Unit 1 Short Paper Psychoactive Drugs I believe was designed to be used for medical purposes‚ which I also fee that people who use them are in danger of harming their body and mind. According to news briefs People like Michael Jackson and Jerald Levert also others known people have abused drugs for what reason I can only guess for depression or the stress of being celebrity. Whatever the reasons were they are no longer living due to the drug abuse‚ so I can only imagine the people who are
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Drugs A drug is any chemical you take that effects the way your body works. Alcohol‚ caffeine‚ aspirin and nicotine are al drugs. A drug must be able to pass from you body into your brain. Once inside your brain‚ drugs can chance the messages you brain cells are sending to each other‚ and to the rest of your body. They do this by interfering with your brain’s own chemical signal: neurotransmitters that transfer signals across synapses Heroin is an opiate processed directly from the extracts of
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get your dream education. You found your solution; the study drug. Sadly – a problem is still to be found; the study drug. Because what you and many young students from USA don’t know is these pills actually are made for treating ADD and ADHD diagnosed patients‚ and by that fact can cause side effects to people like you without these diseases. The phenomenon “Study drugs” are greatly criticized by David Sack in his article; “Do Study Drugs Breed a Nation Of Winners – or Cheaters?”. David Sack points
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________________________ Student Exploration: Drug Dosage Vocabulary: controlled release‚ dosage‚ drug‚ overdose‚ target organ Prior Knowledge Question (Do this BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Suppose you take aspirin for a headache. What happens after you swallow the pill? The aspirin starts begins to dissolve by the enzymes and are soaked in while traveling down to the stomach. They then are distributed to the areas that need the pain relief. Gizmo Warm-up A drug is a substance that causes changes
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Many nurses are weak with drug calculations of all sorts. This article will help to review the major concepts related to drug calculations‚ help walk you through a few exercises‚ and provide a few exercises you can perform on your own to check your skills. There are many reference books available to review basic math skills‚ if you find that you have difficulty with even the basic conversion exercises. Common Conversions: 1 Liter = 1000 Milliliters 1 Gram = 1000 Milligrams 1 Milligram = 1000
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The problem of alcohol and drug abuse is of high importance nowadays. It is especially acute among young people and this fact horrifies most of all. Today the statistics shows deplorable numbers of young people‚ drinking and taking drugs. What is more terrible is that more and more young people start drinking and taking drugs. It is high time to stop this epidemic if our society does not want to loose its future. Alcohol abuse is itself very harmful for a human organism‚ especially for a young
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DRUG STUDY DRUG ACTION INDICATION / CONTRAINDICATION NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES Generic Name: Cephalexin Classification: Cephalosporin Dosage: 500 mg capsule Frequency: TID Route: PO Mechanism of Action: They stop or slow the growth of bacterial cells by preventing bacteria from forming the cell wall that surrounds each cell. The cell wall protects bacteria from the external environment and keeps the contents of the cell together. Adverse Reactions: diarrhea‚ nausea‚ sore
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Nowadays the use of drugs is very common in our life. There is no precise definition for drug‚ as the meaning of it follows according to how the users intend to use it. Some may called it medicine but some may called it death‚ but the main purpose of drugs is actually to reduce pain or kill some cancer cells in our body. Unfortunately‚ many people especially those uneducated teenagers tend to misuse drugs. They have no idea how it can both harm them physically and mentally. I would say that the
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The Drug Enforcement Administration was established on July 1‚ 1973‚ by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973‚ signed by President Richard Nixon on July 28.[2] It proposed the creation of a single federal agency to enforce the federal drug laws as well as consolidate and coordinate the government’s drug control activities. Congress accepted the proposal‚ as they were concerned with the growing availability of drugs.[3] As a result‚ the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD)‚ the Office of Drug
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DRUG STUDY Generic & Brand Names Dose‚ Strength & Formulation Indication/Mechanisms of Drug Action Adverse/ Side Effects Drug Interaction Nursing Responsibilities Rationale Client Teaching Generic: Ferrous Sulfate Brand: Sorbifer Classification: Antianemic Ordered: Give FeSO4 (Sorbifer) durule OD Timing: OD Duration: Other Forms: Drops: 75 mg/0.6ml Elixir: 220 mg/5ml Tablets: 195 mg‚ 300 mg‚ 325 mg‚ 187 mg‚ 200 mg Tablets (extended-release):
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