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- 1621: The Effects Of Marijuana Use
- ... abuse more than two thirds of young adults aged 18- 25 reported experience with illicit substances slightly less than 1 in 3 had used marijuana. Among older adults 1 in 5 reported having used marijuana. Drugs effect almost everyone and its up to the individual how exactly it effects them, good or bad.
- 1622: Alcoholism: Cunning, Baffling, Powerful, Patient And Deadly
- Alcoholism: Cunning, Baffling, Powerful, Patient And Deadly Today's substance abuse, whether alcohol or drugs, continues to be a major social problem. Common patterns occur in all forms of substance abuse. While some types of substance abuse problems are slightly different in terms of causes and cures, experts agree that ...
- 1623: Steroids
- ... of red blood cells. These special cells are found in our blood and carry oxygen to all other tissues. It takes a few days to make new proteins. This is why steroid users take the drugs for many weeks at a time. Steroids also increase the production of red blood cells. These specific cells carry oxygen in our blood. But on the other hand, there are some very beneficial uses for ...
- 1624: Caffeine and Its Affects
- ... doses (more than 200mg, depending on body weight and physical condition) it can produce trembling, nervousness, chronic muscle tension, irritability, throbbing headaches, disorientation, sluggishness, depression and insomnia - otherwise known as "Coffee nerves" As with other drugs, how much and how often caffeine is used can affect reactions. While it may keep you awake for some tasks, caffeine (and oter stimulants such as amphetamines or "speed") will not make up for declining ...
- 1625: Euthanasia: The Right to Die
- ... a note of sadness entering his voice. Kevorkian built a machine called the "mercitron," a jumble of tubes and bottles that would allow patients with little mobility to inject themselves with a lethal cocktail of drugs. In Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck, there are examples of euthanasia. Candy and his dog were together since the dog was a pup. One of the farm hands pointed out that the dog was ...
- 1626: Is Euthanasia Immoral?
- ... ways to administer euthanasia. One is direct euthanasia, which is deliberately inducing death in order to terminate hopeless suffering(Russell 31). Then there is indirect euthanasia which is indirectly causing death with the use of drugs to relieve pain, but hasten death(Russell 31). When a patient pleads for euthanasia doctors are placed in a dilemma. If they help the patient die then their practicing license could be taken away and ...
- 1627: Euthanasia
- ... to assisted suicide--it's just being done so badly. (Shavelson, 39)" Just because something is done does not mean that it should be legal. Many things that are illegal are done anyway. Look at drugs, underage drinking, drunk driving, and speeding; these things are all illegal and are frequently practiced. Should these or other things be legallized just because they are done anyway? This is not a valid reason for ...
- 1628: Euthanasia
- ... by the medical profession. In a Colorado survey, 60% of physicians stated that they have cared for patients for whom they believe active euthanasia would be justifiable, and 59% expressed a willingness to use lethal drugs in such cases if legal. In a study of 676 San Francisco physicians, 70% believed that patients with an incurable terminal illness should have the option of active euthanasia, and 45% would carry out such ...
- 1629: Euthanasia: A Question of Ethics
- ... difficulty in swallowing, are still difficult to relieve without introducing other discomforting limitations. Some kinds of pain are resistant to medication, as in elevated intracranial pressure or bone metatases and fractures. For some patients, narcotic drugs are dysphoric. Pain and distress may be increased by nausea, vomiting, itching, constipation, dry mouth, abscesses and decubitus ulcers that do not heal, weakness, breathing difficulties, and offensive smells. Severe respiratory insufficiency may mean an ...
- 1630: Assisted Suicide
- ... at a friend's house celebrating a birthday. Before the birthday party, she had gone on a diet and had eaten very little. She had also been suspected of taking tranquilizers or other kinds of drugs. Before the party, Karen suspects of consuming a few alcoholic beverages. Her friends said that she had then started to act kind of strange. They decided to take her to one of the rooms in ...
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