Marijuana is a street drug that is a dry‚ green mix of stems‚ seeds‚ and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. It is generally smoked as cigarettes or in a pipe. The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ also known as THC. Smoking marijuana creates a euphoric feeling that is known as a high. After it is absorbed into the user’s bloodstream through the lungs‚ certain protein receptors in the brain attach to THC to create this feeling. There are many beneficial aspects
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The nurse has admitted a patient with a new diagnosis of pneumonia and explained to the patient that together they will plan the patient’s care and set goals for discharge. The patient says‚ “How is that different from what the doctor does?” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? “In addition to caring for you while you are sick‚ the nurses will assist you to develop an individualized plan to maintain your health.” This response is consistent with the American Nurses Association
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Literatue Review 3 Section 1: Introduction One of the major problem in modern society is the abuise of drugs. Some use illegal "street" drugs that have no medical use while others abuse prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes. Either way‚ it is dangerous can lead to serious consquences‚ including death. In my paper i will answer two main questions; Why and how are drugs available for the general public to use? What are the mental‚physical‚and financial consquences of abusing drugs(prescprition
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Ethical Issues of the Legalization of Marijuana SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility The ethical issues that are presented regarding the legalization of marijuana are: Can an action that has no victim be considered a crime? Doesn’t the constitution give us the right to life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness‚ if marijuana and its effects make one happy‚ do we not have the right to pursue it? Would legalization truly cause more people to smoke marijuana? Is marijuana
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Introduction and importance of the health issue Drug abuse carries many risk of serious side effects‚ including overdose. Drug overdose is caused when a person takes more than what is medically recommended. Any type of drug overdose can either be accidental or intentional. Whether it is accidental or intentional‚ drug abuse is dangerously harmful to one’s life. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ the number of deaths due to drug overdose have increased more than double from 2002 to
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(this beginning is a bit too open‚ it doesn ’t have a lead up to the point) In the last thirty years‚ the number of patients diagnosed with depression has doubled. (doubled from what? What percentage) The sharp increase in these diagnoses is due to the fact that the medical community has blurred the distinction between everyday unhappiness and clinical depression. (what percentage or numbers are you getting the 40% from?) The use of Psychotropic medication in depressed patients has increased in
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using a prescription drug non-medically. The amount of controlled substances dispensed and used non medically is scary considering that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that opioid drugs‚ including oxycodone and hydrocodone‚ caused more than 15‚500 overdose deaths in 2010 and
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For many years‚ addiction was regarded as a sort of moral shortcoming and lack of willpower. Through the years‚ new research has pointed to evidence that addiction is a disease. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ addiction is defined as a “chronic‚ relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use‚ despite harmful consequences” (Abuse‚ The). Evidently by definition‚ addiction is defined as a disease and for a greater understanding one must understand
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Core 1 Research Paper- Psychoactive Drug Use 13 October 2011 Psychoactive Drugs and How They Are Used We drink our morning coffee; have soda with dinner‚ and might take a cigarette break at work. Psychoactive drugs are used in everyday life‚ and most of us don’t even realize it. Those listed are minor examples of psychoactive drugs‚ but most people wouldn’t even consider this a drug habit. They are substances that change our mood‚ thoughts‚ behavior‚ and consciousness. It affects the central
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Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Chanel Smith Axia College of University of Phoenix According to USATODAY.com‚ in a 2005 survey by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America‚ “19% of U.S. teenagers – roughly 4.5 million youths – reported having taken prescription painkillers to get high. Prescription drug abuse is on the rise‚ the reason for this is because it is so accessible.” Because today’s teenagers can obtain prescription drugs easier than they can illicit drugs‚ more teenagers are experimenting
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