Phencyclidine (PCP)‚ also referred to as angel dust‚ is a hallucinogen that produces feelings of euphoria‚ superhuman strength‚ and social/sexual prowess.1 All but one of PCP derivatives‚ ketamine‚ became illegal in 1978.1 Ketamine is a synthetic compound used as a surgical anesthetic today. PCP‚ before 1978‚ was indicated for anesthesia and for animal tranquilization‚ but it was removed from the market due to its many side effects‚ the most common being psychosis‚ dysphoria‚ and agitation.1 Today
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Kaung Wai Yan Kyaw English 151 RW Prof J. Hurley Angie Bachmann’s gambling addiction Angie Bachmann‚ mother of 3 children‚ got addicted to gambling. When she lost everything‚ she tried to sue the casino for encouraging her to keep on gambling. There are a few factors why Bachmann gambling addiction went out of control‚ casino‚ loneliness‚ feel special‚ friends and her surroundings. Addiction is some sort of habit‚ habit is like a routines and habit can be changed if they have the will. Bachmann
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Drugs and Addiction Carl Jung‚ a Swiss psychiatrist once said: “Every form of addiction is bad‚ no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol‚ morphine or idealism.” I agree with what he said. It’s true; addiction is not only bad‚ it can be dangerous! Do you know how many people who take drugs die each year? According to WHO (World Health Organization)‚ 2‚000 Americans die each year from using heroin‚ in England‚ 5‚000. 2‚500 Americans die each year from using cocaine. Alcohol kills 80‚000 Americans
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contain opium or natural synthetic opium (Shoenfeld‚ 2012). Some of the commonly abused opiates include: Oxycodone‚ Hydrocodone‚ Heroin‚ Codeine‚ Morphine‚ and Methadone as well as many other pain medications. They can be crushed and snorted‚ taken orally‚ and even injected. The most restrictive legally available drugs are the opiates Methadone and Morphine (Shoenfeld‚ 2012). They are prescribed for severe pain. Individuals can be prescribed methadone as an option for treatment but in reality is highly
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Drug addiction is drug addiction‚ no matter what route is taken‚ whether it be from opioid analgesics‚ marijuana or other drugs. Drug addiction is something that this world will never be without. What most people fail to see is that drugs of high addiction rates should and can be monitored. When it comes to opioid analgesics versus medical marijuana‚ the debate is high and strong. Most people‚ which include medical professionals and actual drug addicts‚ believe that opioid analgesics are the best
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pain including pain in teeth‚ skeletal system‚ skin‚ internal organs of the body. When used in high doses opiates can also relieve pain cause with certain types of cancer. The most commonly abused opiates are Hydrocodone‚ Oxycotin‚ Fentanyl‚ and Morphine. These substances are taken snorted‚ smoked and sometimes even injected to give a high close to heroine. Heroine is made from the opiate plant so these pain killers are basically synthetic heroine. Fentanyl happens to be 600 times more powerful
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Why do people laugh? Someone makes a strange sound or behaves in a peculiar manner so everyone around expels air out of their lungs at a rapid rate. Why? In an article for NBC News‚ Robert Provine‚ professor of neurobiology & psychology at the University of Maryland‚ states from an evolutionary perspective‚ “We believe laughter evolved from the panting behavior of our ancient primate ancestors (1999).” He further explains that people and apes laugh under the same circumstances‚ such as while playing
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Exam #1‚ Chapters 1-6 Study online at quizlet.com/_d00x4 1. Suppose a person is prescribed an opioid medication (similar to heroin) to treat a painful injury. After the injury heals‚ she takes the drug primarily to feel euphoria. Based on this information alone‚ what term would you use to describe her drug use?: Drug misuse 2. Among college students‚ fewer than 1/4 have ever tried:: 17. medical emergencies. 18. Drug use that is not common within a social group and 19.
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administered as medicine in pill form. What a novel idea! No actually it isn’t novel at all. Many other forms of illegal drugs are dispensed as medicine is this manner. Steroids (Cortizone‚ Prednizone and others) and opiates‚ namely codeine and morphine‚ are prescribed regularly to patients for pain relief. Of course the doctors don’t dispense poppy seeds or cocaine‚ the drug comes in a pill. The amount of the drug is carefully regulated to prevent most
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Psychology Psychoactive Drugs and their Effects Medications that effect people psychologically are called psychoactive drugs. They are often helpful in treating depression‚ anxiety‚ insomnia‚ and other psychological complications. Psychoactive drugs don’t affect the underlying causes of these disorders‚ but they can provide symptomatic relief to allow people to live more normal lives. Anxiety can be defined as persistent nervousness‚ tension‚ or panic caused by stress or other psychological
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