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- 201: Methods Of Therapy
- ... medical world, doctors diagnose the illness and usually prescribe a drug or a treatment to remedy it. In the world of psychology, the therapist also diagnoses the problem and if treatment is not enough then drugs or medication can be used also. When all other avenues have been explored, medication is as appropriate as anything a medical doctor might prescribe. When drugs and therapy sessions are not enough there are other possibilities, such as ECT or Psychosurgery. ECT or Electroconvulsive therapy is the "treatment of disorders...like major depression by passing an electric current, (that causes a ... of these treatments have many side-effects and so are not immediately desirable. The lobotomy has been for the most part discontinued in the United States, because its side-effects are too serious and new drugs have better success rates and are therefore more preferable. The ECT has been very effective in reducing depression and decreasing the suicide rate and so it can be a last resort when other drugs ...
- 202: Phencyclidine: The Dawn of a New Age
- ... receptor. Hence, a stronger PCP receptor bond leads to a better NMDA channel blockade, and a stronger drug response. On the other hand, there is no PCP-like result when the test animals are given drugs which selectively bind to sigma and/or dopamine reuptake sites (Svennson, 1995). Second, "psychotomimetic effects similar to those induced by PCP can be induced by ketamine, a related arylcyclohexamine derivative" (Sevvenson, 1995). This is a ... previously unknown as to which receptor was more important in stimulating dopamine release, the PCP receptor or the sigma receptor (Halberstad, 1995). To find out, scientists gave test animals one of five PCP-receptor specific drugs; MK-801, PCP, (+)SKF, or ketamine (Restak, 1994). The degree of A10 excitation was then measured. With MK-801 being the most powerful PCP ligand, a 40% increase in A10 neuronal firing rate is detected ... DTG having no measurable effect (Halberstad, 1995). Moreover, A10 activation by PCP is not attenuated by haloperidol; which has the highest known sigma receptor affinity (Halberstad, 1995). In other words, "The potency of PCP-like drugs to alter A10 activity was found to correlate positively with their affinity for the PCP receptor and consequently with their potency as NMDA agonists". (Halberstad, 1995) The obvious conclusion to draw from the above ...
- 203: Animal Testing
- By: Ryan E-mail: supaflys@hotmail.com The Problem with Testing Drugs on Animals Every year is that nearly 100 million animals die in research laboratories at the hands of curious scientists who perform outdated and inaccurate tests that prove no benefit to humans or animals. Before these animals die, they are routinely burned, scalded, poisoned, starved, given electric shocks, addicted to drugs, subjected to near freezing temperatures, dosed with radioactive elements, driven insane, deliberately inflicted with diseases such as cancer, diabetes, oral infections, stomach ulcers, syphilis, herpes, and AIDS. Their eyes are surgically removed, their brains and ... your pet one day being crammed into a cage with ten other animals waiting to die like approximately 20-100 million other animals do each year in numerous unreliable tests. More than 205,000 new drugs are marketed worldwide every year. Most of these animals die after undergoing the most common unreliable test method still in use, animal vivisection. The current system of drug testing puts consumers in a dangerous ...
- 204: Drug Identification With Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometr
- Drugs are used everyday by people in many different ways for many different reasons. Drug testing has become a standard in pre-employment testing, because of the wide variety of drug use in today's society. Drugs tested for by a possible employer include Cocaine (crack), Amphetamines (crystal), Opiates (codeine, morphine, heroin), PCP (phencyclidine), and Marijuana. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is used to test hair and urine samples of possible drug abusers ... chromatograms match then the tested chemical substance is that drug it was matched against. Another application is using a GC/MS and testing hair or urine samples of people to determine if the subject uses drugs. Drugs tested for might encompass such well-known drugs as Cocaine (crack), Amphetamines (crystal), Opiates (codeine, morphine, heroin), PCP (phencyclidine), and Marijuana. Today, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry has become the premier technique for separations ...
- 205: Youth Gangs An Overview
- ... gain. The gangs today are more diverse in criminal activity and money-making. The crack-cocaine epidemic of the mid-1980's gave birth to another source of revenue for the gangs. Unlike the illicit drugs sold at the time, crack-cocaine was inexpensive to make, easily transported and resulted in a large profit margin for the dealer. This lucrative market prompted many older gang members to stay-on for "just ... crimes committed by females were mostly simple battery or assault. Non-violent or petty crimes were mostly for drug and alcohol use. They may often be used as look-outs or to carry weapons or drugs for the male members. Females also tend to join or associate with gangs at a younger age and leave earlier then the male gang member (Block, 1996). Why do youths join? Youths raised in impoverished ... the early 1980's, the relationship between violence and youth gangs went generally unnoticed. The concern here was that the outward results were usually confined to youth gang members and isolated communities. The incidents where drugs and violence were connected to youth gangs stemmed mainly from territorial fights among organized crime groups. The youth just happened to be the "tools" used in the enforcement and intimidation trade of drug traffickers ( ...
- 206: Angina Pectoris
- ... or photographed. What makes VCG superior to ECG is that VCG provides a three-dimensional view of a single heart beat. DRUG TREATMENT Angina patients are usually prescribed at least one drug. Some of the drugs prescribed improve blood flow, while others reduce the strain on the heart. Commonly prescribed drugs are nitrates, beta-blockers, and Calcium antagonists. It should be noted that drugs for angina only relief the pain, it does nothing to correct the underlying disorder. Nitrates Nitroglycerine, which is the basis of dynamite, relaxes the smooth fibres of the blood vessels, allowing the arteries to ...
- 207: Go Ask Alice
- ... because its a diary and after awhile you start feeling as if you know that person. I think the setting of this book is important because it lets other kids and parents realize that drugs exist everywhere, not just in major cities. The setting also shows that not all people who use drugs are from a broken home, with parents that dont care. In this book there are actually a few different settings. Some of these places are San Francisco and even her hometown. Alice found drugs quite easily in both of these places. A character in this book that I really disliked was Jan because when her so called friend was in big trouble, she lied and got her in ...
- 208: A World Of Intoxification
- ... in America is that all of these things are bad. So why do college students continue to engage in these activities? There are three reasons. First, if students have not been exposed to alcohol or drugs previously, when they get into that kind of environment, they will experiment. Secondly, if everyone else who is important, i.e. fraternities and sororities, does it, then to be important, you must drink. Finally, without ... and good judgment into their children, the students do not think that it is wrong to participate in these activities. All in all, the biggest problem on college campuses is the consumption of alcohol and drugs. If a person was never exposed to the heat of a flame their whole life, and then was thrown into a family barbeque, where they asked this person to cook, how well would they do ... put their hand on it and singed the flesh off of their hand. It wouldnt be their fault because they were never exposed to it. The same thing can be said about drinking and drugs at college. If the person was never exposed to alcohol or drugs and they were thrown into a place where people engage in these activities on a regular basis, of course they would experiment. ...
- 209: Case for Legalizing Marijuana
- ... of pure resin (hashish) has been associated both with mental deterioration and criminality. One of the major complications of marijuana use is the tendency on the part of some users to progress to more dangerous drugs. Users in economically deprived areas usually go on to heroin, whereas more affluent individuals tend to move from marijuana to more potent hallucinogens such as LSD. There is no established medical use for marijuana or ... that must be isolated. This disease theory holds that legalizing marijuana would make it more widely available and that this would tend to increase its use as well as the use of all kinds of drugs. One of the detriments of tolerating drug use, according to this theory, is that is encourages the use of more and different drugs. The National Institute on Drug Abuses 1984 report to Congress cited no evidence to support the idea that drug use is hurting economic productivity. It said: "The fact is, very little is known about ...
- 210: Legalization of Marijana: For
- ... irresponsible to provide cannabis to children. Many things and activities are suitable for young people, but others absolutely are not. Children do not drive cars, enter into contracts, or marry, and they must not use drugs. As it is unrealistic to demand lifetime abstinence from cars, contracts and marriage, however, it is unrealistic to expect lifetime abstinence from all intoxicants, including alcohol. Rather, our expectation and hope for young people is ... impaired by cannabis, nor (like other responsible citizens) impaired by any other substance or condition, including some medicines and fatigue. Although cannabis is said by most experts to be safer than alcohol and many prescription drugs with motorists, responsible cannabis consumers never operate motor vehicles in an impaired condition. Public safety demands not only that impaired drivers be taken off the road, but that objective measures of impairment be developed and ... violation. Regardless of the legal status of cannabis, responsible users will adhere to emerging tobacco smoking protocols in public and private places." (NORML,2) It is Time To Stop Arresting Marijuana Smokers. The "war on drugs" is not really about drugs; if it were, tobacco and alcohol would be primary targets. They are the most commonly used and abused drugs in America and unquestionably they cause far more harm to ...
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