Topic: Ecstasy Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about ecstasy. Central Idea: To inform my audience about the history of ecstasy‚ how it works‚ and the symptoms. Introduction I. 3‚ 4-methylendioxy-methamphetamine II. According to the US National Library of Medicine Nation Institutes of Health‚ approximately 10% of college students have tried this at least once. 7% have used this within the past year and 3% within the past month. It is the second most likely illicit drug to be used‚ first
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS Definition Stimulants are a substance which tends to increase behavioral activity when administered. Primary action of a diverse group of pharmacologic agents – adverse effect associated with many drugs. Signs and symptoms * Elevate Mood * Increase Motor Activity * Increase Alertness * Decrease need for Sleep *In case of overdose lead to convulsion and death. Mode of Action * Block neurotransmitters
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EN50A 18 February 2013 "Who is Molly?" "Who is Molly? And why is she so popular in today’s generation?" These are the questions most parents are asking. When Molly walks into a party everyone loses their minds. If you didn’t know Molly‚ your peers will introduce you to her. They’ll tell you she’s nice‚ kind‚ and lots of fun. But is she really? What some teens‚ young adults‚ and parents don’t know is the history of Molly and what she really is. Molly doesn’t just have one name people called
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Methamphetamine and cocaine abusers often take them to come down from excess stimulation. This combination is connected with spasms of the coronary arteries that can damage the heart (starcevic& sicaja‚2007). Heroin addicts frequently take them when they
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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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Essay on meth Methamphetamine (Meth) what do you think when you hear meth maybe white powders and images of people’s faces all messed up looking older then what they are. We all see them pictures in the doctors offices of people using it and how bad they look. One its bad for your body.Two its a drug and a one way shot to ruining your life and others around you. Three It is a illegal drug. First why is meth so additive? Meths users after taking the drug “ they experience a sudden “rush”
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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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