Urine drug screening Factors affecting a valid specimen Urine creatinine concentration is assayed to detect diluted specimens. This can be caused by surreptitious addition of tap water or excessive fluid intake before the collection. A urine creatinine level < 1.76 mmol/L indicates a dilute specimen. A repeat specimen should be considered. The temperature of the specimen indicates if it is freshly passed. If the specimen is fresh‚ the temperature should fall in the range of 33–38°C. If
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a lot incubating I decided that a better goal was to become more comfortable with speaking not just during speeches‚ but with my peers. So really my original goal that I wanted to fulfill wasn’t plausible‚ and as a result I thought of another way I could grow from this experience. Next off‚ currently in the class we have just finished our final speech which was either a persuasive or motivational speech. My persuasive speech that I choose was about uneducated voters. Overall I
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CONCEPT OF DIDITAL DIVIDE AND METHODS TO OVERCOME THE BRIDGE The term “digital divide” refers to the gap between individuals‚ households‚ businesses and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels with regard both to their opportunities to access information and communication technologies (ICTs) and to their use of the Internet for a wide variety of activities. The digital divide reflects various differences among and within countries. The ability of individuals and businesses to take advantage
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Outline Introduction I. The term psychopathy is being looked at more to characterize juveniles who lack remorse‚ empathy‚ and a sense of morality. a. Research on juvenile psychopathy is rapidly growing. b. Attempts to apply the label psychopathy to juveniles raise several conceptual‚ methodological‚ and practical concerns related to forensic practice and juvenile justice policy. c. Many debate whether psychopathy can or should be applied to juveniles at all. Body I. Even if psychopathy
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Drugs: Addiction and Quitting Leigh Jenner Psychology 355 April 4‚ 2011 Stephen Northam Everyone knows they should get or stay healthy. For most people getting healthy means eating a little less‚ exercising a little more‚ or abstaining from smoking and drinking. However‚ for those who have a problem with drugs—as well as alcohol—getting healthy is literally a matter of life and death. The problem with drugs and alcohol is that there are more factors than just a nice feeling. There are‚ in more
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The Causes of Drug Addiction What causes a man to risk losing his family or worse his freedom for the ability to get high? What causes a parent to risk not only their own health by smoking but also the health of their children? The answer is addiction. Alan I. Leshner‚ PhD states that the “essence of addiction [is an] uncontrollable‚ compulsive drug seeking and use‚ even in the face of negative health and social consequences.” He goes on to say‚ “This is the crux of how many professional organizations
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Alcohol and Drug Addiction Samara Kitchens COM/156 Instructor: Sunday‚ May 19‚ 2013 There was a missing person report across the news today‚ my co-worker stated. I never paid any attention to it; I went on about my day as if everything was fine. When I arrived at home I had several
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Running Head: DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION Drug & Alcohol Addiction Even though drug and alcohol addiction is the repeated and excessive use of drugs and alcohol to achieve a certain effect‚ which involves two components: physical and psychological dependency‚ they both can be treated. The cause of substance abuse is examined through several studies which showed drugs and alcohol are used to get relief from untreated mental
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‘’We learn from failure‚ not from success’’ The greatest achievements in life are the ones that are most difficult to overcome. The challenges that require you to give it you’re all‚ and leave everything out there. In life failure has a negative connotation‚ but what most people don’t know‚ is that defeats are actually the steppingstones that lead us to success. Many of us try to evade failure but in fact‚ ‘’we learn from failure‚ not from success.’’ On a day-to-day basis many lessons have been
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Patrick Ling Mr. Delaney English 2‚ Period 6 9/14/2014 Final Draft In Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand‚ whenever people face hardships‚ their true characters are shown through acts of dignity and optimism that will help them overcome difficulties. This will be shown through one of Watanabe’s beatings of Louie and the Japanese race. Unbroken is about how hardships can be defeated by belief and pride‚ shown through Louie’s will to survive from Watanabe’s beating. Louie was captured by Japanese men
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