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    Questions 1 Refer to the question‚ s25 of the TAFE Education Act 2002‚ there is an offence “ to bring heroin‚ cannabis‚ cocaine or any other drug onto a TAFE campus”. Before we look the part (a) and (b) of the question‚ let’s definite ‘any other drug’ first. Drug is not considered as a food‚ however it can be taken or put into a human body have medical‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects. There is no single‚ precise definition for drug. Under control law‚ government regulations

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    O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night the main crisis in the family is Mary’s morphine addiction and the Tyrone family’s denial of that addiction while Williams’s The Glass Menagerie focuses on Amanda Wingfield’s unwillingness to let go of the past. Each play focuses on a different crisis that the families must endure‚ but rather than In O’Neill’s A Long Day’s Journey Into Night the Tyrone family is dealing with the morphine addiction of Mary Tyrone. O’Neill’s diction creates a mood of denial that

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    withdrawal‚ then one does not become addicted. The addiction is quick and permanent‚ especially if one uses other drugs. Some have solid concrete evidence support for this theory. Thio‚ Taylor‚ and Schwartz‚ state‚ “among patients who have been given morphine to kill their pain‚ some later become addicted to the drug‚ while others did not” (Thio‚ et. Al‚ 2013‚ p. 316). Knowing your symptoms and sickness were the difference whether of sudden discontinue of the drug. Individuals‚ who associated with the

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    Kaitlin Villaverde Mrs.Sauer English 09 14 October 2013 Natural Medicines Heal Natural medicine can accomplish getting rid of illnesses. Increased use of natural medicine over the past decade has been an exciting development in health care nowadays. Natural remedies heal the body of the underlining causes and simply not mask the symptoms. When people are sick

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    of the brain to give you pain relief. It is similar to morphine‚ but it is not a natural opiate like morphine or codeine. It is a synthetic compound‚ classified as phenylpiperidine. It is typically used before or after surgery or with another pain medication. Since it is highly addictive‚ this drug should not be prescribed to patients with chronic pain or conditions that last more than a short period of time. Demerol is similar to morphine. It is wanted by many drug abusers. Since it is highly

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    Topic: Response and Social Policy paper on “Iatrogenic Government” The response to drug use in America and in some countries around the world seems to have an interesting history. As the author Daniel Patrick Moynihan describes the unintended consequences society faces when government does not deal effectively with issues of drugs in society. He provided several references that shows the historical and present connections to government interrelations and how many of these decisions have some

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    topic of discussion has taken an interest as Heroin addiction is on the rise in Longford and it has led to the fatality of one person of whom I went to school with due to a Heroin overdose. Heroin Heroin is a highly addictive drug which comes from morphine‚ which is obtained from the opium poppy. It is a “downer” or depressant that affects the brain’s pleasure systems and interferes with the brain’s ability to perceive pain. It looks like a white to dark brown powder or tar-like substance. Some of

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    DEMEROL (MEPEDRINE) Meperidine (Demerol): Is a narcotic pain reliever with a similarity to Morphine. It is most commonly used to treat moderate to severe pain relief prior to and during surgical procedures in combination with other medications. Meperidine acts on certain centers in the brain to give you pain relief. Meperidine is given by injection into the vein‚ a muscle‚ or subcutaneously (underneath the skin). When its injected into a vein‚ it is given very slowly to prevent serious side effects

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    people around them‚ including families‚ kids‚ and babies who aren’t yet born. Drug abuse hurts the body and the brain‚ sometimes forever. The term narcotic has several definitions but often pertains to opioid drugs that produce actions similar to morphine. Narcotics are used therapeutically to relieve pain‚ induce anesthesia and treat additional symptoms such as cough and diarrhea. The physical effects of narcotics make the drugs desirable‚ however‚ and may contribute to their abuse. Narcotic abuse

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    puts a drug user at an increased chance of overdosing. An overdose occurs when too much of a substance is put into the body. The body struggles against the attack‚ but can’t always compensate as the organs are affected. During a depressant overdose(morphine‚ fentanyl‚ oxycodone‚ heroin‚ etc.) some of the signs include respiratory distress or failure‚ cyanosis of lips and hands‚ limp body‚ unresponsiveness‚ or confusion. In a stimulant overdose(cocaine and meth) signs of overdose can include chest pain

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