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- 3831: Marijuana
- ... couple of weeks. Teens are the reason that drugs are a problem in the U.S.. About one in six 10th graders report that they are current marijuana users. Fewer then one in five high school seniors are current users. Some people who use this drug feel nothing but some feel relaxed and high. After smoking it users may get a sudden quenching for a drink and get very hungry. This ...
- 3832: LSD and PCP Use
- ... laws making its use illegal. LSD is the chemical term or lysergic acid diethyl amide. National Institute on Drug Abuse surveys indicate illicit use of LSD has remained relatively constant. Almost 2 percent of high school seniors are current users and 8.7 percent have taken LSD at least once. Its not creating the problems it created in the 60's because the average street dose is al least 50 percent ...
- 3833: Legalization of Marijuana
- ... time and again is the topic of the legalization of marijuana. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug. Nearly one in three teenagers have at least tried marijuana by the time they graduate high school. It is also gets the most publicity for its legalization. Over thirty pro-legalization organizations have been displayed on the Internet alone. The legalization of marijuana , although popular by today's drug culture, would be ...
- 3834: Marijuana: The Legalization
- ... 215) Cancer sufferers who are inflicted with nausea due to chemotherapy have reported that a puff or two of a marijuana cigarette relieves the pain. (Theorized after study by psychiatrist Lester Grinspoon of Harvard Medical School) It has also been reported to relieve the pain suffered by AIDS patients. Despite all this great relief, one question remains unanswered, what about the side effects? Exactly how harmful and addicting is this stuff ...
- 3835: Just Say No! A Profile Of Cocaine and It's Effects On Two Lives
- ... mourned another family member."6 Drugs don't just affect the famous--they are a crippling part of our society. There is no reason to take drugs; they won't help anyone's performance at school, or earn friends, or create a better sports player, or help a career-- and dead is never cool. Bibliography Books Hyde, Bruce. Know About Drugs. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1979. Hyde, Margaret. Mind ...
- 3836: Suicide
- ... psychiatric disorders, most commonly, major depression and alcohol abuse. The studies show the illness was not the cause, but in combination with a stressful event, such as divorce, loss of a job, or failure in school, led to the suicide. Risk factors include mental illness, substance abuse, previous suicide attempts, family history or suicide, sexual abuse, and impulsive or aggressive behaviors. A decreased level of serotonin in the brain is also ...
- 3837: Xenotransplantation
- ... mind. First I will talk about the good things that Xenotransplanation have to offer. The first and most obvious would be a dramatic increase in the number of organs vaibly. David Sachs, of Harvard Medical School, estimates that more than 400 000 people in the United States could benefit from heart transplants. (Nature, vol 391,Jan 98). This would be good news for North Americans, were in Canada alone 79 000 ...
- 3838: Eating Disorders
- ... anxiety and are obeste. This eating disorder differs from anorexia and bulimia because the people do not purge afterward by vomiting or using laxatives. This disorder also interfiers with social pastimes. Some people will miss school, work and other social activities to binge. The danger signs of this disorder include antisocial behavior, feeling ashamed, depressed moods, feeling unable to eat normally, and frequent dieting. This eating disorder can lead up to ...
- 3839: Down Syndrome
- ... law. These laws include Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. Children with Down syndrome can attend school, and many join regular classes. They are able to participate in recreational, vocational and social activities in their communities. Some adults with Down syndrome live with their families; some live in group homes with other ...
- 3840: Psychoanalysis
- ... hazard of reproach by the superego. Various psychoanalytic schools have adopted other names for their doctrines to indicate deviations from Freudian theory. Carl Gustav Jung, one of the earliest pupils of Freud, eventually created a school that he preferred to call analytical psychology. Like Freud, Jung used the concept of the libido; however, to him it meant not only sexual drives, but a composite of all creative instincts and impulses and ...
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