Should the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes be legalized? Wouldn’t it be simple to provide a simple black or white answer to this question? Across the nation there is much debate on this very topic‚ one that I don’t believe can be solved so easily with a yes or no. There are so many activists that have strong opinions on this subject and go to the fullest extent to ensure they are heard. As simple straight forward as this question is it was hard for me to determine which side of the
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to anyone. I have experienced an instance when I went into public with someone who was under the influence of marijuana‚ and they showed slight signs of paranoia. They continuously asked me if everyone could tell that they had smoked. I was asked multiple times‚ “Are my eyes red?” “Do I look high?” “Do I smell?” to which I answered no but they kept asking me. Although‚ paranoia can be scary‚ I think it is a slight side effect‚ which does not cause harm to anyone. Also‚ I have noticed that those who
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The divisions of the nervous system are the Central Nervous System (CNS) and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). The CNS is made of two parts the brain and the spinal cord. The PNS is made up the Somatic nervous system and the automatic system. The somatic nervous contains the peripheral nerve fibers that deliver sensory information to the CNS and motor nerve fibers that go to the skeletal muscle. The central nervous system sends messages from the brain to the rest of the body. (Divisions of The
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History of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ( Greek origin "A" means know‚ "Myo" refers to muscle‚ "Trophic" means nourishment ["No muscle nourishment"] with abbreviation of ALS) is a disease that effects the nervous and muscular system of the body. It was first studied in 1869 by Jean- Martin Charcot who was a French neurologist. In 1939 it gained international and national attention thanks to a man named Lou Gehrig. Gehrig was a baseball player for the New Year Yankees
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Physiological Disorders Assignment 1 For this assignment I am going to explain what Multiple Sclerosis and Vascular Dementia is as well as identify their signs and symptoms. Additionally I will be describing investigations that are carried out in order to diagnose these physiological disorders and identify any difficulties involved in the diagnosis. P1) Multiple Sclerosis (MS)‚ a neurological condition‚ affects around 100‚000 people in the UK and is most common is people aged 20-40 years old. MS
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be sold as a prescription (Treaster‚ 1991). Right now‚ there are at least three medical uses of marijuana. The use of medical marijuana could treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting‚ it can be used to treat spasticity and tremors in Multiple Sclerosis patients‚ and the most common use occurs in patients who have Glaucoma. An article written in the New York Times stated that nearly half of the cancer specialist responding to a survey agreed that they would prescribe marijuana for medical
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make you dumb. And the only reason why you feel high when you smoke it is because the THC is choking your brain of oxygen as the result of the floaty goofy feeling. Advantages The list of diseases which cannabis can be used for includes: multiple sclerosis‚ cancer treatment‚ AIDS (and AIDS treatment)‚ glaucoma‚ depression‚ epilepsy‚ migraine headaches‚ asthma‚ pruritis‚ sclerodoma‚ severe pain‚ and dystonia. This list does not even consider the other medicines which can be made out of marijuana
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In the essay‚ Disability by Nancy Mairs‚ a feminist writer who has multiple sclerosis‚ defines the terms in which she will interact with the world. She will name herself--a cripple--and not be named by others. She will choose a word that represents her reality. Nancy Mairs‚ talks about her disease "multiple sclerosis"‚ she is well aware of her disadvantage‚ although she did not choose the disease the disease chose her. Mairs still has a positive attitude about life‚ despite all her limitations
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University of Phoenix Material Health Care Marketing Information Matrix There are a variety of information sources that may be used by consumers to obtain information relating to the marketing of health care products and services. The following matrix is intended to assist you in organizing the information contained in these sources. Consider the types of marketing messages that these information sources may contain and the reliability of the marketing message. Following the provided example
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Running Head: Multiple Sclerosis- Liberation or Decimation? Multiple Sclerosis- Liberation or Decimation? Kaplan College Multiple Sclerosis- Liberation or Decimation? After a long night out in town Alfonso was ready to call it quits. His friends were saying his speech was slurred‚ as expected after a few to many beers. He decided to go home take a shower and get some sleep. One of his friends drove him home as Alfonso mumbled that he could have driven home. Once home Alfonso took a shower
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