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    Hitler

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    Hitler’s First Illness Starting in the early 1930’s episodes of sharp cramping pain in his right upper abdomen. The pain appeared shortly after meals. Hitler would leave the room and sometimes return after the spasm had passed‚ sometimes he did not return at all. Hitler was frustrated that this occurred after every meal the pain begins without fail. Occasionally the pain would begin during a meal. He also complained of abdominal distension and frequent belching. Some days the pain completely incapacitated

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    Central Nervous System Stimulants Types Stimulants can range from mild legal forms like caffeine to severe illegal drugs like methamphetamines. Each type has different effects at different levels and all can be lethal if taken in excessive quantities. The first type is the cocaine family which consists of cocaine HCL‚ cocaine freebase or crack‚ and cocaine paste. Then there are a wide arrange of amphetamines which are synthetic versions of the ephedra plant like Adderall which is used to help with

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    1980’s define a period of American history marked by high crime rates and an evolving nightlife.1 Today’s society is no different. In many ways‚ people‚ particularly teenagers and young adults‚ are quite literally fueled by drugs. They will take methamphetamines to study‚ depressants to fall asleep‚ and psychoactive stimulants to take a break from the norm and disconnect from reality. The purpose of this paper is to explore three modern drugs in particular and what their psychoactive effects say about

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    3‚4-methylene-dioxy-N-methamphetamine. It is often abbreviated MDMA. Ecstasy is an illegal drug that comes in the form of a pill‚ powder‚ or tablet (“What you”). On the street ecstasy is known as XTC‚ X adam‚ E‚ roll‚ 007‚ lover’s speed‚ hug drug‚ bean‚ M‚ clarity‚ disco biscuits‚ and Scooby snacks. Ecstasy was developed in a laboratory in 1912 and patented in 1914 (Lopez 6). It is a synthetic drug derived from amphetamines and similar to hallucinogens and methamphetamines (Lopez 6; Schroder 13-140)

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    Study Guide-Stimulants

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    Guide - Stimulants Dr. Bowen Terms to know: Coca Leaves Coca-Cola Sigmund Freud Formication Cocaine Kindling effect Cocaine hydrochloride Free-base cocaine Crack cocaine Cocaine psychosis Speedball Amphetamine d-amphetamine Methamphetamine Dopamine Norepinephrine Amphetamine psychosis Crystal Meth (“Ice”) Methcathinone Dr. W.S. Halsted ADHD Methylphenidate Cocaethylene Ephedrine Sympathomimetic Narcolepsy Crank Concepts to know: Trace the history of cocaine use

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    over all the facts surrounding these drugs and the profit margin received from trafficking these drugs. “For one thing‚ if marijuana makes up 60 percent of the cartels’ profits‚ that still leaves another 40 percent‚ which includes the sale of methamphetamine‚ cocaine‚ and brown-powder and black-tar heroin. If marijuana were legalized‚ the cartels would still make huge profits from the sale of these other drugs.” (Longmire‚ S. 2011) Judging from the information that the researcher has gathered so

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    Ecstasy Informative Speech

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    Topic: Ecstasy Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about ecstasy. Central Idea: To inform my audience about the history of ecstasy‚ how it works‚ and the symptoms. Introduction I. 3‚ 4-methylendioxy-methamphetamine II. According to the US National Library of Medicine Nation Institutes of Health‚ approximately 10% of college students have tried this at least once. 7% have used this within the past year and 3% within the past month. It is the second most likely illicit drug to be used‚ first

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    Who Is Molly

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    EN50A 18 February 2013 "Who is Molly?" "Who is Molly? And why is she so popular in today’s generation?" These are the questions most parents are asking. When Molly walks into a party everyone loses their minds. If you didn’t know Molly‚ your peers will introduce you to her. They’ll tell you she’s nice‚ kind‚ and lots of fun. But is she really? What some teens‚ young adults‚ and parents don’t know is the history of Molly and what she really is. Molly doesn’t just have one name people called

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    Methamphetamine and cocaine abusers often take them to come down from excess stimulation. This combination is connected with spasms of the coronary arteries that can damage the heart (starcevic& sicaja‚2007). Heroin addicts frequently take them when they

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    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS Definition Stimulants are a substance which tends to increase behavioral activity when administered. Primary action of a diverse group of pharmacologic agents – adverse effect associated with many drugs. Signs and symptoms * Elevate Mood * Increase Motor Activity * Increase Alertness * Decrease need for Sleep *In case of overdose lead to convulsion and death. Mode of Action * Block neurotransmitters

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