dilemmas‚ the negative side effects of drugs became crystal clear. Drugs should not be legalized because it holds people victims of brain damage and intensive addiction. Extended and severe use of drugs alters the brain in significant and enduring ways. Every drug has a certain effect on the brain‚ but all drugs chemically alter it. The amount of drugs required to cause certain results and how the brain processes the chemicals is not the same in all drug abusers. However‚ the fact that the brain
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gives you an unnatural advantage against your opponent. Drugs or blood transfusions can provide a 5 or 10 percent advantage (Thomas Murray‚ Hasting report). Doping up your body and eliminating the concept of fair play is different from exceeding to your best abilities natural and being competitive. When participating in sports‚ it builds character to be determined‚ honest‚ and cooperative‚ but when an athlete pumps illegal performance enhancing drugs into their system it shows true character on what they
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Running head: DRUG ABUSE AND CRIME Drug Abuse and Crime Charlene Bright University of Phoenix Abstract This report focuses on the overwhelming problems related to the abuse of drugs in America. Problems include drug addiction; vandalism and destructive behavior; rape and other sexual offenses; gang-related violence; drug trafficking; vehicular accidents and injuries and other violent and property crimes. This report will discuss the correlation between drug abuse and crime
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11/10/12 The Mexican Drug War There has been a lot of hype surrounding the War on Terrorism overseas‚ but what if there was a similar war being waged close to home? The Mexican drug war is an ongoing‚ armed conflict between rival drug cartels fighting for regional control and against the Mexican government forces. It has claimed almost 50‚000 lives since 2006‚ and accounts for over ninety percent of all illegal illicit drugs entering the United States. The Mexican drug war should be of concern
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illegal drug in the U.S. About 4% of American adults smoke pot at least once a year. Roughly 1% of adults abuse pot‚ and one in 3 00 have a pot addiction. The rates of marijuana smoking in adults have remained stable since the 1990s. However‚ the rates of addiction to pot have risen significantly over that same period. And‚ according to recent government studies‚ as many as 30% of today ’s teenagers are smoking marijuana. There has been an ongoing argument about whether governments should legalize
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Jennifer Reichenbaugh Although it is controversial‚ marijuana has been called a “miracle drug” because it supposedly has vast healing capabilities from treating cancer and glaucoma to minor ailments such as back pain and insomnia. I am just one of many who support the legalization of medical marijuana. However‚ many people also frown upon the use of cannabis because it is a schedule one illegal drug which basically means it has been deemed unsafe for human consumption. I am not here to read
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Name of Drug | | Mechanism of Action | Indication | Adverse Effect | Special Consideration | Nursing Responsibility | Rationale | Generic Name:AcetylcysteineBrand Name:(Fluimucil)Classification:MucolyticAntidote | Dosage:200mgFrequency:Route:Oral (diluted in ½ glass of water) | Splits links in the mucoprotein contained in respiratory mucus secretion‚ decreasing the viscosity of the mucus. | Mucolytic adjuvant theraphy for abnormal‚ viscid or inspissated mucus secretion in acute and chronic bronchopulmonary
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DRUG STUDY DRUG ACTION INDICATION / CONTRAINDICATION NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES Generic Name: Cephalexin Classification: Cephalosporin Dosage: 500 mg capsule Frequency: TID Route: PO Mechanism of Action: They stop or slow the growth of bacterial cells by preventing bacteria from forming the cell wall that surrounds each cell. The cell wall protects bacteria from the external environment and keeps the contents of the cell together. Adverse Reactions: diarrhea‚ nausea‚ sore
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Drugs are a substance that causes change in people’s mental‚ social‚ emotional and physical state. Why do people do drugs? People do drugs for various reasons both positive and negative. Sometimes people have to take drugs for medical reasons. However‚ there are those people who abuse drugs. There are many legal and illegal drugs available in today’s society. All drugs‚ inappropriately used‚ can be harmful to a person’s body. The results of drug abuse can be fatal or can cause a person to become
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DRUG ADDICTION DRUG: A chemical substance that alters the function of one or more body organs or the process of a disease. Drugs include prescribed medicines over the counter remedies and various other substances such as alcohol‚ tobacco and drugs of abuse that are used for non-medical purposes. Drugs are substances other than food that affect the way your mind and body works (Al Robertson et al). DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is definable mainly in terms of societal disapproval. It may involve
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