Meth… Beyond The High Sarah Substance Abuse and Treatment Glass‚ crystal‚ chalk‚ and ice. These words by themselves appear harmless. Just simple nouns used in the everyday hubbub of conversation. However‚ according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ those four words are also used as street names for the highly addictive drug‚ Methamphetamine. The drug Methamphetamine‚ more commonly referred to as meth‚ is an addictive stimulant that affects the central
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Drug Abuse Commonly Abused Drugs Commonly abused drugs: (1) Alcohol; (2) hallucinogenic (vision producing) drugs‚ such as LSD and mescaline; (3) marijuana; (4) nicotine‚ which is found in tobacco; (5) opiates‚ including most narcotics; (6) sedatives‚ including barbiturates and other kinds of sleeping pills; (7) stimulants‚ such as cocaine and amphetamines and other “pep pills.” Inhalants‚ which are fumes inhaled from such substance as cleaning fluids‚ gasoline‚ and model airplane glue‚ are
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EBSCO MegaFILE. Web. 7 Apr. 2014 Bower‚ Bruce. "The Addiction Paradox: Drug Dependence Has Two Faces - As A Chronic Disease And A Temporary Failure To Cope." Science News 185.6 (2014): 16-20. EBSCO MegaFILE. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Drug addiction and drug abuse. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia‚ 6Th Edition [serial on the Internet]. (2013‚ Sep)‚ [cited April 7‚ 2014]; 1-4. Available from: EBSCO MegaFILE. Kalivas‚ P. W.‚ and N. D. Volkow. "New Medications For Drug Addiction Hiding In Glutamatergic Neuroplasticity
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Animal abuse is a a terrible problem that we should try to stop. It is unkind to animals and even worse‚ it can develop into violence toward people. More that 20 years of research has shown that violent abuse of animals leads to violence towards humans. Serial killers‚ child abusers‚ and people who commit domestic violence has usually stated out abusing animals. New research shows it may be caused by improper brain development of impulse control‚ anger‚ and empathy for others. Other cultures don’t
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Child Abuse Maltreatment of children is not a new phenomenon. It dates back far into history‚ as far as the colonial times and even back to biblical times. During the recent years child maltreatment has had an increase in the publics eye. There are many factors to child maltreatment. There are four general categories of child maltreatment now recognized. They are physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect and emotional maltreatment. Each category‚ in turn‚ covers a range of behavior. The maltreatment
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People who are depressed abuse substances in a way to free themselves from feeling depressed. Some people who abuse substances disrupt their lives to the point that they become depressed. Drug and alcohol addiction can be classified as genetic. Addiction is also considered an illness. Some people abuse drugs and alcohol to escape the horrors of their family and work situations. Some use because they were abused
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Over many years the abuse of Heroin has been known‚ but now the epidemic is out of control and many are dying daily. Heroin is a substance that is synthesized from morphine‚ and extracted from the poppy seed plant. The opium poppy has been refined for more than five thousand years for a variety of medicinal uses. When heroin was first created it was used as a cough syrup and pain killer. At first people believe it would help with morphine and opium addiction but then doctors realized people were
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Taking advantage of one is completely wrong. Even more so‚ when one is in a vulnerable state. Elder abuse is built upon exploitation and neglection. The most common type of elder abuse is financial. This is due to the fact that those ages 50 and above are in possession of approximately 70% of the nation’s wealth‚ which leads them to be targets of theft. Financial abuse is exploiting someone in order to gain their monetary possessions. This includes stealing money or property‚ committing fraud and
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temptation to use drugs and alcohol is seen in social media and advertisements every day. Television‚ commercials‚ billboards‚ and movies bombard the teenage consumer. Although these factors can be seen in the home‚ the prevention of using these substances can be taught at home as well. “A child educated only at school is an uneducated child” (George Santayana). In other words‚ what a child is taught at home will reflect in the decisions they will make in life and what path they will go down later
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