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    UNIT 4222-619 Understand mental health problems (CMH 302) Outcome 1 Know the main forms of mental ill health 1. Describe the main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (dsm/icd) classification system: Mood Disorders Mood disorder is the term designating a group of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and statistic manual of mental disorders (DSM IV TR) classification system where a disturbance in the person’s mood is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature. The classification

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    Limited abuse potential and accepted medical use. Examples include: Xanax‚ Soma‚ Klonopin‚ Tranxene‚ Valium‚ Ativan‚ Versed‚ Restoril‚ and Halcion. Examples of commonly abused prescription drugs: Opiates: • OxyContin • Hydrocodone (narcotic analgesic) • Vicodin – Narcotic pain reliever (hydrocodone and acetaminophen combination) • Oxycodone • Codeine • Fentanyl • Morphine Physical symptoms of opiate use: Hyper-alertness and sensitive to sensory stimuli‚ agitation‚ constricted blood vessels‚ irregular

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    Catherine Gay A.P. Psychology Thompson 10 November 2014 Film Analysis Essay The movie “Limitless” is the story of Eddie Morra and how the miracle drug NZT-48 allows him to have full access of his brain. But he learns that the drug isn’t as crystal clear as it looks. Along the way he will deal with side effects‚ death‚ and a stalker. Throughout the move we can clearly see that this drug is progressively getting more deadly. In the movie “Limitless”‚ it is clear that NZT-48 is a psychoactive drug

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    questions 65 Multiple choice questions 71 CHAPTER 4: THE MAJOR STIMULANTS: COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINES.............................. 94 Discussion questions and assignments 94 Lecture outline for Chapter 4 95 Video suggestions 99 Essay questions 100 True/false questions 101 Multiple choice questions 100 105 CHAPTER 5: NARCOTICS: OPIUM‚ HEROIN‚ AND SYNTHETIC OPIATES ................................. 120 Discussion

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    Laoag City THE INFLUENCE OF PROHIBITED DRUGS TO YOUNGSTER SONNY MADAMBA February 2013  THE INFLUENCE OF PROHIBITED DRUGS TO YOUNGSTERS I. INTRODUCTION Prohibited drugs are often addictive. The word “addictive” means that a person will want to keep taking the drug. They can also be bad for the health and could cause death if overdosed. Drugs can be highly addictive‚ and that’s one of the main dangers. Drug

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    United States. They are trying to control the entire country‚ ans are causing the death of many innocent lives. First of all it is necessary to understand what marijuana is‚ well marijuana or also called “cannabis”‚ is a mixture of dried leaves‚ stems‚ and flowers of the cannabis sativa plant. The mixture can be of different colors as green‚ brown‚ and gray. Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used in the United States. The psychoactive chemical is delta-9-tetrahydro-cannibol

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    CASE ANALYSIS FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION SOCIAL PROBLEMS Stanley 1980 * Those acts and conditions that violate the norms and values present in society * The conditions that virtually cause psychic and material suffering for any segment of the population LIAZOS 1982 * Resulting in the conditions of inequality brought about capitalism as an economic system causing racism‚ sexism‚ worker alienation‚ exorbitant pieces of basic essential like food‚ medicine etc. Crime and its Nature

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    Illegal drugs Illegal drugs are drugs which have controls on them by a government and are illegal in certain situations (a person is not allowed to have them). A drug is any chemical designed to affect the human body. A psychoactive drug is a drug that affects the brain. Some controlled drugs are allowed if you have permission (called a "prescription") from a doctor. Other drugs are illegal - meaning you are never allowed to have them. Individual countries and places have different laws about different

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    Rogerian Argument 11 December 2012 Rogerian Argument for Marijuana Legalization The cannabis plant has been the topic of much debate throughout the history of this country. It was actually originally the work of the cotton industry who put big money behind illegalization for the plant ’s mind altering effects. The cotton industry was afraid that hemp‚ a product of the cannabis plant‚ would soon overpower the strong hold of cotton since it was a more durable textile that required less work‚ less

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    turn inward‚ wanting only satisfy their addictions unable to get their drug of choice‚ their bodies go into withdrawal. Marijuana is often considered “just a plant‚” but it actually has 61 chemicals unique to the cannabis plant and contains carcinogens. Some common stimulants are: • Amphetamines • Cocaine • Caffeine • Pep pills • Diet pills Abuse of these substances can cause paranoia‚ convulsions‚ nervousness‚ coma‚ and in some

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