ACKNOWLEDGMENT The researcher is immensely indebted to those who in one way or another contributed contrivances in making the current study possible with quality. Given such an opportunity to convey her sincerest gratitude and appreciation‚ a due respect and a salute is bestowed to them. A most profound thanks is offered to our dear Redeemer‚ Who blessed her with graces‚ spiritual light and guidance when pursuing her research; Dr. Avelina N. Bergado‚ Head of the Graduate School of Tiburcio
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The three different classes of drugs are Stimulants‚ Depressants and Hallucinogens drugs. Stimulant drugs have many side effects such as having increased confidence‚ mood elevation‚ sense of energy and alertness‚ decreased appetite‚ anxiety‚ irritability‚ insomnia‚ transient drowsiness and even delayed orgasm. An example of a Stimulant drug is Cocaine. Cocaine is inhaled or what some people would call‚ “snorted”‚ through the nose‚ smoked‚ or injected directly into the blood stream with a needle
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Group B Discussion Outline Topic: Abuse of prescription drugs: Problem Phase A. Identification of Problem 1. What is the situation where this is occurring? A. people are being prescribed pain medication for chronic pain B. these drugs have addicting properties C. people get hooked on drug‚ or use alternative drug i. One in five Americans report misusing a prescription drug at least once in their lifetime‚ but the overwhelming majority put the pills away with no lasting harm
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things and take risks‚ so they may take drugs or drink alcohol because it seems exciting. Teens with family members who have problems with alcohol or other drugs are more likely to have serious substance abuse problems. Also‚ teens who feel that they are not connected to or valued by their parents are at greater risk. Teens with poor self-esteem or emotional or mental health problems‚ such as depression‚ also are at increased risk. Even casual use of certain drugs can cause severe health problems‚ such
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Drug Abuse: The Single Most Important Societal Problem May 27‚ 2011 Drug Abuse - Single Most Important Societal Problem Have you ever walked down the street or in a grocery store and bumped into someone you know‚ and they look really bad? Drugs have “eaten them alive” and they are barely recognizable. You can remember how beautiful they were “before” the drugs but you’re staring the “after” directly in the face. It is not a pretty sight‚ is it? Just think‚ it could be one of your family
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Anti Drug Groups Throughout history‚ America has been fighting against drug and alcohol abuse in teens and adults. Many ways companies and anti drug groups try to prevent drug and alcohol abuse is through education in school systems and out of school systems. They teach young students about drugs and alcohol before they risk being around them‚ and they teach older students about drugs while they are around in their daily lives. Are these education programs really necessary? That’s the question many
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The Effects of Drug Abuse How many times has a person heard about the consequences of drug abuse? Have people ever really taken those consequences into account? Drug abuse is one of the major problems in our society. The causes of drug abuse are really unknown‚ but the effects of this epidemic are very serious. Many people get used to taking pills or like the way that illegal drugs make them feel. They can easily get addicted and abuse those drugs; that is the problem. The purpose of this essay
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idea of prevention is to limit the availability of drugs (Hart & Ksir‚ 2011‚ p. 400)‚ but this is not essentially the best way. Addiction affects everyone. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)‚ substance abuse cost our nation “more than $484 billion dollars (The National Institute on Drug Abuse ).” So although you might not be directly impacted by drug abuse‚ as a whole your tax dollars are spent on fighting the war on drugs. Currently there are several different types of substance
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Tavish Hower Mr. Peterson Plutto4@aol.com English 101 11 December 2012 Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse Every hour‚ over 3‚500 teenagers try drugs for the first time. (Drug facts) This outrageous statistic sadly applies to many of my classmates and peers. Through first hand experiences and other people’s mistakes‚ I have learned the dangers of teen alcohol and drug abuse. In Desert Mountain High School alone‚ over 50 percent of the 20 students I asked smoke marijuana on a fairly regular basis. Marijuana
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there has and will always be a problem with drug abuse. Drug abuse is a very serious and ongoing difficulty that society is faced with daily. However‚ since drug abuse across the nation is such a broad subject with all the different drugs available‚ I would like to narrow it down to a more personal topic. In my home state of Montana‚ methamphetamines is constantly being distributed and abused. My stance is that we must work harder to put an end to this abuse in order to save Montana families and our
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