drugs were created to treat the same symptoms as Xanax. The Government approved drugs for depression in the early seventies. Depression can now be treated as a disorder. The makers intentions when producing Xanax was to have a lesser mental and physical dependence on patients when withdrawing. Xanax is one of many drugs that are misused. Not just misused and abused by young people‚ also famous people. The drug was said to have played a part in the singer Whitney Houston’s death. Within a year there
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DISCURSIVE WRITING An issue that creates heated debate almost anywhere you go is the legalisation of cannabis. There are two different opinions: one‚ that cannabis should not become legal because it leads on to the use of harder drugs and causes more petty crime. The second view is that if it became legal then fewer people would have to sneak around to get cannabis and therefore not get caught up in the underworld of drugs‚ and that would stop the lead on to harder drugs. Also cannabis can be used
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Paper Description Substance abuse is the overindulgence in chemicals and/or drugs that affect the individual’s physical and mental wellbeing. Substance abuse does not only affect the individual consuming the substance but the family‚ friends and loved ones as well. Substance abuse is a disorder that is characterized by a pattern of continued use of medications or chemical substances that results in the person repeatedly missing everyday social obligations such as work‚ school‚ family and friends
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low prescribed doses‚ abuse and addiction is not a serious risk. However‚ drug addiction will become a risk when those amphetamines are consumed at doses higher than what is prescribed. Use of amphetamines can lead to tolerance and physical and psychological dependence‚ When this happens the user will be consuming increasingly higher dosages‚ and will attempt to maintain their high by continuing to use these drugs (National Institute on Drug Abuse‚
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Requiem for a Dream depicts four individuals and their addictions to cocaine‚ heroin‚ and diet pills. Set in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ the characters each have their own dreams and addictions and their drugs are easily attainable trapping them in a cycle of dependence. The central character‚ Harry Goldfarb‚ is a young man who lives in virtual poverty because every cent he earns or steals goes toward his next high. He dreams of making a big enough score selling dope that will lead him to becoming financially stable
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Substance abuse is the use of any substance for an unintended purpose or in an excessive amount. All substances‚ whether legal or illegal‚ have an impact on health when used in the wrong way. Different sub-stances have different effects on the body. Substances that are commonly abused in the United States among the Adolescent age group include alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ anabolic steroids‚ cocaine‚ depressants hallucinogens‚ inhalants‚ marijuana‚ narcotics‚ prescription medications‚ nonprescription (over-the-counter)
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Introduction: Exercise is important for the overall health and wellbeing of all people. People engage in physical activity for a variety of reasons. For some‚ being healthy is their only reason for exercising; for others‚ it may be to build more muscle‚ or gain endurance. “Exercise involves planned‚ structured‚ repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain physical fitness.” Exercise should always be beneficial; however excessive exercise can lead to harmful outcomes‚ and in come cases
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Biological methods of stress management try to control the body’s response to stress by reducing physiological activity. The most well-known biological method of stress management is drug therapy. One method is using drugs called Benzodiazepines (BZs). These are the most common type of drug to relieve stress and anxiety issues. They work by slowing down the Central Nervous System activity. GABA‚ the hormone responsible for anxiety relief naturally in the human body is enhanced by the BZs. The BZs
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addiction is used in many different ways. One definition describes and physical addiction. This is a biological state in which the body adapts to the presence of a drug so that the drug no longer has the same effect as the first time. This would be known as tolerance. Tolerance plays a big role in addiction. Because of your tolerance to the drug‚ there is a biological reaction when you withdraw the drug. Another form of physical addiction is the phenomenon of overreaction by your brain to drugs. For
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society. If the government was to tax and restrict marijuana distribution in America‚ the economy could be boosted and the taxes may also dissuade many people from using the drug. It is also a non-dependence drug‚ which means that it does not lead to addiction. “Use does not lead to physical dependence‚ and there are no withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued” (Britannica). Secondly‚ Marijuana has been proven to reduce pain in many patients. “Marijuana also has been found to reduce
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