MDMA and the effects the drug has on a person Sarah Cedillo Tusculum College MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine)‚ also known as ecstasy‚ is a synthetic drug that has similarities to both the stimulant amphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline (Baselt‚ 2011). It causes one to experience feelings of increased energy‚ euphoria‚ emotional warmth and empathy toward others. It also causes distortions in a person’s sensory and time perception (Baselt‚ 2011). MDMA was initially popular
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Adolf Hitler was the definition of unconscious insanity. He was a dictator hiding behind stimulants and narcotics. Heroin‚ Morphine‚ Methamphetamine‚ Eukodal‚ Pervitin and a variety of injections were all consumed regularly by Adolf Hitler‚ a deranged individual. He helped himself to overwhelming quantities of cocaine and fed his own militants high doses of methamphetamine. Numerous prescribed drugs were given to soldiers to restraint them from getting
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Abstract 3‚ 4-methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine (MDMA)‚ otherwise known as “ecstasy” is a “psychedelic amphetamine” that has gained popularity the past twenty years because of the feelings of comfort‚ empathy‚ and connection to others it provides for the user. MDMA is considered an illicit substance in the United States‚ as it is in most other countries. MDMA was first synthesized in the 1890s‚ and it wasn’t until the 1970s and ‘80s that it was used as a psychotherapeutic tool and also started
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Drugs speech Good afternoon. I’m here to tell you all about the effects of drugs on your young vital stage of development. I am not here to tell you what is right or wrong but I am here to educate you in order to help you make the right decision when faced with the prospect of drugs. Drugs may seem a surprising topic at this point in time‚ but very soon parties will start dominating your social life and drugs and alcohol will crawl themselves in. This is a result of experimentation‚ curiosity
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seek help from medical professionals and be prescribed medications. The second drug abuse pattern us where the user “makes peace” with the drug. They accept the suppressed serotonin by using large doses of MDMA. It ends up becoming more like methamphetamine than ecstasy. The fate of the users is not well known in this pattern as it is rarely and abuse pattern. Although‚ most users end up crashing and seeking help. The escalating use pattern users can almost always expect a full recovery. However
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chemistry teacher named Walter White who finds out that he has contracted lung cancer and must find a way to pay for his medical bills. Given his expertise with chemical properties‚ he decides to cook and sell the illegal and hazardous drug‚ methamphetamine. Both television shows Breaking Bad and Dexter criticize and portray ideals of the American Dream in their sophisticated plots and character portrayals. A large aspect of the American Dream is to ‘dream big’. With both series
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throughout the entire series. Worried for his family’s financial security if he were to pass‚ Walter struggled to come up with a solution to secure their future. Through a series of (un)fortunate events‚ he discovered the profitable market of methamphetamine production‚ better known as cooking crystal meth. With a proficient knowledge of the chemistry behind the production of meth‚ he partners up with one of his former burnout students‚ Jesse Pinkman. As the series progresses‚ Jesse and Walter’s
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11377(a)-Possession of Methamphetamine‚ H&S 11364(a)-Possession of drug paraphernalia and PC 148(a)(1)-Resisting/Delaying a Peace Officer. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: This incident occurred inside 848 Summit Avenue #1. The location is a rear duplex to the rear of a long east-west driveway running along the north side of 844 Summit Avenue‚ which faces the street. EVIDENCE: Items Description 1) Methamphetamine‚ approximately 6.08 grams of a white crystal substance resembling methamphetamine‚ which was packaged
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Theories of Addiction: Methamphetamine Users’ Explanations for Continuing Drug Use and Relapse The preclinical models used were constructed to draw attention to the unique side of addiction behavior (Newton‚ De La Garza‚ Kalechstein‚ Tziortzis‚ & Jacobsen. 2009‚ p. 295). “These include Negative Reinforcement (“Pain Avoidance”)‚ Positive Reinforcement (“Pleasure Seeking”)‚ Incentive Salience (“Craving”)‚ Stimulus Responsive Learning (“Habits”)‚ and Inhibitory Control Dysfunction (“Impulsivity”)”
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The Soothing Sensation That is Bath Salts Introduction “Oh yeah‚ me and my girlfriend have a big bag of lavender bath salts sitting at home‚” was the initial reaction when I asked a fellow engineer to portray as a testimonial for our borderline inappropriate bath salts infomercial. Contrary to popular belief‚ this new synthetic drug is far away from producing any effects that are similar to that of a relaxing bath. Until recently‚ bath salts were popularized to be a “legal high.” In order to tip
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