both. Treatment typically involves medications and behavioral interventions. They began treating the disorder with stimulants such as Ritalin. It’s a methylphenidate that allows the child to focus better on their tasks. While treatment won’t cure ADHD‚ it can help a great deal with symptoms. Treatment typically involves medications and behavioral interventions. Stimulants appear to boost and balance levels of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. These ADHD medications help improve the
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at the family’s home in Spanaway. Investigators discovered a jar of Lady Bubbles "bath salts‚" a powerful stimulant chemically similar to methamphetamine and snorted like cocaine‚ in Stewart’s pocket. Yesterday‚ toxicology results from the Thurston County Coroner confirmed that both Stewart and Sampels were high on the drug at the time of their deaths.” The active ingredients‚ the stimulants mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV)‚ or its metabolite‚ pyrovalerone had been previously unregulated
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Diagnosing ADHD Sadly there isn’t a simple test that can diagnose ADHD‚ but children normally show signs of having ADHD before the age of 7. In order to be diagnosed with ADHD properly‚ a person must show signs of at least 6 of 9 of the major symptoms for a specific type of ADHD. These behaviours must be present and a burden on everyday life for at least 6 months. Besides showing behaviours of hyperactivity-impulsivity‚ inattention‚ or both in order for a person to be diagnosed a person’s symptoms
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include elevated respiratory rate and elevated blood pressure. Question 3-Describe the effects of coffee and nicotine intake‚ including how these effects are similar to those evoked by the stress response. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant. According to our Pharmacology textbook‚ physical effects of caffeine
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and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. Many of these symptoms‚ however‚ could easily be observed in any child during various points in his life. Consequently‚ it has become increasingly easy to acquire a prescription for the very powerful stimulants which are given to combat the symptoms that may not even be a result of ADHD. Given the fact that many of the symptoms
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Caffeine is a drug that helps people stay awake or alert. It is also known as trimethylxanthine‚ a naturally occurring chemical stimulant. The formula for caffeine is C8H10N4O2. It shares several traits with famous drugs like amphetamines‚ cocaine and heroin. It uses the same biochemical mechanisms as these drugs to stimulate brain function. Caffeine has its benefits‚ but it also has several draw backs. In this paper‚ we will explore these and come up with an answer to “is it worth it?” Adenosine
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Methylphenidate‚ know by most as Ritalin‚ is ¨a central nervous system stimulant used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.¨(Dictionary.com) It is part of a treatment program which controls symptoms of ADHD in adults and children. People with ADHD should not take medication like methylphenidate to treat the disorder as it is shown to give various short and long term effects during and after its use. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ known by its acronym of ADHD‚ is one
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder By: Niatha Cullen Jacksonville University Professor Atkins 23 OCT 2011 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ more commonly known as ADHD‚ is becoming more and more popular in today’s society. There are many definitions and theories as to what ADHD really is‚ well here are the symptoms included in this disorder. Inattention‚ impulsivity‚ and hyperactivity are the three present symptoms of ADHD. When the child seems easily distracted or has trouble
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General Psychology STIMULANTS Definition of Stimulant Drugs Stimulant‚ any drug that excites any bodily function‚ but more specifically those that stimulate the brain and central nervous system. Stimulants induce alertness‚ elevated mood‚ wakefulness‚ increased speech and motor activity and decrease appetite. Their therapeutic use is limited‚ but their mood-elevating effects make some of them potent drugs of abuse. Stimulants are a class of psychoactive drug that increase activity in the
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work. There are many different kinds of drugs that can be addicting. One is a prescription drug. Prescription drugs are types of medicine. These drugs could be bought at a regular drugstore. Stimulants make a person all jumpy and happy until it wears off. The person then feels sick and tired. A popular stimulant is crack. Over one million teenagers have smoked crack. Crack is smoked from the form of cocaine. Depressants help a person relax and calm down. It makes a person feel sleepy and tired. If
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