things they shouldn’t every day. They have peer pressured me to do it with them. Months ago I had friends that were doing drugs and I tried to convince them to stop. They were already addicted so they couldn’t and didn’t want to stop. Eventually I started doing what they did and got caught 3 times by my parents. I’ve been doing the same thing
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terms social drugs and medicines. People take social drugs to help them relax or occasionally give themselves the feeling of having more energy (BBC 2013). Social drugs are also known as recreational or non medicinal drugs. These types of drugs are used for recreational purposes and without medical justification. There are two types of social drugs‚ illegal and socially acceptable drugs. Illegal social drugs include heroin‚ cocaine‚ cannabis and LSD. Examples of socially acceptable drugs are caffeine
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Drug use originated in medicinal treatments for both spiritual and physical ailments. The earliest forms of drugs were all natural‚ created with blends of plants‚ animal products‚ and minerals. Their uses were often stumbled upon by accident. Drugs were also a large part of religion. Addictive‚ psychoactive substances were used in many religious ceremonies; coca (cocaine plant) leaves were considered sacred and used in worship by the Incas‚ and Ethiopian priests roasted and boiled coffee beans to
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0730 Action: It works by helping the body to produce red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and platelets. NURSING CONSIDERATIONS: Monitor client for weakness‚ fatigue‚ and dyspnea. 4. Lorazepam (Ativan) Classification Therapeutic: analgesic adjuncts‚ antianxiety agents‚ sedative/hypnotics Pharmacologic: benzodiazepines Route/Dosage/Time: PO Anxiety--2 mg Q 4hrs 0800‚ 1200‚ 1600‚ and 2000 ** Do not give if client is difficult to arouse. Action: Decreased anxiety NURSING
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doctors no longer need to review long essays about other physicians’ thoughts because of medical alerts and reminders. The computers have some “built-in” intelligence capabilities‚ such as recognizing abnormal lab results‚ or potential life-threatening drug interactions. (Koeller‚ 2002) In a nutshell‚ the EHR is by far‚ more efficient‚ cost saving than hard-copy way of recording patients’ data. Though a lot more has to be done for the successful implementation of the EHR‚ the advantages are way better
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Drug addiction Drug addiction is a condition which can be classified as abnormal. An addict is someone who is obsessed with a particular substance or substances which can be uncontrollable and compulsive which without having it can lead to withdrawal symptoms as the person’s body becomes dependent on this substance in order to function. This dependency on this substance continues and can become destructive. Drug addiction can be for the increase in demand for substance or even medication..
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cardiovascular system‚ can experience frightening feelings of paranoia and suspicion Withdrawal: since user is instantly dependent‚ they take more cocaine to overcome crash. Crash lasts longer than high. Tolerance: user can increase tolerance in this drug Amphetamines: Uses: recreational‚ to speed up body functions and stimulate neural activity. Effects: restlessness‚ high blood pressure‚ insomnia‚ agitation‚ loss of appetite‚ and a state of hyper-alertness. Has very stimulating effects Withdrawal:
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Contextual Conditioning of Drug Tolerance and Drug Addiction Research on the contextual conditioning of drug tolerance shows it is an important factor in understanding drug addiction in humans. Context is a way of noting that the likelihood of a behavior or response depends on certain conditions. Contextual conditioning is said to occur when a person becomes conditioned not only to the drug but also to the environmental circumstances or cues in which the drug is taken. Studies have shown that tolerance
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Drugs and Driving Injuries‚ especially from motor vehicle collisions‚ are the leading cause of death for individuals under age 44. The presence of alcohol is the factor most frequently associated with fatalities in vehicles‚ drownings‚ falls‚ and fire (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ 1987). In the first report to Congress on traffic safety and alcohol (U.S. Department of Transportation‚ 1968)‚ it was concluded that more than 50 percent of fatal traffic collisions and 33 percent of
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