Essay: Misuse of medication Dirk J Booysen Introduction. The extent of the problem of medication misuse can perhaps be realised most fully when considering that it involves not only prescribed drugs and medications‚ but also polypharmacy (using more than one drug concurrently)‚ self-diagnosis which leads to over the counter (OTC) self-medication or the dispensing of medication by a pharmacist without an accurate diagnosis or recommendations for the correct use of the medication‚ and the nonmedical
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A growing number of students on college campuses are taking their life in their own hands each time they consume large quantities of alcohol in a short period of time. This popular method of drinking‚ called binge drinking‚ is a social stigma passed down from past generations. Students consider binge drinking a recreational way of life that is reninforced with alcoholic berverage "hangouts" located near college campuses. The fraternity and sorority houses are known for their wild parties. The peer-pressured
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Should Guns Be Allowed on College Campus? In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For CRJU 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice Armstrong Atlantic State University Fall Semester 2009 Doctor Junseob Moon Date of Submission: December 5‚ 2009 Introduction “Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost $5‚000. Because if a bullet cost $5‚000‚ we wouldn’t have any innocent bystanders.” (Rock‚ 1999) Chris Rock got a big laugh when he expressed his
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the topic of the guns on campus. Which being said the question is should colleges and universities allow guns on campus. I believe guns on campus would cause more fear and risk for students‚ not all conceal and carry holders are “law-abiding” citizens‚ and‚ lastly‚ only security guards should carry guns. Therefore‚ colleges and universities should only allow securities to have guns on campus for protection and everyone else should be forbidden. Having guns on campus would not be a very healthy
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College Campus Rape Truly the definition of rape has changed over the years‚ and many people have many ideas on what it is. We all agree that rape is a terrible thing‚ but we no longer agree on what rape is. Today’s definition has stretched beyond bruises and knives‚ threats and death or violence to include emotional pressure and the influence of alcohol. The lines between rape and sex begin to blur. Many say that rape is when a man has sex with a woman against her will. But then again the definition
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number of local and global environmental problems ranging from spread of epidemics‚ depletion of ozone layer‚ global warming and climate change. The fertile land degraded by human activities has been converted into vast desert and his activities of misuse and overuse of water and reclamation of water bodies has been leading to the crisis of water in many parts of the world. Most of the fossil fuels have so far been used up by him due to whom an energy crisis is overhead. Most of the human population
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Prof. Umesh Singh‚ Coordinator‚ DST Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences‚ Prof Sengupta‚ Dean Faculty of Science‚ Prof Joshi‚ other distinguished members of faculty of the University‚ and above all‚ dear students. I thank you all for inviting me to be in your midst during the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. It is a great honour and privilege for me. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya 2. You have provided an opportunity to me to pay my tribute
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* 1. Managing Internet Misuse Inside the Company * 2. It is important to learn how to prevent misuse of your company’s technology resources and how to protect your business from legal liability for employee misuse of e-mail‚ blogs and the Internet. Managing Internet Misuse Introduction * 3. More than 25% of employers have fired workers for misuse of e-mail. 1/3 of employers have fired an employee for misuse of the Internet. More than 50% of employers have disciplined an employee for violating
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of the Boston Police Department stated in a press conference that this occurrence was a tragic domestic conflict. One suspect was confirmed dead‚ and two other suspects were detained and taken into custody. Likewise‚ studies are showing that college campus shootings are more chronic as well as increasingly dangerous as of late‚ “with three times as many people injured or killed during the most recent five-year period‚ the New York City-based Citizens Crime Commission said”. Concurrently‚ the two
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debilitating pain‚ helps to manage and get back to normal functioning‚ but in contrast it can destroy the lives of an individual with addiction. Prescription drug misuse has become a nationwide epidemic with deaths quadrupling since 1999 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2016). The objectives for the change is to avoid opioid misuse and to effectively manage opioid risk in patients treated for chronic pain. The proposed articles were reviewed to evaluate various methods available to
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