Anticoagulant Medications Cherie Hubbard St. Petersburg College Anticoagulant Medications As our population ages‚ patients are living longer as a result of advances in medical technology‚ surgical procedures‚ and drug development(Bressler MD & Bahl PhD‚ 2003). The average older person is taking two to five prescription medications daily and one in five of this age group has a medication related hospitalization annually (McLean & LeCouteur‚ 2004). In my eighteen years of nursing
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Drugs and there effects on Society Drugs have been probably the biggest contributor to the downfall of the world in the last 50 years. There are many drugs with many different side effects. The most common of drugs are Marijuana‚ Cocaine‚ Heroin‚ Crack Cocaine‚ Ecstasy‚ LSD‚ Angel Dust‚ and Mushrooms. All of these drugs are put into a class with other recreational and elicit drugs that have similar effects. Marijuana is in a class of its own. Cocaine and Crack Cocaine are Stimulants. Ecstasy
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Rader 1 Recreational drug usage consists of abusing psychoactive drugs for reason other then medical‚ work‚ or spiritual cause. These drugs can range from simple coffee down to heroin. These drugs are not healthy for the body‚ and have caused many deaths. HIV can be caused by non injected drugs. A United States poll‚ testifies that nearly two hundred million people use drugs at least once a year. This is truly what is wrong with our soceity today. No one can truly state each cause of drug use
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The legalization of marijuana is a controversial topic not just in New Zealand but all over the world. Some people think that marijuana is great e.g. it relieves pain‚ calms you down and is not physically addictive. Other people do believe in this point of view the say that it can physically harm your body‚ harms babies and leads to harder drugs. Firstly marijuana is not physically addictive. This means the body will not crave the way it will with other drugs such as heroin where people become
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Introduction In today ’s society‚ teens are a common target of anti-drug campaigns and government advertisements. The goal of these campaigns is to make teens and young adults aware of the dangers associated with drug use. While these campaigns are generally effective‚ teens are still greatly tempted by the dangerous‚ exciting‚ and fast-paced world of club drugs. Despite the information they are constantly receiving from their teachers‚ parents‚ and government media‚ some teenagers will still adamantly
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Psychoactive Drugs are chemical substances that alter behavior‚ mood‚ perception‚ or mental functioning. Through the consumption of substances many cultures have found ways to alter consciousness. Psychoactive substances apply their effects by transforming biochemical or physiological processes in the brain. The message system of nerve cells‚ or neurons‚ relies on both electrical and chemical transmission. Neurons rarely touch each other; there is a microscopic gap between one neuron and the next
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More veterans are using service dogs to cope with challenges. Many soldiers‚ sailors‚ and marines find the transition from combat zones back to civilization to be challenging. The use of medication is not the only option‚ but the use of “man’s best friend” is living up to its name. Dogs build confidence in their military handlers through unconditional love.. Many people take medication to help them cope with their PTSD. “PTSD is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking
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While doing my research I came across an alarming statistic‚ The United States has 5% of the world’s population and consumes 75% of the world’s prescription drugs. That says a lot about the rate in which drugs are prescribed in the United States. In 2010‚ enough prescription painkillers were prescribed to medicate every American adult every 4 hours for 1 month. It seems to be the fix all for doctors today. There is a pill that cures almost every aliment one may have‚ but at what price? Why do
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What is MPTP and how is it used? MPTP is a form of synthetic analog drug that is only obtainable illegally. Demerol‚ also known as MPPP or MPTP is an analog of fentanyl and meperidine. When ingested‚ MPTP metabolizes into a reactive molecule in the brain that selectively destroys neurons containing dopamine‚ which found in the motor regions of the basal ganglia. Gradual neuronal degeneration is the result of Parkinson’s disease found in aging individuals however‚ the consumption of MPTP dramatically
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My drug is LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) 2. Usually LSD is taken by mouth. It is dissolved into a liquid and soaked into blotter paper‚ which is then cut into quarter inch sized doses. These are also called tabs‚ trips‚ or hits. Although it is less common‚ LSD powder can also be squeezed into tiny pills‚ called microdots‚ or placed into capsules. The liquid itself can be squeezed into the eye. 3. LSD is manmade. 4. Battery Acid‚ California Sunshine‚ Dots‚ Golden Dragon‚ Pane‚ Looney Toons
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