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 that were used in the past to treat people with ADHD. However‚ contrary to their stimulant effects‚ there drugs have proven to be helpful in patients suffering from ADHD. “As researchers have confirmed Ritalin’s quieting effect on individuals with ADHD and its ability to help
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method used to treat ADHD‚ it is over prescribed by medical doctors. To prevent the rash diagnosis of ADHD‚ doctors must conduct more investigation and psychological testing. In addition‚ parents must be given other options for treatment than stimulant drugs. Ritalin is often used as a convenient shortcut to solving behavioral problems among children. When a child shows signs of mischief in the classroom‚ parents and teachers quickly jump to the conclusion that the child has ADHD. Parents
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STUDYING EFFECTIVELY AND CONQUERING EXAMS 1. INTRODUCTION This is some practical advice from my own experiences as a student and from many years of teaching this discipline (Management Accounting). “Studying effectively” is about building a sound foundation of professional knowledge that is more than just knowing enough to pass the next test or examination. 2. HOW GOOD ARE YOUR STUDY SKILLS? The old adage is “If it ain’t broken don’t fix it”. Make an honest assessment of your study skills
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diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to people in the United States has risen dramatically in the past decade. The US is in the lead globally as far as the amount of people doctors diagnose with the disorder and prescribe stimulant medications to (Diller). One of the consequences of this increased diagnosis is a significant increase in the amount of abuse of the drug Adderall by college-aged students. Across the board‚ research predicts an estimated 30% of all college students
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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 increase the speed of the messages being sent to and from your brain. Taking a stimulant drug can increase your heart rate as well as making your body temperature go up and gives you high
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drowsy. The potential harm by opioids are respiratory problems during sleep. Stimulants are the opposite of a depressant‚ a psychoactive drug that increases activity in the central nervous system making the consumer feel alert and energized. Many college students consume caffeine which is a stimulant. Caffeine effects include alertness‚ enhance recall but the harm could be insomnia. Cocaine is another type of stimulant which gives the consumer energy but with so much energy can come a stroke. Hallucinogens
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November 29‚2011 – May 31‚ 2012 there were 213‚633 tweets from Twitter users whose screen- names mentioned the word “Adderall”. (NCADI‚ 7) Some of the tweets were very broad‚ mostly joking about the using of the stimulant‚ and some of them were being seious directly the abuse of the stimulant. The tweets said things like “Adderall stockpile for finals”‚ “Running on coffee and Adderall”. (NCADI‚ 7) The next part of the study determined when tweets were made about Adderall the most‚ when they were at
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pleasing. These packages are sold under a variety of appealing names such as Ivory Wave‚ Vanilla Sky‚ Bliss‚ Blue Silk and etc. The composition of the synthetic drug bath salts can vary from dealer to dealer. Sometimes you may find traces of other stimulant drugs such as cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ or ecstasy‚ but the most important culprit in bath salts is 3‚4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV). MDPV falls under the category of phenethylamines and it is structurally related to synthetic cathinones. Synthetic
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LEGAL H I G H S A Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Herbs and Chemicals with Psychoactive Properties by Adam Gottlieb 20th Century Alchemist This book is not intended to promote or encourage the possession‚ use‚ or manufacture of any illegal substances. The material herein is presented for reference and informational
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the explanation of my statement. This explanation is a given by one of my friends in Pune. Sadness: One has to understand that brain is a set of chemicals and sparks‚ nothing else. Love and sadness are just chemicals that get released as stimulants or depressants‚ which we classify as emotions. Memory: a neural pathway through which charge flows without effort. Habit: a neural pathway through which charge flows a few times‚ it gets strengthened‚ and then whenever charge flows in the
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