Drug Abuse is a serious issue affecting all sections of the society‚ Irrespective whether they are Young/Old‚ Poor/Rich‚ and Educated/Illiterate. To really understand the gravity of the situation one needs to understand a few very important points;- what actually is Drug-Abuse? As I understand a very simple definition of Drug abuse is that it means use of drugs for the purpose for which it is not meant to be used (in other words use of drugs not for treating ailments but to satisfy vicarious
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Rebuttal Article “Why it’s time to legalize steroids in professional sports” written by Chris Smith of Forbes Magazine argues that to level the playing field of professional sports it would be beneficial to legalize the use of performance enhancing drugs. Mr. Smith’s ideals that professional sports would be a fairer‚ more entertaining version of itself if performance enhancing drugs were legal‚ is an incredibly irresponsible and impudent declaration. Mr. Smith states “The primary reason why performance
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What is Multiple Personality Disorder? Multiple personality disorder‚ also known as dissociative identity disorder‚ is a mental illness‚ which is a common effect of severe trauma during early childhood. It is usually something extreme‚ repetitive physical‚ sexual‚ and or emotional abuse. MPD is a disorder involving a disturbance of identity in which two or more separate and distinct personalities control a person’s behavior at different times. The dissociative aspect is said to be a coping mechanism
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conflicting thoughts and feelings with the rest of society‚ as he is very sexist when speaking to Ophelia‚ glorifying her body over her personality and questioning her thoughts and feelings. Another note of Hamlet’s tendency to be an outcast is that he is frequently self-loathing and has suicidal thoughts‚ thus leading to his
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fatigue or restlessness. They may feel worthless or have excessive guilt and lose the ability to think clearly or concentrate. Self-blame is common and the person may experience a tendency to put themselves down and feel helpless and pessimistic. Physical symptoms include headaches‚ dizziness‚ and general pain. Suicidal ideation or suicide attempts may occur as well. There are several theories about what causes depression. Stress is a huge one‚
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used to describe a suicidal incident whereby the suicidal subject engages in a consciously‚ life-threatening behavior to the degree that it compels a police officer to respond with deadly force. Police-assisted suicide: A term used by some researchers to describe a suicide whereby the suicidal subject completes the act with the assistance of a police officer. Victim-precipitated homicide: A term which implies a shared responsibility between two (or more parties) whereby a suicidal subject provokes
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Benadryl)‚ and antidepressants (Norqvist 2). Many believe the use of Tylenol and Aspirin for overdosing will result in a quick‚ painless death. However‚ according to Christian Norqvist‚ chief editor and writer of Medical News Today‚ wrote that suicidals that attempt to overdose by using these drugs will instead “get nausea and diarrhea‚ break out in sweats and feel irritable. Then it’s on to a slow and agonizing death as the brain swells‚ the liver suffers damage and organs begin to shut
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Podcast: As an expert in contemporary poetry‚ I see the texts within my usual range of interest as those that are written about or inspired by our daily lives. However today I speak about some works of poetry that stand the test of time. “Good” poetry must have the qualities of language which make ideas and emotions condensed. They must display a recognisable format or structure that relates to our concept of poetry. A common test of what makes any text worthwhile is its popularity‚ its relevance
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Drug Name: Clozapine (Brand name Clozaril) Medication Class: Anti-psychotic‚ atypical‚ second generation. History of Use: Clozapine was used in Europe first in the early 1970s to treat schizophrenia. It was withdrawn in 1975 when it was shown to cause a dangerous drop in white blood cells (agranulocytosis). It was later approved for limited use in the United States (1989)‚ specifically for treatment-resistant Schizophrenia‚ as long as weekly blood tests were monitored for low white cell counts.
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many children every year (Corporal Punishment Right to Health‚ n.d) Some of those risk factors include mental health problems‚ behaviour disorders‚ anxiety disorders‚ depression‚ hopelessness‚ low self-esteem‚ alcoholism‚ self-mutilation and suicidal tendency (Corporal Punishment Right to Health‚ n.d). This literature review focuses on the true effects of corporal punishment. It also helps to prove the hypothesis that states that children exposed to corporal punishment growing up are more likely to
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