Ritalin and Its Uses In recent years‚ more and more kids seem to be on a prescription drug called Ritalin(methylphenidate). This drug is being handed out more and more by doctors as a way of treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ a complex neurological impairnment that prevents kids from concentrating. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency‚ it rose fron 200 grams per 100‚000 people to over 1400 grams per 100‚000 people in the last fifteen years. The National Institute of Mental
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‘Nazification’ of government‚ police and the courts The country was divided into 42 Gaus‚ each with a Nazi Gauleiter with the power to make laws. Each street and block of flats had a Blockleiter who reported ‘grumblers’ to the police; the Nazis successfully encouraged the idea of Volksgemeinschaft (national community). German people enthusiastically reported troublemakers to the Gestapo. April 1934: ‘People’s Courts’ were set up with Nazi judges who gave the ‘right’ verdict. The police were
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Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technician Pharmacists are experts in medicine. In a pharmacist job you fill prescriptions‚ customize mixed medicines‚ help doctors decide which medications to use‚ keep patients from taking multiple drugs that interact badly and educate consumers about how to use medications safely. They also give information and look out for patients‚ physicians‚ and other health sections on the selection dosages‚ interactions‚ and side effects of medication. They also monitor the
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Right to Die PHI 103 Professor Ian McDougall September 2‚ 2012 Right to Die Physician- assisted suicide is a controversial issue‚ which can revolve around whether it is right or wrong. Death can be expected or sudden. When a person becomes ill‚ treatment can be used to prolong the inevitable. Patients who are terminally ill should have options available for them to end their suffering. Physicians should play a part in assisting a patient with death if this is what the
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At Risk Youth Basketball Diaries Liberty University May 8‚ 2014 Abstract At-risk youth is an epidemic in society and an issue that not only is troublesome for the at-risk teens themselves but affects their family systems‚ their peer clusters and the broader community that they live in. It is not necessary to look far to find at-risk youth in your own community‚ but the media is also filled with examples of at-risk youth. We can look to the media as a case-study of sorts
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Purpose The purpose is to research the reactions that morphine undergoes and its importance is the studies of grade 12 students‚ as well as its uses in health‚ its effect on the environment‚ its role in a large industry of narcotics‚ and the risks and benefits associated with morphine. Morphine has been used over the course of thousands of years for both medicinal and recreational purposes it is derived from the opium poppy. The milk like liquid that seeps from a cut of the flower is what has
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examples are anxiety‚ panic attacks‚ hallucinations‚ paranoia‚ manic-like symptoms‚ and depression. • Failing a professional or home drug test. • Passing a drug test that does not screen for the opioid the person is abusing. Oxycodone‚ hydrocodone‚ and methadone‚ as examples‚ require special testing and may not record as positive for “opiates” on a home drug test. • Using someone else’s urine to falsify a drug test. • Refusing to take a drug test. Medical Changes When Getting “High” • Breathing is slow‚
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The awareness of addictions is growing at an alarming rate in the United States. Many health care professionals are working overtime in treating people with disabling addictions. But within the mental health care profession‚ many are divided as to the arising issue and cause of addiction. Deaths caused by drug overdoses have risen drastically over the pass decade. Many health care and drug treatment professionals are working overtime in treating people with disabling addictions. Within the mental
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Health Care Reform Project YOURNAME CLASS DATE PRESENTED TO Health Care Reform Project Prescription drugs are one of the main increasing costs in health care. It has an impact on the population that could not afford prescription drugs‚ including brand name. The use of generic and OTC (over-the-counter) drugs gave the underprivileged groups in America a better chance for purchase. People believe that the generic form of the drugs do not have the same effect that brand name
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Drug abuse Compulsive‚ excessive‚ and self-damaging use of habit forming drugs or substances‚ leading to addiction ordependence‚ serious physiological injury (such as damageto kidneys‚ liver‚ heart) and/or psychological harm (such asdysfunctional behavior patterns‚ hallucinations‚ memoryloss)‚ or death. Also called substance abuse. Drug 1. Natural or synthetic substance which (when taken into a living body) affects its functioning or structure‚ and is used in the diagnosis‚ mitigation‚ treatment
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