300662466 Clifford Borland – 300561807 GNED 500 – 074 CARA NAIMAN MARCH 27‚ 2013 Introduction Definition of drug abuse: the use of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect. Some of the most commonly abused drugs are alcohol; nicotine; amphetamines; cocaine; opium alkaloids; synthetic opioids; benzodiazepines‚ ketamine; and anabolic steroids. Drug abuse may lead to organ damage‚ addiction‚ and disturbed patterns of behaviour. Some illicit drugs‚ such as heroin‚ lysergic acid diethylamide‚ and phencyclidine hydrochloride
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“Kublah Khan” Samuel Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan” is an example of romantic creative thought which uses idealistic process to capture a dream of another world. Through the use of strong imagery‚ Coleridge produces a paradise like vision of a rich landscape‚ which is surrounded by a dome built by the main character named for the title‚ Kublah Khan. This alludes to an important aspect of the poems theme‚ man verses nature. The overriding theme of the work contains extensive imagery that allows for
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The Legalizing of Marijuana Recently‚ both California and Arizona took the long needed initiative and approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The California bill says that patients may use marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation. It does not‚ however‚ allow doctors to prescribe the drug. Arizona voters passed a bill that swings out even further to the left than California’s. Voters in Arizona think that people should be able to use any illicit drug for bona fide medical purposes
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Yíng Zhèng now known as Qin Shi Huang died today at the age of 49 (February 18‚ 259 BC - September 10‚ 210 BC). The shocking and inconvenient reason for his death is being exposed to Chinese alchemical elixir poisoning. The reason why he had that is because he ingested mercury pills by which he was given on a tour of Eastern China. The pills were supposedly suppose to make him immortal which didn’t happen unfortunately. The Empire knew about the pills because his chemists made the pills for him‚
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Jay Castonguay Comparisons of Opium‚ Opiates‚ and Heroin List the names of the common derivatives of opium. Morphine Codeine ThebaineDiscuss the differences between opium‚ opiates‚ and synthetic opiates. All of these are considered a narcotic; opium is harvested straight from the opium poppy in the form of a sticky tar like substance. Opium produces an analgesic and euphoric effect on the patient taking the drug. Opiates are a derivative of the pure opium drug‚ so in other words they are
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For “the Religion is the Opium of the People” Religion is a belief of supernaturalism for the individual’s satisfaction. Religion is there to be a shelter for the less fortunate so that they can escape from the world of reality and have supernatural beings to rely on. Opium‚ in comparison to religion‚ is used by the people who want to relieve their pain and anxiety in everyday life through hallucination. This similarity shows that religion is a manipulation used by government to oppress their people
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Geography Assessment: Emma Hockley Explain how and why the lives of Abdul and Giles are connected Abdul and Giles are both farmers in their different countries‚ Abdul is from Afghanistan while Giles is from Britain. Out in Afghanistan there is a dry‚ semi-desert climate and with only 372mm of rain every year in Kabul‚ the capital‚ it makes it very difficult to grow crops. London on the other hand has about twice as much rain which makes life a lot easier for Giles‚ he grows barley and wheat
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Before the 1950’s anxiety was mainly treated with barbiturates and meprobamate. However‚ these drugs have disadvantages linked to dependence and abuse. Consequently‚ there was a need for new medication with fewer side effects [1]. In the 1950’s‚ Sternbach‚ a chemist at Roche‚ started looking for a new anxiolytic. He started this process by using benzheptoxdiazines‚ molecules which he had previously worked with. He synthesised new compounds using his key product and secondary amines. After having
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Despite the fact that China gifted numerous valuable inventions to the West‚ such as silk‚ tea‚ the Mariner’s Compass‚ and gunpowder‚ the most important of them all would definitely be paper‚ gunpowder‚ and medicines. These particular goods have shaped our society immensely today and would change the way we lived if they were not created. Defined in basic terms‚ paper is a material that is utilized to write on‚ gunpowder is an explosive‚ and medicines are preventions or treatments of disease. According
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Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid that is most commonly used to treat break though pain and post surgery pain. Break through pain is sudden sever pain that lasts for short periods of time and is commonly found in cancer patients. Fentanyl is most commonly administered through an IV. When people develop a higher tolerance for the drug‚ such as cancer patients‚ it can also be given in a patch‚ a pill that dissolves in your mouth‚ or a lolliepop. Fentanyl is similar to morphine‚ but is approximately
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