Committee History: The 4th Main Committee of the General Assembly (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) deals with a variety of political subjects not dealt with by the First Committee‚ as well as with decolonization. The committee came into being in its present recognizable form in 1993. Its origins can‚ however‚ be traced to the Special Political Committee that was formed as an ad-hoc committee in 1947 to deal specifically with issues of international politics and security. The General
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was discovered that alcohol acted as a depressant‚ it lowered the heart-rate of the Daphnia in comparison to the control. The caffeine‚ however‚ acted as a stimulant to raise the heart-rate of
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of prescription medication consumption‚ and the harms associated‚ have increased more steeply than those in the U.S. from 2000-2010‚ which can be seen by a 203% increase of opioid prescribed Standardized Defined Daily Doses (S-DDD) (International Narcotics Control Board‚ 2013). Though many Canadians rely on these prescriptions for normal daily functioning and behave responsibly with medications‚ the harms associated with prescription drug abuse can be profound and permanent‚ such as addiction‚ overdose
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Test # 2 Chapter 3-4 100 Questions 1. __________ are the raw data of experience‚ based on the activation of certain receptors located in the various sensory organs. a) Perceptions b) Emotions c) Cognitions d) Sensations 2. __________ furnishes the raw material of sensory experience‚ whereas __________ provides an interpretation of that material. a) Sensation; transduction medium b) Perception; transduction c) Sensation; perception d) Perception; sensation 3. Perception is
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Exam #1‚ Chapters 1-6 Study online at quizlet.com/_d00x4 1. Suppose a person is prescribed an opioid medication (similar to heroin) to treat a painful injury. After the injury heals‚ she takes the drug primarily to feel euphoria. Based on this information alone‚ what term would you use to describe her drug use?: Drug misuse 2. Among college students‚ fewer than 1/4 have ever tried:: 17. medical emergencies. 18. Drug use that is not common within a social group and 19.
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This paper is about the neurological problems that could arise following the use of recreational drugs and substances from a neurological perceptive. In this paper I cover general categories of recreational drugs verses specific drug by drug classifications. I present this information with minimal consideration of the added complications of the interactions between recreational drugs‚ alcohol‚ pharmacological products‚ and predisposing or current mental and physical health. Keep in mind that I am
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Trent Bentz Pam McBroom Writing 54 30 October 2013 Marijuana History When it comes to using the drug for medical purposes‚ though‚ no one did it like the ancients. Around 2000 B.C.‚ the Egyptians used cannabis to treat sore eyes (Webley). A millennium later‚ doctors in India could be found mixing the weed with milk to use as an anesthetic (Webley). In 200 B.C.‚ the Greeks used marijuana to remedy earaches (Webley). Pot even enjoyed its freedom in America ’s early days stated in the article
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Taxonomy of Cannabis [1] Cannabis and Ancient History [1.2] Cannabis and American History [1.3] Cannabis and: Species or Varieties [1.4] Cannabinoids : The Active Ingredients of Marijuana [2] Cannabinoids and the High [2.2] Resin and Resin Glands [2.3] Production of Cannabinoids by Cannabis [2.4] Cannabis Chemotypes
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A Paper on Police Drug Law Enforcement presented by Michael Jakobam‚ S.S‚ SSP‚ O.C Anti-Narcotics Unit at the Interministerial Drug Coordinating Workshop‚ KCCT Mbagathi-Nairobi‚ 10th-14th May‚ 1999 | |3.0 LEGISLATION In response to the International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances‚ the Government of Kenya enacted in 1994 the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4. The main features of this Act which incorporates various provisions of the three
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In the article “Alcohol‚ Tobacco Worse Than Illegal Drugs” a new British study found that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal narcotics such as marijuana or Ecstasy. Professor David Nutt of Britain’s Bristol University and some colleagues proposed the study and found a new structure for the “classification of harmful substances based on the actual risk posed to society” (Conroy‚ 2007). The researchers used three factors to determine how harmful any drug is : “the physical harm
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