Separation of Mixtures 9/11/11 * Introduction: A compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Unlike a compound‚ a mixture is a material system made up by two or more different substances which are mixed together but are not combined chemically. There are two kinds of mixtures‚ homogeneous and heterogeneous. Homogeneous mixtures have the same composition and appearance throughout
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10 to 14 years age bracket have used an intoxicating substance‚ mostly alcohol followed by cigarettes. In the 15 to 24 year bracket‚ a worrying 11.7 per cent are currently hooked to alcohol; while 6.2 per cent are regular users of tobacco products. The sad reality presented by the figures and facts on drugs is that 14.8 per cent of the respondents aged between 10 and 14 years old are completely oblivious of the risks associated with substance abuse. Our Government is fully committed to the attainment
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affects the Brain like Drugs. Around two years back‚ researchers and mental health experts chose to characterize problem gambling as a behavioral addiction‚ the first of its kind‚ placing it in a class of disorders that additionally incorporates substance abuse. The explanation behind this change originates from neuroscience research‚ which has demonstrated that sports gambling addicts have a considerable measure just the same as drug and alcohol addicts‚ including changes in behavior and cerebrum
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prevention with inner-city minority youth. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse‚ 6‚ 5-19. 3. Castro‚ F. G.‚ Barrera‚ M.‚ & Martinez‚ C. R. (2004). The cultural adaptation of prevention interventions: Resolving tensions between fidelity and fit. Prevention Science‚ 5‚ 41-45. 4. Hecht‚ M. L.‚ Marsiglia‚ F. F.‚ Elek‚ E.‚ Wagstaff‚ D. A.‚ Kulis‚ S.‚ Dustman‚ P.‚ & Miller-Day‚ M. (2003). Culturally grounded substance use prevention: An evaluation of the keepin ’ it R.E.A.L. curriculum. Prevention
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Drugs are all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Right? Isn’t that the way the saying goes? It’s all fun and games‚ it is all good and dandy‚ until drugs overtake someones life. When someone is getting pushed down constantly‚ the solution is not to depend on drugs. The solution is to stand up‚ be strong‚ fight for themselves. In life‚ it is hard to truly block out what other people say. It is truly hard to make themselves feel better when they have felt nothing but the worst. Drugs take them
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There are various arguments on the philosophical position‚ substance dualism. Substance dualism is the postulation that there are two kinds of substances: physical and mental. However‚ in this paper I will be presenting Descartes’ argument from separability‚ derived from the argument essential extension for substance dualism. In addition‚ I will be addressing Arnauld’s triangle objection to Descartes’ “clear and distinct” aspect of the conceivability premise with an example case for clarification
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role in genetic in addiction pertains to risk factors. According to Thomas and Osborn (2013)‚ the genetic-environmental interaction consists of various sources of risk factors such as stress‚ economic hardship‚ family‚ and surrounding oneself with substance users. Additionally‚ Dick and Agrawal (2008) illustrate that individuals that share the same gene are more likely to be at risk for alcohol and drug dependence based on a twin study. However‚ society demonstrate that if one family members is an alcoholic
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2013 Persuasive essay Legalize Marijuana I believe that marijuana should be legalized. Many people agree and disagree on this subject. I feel that smoking cigarettes does more damage then smoking marijuana. Because marijuana is an all natural substance and no extra chemicals are added to it like other drugs I feel like it is safer. I feel that marijuana should be legalized and cigarettes should be banned. Or we should at least have a few days a year when it is legalized. People have been disagreeing
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Outline the role of a chemist employed in a named industry or enterprise‚ identifying the branch of chemistry undertaken by the chemist and explaining a chemical principle that the chemist uses Burhan Gemikonakli is a Plant Chemist at Qenos‚ a major Australian chemical manufacturing company located at Botany‚ NSW. The role of a plant chemist working in the polymer industry is concerned with the conversion of ethane to ethylene and the polymerisation of ethylene to polyethylene. Examples of
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changes” (What is Addiction). The behavior change happens when the brain can no longer see the picture as the “big picture”‚ with out the drug substance. That is when a person that has an addiction starts depending on the drug substance to enhance their experiences. An addicted person’s brain depends so much on the drug that when not abusing the substance the addict craves the drug just as if they were starving. The addict then starts craving the drug more and more as if they needed the drug to act
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