Police Narcotic Bureau - Foreigners arrested in Sri Lanka for drug offences in 2010 CON NO. DATE OF ARREST ARRESTED AGENCY 1 / 32 Police Narcotic Bureau - Foreigners arrested in Sri Lanka for drug offences in 2010 NATIONALITY QUANTITY & TYPE OF DRUGS SEIZED 1 2 / 32 Police Narcotic Bureau - Foreigners arrested in Sri Lanka for drug offences in 2010 06.01.2010 PNB (BIA) Pakistani - 01 392g of Heroin 3 / 32 Police Narcotic Bureau -
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heated debate almost anywhere you go is the legalisation of cannabis. There are two different opinions: one‚ that cannabis should not become legal because it leads on to the use of harder drugs and causes more petty crime. The second view is that if it became legal then fewer people would have to sneak around to get cannabis and therefore not get caught up in the underworld of drugs‚ and that would stop the lead on to harder drugs. Also cannabis can be used for medical purposes such as a painkiller‚ and
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produces a profile of in vivo effects in the tetrad model" (Wiley 2002). THC inhibits the function of the enzyme adenylate cyclase which is involved in the transmission of pain messages. While there are over 60 cannibinoids identified in the plant Cannabis sativa‚ Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol is the primary mood altering psychoactive agent in marijuana. Marijuana effects acetylcholine synthesis and turnover in the limbic region of the brain and in the cerebellum. (Harwood 2005) Eldreth
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Drug Profile Paper Sherry Grant PSY/425 December 3‚ 2012 Mrs. Barbara Nosal Drug Profile Paper Drugs tend to have very different effects many of which can make them appealing and therefore lead to substance abuse. Every day on the news‚ in various media outlets‚ and often in our own lives we hear about a person that has fallen victim to an addiction of some sort. This paper is designed to explain the physiology and psychology of addiction while demonstrating the addictive potential of
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social drugs‚ illegal and socially acceptable drugs. Illegal social drugs include heroin‚ cocaine‚ cannabis and LSD. Examples of socially acceptable drugs are caffeine‚ nicotine and alcohol. However‚ unlike social drugs‚ medicinal drugs are taken for the purpose of treating‚ preventing and diagnosing a disease (Taylor and Reide 1998 p3). Examples of medicinal drugs include amitriptyline – an anti depressant which acts on nerve cells in the brain‚ hydrochloride cetirizine – used to treat allergy symptoms
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substance abuse‚ can be described as the physical need or compulsion to repeatedly use a substance that alters consciousness both physically and mentally. TYPES OF DRUGS • TYPES OF DRUGS INCLUDE • Cannabis • Inhalants • Cocaine • Other Stimulants • Depressants • Hallucinogen • Narcotics • Designer Drugs • Anabolic Steroids • Alcohol • Tobacco • Drug Durations Symptoms of Marijuana: Glassy‚ red eyes; loud talking and inappropriate laughter followed by sleepiness; a sweet burnt scent;
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Drug Profile Katie VanEsch PSY425 October 25‚ 2010 BARBARA NOSAL Drug Profile There are many different types of addictions that fall into the categories of chemical dependency or physiological and psychological dependence. Dependencies such as physiological and psychological consequences most typically accompany substance abuse. Alcohol is one of the most widely used substances in America today and is perhaps the most popular widespread form of substance abuse. However‚ there are several
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philosophies including the psychology and physiology will be explained in an attempt to describe how drugs affect our bodies both physically and mentally. Secondly‚ different drug categories types will be covered including: stimulants‚ depressants‚ narcotics‚ hallucinogens‚ and cannabis. Each of these categories has different addiction potentials and effect levels including withdrawal symptoms. Finally‚ the abuse of prescription drugs and their effects will be discussed. Addiction is primarily psychological
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Consciousness: Sleep‚ Dreams‚ Hypnosis‚ and Drugs Roberto Diaz was very anxious. He was nearing the end of his freshman semester when he suddenly remembered that he had signed up for another class and had never attended it. He couldn’t even remember the name of the course‚ but exams were coming on fast and he was absolutely sure that he was going to fail that “mystery” class. To make things worse‚ he’d been searching for this “lost course” for five nights in a row. Each time he woke up…fearful
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sedative-hypnotics‚ hallucinogens‚ narcotic analgesics‚ stimulant-euphoriants‚ and psychotropic drugs. The most used psychoactive substance is alcohol‚ which is also the only psychoactive drug legally available without a prescription in most countries. Enjoyable relaxation is often the ideal effect from alcohol consumption‚ but intoxication weakens judgment and motor performance‚ as well as brings on a feeling of exhilaration‚ and exaltation followed by sleep. Alcohol is a stimulant at first but after
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