Boubelik Engl 102 MWF 3:00pm Yuan Ding 26 March 2012 Abuse of Prescription Drugs in the U.S. "Prescription drugs are the number-one drug problem that we face today‚" says David Rotenberg‚ executive director of the adolescent treatment center at the nonprofit Caron Foundation. "They are more widely prescribed‚ more widely available‚ and more widely abused by adolescents than they have ever been before."(DiConsiglio‚ 1) Abuse of prescription drugs is one of the fastest growing problems for young adults
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Substance Abuse And The Effects Of Substance Abuse Substance abuse is seen as maladaptive and not considered dependant but can lead to dependency with certain drugs. There is a huge range of drugs such as alcohol‚ cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ benzodiazepines and opiates. Some of these drugs are illegal in some countries and regions and can lead to criminal prosecution if caught in possession or under the influence of them. Public health practitioners have undertaken many studies into drug abuse from an
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The abuse of alcohol and prescription/recreational drugs are constant issues that our society and societies across the globe are constantly facing. Handling such issues and preventing them from negatively impacting our society can be very difficult and viewed from an “Objective perspective” and a “Constructionist perspective”. The objective perspective identifies these abuses as unsafe social condition that can be identified‚ measured and reduced. The Constructionist perspective uses a more formal
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BIO103 Environmental Biology – Effects of Alcohol on Human Coordination Introduction: Alcohol is known to produce many chronic abnormalities that are attributable to parietal lobe dysfunction. The self becomes aware of the body being a distant object but it feels a strange attachment feeling (Miller et al‚ 1991). Considerable laboratory research indicates that different levels of alcohol consumption contributes to overall behavioural and cognitive functions and therefore the reason for carrying
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patients addicted to drugs stop using‚ avoid relapse‚ and successfully recover their lives. Based on this research‚ key principles have emerged that should form the basis of any effective treatment programs: Addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affects brain function and behavior. No single treatment is appropriate for everyone. Treatment needs to be readily available. Effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual‚ not just his or her drug abuse. Remaining in treatment
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ABNORMAL ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES Arterial Blood Gases‚ or ABGs‚ measure the amounts of oxygen‚ carbon dioxide and acid/base level in the blood‚ according to Medline Plus‚ a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. ABGs are ordered if the patient has difficulty breathing‚ symptoms of an acid/base imbalance‚ or if a pre-existing condition is worsening‚ and blood is taken from an artery in the wrist‚ groin‚ or inside of the elbow. Respiratory Acidosis The kidneys and lungs work together
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Although alcohol is sometimes seen as a recreation‚ it is truly a deadly substance. To start‚ by prohibiting alcohol‚ it will prevent the physical symptoms of alcohol. Also‚ by making alcohol unauthorized for consumption‚ people will also be avoiding health problems. In addition‚alcohol contains hazerdous chemicals that are unhealthy towards humans.To add‚ alcohol also has a numerous amount of non-benefits toward human nutrients consumption. To sum up‚ by making alcohol unauthorized for consumption
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is‚ not only do the users suffer‚ but so do their family‚ friends‚ and the community. However‚ due to the rise of juvenile’s becoming involved in substance abuse‚ the juvenile justice system has resulted in an increased burden. Over the past fifteen years‚ the fad of drug use among kids has steadily been increasing. Persistent substance abuse among youth is often accompanied by an array of problems‚ including academic difficulties‚ health-related consequences‚ poor peer relationships‚ mental health
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Methamphetamine Abuse The report of Methamphetamine is an artificial painkiller with more rapid long-lasting effects than amphetamine‚ used illegally as an intoxicant and as a prescription drug to treat narcolepsy and maintain blood pressure. Methamphetamine is a drug that kills slowly‚ but surely and along the way it has many severe health complications. This drug has nearly up to eight or more slang words that are used in the street. Methamphetamine is defined as meth‚ speed‚ crank‚ zip‚ chalk
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focused on determining the stress that various alcohols have on biological membranes. Using five solutions of differing alcohol concentration for each of the three alcohols; methanol‚ ethanol‚ and 1-propanol and a small slice of beet‚ the stirred solution was placed into a plastic cuvette and then into a spectrophotometer and the absorbance of alcohol solutions were determined in order to conclude which alcohol and concentration of alcohol had the greatest effect on biological membranes. The results showed
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