Drugs Introduction to Drugs: A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food. What is considered a drug rather than a food varies between cultures‚ and distinctions between drugs and foods and between kinds of drug are enshrined in laws which vary between jurisdictions and aim to restrict or prevent drug use. Even within a jurisdiction
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days the society mainly the youth is getting addicted to drugs‚ alcohol‚ smoking and many more. Most of the teenagers even the school boys and girls are taking drugs. Some of them knowing and some without knowing the bad effects‚ they get into these habits. Effects of drugs: Although drug is used for medicine but the illicit use of it damages human body part.Some This is illegal to take such drugs like heroine‚ cocaine etc. Nicotine‚ the drug that makes tobacco addictive‚ goes to your brain very
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CASE STUDY NO.1 THERAC – 25 Aaron James Uy Timosa BSIT – 4 INTRODUCTION The Therac-25 was a radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) after the Therac-6 and Therac-20 units (the earlier units had been produced in partnership with CGR of France). It was involved in at least six accidents between 1985 and 1987‚ in which patients were given massive overdoses of radiation‚ approximately 100 times the intended dose. These accidents highlighted
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There is a drug that cures drugs. A drug called naloxone can save a drug user’s life. Samantha (no last name) shared how the drug helped awaken an unconscious drug user. "I always have it because I’m scared to death‚" Samantha said. The "it" she is referring to is Naloxone. Naloxone is referred as the fast acting antidote for opioid overdoses. Samantha is a long-time heroine addict. Police officers are now equipped with Naloxone in case they come in contact with an overdosed drug user. Baltimore
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Treatments of Drug Addiction Addiction is a dependence on a substance or activity. It is a big problem around the world. It is represented by the desires and behaviors of individuals. Addiction has serious consequences in real life that adversely destroy relationships‚ affect physical and mental health‚ and damages on the ability to think effectively; therefore‚ it is also known as an illness due to the bad things that it does. It could be in many more different ways such as gambling‚ drugs‚ sex‚ and
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DRUGS Drug is any substance which is medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ enhancing performances or sometimes life threatening when taken orally or by directly injecting into the body. These drugs are not considered as foods. War on drug is a common term applied to the prevention of illegal drugs by using military aid and military intercession in co-operation with the countries with an aim to reduce and prohibit the use of these drugs. Drugs are like pesticides sprayed on the field which has some benefits
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Case Study Chapter 37 Naomi Gonzalez Nur1150 Week 7 Virginia College Case Study Chapter 37 Jennie has been treated for adult-onset asthma for 3 years. She has been doing fairly well with her inhalers‚ but today she receives a prescription for Montelukast (Singulair)‚ one 10 mg tablet daily. 1. How does this medication differ from the corticosteroids that are used to reduce inflammation? Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor antagonist that is used to lower the inflammatory
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Assessment 1:Case Study 1250 words (40%) Overview You are required to complete a pathophysiological template for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in relation to a case study and answer three questions. To complete the template you must summarize the relevant information for each component. This summary may consist of a combination of sentences‚ flow diagrams and dot points where relevant. The information in the template must be accurately referenced using the APA referencing style
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you believe all drugs in America should be legalized? Chances to that are no‚ but it would actually greatly benefit every American if this were the case. A commonly held belief about most illegal drugs is that they are harmful‚ addictive‚ and most likely to destroy a productive member of society if consumed. However‚ this is not necessarily true and banning drugs may actually expanding their usage‚ broadening their devastation. America as a whole will be greatly better off if drugs are decriminalized
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Ethics Case Study Lernik Davoudi HCS/335 12/04/2012 Holly Martinez De Andino Ethics Case Study A prescription is an order for medication which is dispensed to or for patient. A prescription for a patient may only be issued by a physician. The case study in chapter 4‚ is a case about a physician’s assistance named Jerry McCall ‚ who needs to order an antidepressant medication called Valium for a patient who is a friend of the doctors‚ However the major problem Jerry has is that the patient
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