Effects of Drugs A Term Paper Presented to the Faculty Of the English Department Of Hope Christian High School By: Aldrin Aaron M. Agulan High 4 - Purity February 27 2013 Table of contents……… Acknowledgement……………………………..…. Introduction …..………………………………..…….1 Definition of terms …………………………….…....2 Effects of Drugs ...……….……………………..….3 Complication of addiction ....……….………………14 Conclusion …………………………………………15 Findings ……………………
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Drugs and alcohol‚ do they have a significant impact on the lives of college students or just the ones that fall short to the influence? There is a major problem with students using and abusing these substances‚ not only does it have negative effects on the user‚ but on the user ’s friends and family as well. A lot of drugs and alcohol become easily available to college students over the course of their college years. What can be done to help prevent students from abusing drugs and alcohol? Overall
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sometimes hookah. Effects: Same effects as caffeine Withdrawal: Irritability‚ feeling ill/sick Tolerance: Increasing amount intake over a short period of time Caffeine: Uses: In drinks‚ (i.e.): coffees‚ soda‚ and tea. Effects: Increased energy‚ forced wakefulness‚ and mental alertness. Withdrawal: headaches‚ agitation‚ tiredness Tolerance: Increasing amount taken in over a period of time Alcohol: Uses: beer‚ wine‚ hard liquor‚ “unwind” for the taste‚ increase social ability Effects: Females are
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Teresa Elimar Aráuz Medal Alcohol‚ Cigarettes and Drugs‚ a Problem for Teenagers Can you imagine how hard it is dealing with a drunk and smoker teen as a parent? One of the worst nightmares as a parent is finding out that our teenager has started smoking or drinking‚ inclusively both at the same time. Many teenagers are tempted to try alcohol and cigarettes or drugs at some stage in their life. This addiction causes: Risk to their health‚ break relations between parents and son/daughter‚ and future
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Drugs A drug is any chemical you take that effects the way your body works. Alcohol‚ caffeine‚ aspirin and nicotine are al drugs. A drug must be able to pass from you body into your brain. Once inside your brain‚ drugs can chance the messages you brain cells are sending to each other‚ and to the rest of your body. They do this by interfering with your brain’s own chemical signal: neurotransmitters that transfer signals across synapses Heroin is an opiate processed directly from the extracts of
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Effects of Alcohol on Society Halyna Strembitska Submitted to: Tarisa Matsumoto-Maxfield In fulfillment of course requirements for English 205 It is 11.40 p.m. on a Monday night and Darren is doing something he has not done
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ways of prevention for alcoholism. Certain groups of people may be at a greater risk than others for several reasons. There are numerous factors in how people may become addicted. More than thirteen million Americans abuse alcohol‚ and over 100‚000 deaths are caused by alcohol. Symptoms of alcoholism include some‚ if not all of the following. Drinking secretly or alone‚ and on a regular basis are early signs of alcoholism. Other symptoms include forgetting things that happened while intoxicated
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Statistics Alcohol is the oldest drug around. It is also the most widely-used and almost 50 percent of people aged 12 and over have consumed alcohol in the United States. Most people are able to consume alcohol responsibly. However‚ for one reason or another‚ some people abuse alcohol and develop addictions. Drug information from the American Council for Drug Education (ACDE)states that approximately 10 to 15 million people in the United States can be classified as alcoholics
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The Effects of Drinking Alcohol Alcohol also known as ethanol contains high amounts of intoxicating supplements that are very dangerous to the body. If consumed in high amounts or at a young age‚ it can severely damage parts of the body such as the liver‚ brain‚ and it can eventually lead to death. If people are not careful they can become addicted to alcohol‚ due to it being classified as a drug. Most young adults‚ aging from fifteen to twenty‚ do not take their first drink out of their own
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TEEN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE JENNIFER PIPPIN UNIT 9 PROJECT CM 107 PROFESSOR WRIGHT I. INTRODUCTION: A. What Is Teen Substance Abuse? B. Why Do Teens Abuse Drugs and Alcohol? C. What Problems Can Teen Substance Abuse Cause? D. What Are the Signs? II. PREVENTING TEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can It Be Prevented? B. Is Treatment Needed? C. Why Are There So Many Different Treatment Programs? III. DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can Parents
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