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    Effects of Drug Use

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    Drug use in the U.S has taken a turn for the worse and has become more common‚ especially in young adults. Not only is illegal drugs but prescribed drugs are also being abused as well. There are many drugs I can name that are being abused from what I know myself‚ but there are several others that I myself have never heard of. No matter what it may be‚ and how it may be used‚ no drugs are meant to be abused and used for the wrong intentions. For every action‚ there is a consequence and the consequence

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    Medicinal Leeches

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    MEDICINAL LEECHES Over the years‚ people have been more and more conscious about the expensive prices of farmaceutical drugs. Either is it for a simple cough‚ headache or blood pressure problems‚ all we hear is how much everything costs. Starting to think about it and talking to elderly people‚ we found out that majority of them would still like to get their hands on Russian drugs‚ which they say have more effect and are cheaper‚ because they are made in Russia. Let us also draw our attention to

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    E. Moore: The Indefinability of Good. In all the ethical philosophy we have been taught until this point‚ it has been commonly accepted that Ethics was indefinitely an examination of human conduct and how we react to each situation that arises. G. E. Moore‚ a philosopher from Cambridge University‚ begins his discussion of ethics otherwise‚ rejecting this concept and instead offering up his own concept that states that ethics is "the general enquiry into what is good." Many philosophers are

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    Natalia Jimenez Drug and alcohol use In our society‚ we face a number of problems. We face many different problems. The problem that causes most of the problems these days are drugs. Drugs cause bad decision making and it gets people addicted to bad habits. Alcoholism is one of the major problems in society. The effects of this disease are really serious. Many people get used to drinking alcohol‚ and they can easily abuse. Smoking can cause lung disease and damage. Drinking alcohol affects your

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    Illegal drug use is admittedly a serious social and medical problem in the United States and in many other parts of the world. The existence of drug users in the modern times necessarily entails the existence of drug suppliers or sellers. The government has legislated ways of dealing with drug abuse and trafficking. In 1988‚ Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act that penalizes abusers of illicit or controlled substances in the bid to control the problem of drug abuse (U.S. DEA‚ n.d.). While it

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    Medicinal Plants

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    LIST OF IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANTS AND THEIR USES NB: (Fam - Family‚ T – Tree‚ H – Herb‚ C – Climber‚ S- shrub) Plant Common name / Maturity period Amla ( T )After 4th year Botanical Name Parts or Family Used Emblica officinalis Fruit Fam euphorbiaceac Saraca Asoca Bark Fam : Flower Caesalpinanceac Withania Root‚ Somnifera Leafs Fam: Solanaccac Average Medicinal Use Price( Rs. / Kg ) Rs 15 – Vitamin – C‚ Cough 45/kg ‚ Diabetes‚ cold‚ Laxativ‚ hyper acidity. Dry Bark Menstrual Pain‚ Rs 125/kg uterine

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    Drug Use and Suicide

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    Correlation Between Drug Use and Suicide America’s on-going drug abuse epidemic continues into this millennium ‚ and there are many social problems linked to drug use‚ including suicide. The disparity of daily life in suburbs or the inner cities are why many people have fallen into their reliance on drugs‚ including alcohol. Patros and Shamoo (1989) describe the abuse of drugs and alcohol as a "slow form of suicide." But many drug abusers choose to end their life before drugs have time to claim

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    Drug and Alcohol use

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    Drug and Alcohol use A lot of college and high school students use drugs and alcohol frequently‚ they do it to find a way to escape reality because it’s too hard for them. Some people see it as a serious problem like their life is threaten by that. I on the other hand down really see it as a problem. I don’t see it as a problem because first of all that person is only trying to have a nice and fun time. Secondly when someone is on drugs or have been drinking they get to lazy to do anything that’s

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    “Given what we understand about drugs‚ is current policy and practice in the United Kingdom‚ an appropriate response to the presence of illicit drugs within our society?” Illegal drug misuse is one of the biggest issues facing contemporary society today. It wasn’t until the 19th century that drugs became to be seen as something evil. This was purely as a result of government thinking rather than a result of drugs being ‘harmful’ or causing criminal behaviour‚ as there is not much evidence to suggest

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    Medicinal Plants

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    Ghikumari Distribution – Cultivated in the dry areas of India  PLANT DESCRIPTION a perennial shrub with fleshy leaves and short stem. Leaves fleshy‚ sessile‚ with prickles on margins; flowers in long spikes‚ fruits capsules‚ often sterile. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Plant pacifies vitiated vata‚ pitta‚ amenorrhea‚ wounds‚ ulcers‚ burns‚ colic‚ hepatitis‚ skin diseases‚ constipation‚ tumor‚ malignancy‚ low back pain‚ edema‚ arthritis and general debility. Useful part    :    Leaves juice.  2

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