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- 521: Mononucleosis
- ... or ibuprofen for headache, muscle pains, and chills, and salt gargles for sore throats. (Children and adolescents with a fever should not take aspirin because it can increase the risk of Reye syndrome.) Oral steroid drugs such as prednisone can help lessen some of the symptoms of mononucleosis, but because of their potential toxicity, these drugs are best reserved for treating severe complications. Antibiotics are ineffective against viruses, and they should not be prescribed for mononucleosis itself. Some patients with mononucleosis also develop streptococcal (bacterial) throat infections, which should be treated ... 30. Airway obstruction, rupture of the spleen, inflammation of the heart or tissues surrounding the heart, and severe bone marrow or central nervous system involvement are rare, life-threatening complications that are treated with steroid drugs. If the spleen should rupture, a doctor will immediately have to remove it surgically and start transfusions and other therapy for shock. Although EBV remains in the body indefinitely following a bout of mononucleosis, ...
- 522: Steroids and The Big Picture
- ... risk is. Anabolic steroids, synthetic modifications of the male hormone testosterone, are widely abused. Today more than ever, steroids are being abused. In conjunction with an intensive exercise training program and high protein diet, these drugs can increase muscle bulk, which may improve performance in certain sports. It is estimated that 99% of all professional bodybuilders are using steroids. Teenagers know that steroids will help them build muscle but they don ... use caution at all times. One of the safer ways women use anabolic steroids is to take two forms of steroids for a period less than six weeks. Then take several weeks off of the drugs before coming back to another four or five-week cycle and then taking a good two months off of the drugs. With this pattern, women can watch for adverse reactions, which usually occur in proportion to the duration of use by female. A major side effect in women is the enlarging of the clitoris. If ...
- 523: Bill of Rights
- ... by police officers. Sherman Jones, also 15, was accosted with a police officer's hands around his neck after putting the last bit of pizza crust into his mouth. The police suspected him of hiding drugs. PETITION FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES: Rounding out the attacks on the first amendment, there is a sword hanging over the right to petition for redress of grievances. House Resolution 4079, the National Drug and Crime ... secure from seizure. Entire stores of books or videotapes have been confiscated based upon the presence of some sexually explicit items. Bars, restaurants, or houses are taken from the owners because employees or tenants sold drugs. In Volusia County, Florida, Sheriff Robert Vogel and his officers stop automobiles for contrived violations. If large amounts of cash are found, the police confiscate it on the PRESUMPTION that it is drug money -- even ... raid, they will list weapons as things to be searched for and seized. This is done not because the police know of any weapons and can particularly describe them, but because they allege people with drugs often have weapons. Both of the above apply to the warrant the Hudson, New Hampshire, police used when they broke down Bruce Lavoie's door at 5 a.m. with guns drawn and shot ...
- 524: The Sacred Pipe
- ... complete power over everything and was part of all that is good. Although, unlike Seventh day Adventist much of there religion and religious rituals consist of smoking marijuana, tobacco, tree bark and other forms of drugs out of a pipe that was referred to as the sacred pipe or as it is better known as the peace pipe. Not everybody in the tribe was permitted to smoke out of the pipe ... of substances they found a way to smoke. These people would smoke everything and anything that they could fit in a pipe. They had all kinds of different names that they obviously gave to these drugs while they were using them, such as Hokshichankiya which was there name for marijuana. Most drugs however that were used in there religious practices were bitter tasting and had no real affect on the brain. The author spent a lot of time making sure he described the effect and representation ...
- 525: John Coltrane
- ... and Charlie Parker. As a result of Coltrane's impressive performance, he landed his first big gig with the Dizzy Gillespie band. Despite his first big gig, Coltrane lived his next few years in depression, drugs, and alcohol; however, he gathered the strength to seek rehabilitation. He later converted to Islam and got his life together. In 1950-1951, he continued to work with Dizzy in Dizzys sextet. Life was back to normal for Coltrane, but Coltrane reverted back to using drugs and eventually lost his job. He then joined the Earl Bostic Band and later began to work with Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Smith, and Bud Powell. Recognizing his addiction, Hodges recommended that Coltrane get professional guidance ... made it hard for him to play some nights. Playing an instrument with bad teeth is a feat within itself. Instead of going to a dentist like he should have, John would drink or use drugs to dull the pain down. Coltrane s contribution to Jazz cannot be described briefly. John Coltrane was unique in the way he approached music, and he broke many musical barriers during his lifetime. Coltrane' ...
- 526: 1968
- ... included bell-bottoms. They were not interested in mechanical or materialistic things but more along the lines of spiritual enlightenment. Hippies were also more concerned with "being" than "doing," to do this they looked to drugs like marijuana and LSD. LYNDON JOHNSON Lyndon Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 in Stonewall, Texas. As a democrat he was elected into the United States House of Representatives in 1938. He served for ... haven't been around that long, I still feel that it was the worst year in all of America's History. This is just my opinion. MUSIC IN 1968 Most music in 1968 was about drugs, love, and peace. One of the best bands were the Beatles. They have many albums which feature drugs, love, and peace. Hippies were ones that admired these rock and roll bands. The bands that were top ten in 1968 were: #10 "Woman, Woman" by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap #9 "Judy ...
- 527: Date Rape
- ... Sometimes a man thinks that a woman "owes" him something if he has taken her out for dinner and a movie or if a woman acts in a friendly manner towards him. The presence of drugs and alcohol are also a contributing factor to the occurrence of date rape. An example of date rape that occurs commonly, especially within a college campus, is when both the man and women are drunk ... the man may see this as an opportunity to take advantage of her because she will most likely be less defensive towards him. Some men plan the act of rape, and may use alcohol or drugs in order to lesson a woman's judgment. In some cases, someone may slip a drug into a women's drink, causing her to forget what had happened the night before when she wakes the ... fact is that if she is not sober and in a correct state of mind, she cannot consent to have sex. There are many contributing factors to the increased date rape that occurs. Alcohol and drugs obviously play a large role. Some may say that women wearing loose or revealing attire is an open invite to men. Others say that pornography desensitizes men to women so that they do not ...
- 528: Gangs
- ... need to start off by saying that a lot of the stuff I'm about to say, I think is bull shit. I think this because I am in a gang and do, or did drugs. I also have to disagree with some of, no actually a lot of the stuff I am about to say. Before I babble on about gangs I have to say one thing. Not all gangs ... call themselves CFH, (Cowboys From Hell) and the other one is the Martians. A lot of the gang members come from broken homes, or something is wrong. So the kids end up in gangs doing drugs, drinking, smoking, committing crimes, and getting into violence. Some of us consider our gang "family." Some of the gangs actually do have real families in them. There's the problem of joining gangs. I got ... to leave. To close and end off my report, I'd just like to say that my gang had been more of a family to me then my own family. I will admite that the drugs and drinking I did was the bad part. But I do not regret joining my gang. Infact I have to say I love One Eighty Seven. This is my "family" and they have always ...
- 529: Alzhiemers
- ... brains of living patients, and shows that these cells can be stimulated to turn into new neurons, principal author Dr. Steven A. Goldman told Reuters Health. In addition, it may lead to the development of drugs that would stimulate the formation of new brain cells in people with Alzheimer's or other diseases where brain cells degenerate, he commented. Goldman noted that the use of drugs to stimulate proliferation of new brain cells will probably result in a more successful strategy than attempting to grow the cells outside the body and then placing them back into the brains of patients, as ... think we could come up with a drug that might prevent plaque deposition,'' he said. Holtzman and Paul both subscribe to the prevailing amyloid deposition cascade theory of Alzheimer's disease development and believe that drugs could conceivably ``prevent and certainly reverse Alzheimer's disease,'' Paul added. He cautions, however, that such a medication is likely some years away from the market but that the current study is an important ...
- 530: The Psychological Effects of Using Steroids
- ... this greater-than-normal muscle size and strength, but the abuse of these synthetic steroids has many dangerous physical and psychological effects. Steroids are fast catching up with antibiotics as the most abused class of drugs prescribed by doctors even though they cannot cure one single condition. All steroids can do is suppress the bodies ability to express a normal response. Sometimes suppression will give the body a chance to heal ... to look strong and muscular. To create a body with large and well-defined muscles, the "Mr. Olympia" look. Along with the enhanced physical appearance comes an increase in self-confidence and esteem. While these drugs normally do not produce a physical addiction the psychological addiction is very real. An emotional high that comes with an improved body. So what happens when users terminate the use of steroids? They have become ... the steroids, when they discontinue their use, they become depressed, cant sleep, cant eat properly, and can possibly become suicidal due to the psychological "withdraw" symptoms. They become so psychologically dependant on the drugs to produce that incredible appearance they had and they like their looks and increased strength so much they cannot stop using them (Silver 2). The use of steroids by females is not as common ...
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