Krista Milinkovich English 110 DR. Woorden 8 July 2011 Bouncing off the walls Is it this sugar that makes me bounce off the edge of my seat or that this class is extremely boring and dragged out that I cannot help but squirm. For children and adults diagnosed with ADHD‚ doctors may ask them this before they are diagnosed. ADHD‚ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ pertains to people that are extremes of hyper‚ impulsive‚ talkative‚ and poor concentration. I take medication myself and I wonder
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D1: Pharmaceutical drugs D.1.1 List the effects of medicines and drugs on the functioning of the body. Drug or medicine is a substance that does one or more of the following: Alters physiological state – consciousness‚ activity level‚ coordination Alters incoming sensory experience Alters mood or emotion The active ingredients in drugs and medicines can be isolated from a plants and animals or synthesized artificially. Drugs supposed to assist human body’s
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this effect of caffeine will prevent the inhibitory effect‚ and thus increase neural discharge. As a consequent‚ cardiac muscle will be more active and heart rate will increase (Docshare‚ 2010 [online]). Likewise‚ for human‚ caffeine is a strong stimulant which helps stimulate the nervous system and increase the cell metabolism (M.Kent‚ 2000). Also‚ it works by a similar mechanism to Daphnia; it releases the neurotransmitter which makes the heart and breathing rate increase. Therefore‚ caffeine increases
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Marijuana is a stimulant which creates an illusion of reduced pain‚ but contains many toxic chemicals which can cause bad side effects such as depression‚ addiction‚ and reduction in human cognitive ability. Marijuana contains a chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol‚ which
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As of 2011 there are 11% of children in the United States diagnosed with ADHD and out of those 11% there are 6% being medicated (Frances). ADHD is a disorder that stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and it is diagnosed when children have trouble focusing in more than one setting such as school or home. In recent years‚ when children are diagnosed with ADHD parents and heads of school automatically turn to medication when there are other methods to help control the behavior. Most people
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been many links to other diseases‚ heart conditions and certain substances that enable cardiomyopathy to develop. Things like coronary heart disease‚ diabetes‚ thyroid disease and H.I.V. are known to cause cardiomyopathy. Substances like alcohol‚ stimulants and even a couple of medications are also known to cause cardiomyopathy. These are the most common types of how dilated cardiomyopathy can occur. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is mostly due to inheritance and it affects the heart muscle proteins.
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Caffe ine 4. Effe cts of Caffe ine 5. Proce dure 6. Obs e rvations 7. Re s ult Determination of Caffeine in Tea Samples Ankit Bahu g u n a (XTT-A) INTRODUCTION Tea is the most commonly and widely used soft beverage in the household. It acts as a stimulant for central nervous system and skeletal muscles. That is why tea removes fatigue‚ tiredness and headache. It also increases the capacity of thinking. It is also used for lowering body temperature. The principal
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MDMA and the effects the drug has on a person Sarah Cedillo Tusculum College MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine)‚ also known as ecstasy‚ is a synthetic drug that has similarities to both the stimulant amphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline (Baselt‚ 2011). It causes one to experience feelings of increased energy‚ euphoria‚ emotional warmth and empathy toward others. It also causes distortions in a person’s sensory and time perception (Baselt‚ 2011). MDMA was initially popular
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Psych 106: Paper 2 – Assignment: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) December‚ 6‚ 2011 Robin B. Arslanian - 0196787 Student Brookdale Community College Psych 106: Paper 2 – Assignment: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) December‚ 6‚ 2011 Robin B. Arslanian - 0196787 Student Brookdale Community College The subject I have chosen for my final paper is a chronic common childhood disorder called Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder commonly referred to as ADHD
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added‚ it will result in the death of the animal. The alcohol acts by inhibiting the nervous system. (LaFave‚ 2003) After an intoxicating exposure to alcohol‚ an organisms system will be impaired for an extended period of time. Caffeine is a stimulant. It will work by causing 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 animals heart rate. Under normal circumstances‚ the heart rate will
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