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    Teen Drug Abuse

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    least one drug (including alcohol). It’s hard to say why teenagers try drugs. Sometimes they don’t even know why they do it. If a person asked ten teenagers at a party why they were getting high‚ that person would probably get ten different explanations. A lot of the time teenagers don’t even recognize the paths that led them to drug abuse. Drug abuse is usually the result of a problem‚ an outside influence‚ or the combination of these. There are many reasons why teenagers decide to use drugs‚ but there

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    Drug Abuse in India

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    Introduction According to World Health Organization (WHO)‚ "a drug is any substance or product that is used or intended to be used to modify or explore physiological system or patho¬logical states for the benefit of the recipients". Drug abuse is taking a drug for reasons other than medical‚ in any amount‚ strength‚ frequency or manner that damages the physical and mental functioning. 2. Types of Drugs There are different types of drugs found in India. 1. Hallucinogens such as LSD‚ hashish‚ ganja

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    Drug Abuse Introduction

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    million Americans‚ about 6 percent of the household population aged twelve and older‚ use illegal drugs on a current basis (www.ncjrs.gov). Over the years the abuse of psychoactive drugs has become a persistent issue effecting individuals worldwide. Psychoactive Drugs are substances that change a person’s mood‚ perception‚ mental functioning and behavior (Understanding Psychology pg 142). These drugs are often ingested to alter an individuals feelings or to help them cope with their problems. However

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    causes of drug abuse

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    What causes child abuse? Child abuse can be caused by a number of factors. We outline parental‚ ecological and child factors that could make children vulnerable to abuse. 0 Child abuse can be caused by a number of factors. Rana Escher‚ Marketing Manger of Women against Child Abuse outlines parental‚ ecological and child factors that could make children vulnerable to abuse. Parental factors It is well known that abusive parents often report having been physically‚ sexually or emotionally

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    Prescription Drug Abuse

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    Prescription drug abuse and dependence In the United States‚ easy access to prescription drugs such as sedatives and pain medications is posing a major threat‚ especially drug abuse and dependence. The nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs (NMUPD)‚ which is the same as using drugs without a prescription‚ and it is very common among young adults. For instance‚ drugs such as sedatives‚ opioids‚ and stimulants are commonly misused by adolescents simply for the experience or the feeling. The nonmedical

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    Drug Abuse in Iran

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    Abstract : purpose of this paper is to inform my classmates the rate of substance abuse for Iranian high school students. High school students who are either experienced being prison or awaiting a trial for a crime that they made‚ either with HIV or without it.This research has been done by me‚ Dr. Arash and Kamiar Alaei 5 years ago in Iran. Dr. Kamiar Alaei spent over 3 years in prison and his brother Dr. Arash is still in prison for their phenomenon research on AIDS in Iran. I will discuss about

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    Effects of Drug Abuse

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    Jones English 3A 6 December 2013 Effects of Drug Abuse Drug abuse is common in all societies. Families and communities are becoming less happy‚ suffering from serious injuries due to drug abuse‚ or torn apart by death. Around the world and throughout time‚ drug abuse has shown to be common among families. Abuse of any kind takes over everything in the abusers life. Drugs and alcohol abuse can affect a person’s capability to keep a job. Drugs and alcohol not only affects the person itself but

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    Teens and Drug Abuse

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    and the misuse of prescription drugs: evidence-based recommendations to curb a growing societal problem This article looks at the growing problem of misuse of prescription drug abuse among teens in the United States. This trend is studied and analyzed to see what are the most effective ways at preventing this problem. Prescription drug abuse has been on a frighteningly dramatic incline since the early 2000’s and is growing every year. The drugs most frequently abuse include pain relievers‚ sedatives

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    substance and drug abuse

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    Nigerian universities‚ the activities of drug addicts are known to have been source of threat to lives and property. (Aluede 2000). The impact of substance abuse among Nigerian youths has been a hallmark of a morally bankrupt‚ decadent and wasted generation and loss of our societal values and ideals. The situation now appears to be such that no one can claim ignorance of what is happening. We cannot sit on the fence and criminally pretend on the menace of drug abuse among our young people. Little wonder

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    Synthetic Drugs of Abuse

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    Synthetic Drugs of Abuse It seems that primitive man at times wished to escape his reality. He or she probably found some natural herbal drugs to facilitate this desire. In fact abuse of the coca leaf and the opium poppy has been occurring the last 3000 years‚ and probably longer. The mescaline containing peyote cactus has been abused by the indians for even longer. They thought it was a gift from god because they often realised profound truths when they where inebriate(at least‚ thats what they

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