user the “high” they feel. “It acts much like the cannabinoid
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