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    Narcotic Drugs

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    Amber Newton Narcotic Drugs CRJ 311 Forensics Seitu Stephens February 27‚ 2013 Narcotics are classified as drugs that bring relief from pain or sluggishness. Unfortunately‚ the line between narcotics and illegal drugs has blurred and many illegal drugs are known as narcotics instead of what they truly are. One example used in our studies was cocaine. Cocaine is viewed as a narcotic‚ but is actually a stimulant that inhibits the central nervous system. Opiates are analgesic narcotics

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    Brain Activity During Sleep Imagine spending 1/3 of your life doing something and not knowing why you do it or what purpose is behind it. Sleep is one of the greatest mysteries that science is struggling with. It was once considered an inactive or passive state in which the mind used to recuperate from the day. This of course is not true‚ since the brain is in active stages while asleep and sometimes may even reach to a higher state of awareness than when awake. This fact has bewildered many scientists

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    Hung Ngo Professor: Vasilka Maslanka English 122 03 August‚ 2013 Metawriting Throughout this 8-week semester‚ I have been learning how to write argumentative essays using the provided articles as well as the ones I find on my own to help support my arguments. I like how the first three papers are designed as a step by step teaching tool. For example‚ paper one teaches me how to read and summarize the articles and to give a short response to each article. This is very helpful‚ because without

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    Homeostasis is most effective because it can achieve this because it is in a stable and relatively consistent conditions. In sleep-wake homeostasis‚ an internal timer generates a homeostatic sleep drive or need for sleep. The timer is quite remarkable: the longer that we have been awake and active‚ the stronger the timer pulls at us to sleep. In total‚ there are four stages of sleep. NREM Stage 1 During non-rapid eye movement (NREM)‚ the brain waves on an electroencephalographic (EEG) recording tend

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    Sleep and Saturday Nights

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    I had never thought the day would come where I would be scared to tears of sleeping in the comfort of my own home. I was clueless on what to do for the next month and continued to worry every night‚ fearing that it was not yet over or that it would occur again. Sleepless nights had become a routine; something that started off naturally to fearing for my life. Saturday nights have always been a day where the whole family would go out to dinner and enjoy each other’s pleasant company; talking

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    Drugs

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    2010 Caribbean Secondary Catalogue www.pearsoncaribbean.com New for 2010 See Page 8 See Page 15 See Page 17 Some of the celebrated local authors you will find in this catalogue. Lorna Down Rosalyn Kelly Earl Lovelace From Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Ever since we began publishing in the Caribbean over 60 years ago‚ we have been committed to using the best local authors and to producing resources specifically for the region. We offer: ● Excellent programmes

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    Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs

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    Alcohol‚ Smoking and Drugs Before anyone ever takes a hit‚ or a drink‚ or a smoke‚ there is a decision made in the mind - a healthy decision or an unhealthy one. Sometimes as ourselves making a healthy choice is hard because we are tired‚ stressed‚ angry‚ pressured‚ or influenced by another person - e.g why we end up eating chocolate instead of fruit as eating things like chocolate stimulates our minds. As nicotine is legal to take at the age of 16 by law it has become a well known behaviour for

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    How Sleep Deprivation Affects Psychological Variables Related to College Students Cognitive Performance Jenny R. Downs Fall07‚ PSY 1513 41 General Psychology (MSVCC) (2575) Sleep deprivation is very common for college students. A pattern is usually developed with sleep deprivation peaking during the week and even more during exam periods. Performance levels are significantly lower during these periods even though the students beleived that their performance was better. Many studies have

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    Drug Abuse

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    Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking every year. It is an exercise undertaken by the world community to sensitize the people in general and the youth in particular‚ to the menace of drugs. The picture is grim if the world statistics on the drugs scenario is taken into account. With a turnover of around $500 billions‚ it is the third largest business in the world‚ next to petroleum and arms trade. About 190 million people all over the world consume one drug or the other. Drug addiction causes

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    Drugs in Sport

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    Drugs in Sport Prescription Drugs- A prescription drug (also prescription medication or prescription medicine) is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a medical prescription before it can be obtained. Performing Enhancing Drugs- Performance-enhancing drugs are substances used by athletes to improve their performances. Stimulants- Stimulants stimulate the body and mind to perform optimally by enhancing focus‚ energy‚ and aggression. Some examples are caffeine‚ amphetamine

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