Energy drinks are beverages containing stimulant drugs marketed as providing mental and physical stimulation through high amounts of sugar and caffeine. Other common chemicals are taurine‚ inositol‚ Vitamins B3‚ B5‚ B6 and B12‚ supposed to provide extra energy. This paper will identify structures‚ why these compounds give energy‚ health implications and propose an energy drink ban for teenagers. Caffeine (C8H10N4O2) is below left. Caffeine is fat and water-soluble‚ being absorbed into
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Attention deficit hyperactive disorder‚ commonly referred to as ADHD‚ has affected many adults that have been diagnosed with this mental health disorder. In fact‚ there are numerous of adults that struggle in their every day-to-day lives due to not being properly diagnosed or are just not fully aware of the possibility it could be ADHD. An example would be myself‚ I was not aware that I had some form of ADHD. I always just assumed of it to be just me always wanting to constantly be moving or productive
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Psychoactive drugs differ from medicinal drugs because it has psychological effects‚ meaning that it can change one’s experience‚ perception‚ mood‚ thinking and overall behavior. There four different types of psychoactive drugs‚ Stimulants‚ Sedatives‚ Narcotics‚ and Hallucinogens. Each type affects a different part of the body or brain. There are different reasons why people use drugs‚ one reason is that the abuse makes one feel good and forget the problem at hand. Another reason
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D1: Pharmaceutical drugs D.1.1 List the effects of medicines and drugs on the functioning of the body. Drug or medicine is a substance that does one or more of the following: Alters physiological state – consciousness‚ activity level‚ coordination Alters incoming sensory experience Alters mood or emotion The active ingredients in drugs and medicines can be isolated from a plants and animals or synthesized artificially. Drugs supposed to assist human body’s
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Krista Milinkovich English 110 DR. Woorden 8 July 2011 Bouncing off the walls Is it this sugar that makes me bounce off the edge of my seat or that this class is extremely boring and dragged out that I cannot help but squirm. For children and adults diagnosed with ADHD‚ doctors may ask them this before they are diagnosed. ADHD‚ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ pertains to people that are extremes of hyper‚ impulsive‚ talkative‚ and poor concentration. I take medication myself and I wonder
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this effect of caffeine will prevent the inhibitory effect‚ and thus increase neural discharge. As a consequent‚ cardiac muscle will be more active and heart rate will increase (Docshare‚ 2010 [online]). Likewise‚ for human‚ caffeine is a strong stimulant which helps stimulate the nervous system and increase the cell metabolism (M.Kent‚ 2000). Also‚ it works by a similar mechanism to Daphnia; it releases the neurotransmitter which makes the heart and breathing rate increase. Therefore‚ caffeine increases
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Marijuana is a stimulant which creates an illusion of reduced pain‚ but contains many toxic chemicals which can cause bad side effects such as depression‚ addiction‚ and reduction in human cognitive ability. Marijuana contains a chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol‚ which
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As of 2011 there are 11% of children in the United States diagnosed with ADHD and out of those 11% there are 6% being medicated (Frances). ADHD is a disorder that stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and it is diagnosed when children have trouble focusing in more than one setting such as school or home. In recent years‚ when children are diagnosed with ADHD parents and heads of school automatically turn to medication when there are other methods to help control the behavior. Most people
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been many links to other diseases‚ heart conditions and certain substances that enable cardiomyopathy to develop. Things like coronary heart disease‚ diabetes‚ thyroid disease and H.I.V. are known to cause cardiomyopathy. Substances like alcohol‚ stimulants and even a couple of medications are also known to cause cardiomyopathy. These are the most common types of how dilated cardiomyopathy can occur. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is mostly due to inheritance and it affects the heart muscle proteins.
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Psych 106: Paper 2 – Assignment: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) December‚ 6‚ 2011 Robin B. Arslanian - 0196787 Student Brookdale Community College Psych 106: Paper 2 – Assignment: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) December‚ 6‚ 2011 Robin B. Arslanian - 0196787 Student Brookdale Community College The subject I have chosen for my final paper is a chronic common childhood disorder called Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder commonly referred to as ADHD
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