Exw 350 Study Answers

EXW 350 Exam II Study Guide
1. Describe the major aspects of amphetamine psychosis and its relationship to paranoid schizophrenia.

Amphetamine psychosis is a mental illness that usually happen to people who use an illegal drug called amphetamine. People develop this condition when they use this type of frequently. The experts say that in some rare cases, a single use of amphetamine can trigger the disorder, but more studies is needed to confirm it. Signs and symptoms of this drug include decreases fatigue, and prolong wakefulness, aggression, hypertension, headache, and insomnia. Amphetamine psychosis and paranoid schizophrenia are similar. Because both disorder work on the same general mechanism. The difference between amphetamine psychosis and schizophrenia is that amphetamine psychosis is treatable over time whereas schizophrenia is a lifelong problem.

2. What was the principal concern and what was the general outcome regarding heroin abuse among the U.S. armed forces personnel in Vietnam during the 1960s and 1970s?

3. Discuss the three principal medical applications of narcotic drugs today. Give examples where needed.

Narcotics are strong drug that medical doctors use treat patients who are in severe pain. It is also use for dysentery and suppression of coughing.
This term does not apply to Native American who are entirely Christian, or who solely follow their tradition. Peyote is a chemical that many Native Americans use during their religious rituals, they believe that peyote plant is sacred. In the United States, the use of peyote is illegal. This church was created to bypass its legal issues of the United States. I think peyote should be legalized just for Native Americans who believe in its use, but not other religions. Making peyote illegal for Native Americans can be seen as taking their freedom