everything from cannabis to opiates. Many of the teens that indulge in these drugs are mislead in believing that it is cool. There are a lot of drugs that people are indulging in‚ but the main focus is on prescription pills‚ MDMA‚ and Promethazine/Codeine. It was once said that cannabis is the gateway drug to every other drug. Not once has a person overdosed on cannabis‚ but yet these modern day dope fiends are using other outlets. They are crushing up pills and making prescription cocktails. This
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CM8002 Drugs Saferstein Chapter 8 Drugs Natural Used since ancient times‚ mostly by “medicine men” Semi-synthetic Modified natural compounds Synthetic Misuse of pharmaceutical results Abuse of solvents Physical and Psychological addiction www.cnb.gov.sg www.dea.gov Drugs “The fly agarics are dried and eaten in large pieces. After about half an hour‚ the person becomes completely intoxicated and experiences extraordinary visions. CO2H O Those who cannot afford the
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and their use 1. describe common types of medication including their effects and potential side effects Below are outlined 3 types of common medications. Analgesics: i.e. Codeine‚ used for pain relief‚ side effects can be light-headedness‚ dizziness‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ shortness of breath‚ and sedation. Codeine can also cause allergic reactions‚ symptoms of which include constipation‚ abdominal pain‚ rash and itching. Antibiotics: i.e. Amoxicillin‚ a penicillin based antibiotic which fights
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The Life and Death of Pimp C Chad Lamont Butler was born on December 29th‚ 1973 in Port Arthur‚ Texas. He is better known by his stage name Pimp C and one of the two founding members of the rap duo Underground Kings also known as UGK. Over the course of his twenty-year career in the music industry he became known for his love of selling and using drugs‚ along with his desire to pimp women which all can be heard in the lyrics of his music. Naturally‚ living such a demoralized lifestyle it caused him
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Drug Profile Paper Shamrock/JW Chemical Dependency in the Workplace April 20‚ 2011 Drug Profile Paper This paper will summarize some aspects on the psychology and physiology of cocaine addiction as well as other particular drug substances that causes hallucinations and depression In addition illegal and legal drugs that are widely used by young adults like stimulants‚ cannabis and narcotics will be discuss as well. No doubt‚ crack cocaine surfaced to the Los Angeles street
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internal standard. Mean retention times for paracetamol and caffeine were respectively 2.61 ± 0.13 min and 11.98 ± 0.72 min . The calibration curve was linear over the range 0.1-5.0μg/ml. The method was also suitable for the assay of paracetamol-codeine combination drug as well as estimation of the amount of constituents in urine when the wavelength of UV detection was 245 nm with acetanilide as the internal standard. Keywords: Chromatography‚ isocratic‚ internal standard‚ in vivo and in vitro
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DRUG NAME |DOSAGE |CLASSIFICATION |Mechanism of action |INDICATION |CONTRAINDICATION |Nursing Implication | |Brand name : Hemostan Fibrinon‚ Cyklokapron‚ Lysteda‚ Transamin Generic name: Tranexamic acid |500 mg. /tab ID 8x a times a day. | Anti-fibrinolytic‚ antihemorrhagic | Tranexamic acid is a synthetic derivative of the amino acid lysine. It exerts its antifibrinolytic effect through the reversible
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Drugs and Chemicals to be Avoided in G6PD Deficiency Drugs to be Avoided in G6PD Deficiency There are different types of G6PD deficiency‚ an individual need to know the type of G6PD that they have inherited because each types of G6PD deficiency react to drugs differently and some may not react to some of the drugs and chemicals listed here. This is not a comprehensive list there are drugs and chemicals that may also be harmful to those with G6PD deficiency that are not on this list an individual
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Drug use in the U.S has taken a turn for the worse and has become more common‚ especially in young adults. Not only is illegal drugs but prescribed drugs are also being abused as well. There are many drugs I can name that are being abused from what I know myself‚ but there are several others that I myself have never heard of. No matter what it may be‚ and how it may be used‚ no drugs are meant to be abused and used for the wrong intentions. For every action‚ there is a consequence and the consequence
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Headache Introduction “A Headache is defined as a pain in the head or upper neck. It is one of the most common locations of pain in the body and has many causes. Headaches have numerous causes‚ and in 2007 the International Headache Society agreed upon an updated classification system for headache.”(1) Because so many people suffer from headaches and because treatment sometimes is difficult‚ it is hoped that the new classification system will allow health care practitioners come
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