CHEM 1660 BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY Part III Addiction Dr. Susan Y. LIANG Email: ytliang@hkbu.edu.hk Office: FSC 702B Opium – Catholicon or Toxin • Evidence suggests that more than 5‚000 years ago the properties of opium were known in the Euphrates River (幼发拉底河) delta. • Around 330 B. C.‚ Alexander the Great took opium to Persia and India‚ from where cultivation slowly spread eastward and reached China in about the 7th century (唐朝). 13th century‚ India The opium poppy
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The awareness of addictions is growing at an alarming rate in the United States. Many health care professionals are working overtime in treating people with disabling addictions. But within the mental health care profession‚ many are divided as to the arising issue and cause of addiction. Deaths caused by drug overdoses have risen drastically over the pass decade. Many health care and drug treatment professionals are working overtime in treating people with disabling addictions. Within the mental
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reasons why people turn to drugs and become addicted. In my opinion drug addiction stems from two sources your environment and how you see yourself. Being raised in a drug environment you have accessibility and peer pressure‚ loneliness causes low self-esteem and depression‚ basic immaturity causes boredom and experimentation. These are all factors of why people become drug addicts. If you were raised in a drug environment then it is only normal to fall into line and do drugs because it’s the natural
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Do you know anyone who’s addicted to Prescription drugs‚ or are you the one thats addicted; Ever thought there’s something healthier for your pain or illness. A substances that won’t have any side effects‚ make you in a bad mood‚ or cause you to die. You can ask your doctor what would be better for you‚ Prescription drugs‚ or Marijuana. I have some interesting research I’ve found on what can be better for you and how bad prescription drugs can be for your mind and body. Most substances lead on an
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William Armstead Sociology 1301 11/23/13 Addiction: Food vs. Drugs Millions of people suffer from an addiction of some sort. A person can actually suffer from addictions to all sorts of things. It’s sad to say the first thing that comes to the minds of pretty much everyone when they hear the word addiction‚ is drugs. Controversy is at an uproar over whether or not food is addictive. As a matter of fact‚ food is the last thing on a person’s mind when addiction comes about. Though it’s hard to believe
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One Nation Under Drugs This problem has been going on for decades and still going on till this day. Should the U.S legalize every drug‚ would that be the answer? Do we continue with this twenty-five year plus war with drugs. The use of illicit drugs is illegal because of their intoxicating effects on the brain‚ damaging impact on the body‚ adverse impact on behavior‚ and potential for abuse. Their use threatens the health‚ welfare‚ and safety of all people‚ of users and non-users alike. I am against
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Briana Mack Dr. M. Okulate Biology 112 Honors 04 April 2014 Drug Addiction and the Effects on the Brain The prevalence of drug addiction in America has been an epidemic in the past fifty years because of the violence and tragedy of events where drug use was the catalyst. Cocaine‚ Methamphetamine‚ Ecstasy‚ Amphetamine‚ Heroin‚ LSD and many more abused drugs have destroyed many lives and families from constant abuse of the substances that emasculate the body with every dose. Even though the United
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Essay Outline for: Impact of drugs on society and comparing its effects on men and women. I. Introduction Drugs are compounds that are being used by people without the medical supervision of the doctors that can very badly affect a person’s emotions‚ behaviour and their activities. Most the drugs that are consumed are by youngsters as being a teenager they face lot of mental challenges in identifying themselves‚ attitude‚ authority and probably searching for positivity for giving meaning to
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Outline: Drug Addiction I. Introduction (Provide a full sentence); Include your thesis here‚ underlined. II. The negative consequences of drug abuse affect not only individuals who abuse drugs‚ but also their families and friends‚ businesses‚ and government resources. A. How do drugs affect family and friends? 1. Children of individuals who abuse drugs are often abused or neglected. 2. Family members and friends are often torn apart by watching their
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Alcohol Addiction: A Case in the Muslim Community Nabawia Abou-Basha Introduction This paper is a brief overview of addiction among Muslims in North America. There is an increasing number of Muslims in North America coming with experiences of trauma as a result of the violence and war occurring in parts of the Middle East. These individuals often experience depression‚ difficulty integrating into Canadian culture‚ and intergenerational conflict as the new generation adapts to Canadian culture
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