Medical Marijuana Chris Carr There seems to be a constant need to provide conflict in our society. Everywhere you turn you will find articles fighting against the legalization of medical marijuana‚ which in this state‚ is already legal. What an interesting concept having to continue to defend the legality and why it should be legal in the first place. Heaven forbid we have something that actually helps people tolerate the pain they have to constantly live with. Why would we want to give them
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The Case of Rosa Lee Neal DenDulk Liberty University The Case of Rosa Lee Case Study Name: Rosa Lee Cunningham DOB/Age: 52 Dates of Interviews: 10/07/1994 Evaluator: Neal DenDulk REASON FOR ASSESSMENT: Rosa Lee Cunningham is a 52 year old African-American single mother of eight‚ who is a long time heroin addict‚ and has an extensive criminal record. Of her eight children six of them have followed her in her life of addiction and crime. These crimes include everything from petty theft‚ to prostitution
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General Psychology STIMULANTS Definition of Stimulant Drugs Stimulant‚ any drug that excites any bodily function‚ but more specifically those that stimulate the brain and central nervous system. Stimulants induce alertness‚ elevated mood‚ wakefulness‚ increased speech and motor activity and decrease appetite. Their therapeutic use is limited‚ but their mood-elevating effects make some of them potent drugs of abuse. Stimulants are a class of psychoactive drug that increase activity in the
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Today prescribe medications have become the new drug of chose for many people. People abused prescription drugs by taking medication in a way that is not prescribed. People of all ages abuse prescription drugs for a number of reasons. Some of the reasons people would abuse prescription medications are to feel good‚ get high‚ to relax or relieve tension‚ to reduce appetite‚ to experiment‚ peer pressure or to feed an addiction. Also people may take medications that were not prescribed to them. People
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------------------------------------------------- Treaties and conventions China is a party to the 1988 U.N. Drug Convention‚ the 1961 U.N. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs as amended by the 1972 Protocol‚ and the 1971 U.N. Convention on Psychotropic Substances. China is a member of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)‚ and has been a member of the INCB since 1984. China also participates in a drug control program with Iran‚ Pakistan‚ Tajikistan‚ Turkmenistan‚ Uzbekistan
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and body‚ addiction possibilities‚ and available options for treatment for heroin abusers. What is Heroin? Chemical make-up Breaking down the parts of the word‚ diacetylmorphine‚ di means two‚ acetyl is a radical derived from acetic acid‚ and morphine is a drug derived from the opium poppy plant used to relieve pain. Heroin‚ on the street‚ is generally not pure. Drug dealers often add other things in the drug to stretch their dollar (Furst‚ 2000). The term for adding things to a drug is called
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positively and negatively. The opium comes from a poppy plant which can be transformed into medication that people can use as painkillers or as a drug that can be highly abused to hit euphoria. Hospitals and militaries use opium in a form called morphine which is used to treat severe pain. In order to fight effectively during battles‚ opium was consumed in order to withstand a great amount of pain and if a solider was to be fatally wounded‚ they would not feel a thing. The British grew a strong dependency
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Pain is an essential‚ unavoidable part of all life. Not only does it act as a mechanism for interpreting the physical state of the body‚ but it also acts as a teaching mechanism for recognizing and avoiding harmful conditions. Conversely‚ the body also has numerous pathways for relieving pain (Ossipov 2012). As the medical field advances‚ there is a strong push to find the safest and most effective ways to relieve pain. The most understood pain-relieving system in the body is the endogenous opioid
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Submitted by: Submitted to: Angelo D. Alfaro Mrs. Salome D. Uy Drug A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food. What is considered a drug rather than a food varies between cultures‚ and distinctions between drugs and foods and between kinds of drug are enshrined in laws which vary between jurisdictions and
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Benzodiazepines • GHB (gammahydroxybutyrate) • Ketamines Opioids These drugs block the perception of pain by binding with opioid receptors and also induces a sense of euphoria (“high”). Examples • Codeine • Dipipanone • Heroin • Methadone • Morphine • Oxycodone • Pethidine • Tramadol Signs and Symptoms of Drug Overdose (OD) Central Nervous System (CNS) • Stimulants o Anxiety o Insomnia o Restless • Sedative Hypnotics and Opioids o Confusion o Hallucinations o Slurred speech o Drowsy
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