Criminology 101 – The war on drugs. Enforcing drug laws * drug dealers richer * increased drug related violence * corrupted law enforcement * dissuaded drug abusers from seeking medical help. Verses “ to legalize illicit drugs‚ stop arresting drug users and focus entirely on treatment”. * unrealistic thus Goode argues “ the optimal strategy is a program focused largely on…reducing the damage that both drug abuse and the war on drugs illicit on users and society
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Celia D. Roman Instructor Corbett COM 041 11 November 2011 Essay 1 Addiction is a disease that I will battle for the rest of my life. After being sexually assaulted at the age of twelve‚ I started to self-destruct. Lack of parental support‚ less than pristine living conditions‚ and an addictive personality paved an expressway to a life of addiction. I chose to hang with undesirable people‚ and was introduced to Marijuana‚ LSD‚ Ecstasy‚ PCP‚ Cocaine‚ Heroin and eventually what became
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Some of these are depressants‚ opioids‚ morphine derivatives and stimulants. Examples of depressants are sleep medication‚ Stilton‚ Xanax‚ benzodiazepine. Examples of opioids and morphine include‚ codeine‚ morphine‚ methadone and oxycodone. With regards to stimulants there is amphetamines and methylphenidate. These are just a few of the big brand drugs among hundreds more. These drugs will be abused for any given reason whether it is for pain relief‚ euphoria‚ hallucination
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Profession Counseling Ethics PCN 505 Chandra Hannah Professor Mary O’ Neil In our everyday life we hear about these issues all the time. Remaining value-neutral about abortion‚ suicide‚ adultery‚ drug use‚ domestic violence‚ and child abuse‚ will not be very easy because we all have our different opinion on such issues. Some of these issue my friends and I discuss everyday and we give our value opinion on these issues which is a little rough. If I would take my personal value along with
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high rates of HIV amongst injecting drug users harm reduction approach was placed on the agenda for the drug users who were unable to abstain resulting in practices like needle exchange‚ advice on safer injecting practice‚ safe injecting centers‚ methadone and heroin prescribing brought in to reduce the harm (McKeganey:2014). Davies (2012) provides an overview of the drug strategy in the UK and identifies that ‘Tackling Drug Misuse’ was the first drug strategy introduced in 1985 by the Margaret Thatcher’s
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TREATING TB. Keep in mind that Isonaizd(INH) is the established treatment for preventive therapy ‚ and the usual regimen is up to 300mg daily for adults. You can keep pts on for 6 months or 12 months with a positive CXR. Always give vitB6 when treating pts with INH. If there is a suspected resistance then use Rifampin (RIF) alone or in combo with the said INH. How do we treat current CLASSES III & IV diseases. The first line medications are used in combinations since these tend to delay
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C.A.T 1. Using relevant examples‚ discuss the government policies on HIV/AIDS‚ prevention and control (20mks) Definition of terms Government policies- These are the course of actions or inactions taken by the state with regard to a particular issue. HIV- This is the virus that destroys the human immune system leaving the body defenseless hence vulnerable to other infections. AIDS- The disease presents itself as a collection of signs and symptoms resulting from lowered immunity mostly due
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Many women‚ including teens‚ abuse drugs while they are pregnant. This rate is especially high to those who are homeless‚ underprivileged‚ or live in a broken home. In order for drug abusers to even have a chance at beating their addiction they have to have support whether it’s family‚ friends‚ or boyfriend/spouse. They must also let the abuser now all the consequences to themselves and the unborn child. There are many consequences when using drugs during pregnancy such as miscarriage‚ health risks
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1. Phenelzine (Nardil) - antidepressant‚ monoamine oxidase inhibitor. -Indicated for use: depression in patients who have failed other modes of therapy (tricyclic antidepressants‚ SSRIs‚ SSNRIs‚ or EC therapy). -also used in: panic disorder‚ social anxiety disorder -Action: inhibits the enzyme monoamine oxidase‚ resulting in accumulation of various neurotransmitters (dopamine‚ epinephrine‚ norepinephrine‚ and serotonin) in the body. -Therapeutic effects: improvement in mood for depressed patients
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and even death. In fact‚ opioids are so strong that even one large dose can be fatal. The most commonly prescribed opioids include: Oxycodone‚ Hydrocodone‚ Diphenoxylate‚ Morphine‚ Codeine‚ Fentanyl‚ Propoxyphene‚ Hydromorphone‚ Meperidine‚ and Methadone. Many teens die using these painkillers and don’t realize how potent they are if not prescribed. According to http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/opioids-and-pain-relievers teen drug abuse occurs in many different ways‚ but most commonly are abused
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