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Cocaine Treatment for Women As a young lady‚ a mother‚ or a grandmother‚ if seeking cocaine treatment for women has not been an easy process‚ you now have new opportunities because health care professionals now understand the need for treatment that is especially designed for women. Traditionally‚ addiction treatment was developed with a signal focus to stop using and did not take into account the different physical‚ emotional‚ and social needs of men and women. But research has shown the many
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When you think of the word "drug" what comes to mind? Probably marijuana‚ cocaine‚ lsd‚ prescriptions but what about bath salts? When I first heard stories about people on bath salts my reaction was you have to be kidding right‚ but no first popping onto the radar of the DEA and poison control in 2010‚ this product is causing quite a stir in the United States. Mark Ryan from the LA poison control says in an interview on the Dr. Oz television show "that he has never seen a drug that has caused the
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HISTORY The first part of this chapter provides a historical survey of the pharmacologic and political influences on the use of psychoactive substances and compulsive behaviors in all civilizations. The second part presents a system for classifying these psychoactive substances along with major legislation impacting use of drugs and treatment of addictions. Throughout the last 10‚000 years‚ humans have used psychoactive drugs to alter their perception of reality for a variety of reasons. By
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Test Review 2 Party Drugs: 1. Roofies 2. Ketamine 3. Ecstasy Stimulants: • Methamphetimes o Street names: speed‚ ice‚ smoked‚ crystal meth o Source: man made o MOST POWERFUL STIMULANT o Administration: inject‚ snort‚ smoke‚ oral o Schedule 1 drug—highly addictive and no med use-- (meth) but other amphetimes are schedule 2 drugs since they sometimes have medical use o 50% of drug is removed from body in 12 hours
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What Is Cocaine and Cocaine Addiction Cocaine is both a central nervous system stimulant and a topical anaesthetic. It is found in the leaves of the Erthroxylum coca plant. It is generally used either powder cocaine‚ or freebase/crack cocaine which produce much stronger effect; he term "Crack" is alternately used to refer to street quality freebase cocaine. Powdered cocaine is generally insufflated (snorted) and crack / freebase cocaine is generally smoked. Smoking freebase cocaine causes a strong
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Name: Amber Ali 5/19/2015 Toxicology Student Questions 1. Does cocaine have any medicinal value? Cocaine is used by health care professionals to temporarily numb the lining of the mouth‚ nose‚ and throat before certain medical procedures. It is an anesthetic that works quickly to numb the area about 1-2 minutes after application. Cocaine also causes blood vessels to narrow‚ an effect that can decrease bleeding and swelling from the procedure. (http://www.medicinenet.com/cocaine_hydrochloride-topical/article
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Introduction Drug abuse is a serious problem which has affected many individuals in American society for decades. When we take a look into American history‚ it is apparent the magnificent availabilities of science and technology available today have not always been around. With the lack of scientific knowledge and the once non-existence of drug abuse‚ it is fair to say our discoveries of drugs were once ingested in some form out of pure curiosity of the human mind. (Levinthal‚ C. F. 2010)
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Effects of Drugs The Effects of Marijuana‚ Cocaine‚ and Methamphetamine on American Society Topic: The Effects of Marijuana‚ Cocaine‚ and Methamphetamine on American Society. Thesis: The effects of illegal drug use of marijuana‚ cocaine‚ and methamphetamine on American society. I. Illegal drug use A. History B. Effects C. Problems II. Three types of drugs A. Marijuana B. Cocaine C. Methamphetamine III. Effects and Treatments of the Three types of drugs A
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drugs. When somebody really wants to get away from their problems‚ they might turn to other drugs like meth. This is the concept of a gateway drug‚ which is a drug that opens the door to other‚ often worse‚ drugs. Once somebody moves on to the crack cocaine or heroin it’s just about to rock bottom. Their brain eventually melts so
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