Synthetic Drugs of Abuse It seems that primitive man at times wished to escape his reality. He or she probably found some natural herbal drugs to facilitate this desire. In fact abuse of the coca leaf and the opium poppy has been occurring the last 3000 years‚ and probably longer. The mescaline containing peyote cactus has been abused by the indians for even longer. They thought it was a gift from god because they often realised profound truths when they where inebriate(at least‚ thats what they
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Depressants are drugs that relieve anxiety and produce sleep. Match the drug with the street name Heroin Marijuana Inhalants Methamphetamine Cocaine Depressants LSD Steroids “Smack” -Heroin “Acid”-LSD “Roofies” -Depressants “Pot”-Marijuana “Whippets” -Inhalants “Crystal Meth”-Methamphetamine “Coke” -cocaine “Juice” -Steroids What is the difference between drug abuse and drug addiction? Abuse is defined as misusing a drug or using it for purposes other
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Modern Version of Macbeth Once he arrived in Miami‚ Tony Montana started looking for a job. He needed money any way he could in order to support his wife. He wanted to have a nice life unlike the previous one he had in Cuba which was very poor and struggling to win some money to eat. Montana believed that if he had already escaped from Cuba he already had began to accomplish his dream to become rich. He started out applying for a job as a dish washer but was not satisfied after 3 months because
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which leads into being treated for withdrawal symptoms which include: diarrhea‚ sweating‚ high-pitched cry‚ tremors‚ and irritability Small head circumference Disease from the mother and be passed on to the fetus (Syphilis‚ Hepatitis‚ HIV) Cocaine Crystalline tropane alkaloid from the leabes of the coca plant Stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant Commonly used recreationally Side effects: hyper activity‚ restlessness‚ increased blood pressure‚ increased
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shouldn’t worry because marijuana is harmless‚ say many of those who would legalize the drug. But the libertarians argue an entirely different perspective. They say it doesn’t matter whether it’s harmless because we should legalize all drugs‚ including cocaine‚ heroin and marijuana. Therefore‚ two questions must be answered if we are to have an intelligent debate. 1) Is marijuana "harmless" like caffeine‚ nicotine and alcohol‚ which are not forbidden? 2) If it is not harmless‚ should a citizen be denied
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EFFECTS OF DEPENDENCE ON PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE IN SCHOOL (A CASE STUDY OF OJO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF LAGOS STATE‚ NIGERIA) BEING GRADUATE PROJECT FOR B.A (ED) DEGREE SUBMITTED TO LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY‚ OJO FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY BY AKINTOLA MUBARAK CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION This is the opening chapter of this research. It embodies the background to the study‚ statement of problem‚
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they were interviewing. People who recorded it recorded may not have written down all the facts. Some people who recorded information wrong‚ may be protecting the person who the information is about. Such as Freud’s biographer down playing his cocaine use. Data has also been lost and found again later. Information may have been translated wrong and then later found out the true meaning. The data may be interpreted differently. A person may have a different memory than what actually happened
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My name is Alicia Nancy Wade. I don’t like my name so I go by “Lee-Lee”. I was born November 30th 1974 in Los Angeles‚ California. I am 37 years old. I have no biological children. I am attending Los Angeles City College to obtain a Small Business Management Certificate and an A.A. Degree in Human Services-Generalist. I am enrolled in Psychology 1 because it is a required class to obtain my degree. My favorite things to do are making money and spending time with my niece and nephew. I really don’t
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“David Parnell used to drink meth‚ his drug of choice‚ dissolved in orange juice as he drove down the road. He also took meth with his coffee or ate it‚ wrapped in toilet paper. "I don’t want the pictures to send someone into craving‚" he said. Parnell shot himself in the face with an assault rifle in 2003. The police who took the crime scene photos initially assumed he would probably die. The blast of the gun blew off the tip of his tongue‚ split it in two and broke most of the bones in his face
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Topic 1 In drug-related prosecutions‚ the State bears the burden not only of proving the elements of the offenses of sale and possession of shabu under Republic Act No. 9165‚ but also of proving the corpus delicti‚ the body of the crime. “Corpus delicti has been defined as the body or substance of the crime and‚ in its primary sense‚ refers to the fact that a crime has been actually committed. As applied to a particular offense‚ it means the actual commission by someone of the particular crime
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