Causes & Effects of Drugs The most common causes of drugs to me is association‚ the people you hang around which goes back to that famous saying birds of a feather flock together. Another cause of using drugs is that a lot of people are not happy with themselves. So they put drugs in there body to hurt themselves its like they are putting poison in their bodies. An other cause would be that there is a lot of peer pressure out there‚ and a lot of their friends pressure them to
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The Effect of Drug Abuse Jason Russ The Effect of Drug Abuse Many people do not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. It can be wrongfully assumed that drug abusers lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop using drugs simply by choosing to change their behavior. In reality‚ drug addiction is a complex disease‚ and quitting takes more than good intentions. In fact‚ because drugs change the brain in ways that foster compulsive drug abuse‚ quitting is difficult
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Drugs and there effects on Society Drugs have been probably the biggest contributor to the downfall of the world in the last 50 years. There are many drugs with many different side effects. The most common of drugs are Marijuana‚ Cocaine‚ Heroin‚ Crack Cocaine‚ Ecstasy‚ LSD‚ Angel Dust‚ and Mushrooms. All of these drugs are put into a class with other recreational and elicit drugs that have similar effects. Marijuana is in a class of its own. Cocaine and Crack Cocaine are Stimulants. Ecstasy
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Keri Sage A&P 2530 Effects of Selected Drugs Anesthesia uses a great amount of drugs to suppress pain that would occur in the body. Alcohol‚ Aspirin‚ Lidocaine‚ Morphine‚ Ketamine‚ and Succinylcholine are drugs used during anesthesia. These drugs are used to interrupt pain signals during surgical procedures. ~ For decades people have been using the effects of alcohol to suppress their pain. In the early 1900’s a physician suggested to use intoxicating amounts of alcohol before medical procedures
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Do people ever think about the consequences about drug abuse? Not many of us do but we all know what it does to us. Drugs are harmful to the brain and the body system itself; they affect the heart in many ways and because of that people become unconscious as to what their actions are. They do not realize how badly they can harm the community around them. Drugs are normally used by those who are not involved in activities such as‚ religious clubs‚ sports‚ etc. The users are normally stressed
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Drug Overdose What is a drug overdose? A drug overdose (OD) is where a person consumes an excessive amount of a drug and the body is unable to cope with it leading to certain overdose signs‚ symptoms and complications (acute toxicity/poisoning). The drug or its byproducts (as a result of drug metabolism) is toxic to the body‚ especially in large quantities associated with overdose‚ and may lead to death. An overdose may be accidental and this is frequently seen in addicts who require higher doses
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The use of drugs is negative to the body and many types of these substances can lead to addiction. Studies say people that have had alcohol before 15 years of age are more likely to become an alcoholic. Alcohol is the number one drug of choice and often is combined with other drugs. People that should not use alcohol include: Those in recovery from addiction‚ Pregnant women‚ those taking medications with which alcohol could interfere‚ Anyone planning to drive a vehicle after having alcohol‚ and
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Drug Cards Ramipril: Functional class: Antihypertensive Chemical class: ACE inhibitors Action: ACE inhibitors reduce ACE. ACE converts angiostenin I to angiostenin II‚ which narrows heart vessels‚ which causes high BP. ACE inhibitors prevent ACE from converting angiostenin I to angiostenin II. This results in the dilation of blood vessel‚ which lowers BP. Adverse effects: Hypotension‚ angina‚ headache‚ fatigue‚ proteinuria‚ ‚ rash‚ sweating‚ cough. Contraindications: breastfeeding children
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CASE STUDY Not just another outdoor company We opened the chapter with the story about an outdoor company‚ and we end it with a story about another outdoor company. The company we’re discussing this time‚ based in Portland‚ Oregon‚ was the brainchild of a small group of executives who left big times jpbs at Patagonia‚ Nike‚ and Adidas. These individuals shared a belief that ‘ in addition to generating a profit‚ companies have an equal responsibilities to create positive social and environmental
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The Good and Bad: The War on Drugs The current War on Drugs has had horrible effects on society economically and socially. The drug prohibition efforts have had little impact on the supply of illicit drugs and have had no success in lowering the demand. Rather than spending trillions and incarcerating millions for a failed drug war we should be regulating the supply of drugs and providing treatment for those who want it. Legalizing drugs would lower abuse and deaths from illicit substances and
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