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- 131: Antibiotics
- ... in small concentrations of inhibiting the growth of or killing bacteria and other microorganisms. These organisms can be bacteria, viruses, fungi, or animals called protozoa. A particular group of these agents is made up of drugs called antibiotics, from the Greek word anti ("against") and bios ("life"). Some antibiotics are produced from living organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and molds. Others are wholly or in part synthetic - that is, produced artificially ... Synthetic. All penicillin types have an identical chemical nucleus called a ring. The chemical chain that is attached to the ring is different in each type. By changing the molecules of the chain, scientists devise drugs with potentially different effects on different organisms. Some of these drugs are useful in treating infections, some are not. Pharmaceutical manufacturers now use computer-generated images of the rings and experiment with an endless variety of possible chains. Researchers have developed antibiotics with long half- ...
- 132: Addiction and Heath Professionals
- ... but may certainly lead to negligence on the job. Every year in the United States 150,000-300,000 deaths or injuries occur as a result of medical negligence. This undoubtably includes doctors who misuse drugs (Coombs, 1996). Indeed, a strong correlation exist between chemical dependence and malpractice. Are health professionals more susceptible to substance dependence or abuse than members of the general public? The National Institutes of Health report a ... public nor in general is there a greater rate of abuse or dependence among health professionals. However, the evidence is still inconclusive. The statistic that seems to be conclusive is that unsupervised use of prescription drugs is probably more prevalent among physicians than those in the general public (OConnor and Spichard, 1997). For instance, a study performed by Brewster (1986) concludes that physicians have the same risk as those in ... than the general public (Hughes, 1992). One statistic that has been proven is that anesthesiologists appear to be at highest risk for developing an addiction (Collins, 1998). This is because they have ready access to drugs, often experience life-and-death decisions, and have long hours. Fentanyl, a drug twenty to thirty times more potent than morphine, is the most popular drug abused by anesthesiologists (Coombs, 1997). To give an ...
- 133: Criminology, John Widemans Bro
- ... excerpt of this poem paints a picture of two brothers, John and Robert Wideman, leading different lives. Robert Wideman, embraced a path common for black men during that era; a life of crime, glamour, and drugs. Quietly sitting in jail, he reminisces deeply about his troubled past and the consequences of the future that now haunts him. John, on the other hand, chose the path less taken by those living in ... a learned behavior. Essentially, Robby s criminal behavior is a result of being directly in contact with criminals. Robby is a like a virgin in the drug business. He didn t know how to use drugs until he meet friends that were into drugs and getting high. Robby describes the first time he gets hooked on drugs. Squirrel and Bugs Johnson are like my teachers, teaching me the tricks of the trade (104-5). Interestingly enough, Bugs Johnson ...
- 134: Being Popular
- ... Most drug and alcohol abuse happens on the weekend at a party or at a friend s house. Young people want to be popular and fit in, and if fitting in means drinking or using drugs, they are going to do it. After a few parties, and a few nights out at a friend s house,young people start to get addicted to drugs and alcohol and their life begins to fall apart. Being popular is a goal that all teenagers want to achieve. There s nothing like sitting at the popular lunch table or knowing all of the ... do all of the things that the popular kids do, like drinking or smoking cigarettes once in a while. Smoking cigarettes and drinking just a little leads to worse things like drinking more, and trying drugs. The parties that last a whole weekend, because their parents are out of town, are where most of the drinking and drug abuse is going on. Getting drugs and alcohol is very easy. The ...
- 135: The Beat Generation
- ... life style. As survivors of the World War II and preys of consumerism, everything that went on in the United States gave them great dissatisfaction. Their meaning of life was rediscovered from Jazz, Buddhism and drugs, which became the integral part of the beat movement. Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac had much reference to jazz, Buddhism, and drugs in their literary work. Ginsberg, who was mainly known for his life-changing poem Howl, which was first read at the Six Gallery in San Francisco in October 1955, defeated all odds by letting be known and writing about the fact that he was of Jewish heritage and a homosexual. William Burroughs, who also was very much into drugs, wrote such novels such as Junky, and Naked Lunch, which made Burroughs an underground celebrity, and is widely considered his best work.3 Burroughs is in fact though, the only major beat figure not ...
- 136: Marijuana
- ... family using it. Others may think it's cool to use marijuana because they hear songs about it and see it on TV and in movies. Some teens may feel they need marijuana and other drugs to help them escape from problems at home, at school, or with friends. The effects of the drug on each person depend on the user's experience, as well as: how strong the marijuana is (how much THC it has); what the user expects to happen; where (the place) the drug is used; how it is taken; and whether the user is drinking alcohol or using other drugs. Some people feel nothing at all when they smoke marijuana. Others may feel relaxed or high. Sometimes marijuana makes users feel thirsty and very hungry - an effect called "the munchies." Some users can get bad ... of marijuana include: problems with memory and learning; distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch); trouble with thinking and problem solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate, anxiety. These effects are even greater when other drugs are mixed with the marijuana; and users do not always know what drugs are given to them. Marijuana affects memory, judgment and perception. The drug can make you mess up in school, in sports ...
- 137: Aids 2
- ... getting sick with rare infections and malignancies that healthy people should not get. Most were from New York City, California, Florida and Texas, and not all were homosexual men. Men and women who used intravenous drugs were also getting sick, as were men with hemophilia, the male and female sexual partners of people in these risk groups, immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, and some of the infant children born to ... let scientists begin to make progress in preventing and treating the disease. For the first time units of donated blood could be tested to make sure they were free from infection before being transfused, and drugs could be tested in the laboratory to see if they could kill the virus and keep the infection from progressing. The first drug found to have activity against H.I.V. was AZT, which was ... showed that AZT was very effective in keeping H.I.V. infection from passing from mother to baby, and numbers of H.I.V. infected newborns began to decline. Meanwhile, other anti-H.I.V. drugs slowly followed AZT onto drugstore shelves, and doctors began to treat patients with combinations of the most potent ones. In 1996, a set of powerful drugs called the protease inhibitors was released, and the ...
- 138: Marijuana
- Marijuana Drugs are a major debate it the world we live in today. Drugs are gaining more and more attention. More and more people are using drugs then ever before and there is no decrease in the amount of drug users. One of the most commonly used drugs is marijuana. In todays world marijuana is growing and is looking to be ...
- 139: Leading by Example: Drugs and the Presidency
- Leading by Example: Drugs and the Presidency At some point the American public must take a stand and decide what they feel are appropriate aspects of the person that will represent them for four years as the President of ... least 1974. Clearly, had he never used them he would have no trouble saying just that, but instead he is eluding the issue. Obviously this is the same as his saying that he has used drugs at some point in the past. The president is the figure who will represent our entire country to the other nations of the world in diplomatic relations and in international news coverage. This is not ... must also consider the question: what kind of a message is sent to the youth in America by this issue? The government invests time and taxpayers money in programs to keep kids from trying drugs, but isnt it logical to assume that they are desensitized to the threat of drug use if they see that even the president has tried them? It is hypocritical to think that we ...
- 140: Medicalizing Drugs
- Medicalizing Drugs When reading these articles about the legalization of heroin or any other drug, I immediately began to think about our countries now famous welfare system. Welfare I believe began sometime back in the 1960's ... individuals drug habit. These individuals would now have no reason to try and better themselves in society, which means they would continue to depend on the American public to support them. People that are on drugs have no respect for themselves much less anyone else. They have fallen to a very low point in their lives and do not have the strength or the knowledge of how to pick themselves up ... allow some charlatan like Alan Dershowitz and his proposed solution to be put into effect. This would be sending out a message to the public especially the young people that it is ok to use drugs. Do not worry about how you will support yourself because we will be there to support you-- including giving you the drugs, you need to support your habit. Once something of this nature is ...
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