Introduction Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder‚ or ADHD‚ is a common disorder that primarily affects children and adolescents. Approximately 2 to 16 percent of school aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD (Rader‚ Mccauley‚ Callen‚ 2009). Children with ADHD have difficulties paying attention and are more impulsive than other children. The behaviors exhibited by children with ADHD can make it difficult to function at school and at home. Treatment of ADHD can include medication‚ behavior
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SMART DRUGS 2 THE NEXT GENERATION Sceptics about nootropics ("smart drugs") are unwitting victims of the so-called Panglossian paradigm of evolution. They believe that our cognitive architecture has been so fine-honed by natural selection that any tinkering with such a wonderfully all-adaptive suite of mechanisms is bound to do more harm than good. Certainly the notion that merely popping a pill could make you brighter sounds implausible. It sounds like the sort of journalistic excess that sits
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ADHD Research Proposal Antonio Herron EDU626: Research Design and Methodology (MRD1221B) Instructor: Rita Daniel July 3‚ 2012 Abstract ADHD‚ or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ is a behavioral condition that makes focusing on everyday requests and routines challenging. ADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorders of childhood. In 2000 the disorder affected 3 to 7 of every 100 school-aged children (American Psychiatric Association (APA)‚ 2000). Today ADHD affects
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Fall 2013 Drug Ed Exam 2 The use of cocaine by members of the general public in Europe was initially in the form of coca powder. pills. drinks‚ such as coca wine. cigarettes. Dr. W. S. Halsted‚ the "father of American surgery‚" experimented with cocaine’s ability to produce dependence. a deep sleep. psychosis. local anesthesia. Which famous physician studied cocaine as a treatment for morphine dependence and depression? Benjamin Rush Sigmund Freud Johns Hopkins Parke Davis
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Five year old Danny is in kindergarten. It is playtime and he hops from chair to chair‚ swinging his arms and legs restlessly‚ and then begins to fiddle with the light switches‚ turning the lights on and off again to everyone ’s annoyance--all the while talking nonstop. When his teacher encourages him to join a group of other children busy in the playroom‚ Danny interrupts a game that was already in progress and takes over‚ causing the other children to complain of his bossiness and drift away to
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Doctors In Training.com – USMLE Step 1 – Part 1 Emails – 2-9-2009 Today begins Part I of the Doctors In Training.com USMLE Step 1 Review Course. Below you will find 20 questions with specific page references to First Aid for the USMLE Step 1‚ 2009 edition. Twenty new questions similar to the ones below will arrive every Monday and Thursday to your email address from now until May 14th. These questions encourage you to study for the USMLE now and help you learn the high-yield information
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UNDER 1961 UNDER 1971 S UN UN CONVENTION CONVENTION TABLES SEC 93 UNDER THE ARTICLE XI 1988 R.A. 9165 UN CONVENTION SCHEDUL E 1 SCHEDUL SCHEDULE E 1 (NARCOTICS) 2 SCHEDULE II SCHEDUL E 3 SCHEDULE III SCHEDUL E 4 SCHEDULE IV SCHEDUL E 5 (METHYLPHENIDATE) (BUPRENORPHINE‚PE NTOBARBITAL) (PSYCHOTROPICS) TABLE I (EPHEDRINE‚ PSEUDOEPHEDRINE) NALBUPHINE KETAMINE Dangerous Drugs Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals For local list‚ check out PDEA website: pdea.gov.ph//index.php/downloads
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Prescription Drug Use and Abuse It was supposed to be a short course of treatment with tranquilizers after the death of her infant son 15 years ago. But Lynn Ray‚ 46‚ of Germantown‚ Md.‚ says her abuse of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and other prescription drugs led to a long struggle with addiction that nearly ruined her life. Tranquilizers‚ which slow down the central nervous system and cause drowsiness‚ numbed Ray’s agony‚ helped her sleep‚ and untied the relentless knot in her stomach. Soon
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Evaluation of Some Energy Drinks Mark Joseph A. Euste*‚ Grainor M. Palaroan‚ Amante T. Ama Camarines Sur National High School Engineering and Science Education Project Peñafrancia Ave.‚ Naga City *Corresponding Author: mrkjsphst@yahoo.com Abstract Energy drinks are beverages which contain chemical constituents that are said to improve physical and mental performance. Most of them primarily contain varying amounts of caffeine‚ guarana‚ ginseng and taurine. This study aims to provide a critical
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The Daily Mail just ran a thought-provoking article about the effect that social websites have on childhood development. In short‚ eminent neuroscientist Susan Greenfield claims that social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter shorten attention spans and contribute to an instant gratification‚ self-centered mindset. From the article: We know how small babies need constant reassurance that they exist. My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children
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