found naturally in over 60 plants including the coffee bean‚ tea leaf‚ kola nut and cacao pod. All over the world people consume caffeine on a daily basis in coffee‚ tea‚ cocoa‚ chocolate‚ some soft drinks‚ and some drugs. Because caffeine is a stimulant‚ most people use it after waking up in the morning or to remain alert during the day. While it is important to note that caffeine cannot replace sleep‚ it can temporarily make us feel more alert by blocking sleep-inducing chemicals in the brain and
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Muslim school of jurisprudence includes any amount of substance that someone can become drunk.The Islamic law may be open to interpretation not only in terms of alcohol use but also in regards to the use of hashish and the use of qat which is a stimulant shrub popular in Yemen and Somalia the psychoactive effects of qat were not regarded as similar to alcohol. Muslims have also forbidden the use of tobacco not because of its addictive qualities but because of the negative health effects.Both Mormons
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What does a father‚ mother‚ son‚ daughter‚ doctor‚ nurse‚ police officer‚ Sunday school teacher‚ taxi driver‚ principal‚ student‚ and friend have in common? The answer may very well be an addiction to prescription drugs. When a doctor prescribes pain medication for a back injury or abscess tooth‚ no one plans on becoming a drug addict. However‚ David Todd Loffert is a perfect example of how an intelligent‚ young man in the prime of his life became addicted to prescription medication and lost his
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discussed with a physician before treatment is started. There are many different pharmaceutical medications that can help an individual that suffers from ADHD. Typically‚ stimulants are used for treatment and are effective for most all ages‚ and there is usually notable marked improvement within the first few doses. A few different stimulants that are used are Ritalin‚ Concerta‚ Metadate CD‚ Dexedrine‚ and Adderall. There are other types of drugs that can be used as well. Nonstimulants like Strattera and
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foods. Those foods that are prohibited‚ such as pork and birds of prey‚ are known as Haram‚ while the foods that are questionable for consumption are known as Mashbooh. Muslims eat to preserve their good health‚ and overindulgence or the use of stimulants such as tea‚ coffee‚ or alcohol are discouraged. Fasting is practiced regularly on Mondays and Thursdays‚ and more often for six days during Shawwal (the tenth month of the Islamic year) and for the entire month of Ramadan (the ninth month). Fasting
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Flakka “Zombie” Drug Flakka is a synthetic stimulant that is called the “Zombie” drug. Commonly causing those under the influence of the drug to subject to cannibalism‚ black out for days‚ and act out of normal behavior. Those under the influence have radical behavior when awake and experience hallucinations. Flakka is known to be very dangerous‚ “…a high like cocaine…” (Paragraph 2‚ Carina Storrs). Some people have stated that flakka is hard to control. The dosage alone is unknown and the slightest
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who might get caught are not receiving punishments at a sufficient level. The Drugs. There are over 190 banned performance-enhancing drugs that are illegal for athletes to take. The five most common are: steroids‚ human growth hormones‚ anabolic‚ stimulants‚ and some supplements. Steroids are the most common PEDs in the professional athlete world. They are artificial hormones that can improve muscle mass and strength. Steroids can be taken an injection‚ a pill‚ or even powder. Human growth hormones
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that religion can mirror the effects of a depressant drug‚ it must also be recognised that religion is able to draw parallels with a stimulant drug. The actions of extremist religious groups‚ such as the Westboro Baptist Church and al-Qaeda‚ that stem directly from their religious ideologies can be said to be the methamphetamine‚ an extremely powerful and potent stimulant‚ of the people. The driving force behind religious extremist and supremacist groups engagement is the religious beliefs themselves
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addicted to the drug. Meth causes a huge increase in dopamine and other neurotransmitters in the brain. In addition‚ meth also blocks enzymes that work to break down dopamine in the brain‚ which causes the high to last much longer than a high from a stimulant like cocaine. Several methods are used to take this drug‚ but smoking it has recently become more popular. Smoking meth causes the body to absorb the drug quicker and leads to faster addiction. Meth destroys dopamine receptors‚ and after using it
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effects of water‚ alcohol and caffeine on the ectothermic animal. Alcohol is a depressant; this means the body systems will slow down when alcohol is introduced. The heart rate will get consistently lower if too much alcohol is added. Caffeine is a stimulant; this means that it will cause the nervous system to work faster‚ also it will cause the blood vessels to constrict.(LaFave 2003) These effects will work together to increase an animal’s heart rate under normal circumstances the heart rate will increase
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