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- 301: Birth Control
- ... that progesterone blocked ovulation. The first birth control pills contained more than 20% more estrogen and more than 10% more progesterone than pills today. This significant reduction has decreased the adverse side effects of the drugs greatly. Currently the birth control pill has the highest efficacy rate, with a 99.9% effectiveness rate for combination regimens and a 99.5% effectiveness rate for progestin only regimens in clinical trials. It is ... an increase in migraine occurance. It is important to always, always mention to any doctor you are visiting the type of birth control pills you are on, since they do interact badly with certain other drugs. Antibiotics may reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills, as can drugs such as phenobarbital, phenytoin, and rifampin. Birth control pills can also increase the risk of toxicity of drugs such as BZDs, beta blockers, caffeine, some steroids, and tricyclic antidepressants. Just because your birth control ...
- 302: Marijuana And Hemp, The Untold
- ... a dangerous drug with no medical value. That classification contradicts mounds of evidence showing marijuana to be a very safe and effective medicine. Marijuana is more effective, much less expensive, and much safer than many drugs currently used in its place. Marijuana can provide superb relief for those who suffer from cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, arthritis, rheumatism, asthma, insomnia, and depression. If knowledge of marijuana's many medicinal ... is no correlation between the number of chemicals a substance contains and its toxicity. Prohibitionists often cite this misleading statistic to make marijuana appear dangerous. Myth: Marijuana is a gateway drug-it leads to harder drugs. Fact: The U.S. government's own statistics show that over 75 percent of all Americans who use marijuana never use harder drugs. The gateway-drug theory is derived by using blatantly-flawed logic. Using such blatantly-flawed logic, alcohol should be considered the gateway drug because most cocaine and heroin addicts began their drug use with ...
- 303: Scarface
- ... Sosa learned of this he was furious. He sent a small army of men to Tony s home to kill him. Tony didn t go down easy, but in the end he still went down. Drugs in this movie portrayed money and power. Whoever distributed the drugs had control of the others around him who didn t. The main goal of many characters in this movie was to get people under you so they can do your dirty work. All major characters in this movie were obsessed with money drugs, and women. Tony s philosophy was: First you get the money, then you get the power, and then you get the women. The unhealthy messages about drugs conveyed in this movie suggest that they ...
- 304: Should Steroids Be Banned From Society?
- ... help an abuser with his addiction. Adolescent steroid abusers can also experience complex physiological, and psychological problems, some of which result in permanent effects. For some reason a widespread use of these so called "natural drugs" has become apparent among the teenage age group in the last four to five years. They seem to believe such drugs as Marijuana and steroids do not have damaging effects on their bodies because they are natural substances. Just because Marijuana comes from a plant found in nature, or the suddenly popular hallucinogenic mushrooms found in ... are far higher in concentration then what are bodies produce naturally. This high concentration is no doubt toxic to our bodies, and can result in harmful side effects. At an early age, anything such as drugs are going to have an increased effect. Most teenagers are unaware of these enhanced effects that steroids have on them, thus making the drug increasingly dangerous. The massive doses, medical experts say, not only ...
- 305: Depressioo
- ... of suicide attempts, self-mutilations, and serious mood swings. She took numerous antidepressants and medications in an attempt to regulate her irregular behavior. She quit using the medications due to the multiple side effects the drugs had on her. The result was chaos; after Elizabeth quit taking her medication her body experienced episodes of withdrawal. Despite her continued attempts to combat her illness, she experienced nervous breakdowns and alienation from her friends and family. Elizabeth Wurtzel reluctantly went back to taking medication despite the potentially serious side effects of taking so many drugs (Kim 46). In the news, on the streets, and in neighborhoods, individuals are confronted with a variety of social problems (Kim 7). A person may watch a loved one battle cancer, suspect a friend of ... Kim 89). Psychiatrists use medications, physically based treatments, along with psychotherapy techniques to help a patient recover from depression (Kim 89). The most popular treatment for depression is the prescription of antidepressants, but like most drugs, antidepressant medications may cause side effects (Robbins 148). A recent study indicated that about two percent of adult Americans use antidepressants and that an estimated 20 to 30 million prescriptions for antidepressants were filled ...
- 306: Depression
- ... and Parkinson's diseases (Halonen, Santrock). Personality traits, such as low self-esteem and being overly dependent, pessimistic and easily overwhelmed can make a person more susceptible to depression. The use of alcohol, nicotine and drugs may actually contribute to depression and anxiety disorders. Diet may cause symptoms of depression. Low levels of folate and vitamin B-12 are linked to a poorer response to antidepressant medications (LaHaye). Essentially four categories ... phase (Mental Health Net) People with seasonal affective disorder have periods of depression that recur at the same time each year, usually when days are shorter in the fall and winter (Mental Health Net) Antidepressant drugs regulate moods. There are three classes of antidepressant drugs: tricyclics, SSRI drugs, and MAO inhibitors. The tricyclics increase the level of some neurotransmitters. They reduce the symptoms in about 60 to 70 percent of the cases. Tricyclics do not improve moods for two ...
- 307: AIDS and Its History
- ... behavior or other shocks to the system that expose them to many microbes. AIDS is therefore not infectious, Duesberg argues. He thinks the epidemic is the result of an explosion in the use of "recreational" drugs such as cocaine, which badly damage the immune system. He also claims the epidemic is being fuelled by use of the anti-AIDS drug AZT. It is so toxic, he says, that it brings on ... Some people die within a year of getting infected, while others live for many years, even after they "officially" have AIDS. Is There a Cure for AIDS? There is no cure for AIDS. There are drugs that can slow down the HIV virus, and slow down the damage to your immune system. But there is no way to get all the HIV out of your body. Some researchers think that the new, strong anti-HIV drugs might kill off all the HIV if you can take them for several years, but it hasn't happened yet. There are other drugs that you can take to prevent or to treat some ...
- 308: Flesh-eating Bacteria
- ... eating bacteria, caused by Group A streptococcus. What this organism does is progressively destroy the human body tissue all the way to the bone. This organism has amazingly outsmarted us of even our most potent drugs. In our community right now, medical researchers are testing antibiotics that may have chemicals to disable the resistance of this organism. But while research continues, it is vital to be aware of how these deadly ... the drug. As we used more and more of the antibiotics, we incidentally caused drug-resistant germs to progress. So, even if you ve never misused antibiotics, you could still become infected by bacterium most drugs won t kill. For each drug, there are germs genetically programmed to survive- some w/ outer walls tough for antibiotic to cross, others with ways to dump the drugs back out before they can work, and yet others can inactivate the antibiotic. Even worse, by passing tiny packets of genetic material to other bacteria, these survivor germs sometimes also pass the formula for ...
- 309: Heros Essay
- ... the abyss and returned. In the story, we see Rivas descend into the deepest circles of depression, so that all his hopes and dreams are clouded by a dark mist originating from his abuse of drugs and alcohol. Rivas drops out of school, saying he felt "no guilt in lying to" his mother as he deceived her into allowing him to do so. He then proceeds to go on "a mad hunt for drugs." This costs him his job and it threatens his sanity, for as Rivas says himself, ". . . when I wasn't high, I was driven crazy by a voice inside my head. . . It told me over and over that I wasn't worth much, that I wasn't smart." Drug addiction deteriorates Rivas' mind to the point that it craves nothing but drugs. It causes his dying mother to loathe what her son had turned into. Yet, just as it seemed Rivas had reached a level only one up from dying, he, through a rediscovery of religion ...
- 310: Mirror of Myself
- ... confined within four walls of despair and I'm ready to move beyond a life of mere existence." I then asked her how she was feeling, and why she felt the need to dissociate on drugs everyday. With a look of optimism she replied, "right now I feel completely in control and full of hope. It's night time that is so excruciating and unbearable." Then, a look of fear and ... The addiction seemed to make her realities easier to cope with, and now she recognizes the reality that the addiction had become a habit- a daily ritual, like brushing her teeth. She realized that the drugs had been her companion. They had always been there when she needed comfort. At night when she was alone, they were right by her side and whenever she became bored, enraged, depressed, agitated or lonely. The drugs encouraged her to separate from those feelings and temporarily lock them away. She may have believed her emotions were balanced, however it was the drugs deceiving her. There was only a superficial mask hiding ...
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