Geography Assessment: Emma Hockley Explain how and why the lives of Abdul and Giles are connected Abdul and Giles are both farmers in their different countries‚ Abdul is from Afghanistan while Giles is from Britain. Out in Afghanistan there is a dry‚ semi-desert climate and with only 372mm of rain every year in Kabul‚ the capital‚ it makes it very difficult to grow crops. London on the other hand has about twice as much rain which makes life a lot easier for Giles‚ he grows barley and wheat
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References: 1. Hamilton‚2010‚ In the arms of morpheus: The Development Of Morphine
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Pharmacologists refer to substances that have an impact on thinking‚ feeling‚ mood‚ and perception as psychoactive. Humans have always ingested psy- choactive substances. Higher organisms are neurologically hardwired to derive pleasure from the action of certain chemical substances. Psychoactive drugs‚ some powerfully so‚ activate pleasure centers of the brain‚ thereby potenti- ating continuing drug-taking behavior. People take drugs to experience the effects that come with their mind-active properties
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Prescription drug abuse is a modern-day disease. In an estimate‚ over six million Americans have abused prescription medication. However‚ there is no completely accurate way to measure prescription drug abuse. Many people suffer from addiction because of certain doctors’ carelessness in writing prescriptions. When doctors’ are caught intentionally over prescribing abused medications‚ they are typically the punishment for their crimes is very small. Young adults are also beginning to abuse prescription
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different types of narcotics which are listed as; opiods‚ cannabinoids‚ hallucinogens and stimulants” (McElfresh‚ 2011). All categories hold a different schedule classification based off the potential for abuse. Opiods are “natural and synthetic morphine like product extracted from the poppy plant and is found in schedule two and three of the DEA’s classification” (Kukate & Gokhale‚ 2008). Furthermore‚ opiods can stop the awareness of
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sensations that do not exist. Hallucinogens are moderately addictive. Most of the risks of hallucinogen use are associated with the risk for personal injury and life-threatening accidents. Opiates are opium based powerful painkillers such as heroin‚ morphine and codeine which are made
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pain medications‚ and normally contain Hydrocodone or Oxycodone such as Vicodin or Percocet. The International Center for Advancement of Addiction Treatment defines an opiate as drugs found in or manufactured from opium and the main ingredients are morphine and codeine. 11. Thesis: Today I’m here to inform you on the abuse and addiction to opiates and the effects it has. 111. Personal Statement: I chose this topic because of the wide spread use of Opiates among teenagers‚ and 9% of the population
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Safety The facts are clear. Opioids are dangerous. While most people think about illegal substances‚ such as heroin‚ even “legal” opioids‚ such as OxyContin‚ morphine‚ and others‚ carry with them inherent risks. Concerns over safety are rising as many opioid-dependent patients switch their doctor-prescribed medications for cheaper street drugs like heroin. Even if the patients use their prescribed medication
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Methadone Treatment for Opioid Addiction By: Vicki Wilson Physiological and Medical Aspects of Substance Abuse November 7‚ 2012 Vicki Wilson Physiological and Medical Aspects of Substance Abuse November 7‚ 2012 When people hear the term opiate abusers or the more frequently used street term drug addict (a horrible stereotype) that people think of first. A homeless‚ system milking‚ degenerate that is hooked on Heroin and sticks dirty needles in their arms‚ doing anything for money to
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Addiction drug addiction and drug abuse drug addiction and drug abuse‚ chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Traditional definitions of addiction‚ with their criteria of physical dependence and withdrawal (and often an underlying tenor of depravity and sin) have been modified with increased understanding; with the introduction of new drugs‚ such as cocaine‚ that are psychologically or neuropsychologically addicting;
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