OneFile‚ EBSCOhost (assessed July 15‚ 2010) G K Hulse‚ E Milne‚ & D R English: C D J Holman. (1997). The relationship between maternal use of heroin and methadone and infant birth weight. Addiction‚ 92(11)‚ 1571-9. Retrieved July 15‚ 2010‚ from Research Library. (Document ID: 23959225). De la Hey‚ Mark. (2009‚ June 1st). Methadone use increase babies’ risk of withdrawl. CrossCurrents- The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health. Retrieved July 15‚ 2010 From EBSCO Host database March Of Dimes
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study of children of substance-abusing parents. Pediatrics. Supplement. 103 (5): 1128-1144. Kolar‚ A.F.‚ Brown‚ B.S.‚ Haertzen‚ C.A.‚ & Michaelson‚ B.S. (1994). Children of substance abusers: the life experiences of children of opiate addicts in methadone maintenance. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 20:2; 159-171. Jeanty‚ J.J.‚ (2008). “Drug Addiction” In What Happens to Kids Who Are Returned to Drug-Addicted Parents?‚ www.ehow.com/about_5333688_happens-kids-returned-drugaddicted-parents
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Acacia Williams Professor Lewis September 29‚ 2024 English 101 Ibogaine The war on drugs is becoming increasingly difficult to fight year after year. I would agree that most drugs are harmful to one’s wellbeing and should be prohibited and taken off the market. What if there was a drug that was used for spiritual purpose and could also help one with an addiction to alcohol and even harmful opiates such as heroin and cocaine. The drug Ibogain is exceptionally controversial; “Ibogaine is a natural
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perhaps the most important and influential in combating the problems of mankind and in solving them. People in the field of medicine will continue‚ as they have in this century‚ to address and participate in almost all concerns. For example‚ methadone is currently being used as a therapeutic intervention for some drug addictions. In addition‚ various medications are now being given in the treatment of criminals‚ like anti-psychotic drugs to curb aggressive or violent behavior in schizophrenics
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Prescription Drug Abuse Among Adolescents Prescription depressants are responsible for fourteen percent of overdoses while street drugs‚ such as marijuana‚ are guilty for thirty-nine percent of drug overdoses (Maxwell 267). Statistics prove the prescription drug epidemic that adolescents and adults face. Teenagers in suburbs and rural areas are more frequently exposed to prescription and illegal opiates due to its marketability and highly addictive properties. As consumers of prescription opiates
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they cant get their drug of choice‚ and alcoholics use them or are prescribed them to prevent convulsions and other life threatening withdrawal symptoms. For example‚ depending on the study‚ 20% to 40% of alcoholics and 25% to 50% of heroin or methadone maintained addicts abused benzodiazepines(miller & gold‚ 1990). Here is a quote from a 48 year old female abuser of benzodiazepines. “if I threw down 10 valium‚ I really didn’t feel that much. It wasn’t like taking Nembutal or other barbiturates
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Factors affecting pre-natal development a. Maternal Health Since the placenta cannot filter out extremely small disease carriers‚ such as viruses‚ children can be born with malaria‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ mumps‚ syphilis‚ or other venereal diseases that have been transmitted from the mother. Rubella is the most widespread of the viruses that have a teratogenic effect. If a pregnant woman contracts rubella in the first three months of pregnancy‚ she is likely to give birth to a child with
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Rader 1 Recreational drug usage consists of abusing psychoactive drugs for reason other then medical‚ work‚ or spiritual cause. These drugs can range from simple coffee down to heroin. These drugs are not healthy for the body‚ and have caused many deaths. HIV can be caused by non injected drugs. A United States poll‚ testifies that nearly two hundred million people use drugs at least once a year. This is truly what is wrong with our soceity today. No one can truly state each cause of drug use
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1. Discussion on the topic of substance use and abuse in adolescence 2. Development of plan to address the issues of substance use and abuse in adolescence WHY DO SOME ADOLESCENTS USE DRUGS? As children move from adolescence to young adulthood‚ they encounter dramatic physical‚ emotional‚ and lifestyle changes. Developmental transitions‚ such as puberty and increasing independence‚ have been associated with alcohol use. Binge drinking is a type of drinking defined for men as consuming five
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For as long as mankind has walked on this earth‚ music has been an important part of our culture and lifestyles. Each walk of life beats to a different drum. Different cultures use music for many aspects of their lives; for religious purposes‚ for celebrations‚ for comfort‚ for sorrow‚ for relaxation‚ for sports‚ for dances‚ for energy‚ for learning‚ for sleeping‚ and for sexual experiences. Everyone uses music for something. Music connects with people and reaches them in ways that words simply
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