and the career of the drug user. On the whole‚ drugs should not be abused‚ and we have to find a way to prevent this before it’s to late. Types of Drugs There are different types of drugs‚ like: 1. Cannabis 2. Hallucinogens 3. Opiates 4.
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Legalization of Marijuana * The debate over the legalization of Cannabis sativa‚ more commonly known as marijuana‚ has been one of the most controversial issues ever to occur in the United States. Its use as a medicine has existed for thousands of years in many countries worldwide and is documented as far back as 2700 BC in ancient Chinese writings. Marijuana should be legalized for several reasons. * First of all marijuana isn’t as bad as society claims it to be. The government could earn
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What is drug addiction? It is a chronic‚ relapsing disorder in which compulsive drug-seeking and drug-taking behaviour persists despite serious negative consequences. Several things are thought to be correlated with drug addiction as discuss which in turn affects the central nervous system that eventually leads to tolerance‚ physical dependence‚ sensitization‚ craving‚ and relapse The addictive drugs discussed in the article are opioids‚ cannabinoids‚ ethanol‚ cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ and nicotine
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outlaw the preparations of weed and then state after state started making marijuana illegal due to various racist pretenses. At a meeting of the League of Nations in the mid-1930s‚ every country voted against an international ban on cannabis. Federal Bureau of Narcotics director Harry Anslinger found that the only way to support it at home was through the adoption of a tax law that would place a prohibitive tax on the selling and buying of the drug (Ebook). When the members of the legislation met
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heart rate of 180 beats per minute under normal conditions. We will observe the effects of water‚ alcohol and caffeine on the ectothermic animal. Alcohol is a depressant; this means the body systems will slow down when alcohol is introduced. The heart rate will get consistently lower if too much alcohol is added. Caffeine is a stimulant; this means that it will cause the nervous system to work faster‚ also it will cause the blood vessels to constrict.(LaFave 2003) These effects will work together
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Sexual Health Contraception - Pregnancy prevention contraception include: IUD‚ birth control pill‚ morning after pill‚ female and male condom and ‘pull out’ method. - The female and male condom are the only contraceptives that prevent the transmission of STI’s. STI: Sexually transmitted Infection‚ HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Rights and responsibilities in relationships - Right: A right is an entitlement that each individual in a relationship
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and functions of the brain/nervous system and how such effects elicit the behavioral impacts. 10. Depressants a. Alcohol—Behavioral impacts: Response: Biological (neurological) explanations: Response: b. Barbiturates (tranquilizers) and Opiates (opium‚ morphine‚ and heroin) -- Behavioral impacts: Response: Biological (neurological) explanations: Response: 11. Stimulants a. Nicotine -- Behavioral impacts: Response: Biological (neurological) explanations: Response:
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500 teens a day abuse prescription drugs. Abuse of these narcotics can lead to serious mental and physical consequences. Why is this such a problem‚ what can we do to solve it‚ and how is it affecting our social lives? First we must explore what prescription drugs are being abused. The most popular abused drugs fall into three categories. Depressants of the central nervous system typically used to anxiety or sleep disorders. Stimulant used to treat such disorders as ADHD and ADD and the most
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many over the counter prescriptions. There is no such record that any being has overdosed on marijuana either. “From several other sources marijuana has proven not to be a gateway drug that introduces users to more addictive narcotics. Drug sociologist Lynn Zimmer and narcotics researcher John P Morgan have found many health benefits for marijuana. In treating glaucoma‚ marijuana reduces the fluid pressure in the eyes that causes irreversible damage to vision”. (Page 1-9 Marijuana 2008 from opposing
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During March 2013 I suffered a serious paranoid psychosis and was forcibly held at the KGV Hospital’s acute ward‚ under the Mental Health Act 1984. Actually‚ ten RGP officers‚ in full riot gear with shields‚ raided my home and in a very violent and aggressive manner‚ even though I was lying face down on the floor and offering no resistance whatsoever‚ abducted me and took me in handcuffs to the police station. There I was seen by two psychiatrists and a mental welfare officer and sent to the KGV
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