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- 361: Heroin Legislation
- ... Minister displays the seizure of large amounts of the drug and apprehension of suppliers as proof that the law is working, while the obvious truth is illustrated on our streets. No matter how ‘tough on drugs’ the government becomes they will never eliminate their presence in society. This is clear from the failure of the approach in other nations. For example the US carries out a drug associated arrest every 20 ... great fear reverberating through the community; fear of stepping into a more open and frightening, yet decidedly more promising way of tackling the issue. Reform does not mean, as opposers argue, condoning the use of drugs. It means accepting that drugs are part, admittedly an unfortunate part, of our society which will not simply ‘go away’. The refreshingly new ideas of controlled heroin trials, legal injecting rooms and greater availability of clean needles should be ...
- 362: Anabolic Steroids
- ... Phillips, Bill. “Nelson Vergel Detained at Miami Customs For Steroids.” Muscle Media 2000. March 1996: 134. The medicinal uses for steroids are beginning to get serious attention. There is plenty of clinical evidence that these drugs can significanly enhance the treatment of muscle wasting diseases such as cancer, HIV, AIDS and other chronic illness. Similar to the debate over medical use of marijuana, those opposed to its use are typically ignorant ... person uses steroids and does not choose the correct one, administer the correct dosages, train correctly, eat correctly, and get enough rest, the steroids will have little, if any, effect. Only the ignorant believe that drugs alone can create the physique and physical performances of one's goal. A lot of hard work and self discipline is necessary to get the most out of using anabolic steroids. I know a lot ... to cause some poisonings and rare cases of devastating skin reactions. However the consensus is that they save enough lives and alleviate enough problems to more than compensate for the bad effects. Just like these drugs, in therapeutic doses, steroids result in few side effects. Benefits clearly outweigh the risks. Otherwise doctors wouldn’t prescribe them at all. Does everyone think that an AIDS patient is given steroids because he ...
- 363: Schizophrenia
- ... alone cannot be the main cause of schizophrenia. Most researchers agree that stress could possibly trigger or worsen the symptoms when the illness is already present. Other researchers focus on drug abuse. Like stress, certain drugs such as amphetamines can make psychotic symptoms worse if a person already has schizophrenia. Furthermore, these drugs can, in a sense, create schizophrenia. Other researchers that support the Environmental Theory believe that "slow viruses" may be to blame. Slow viruses are viral infections that go undetected for long periods of time. Signs ... hospitalization. The medications most commonly used are; anti-psychotics which are used to help calm agitation, diminish destructive behavior and hallucinations and may help correct disturbed thought processes. Secondly are anti-depressants, normally slow acting drugs but if no improvement occurs within three weeks, they may not be effective at all. Thirdly, are mood normalizers such as lithium carbonate used in manic depressive states to help stabilize mood swings which ...
- 364: Bipolar Affective Disorder
- ... that are used in cases where the patients cannot tolerate lithium or have been unresponsive to it in the past. The American Psychiatric Association's guidelines suggest the next line of treatment to be Anticonvulsant drugs such as valproate and carbamazepine. These drugs are useful as antimanic agents, especially in those patients with mixed states. Both of these medications can be used in combination with lithium or in combination with each other. Valproate is especially helpful for patients ... noncompliant, experience rapid-cycling, or have comorbid alcohol or drug abuse. Neuroleptics such as haloperidol or chlorpromazine have also been used to help stabilize manic patients who are highly agitated or psychotic. Use of these drugs is often necessary because the response to them are rapid, but there are risks involved in their use. Because of the often severe side effects, Benzodiazepines are often used in their place. Benzodiazepines can ...
- 365: Anti-Social Personality Disorder
- ... steal! , torment animals, run away from home and the child is likely to develop Attention Deficit \Hyperactivity Disorder or AD|HD. At an earlier age than their peer group the child will smoke drink, do drugs, and become sexually active. The diagnoses of Anti-Social Personality Disorder is not used for people under the age of 18. The Psychopath is defined in the dictionary as a person suffering from, especially a ... is a person that acts against society and their sole purpose it seems is to act against the laws of the given land their end. The sociopath will in most cases become violent and abuse drugs and alcohol to facilitate the violent behavior. The violence in many cases is the result of sub-concious decisions that might lead to murdering or assaulting someone for no reason. When a sociopath is attacking ... channel the sensation of seeking actions on people into more positive socially responsible behaviors and to teach practical ways in dealing with every day frustration. Medications are not recommended in the treatment of sociopath but drugs can diminish the violent episodes. People with Anti-Social Personality Disorder also have Attention Deficit\ Hyperactivity Disorder and stimulants are used to treat that such as Ritalin. There are no long term results to ...
- 366: Medical Uses Of Marijuana
- ... McCaffrey, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, derided the propositions as "hoax referendums," and insisted that voters had been "duped" by deceitful ad campaigns whose real intent was to legalize drugs. Attorney General Janet Reno announced that prescribing or recommending marijuana was still a violation of federal law, and that any doctors who did so could be prosecuted and lose their license to prescribe all drugs regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). However, the medical use of marijuana has been gaining respectability. Several states have research programs of their own and some governors, including Republican William Weld of Massachusetts, openly ... at the AMC Cancer Research Center in Lakewood, Colorado and others attested to the medical utility of both smokable marijuana and its primary active ingredient, delta9THC. They also testified to the difficulties in obtaining the drugs to conduct research: While anyone could buy marijuana on the street on any given day, Garb had to wait seven months for his research supply and knew others who had waited up to two ...
- 367: Comparing Treatment Approaches
- ... the reason by Buprenorphine has this result. By using the model of successful treatments for heroin abuse, she is attempting to parallel these actions to treating cocaine addicts, as well as those who use both drugs. Limiting factors of her study are that, in her view, her study is not directly applicable to humans, because self-administration and control of cocaine consumption as well as that of other drugs is much more difficult to monitor outside of a laboratory environment using animals. Landry describes the mechanism of cocaine's actions as simply an addictive high. Reinforcing properties are important, but not the exact mechanisms ... of this new antibody may cause problems in the immune systems of the patients. In an ideal situation, it may lead to a better recovery. However, it may also just cause the abuser to switch drugs. Having no adverse effects, it is not diminishing the reinforcing effects, just keeping the drug from having any effect at all. If the patient just kept on taking bigger and bigger doses to try ...
- 368: Generations
- ... to opinion 2. Freedoms 3. Attitude C. Different values of my generation II. Right to opinion A. Protests B. clothes C. opinions on life D. Rebellion against authority III. Freedom A. Ways of living B. Drugs C. music D. Rebellion against all authority IV. Attitude A. Attitude towards people B. Attitude towards government C. Attitude towards family D. Against All V. Generations are the same but different A. Many people consider ... feel is right and what we feel is wrong. Another way is the clothes we wear, we like to wear big, baggy clothes but society frowns upon this because they think we carry weapons or drugs and that we hide them in our clothes. Our opinions on life are a good way of showing our right to opinion because we are set on certain beliefs and we stick to those beliefs ... like freedom in the ways of life in the fact that we like to run our own life and not be run by others. We also feel that we should reserve the right to use drugs if we chose, being one that does not take drugs but has before I feel that we deserve the right to have our own choice. Another freedom that we feel we should have is ...
- 369: Go Ask Alice!
- ... the holidays Beth goes on a summer camp for six weeks and Alice stays at her grans. One day she meets Jill Peters and she invites her for a party. Alice doesn’t like taking drugs. She wants to stop it and to go home, but her grandpa has a little heart - attack and Alice has to help her grandma. Alice cant tell her parents why she wants to leave her ... she is hardly the same the same person and she met some Jewish jerks, that she’s going with. Alice feels lonely but Roger writes her some letters. Alice gets to know Chris Chris takes drugs too and she works in a shop where are the flippiest clothes are sold. Chris has a boyfriend named Ted and Alice gets to know Richie. Alice and Chris want to move to San Francisco ... other often at school but not even one other child wants to have contact to Alice. Everyone knows that Alice was a pusher and so they often attack her, Lane is a boy who takes drugs and he hunts Alice the worst way. But in February Lane gets hit. Alice can’t stand it at home and so she leaves home again. She hitch - hikers to Denver and there she ...
- 370: As Good As It Gets: A Review
- ... obsessive compulsive disorder can be inherited genetically and this may be the case with Melvin Eudoll. Another biological cause maybe low level of neurotransmitter seratonin in the brain, as OCD is usually treated with antidepressant drugs that inhibit the reuptake of seratonin But a lot of the cause of OCD seems to be psychological, as heightened stress leads to obsessive thinking that provokes anxiety which can only be revealed by performing ... being around the waitress brings such swift relieve to a disorder that was incurable for so many years. The movie implies that his interaction with her leads to this by causing him to take his drugs, but it is still unrealistic that it works so quickly. This is obviously done to enhance the movie's romantic value. Obsessive compulsive disorder is known to be rather difficult to treat and can therefore ... which is what apparently happens to Melvin Eudoll at the end of the movie. Both drug and cognive-behavioral therapies are used to treat OCD. Treatment oppositional defiant disorder is usually cognitive behavior. Both psychoactive drugs and behavioral treatments would probably be needed to help Melvin overcome his problems. Drugs for OCD work by inhibiting the reuptake of seratonin in the brain and include prozac, zolofe, and anafranil. As Good ...
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