The heroin is a very addictive illegal drug. Not only is the opiate more abusive‚ it is also the fastest-acting opiate. The heroin is processed from morphine‚ a substance that occurs naturally and is extracted from the acorn of certain varieties of poppies. It is typically sold in the form of white and brown powder‚ or as a sticky black substance known in the street as "rubber" or "black tar heroin". However‚ heroin is usually injected‚ inhaled or aspirated‚ or smoked. Typically‚ the addict can be
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no currently accepted medical use “.(Bostwick‚ 2012). But the article does show that “at least some benefit for smoked marijuana in stimulating appetite‚ particularly in AIDS-related wasting syndrome‚ and in combating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting‚
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will die from it. It is absolutely necessary for doctors to be able to prescribe the most beneficial drugs (Mack and Joy 95). "The Institute of Medicine‚ an affiliate of the National Academy of Science‚ said that marijuana can ease the pain‚ nausea‚ and vomiting caused by cancer" (Jet 53). Marinol (a synthetic form of THC) is already being used to treat cancer patients. But with marijuana’s many cannabiniods other than just
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Morphine is a type of narcotic drug synthesized from opium. It is a drug called an opiate that is used to alleviate pain. Opioids are substances that bind to the kappa‚ lambda and mu opioid receptors in the brain. Morphine acts mainly on mu receptors to decrease the transmission of painful stimuli through the spinal cord from body to brain‚ as well as action within the brain itself. Currently‚ it is legal in Canada with a doctor’s prescription. Common brand names for morphine include Avinza‚ Kadian
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Chronic Migraine Headaches Primary Goal: To inform the audience of the importance behind the education of Chronic Migraine Headaches‚ as it pertains to the Symptoms‚ Diagnosis and current available Treatments. Thesis Statement: I am a current sufferer of Chronic Migraine Headaches that are due to a Number of things whether they are in a controlled setting or a non controlled setting. I was Recently diagnosed with a brain aneurysm that has prevented me from completing some of my
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have varying sorts of sickness or terminal diseases is medicinal marijuana. Medicinal marijuana is a drug that the California Medical Association (CMA) believes can be used to treat the conditions of; AIDS‚ anorexia‚ arthritis‚ cancer‚ chronic pain‚ nausea‚ and muscle spasms. This drug works with the eighty special compounds found in cannabis plants called Cannabinoids. Cannabinoids alleviate symptoms of sickness by connecting to receptors in the brain that search for alike compounds that happen in
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Ginger Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinal‚ consumed as a delicacy‚ medicine‚ or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric‚ cardamom‚ and galangal. The distantly related dicots in the Asarum genus have the common name wild ginger because of their similar taste. Ginger is indigenous to southern China‚ from whence it spread to the Spice Islands and other parts of Asia‚ and subsequently
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OF HYDRALAZINE * CNS: * * Headache * Dizziness * Peripheral neuropathy * CVS: * Palpitation * Reflex tachycardia * Angina * arrhythmias GIT: * Nausea. SKIN: * Sweating * Lupus-like-syndrome can occur with high dosage but reversible if discontinued use B. MINODIXIL * a type of vasodilator. It relaxes blood vessels‚ increasing the blood and oxygen supply to your heart
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Personal relationships * Bad management * Bad planning 4.1 Identify the signs and symptoms which may indicate that a child or young person in injured or unwell. * Temperature over 37.5c * Unresponsive * Lethargic * Nausea * Vomiting * Dizziness * Difficulty breathing * Rash * Diarrhoea * Chronic Headaches * Stomach pains 4.2 Identify circumstances where children or young people may need urgent medical attention. * Broken bones * Unconscious/unresponsive
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Wilms Tumor a Childs Cancer Causes • Cancer is caused by a mutated (change) gene cell. • Cells in the fetus (baby) do not mature in the kidneys. • Small or large clusters of these kidney cells remain when the baby is born and will mature by the child’s age of three or four. If the cells do not mature they can grow out of control causing Wilms Tumor. • Wilms Tumor has also been linked to birth defects called syndromes. Syndromes are a group of systems linked to certain changes within the
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