response) Weight Loss Non-therapeutic Users: Sports-to imorove performance Stay awake/alert in a person that does not have a sleeping problem Increase energy To feel a greater sense of power What are the street names for the amphetamines? Speed Crystal Meth Crack Ecstasy Uppers Ice What are the harmful affects of amphetamines? Irregular heartbeat-rapid pounding heart Collapse Violent or aggressive behavior Seizures Stroke Coma What are the short-term effects of Amphetamines? Hyperactivity Fatigue
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A Jungian and Existential Analysis of Walter White Nick Willits Dr. Martin PS 440-01W 04/25/13 Walter White‚ played by Bryan Cranston‚ is the main character of AMC’s hit drama Breaking Bad. The massively popular show first aired in 2008 and has since completed five seasons with more to come. Cranston was previously very well-known for his role as the father on the comedy Malcolm in the Middle‚ a very different role from this. Other recognized members of the cast include creator Vince Gilligan
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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 than those which are intended. Addiction is defined as
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It was October of 2013 when my dad‚ Ian Kideys‚ was sentenced to five years prison. My dad had always been there for us: my two younger brothers‚ my mom and I. However‚ our picture perfect family quickly fell apart after he went away. My mom couldn’t handle raising us and turned to drugs and alcohol. Tamer‚ barely twelve‚ got caught up in the wrong crowd and began to do poorly in school. I isolated myself from my friends and grew extremely depressed. Out of necessity‚ I slipped out of this negative
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Sugar is one of the most addictive substances on earth and it thrives in America. It is said to be more addictive than cigarettes‚ cocaine and crystal meth. Rock candies are one of the many candies that people all over the world enjoy. Rock candies are created by using water and sugar with a process of heating and cooling. Pretty simple concept on how to create rock candy‚ but a lot more is involved with the chemical process and the history of rock candy. Sugar used to be used for medicine
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Teen Drug Rehab One of the largest problems in society today is teenage drug abuse. Youth are getting a hold of drugs and abusing it younger and younger every year. Teenagers start abusing drugs because they are trying to fit in‚ they are depressed‚ they are bored‚ or they are even trying to grow up like one of the celebrities they admire. Parents should talk with their children about the dangers of drugs because facts show that “teenagers whose parents talk to them regularly about the dangers of
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water or alcohol and injected. Smoking or injecting the drug delivers it very quickly to the brain‚ where it produces an immediate‚ intense euphoria. The pleasure also fades quickly; users often take repeated doses‚ in a “binge and crash” pattern. Meth negatively affects the brain similar to cocaine by increasing the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine‚ leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain. Dopamine is involved in reward‚ motivation‚ the experience of pleasure‚ and motor function
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It’s so easy to say things like “it’s their fault why should we care?” and just blow off the subject. In Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell‚ everyone in the town knew there was lots of meth and there were lots of people cooking it. They knew how to get it‚ where to get it‚ and who was cooking it. No one really cared much about the fact that they were dealing with illegal drugs. Even the police knew about the issue in the town but not
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on drug use ruined his career‚ as he developed health problems and the drugs affected his play. After playing overseas‚ he was arrested again for heroin possession and use in a Dunkin Donuts in Portsmouth Rhode Island‚ and eventually turned to crystal meth. After finishing his career‚ he decided to truly turn his life around. His promising basketball career which should have ended with him as a respected star of the sport‚ instead was marred by seven felonies all drug related. Instead of winning
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harsh consequences against it. Over 20 million people in America have been arrested for selling‚ having or using marijuana since 1965. More than half the United States wants to legalize it. Marijuana is an all natural substance unlike cocaine‚ crystal meth‚ or even cigarettes. And alcohol is not even a natural substance. It is not bad. There is no record of marijuana ever killing anyone except people who drive under the influence. But no one has ever died from a drug overdose from marijuana. Or someone
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