For many‚ the word “stimulant” is associated with illegal mind-altering simulant drugs such as cocaine. Strangely enough‚ many college students and people around the world consume stimulants on a regular basis in their tea and coffee drinks. Caffeine is known to be one of the most used stimulant drugs by people worldwide. Whether it is because of procrastination or a dense workload‚ students are often left with the feeling that there are not enough hours in the day to complete all their tasks and
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Medical Use Of Prescription Stimulants Correlation between Depressed Moods and Non-medical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among College Students Abstract The correlation between non-medical use of prescription stimulants and prolonged depressed moods among college students is an issue that has not seen much light in the psychological research world. This study seeks to determine if there is a positive correlation between the non-medical use of prescription stimulants and prolonged depressed
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Project: Nicotine Pharmacological Category: Stimulant By definition‚ nicotine is a highly addictive central nervous system stimulant. Nicotine behaves in the body much in the way caffeine does. Mainly‚ it gives you focus‚ concentration‚ accelerates your heart rate‚ breathing rate‚ and increases blood pressure. Cigarettes and other tobacco products are both physically and psychologically addictive‚ because they contain a powerful drug called nicotine . Nicotine is a chemical compound present
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terms 6 Part III Main Discussion Drug Addiction 45 Drug Problems in the Philippines 46 Drug Withdrawal 52 Drug Rehabilitation 53 Role of affect dysregulation in Addiction 57 Addiction recovery groups‚ Alcoholics Anonymous‚ and Drug Rehabilitation Drug Abuse Addiction 69 Chemical Dependency 71 Chemical Addiction 71 Factors influencing Drug abuse and Dependence 74 Genetic Factors 75 Drugs Effect and Mechanisms of Action 76
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Thousands of people are affected by the abuse of drugs each day. Very few people know the dangers of taking drugs. Many of the abusers are in their teens. They are addicted and can not stop. Why would people take drugs in the first place? Some people feel pressured into drugs because of their surroundings. Their fellow peers push the person into choices that they might not be ready for. This is known as peer pressure. The other reason to do drugs is because the popular people do it. Teenagers think
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A drug is a substance which has a discernible physiological effect when taken into the body. These chemicals change the functions of the central nervous system (CNS)‚ providing temporary relief from mental‚ physical and social problems. Usage of a drug over a period of time often results in dependence and tolerance of the drug. The user experiences physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms when attempts are made to quit the drug. Tolerance refers to the increased ability of the body to tolerate
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“Chemical straightjacket or miracle drug?” Wow. What a powerful statement on such a hot-button issue. I have done some reading in JAMA regarding this issue and interestingly‚ the research that I have read is as dichotomous as the information presented in the textbox article that we read this week. Currently‚ there are not many other options available for the treatment of ADHD that don’t all come with possible side-effect risk. Ritalin (methylphenidate) is a stimulant much like the methamphetamines
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Negative Effects Of Stimulants on wiseGEEK: • Another common source of stimulants is nicotine‚ which is found in tobacco. Paradoxically‚ the effects of stimulants can be both an increase in anxiety as well as a decrease in anxiety. • Negative effects of caffeine can be broken down into moderate and serious side effects: Moderate negative effects of caffeine include: Headaches Irritability Increase in breast tenderness Restlessness Mild insomnia Increased heart rate Increased blood sugar
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Chemical stimulants like alcohol‚nicotine and coffee are all ’psychostimulants’ that induce temporary improvements in mental and physical functions. These psychoactive drugs are addictive and they have mood-elevating effects and these may have made some‚ if not all of them potent drugs of abuse. These with other complex characteristics of these stimulants are major causes of the titanic consumption of these drugs in the 16th and 18th century. The stimulants gained strong believes for medical purposes
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Illicit drugs is another name for Illegal or forbidden drugs. Having any type of Illicit Drug in your possession is illegal and if you are caught selling‚ buying‚ using or owning drugs‚ you most likely will go to jail. There are three main categories that these drugs fall under; Stimulant‚ Depressant and Hallucinogens. Some drugs can be a mix of any of these categories because they produce different effects for everybody. --------------- Stimulant Drugs make you feel more alert and awake. They
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