Kate jodel s. paredes I- AB COMMUNICATION A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food. I chose drugs that impact me a lot. It’s a sad fact that drugs are being abused among people not only in our country but also it is practiced by others especially the teenagers in our generation maybe because the lack of attention of
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Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process Barbara Ratcliff HCS/465 July 22‚ 2013 Judith Curry Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process The problem that this study was conducted to solve was how to make a Patient-controlled analgesia safer for the patient. The Patient-controlled analgesia is a common and effective means of managing postoperative pain. The complex processes and equipment associated with the setup‚ programming and administration of
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Harm Reduction‚ Maintenance Treatment and Counselling An Efficacious Approach to Heroin Abuse Harm Reduction‚ Maintenance Treatment and Counselling An Efficacious Approach to Heroin Abuse In the film Through a Blue Lens‚ the relapse of heroin addicts was a prominent issue‚ one that is the greatest obstacle to overcome. In order to mitigate both physical and psychological damage‚ harm reduction‚ counselling‚ and the availability of various maintenance treatments
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Millions of people around the world each day are affected by substance abuse. Substance abuse is the overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance (Fisanick‚ 2009). It is a condition that can destroy not only the user’s life‚ but also those that care about the person. Substance abuse is responsible for half a million preventable deaths each year (Corse‚ 1995). Substance abuse includes the misuse of alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and illicit drug. Examples of illegal drugs include marijuana‚ amphetamines
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Final Essay Gabrielle Tucker COM/155 11/27/2013 Brooke Cole During and after my addiction to prescription pain killers I have experienced many things‚ good and bad. I’ve experienced my personal rock bottom and also some of the best moments of my life. My experiences before and after quitting prescription pain killers have shaped my life‚ and myself into what it is and what I am today. I would like to compare and contrast my experiences before and after getting sober. Before getting
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Is opioid addiction criminal and punishable‚ or is it a disease of addiction? Why? I would say that the opioid addiction should be approached more as a disease of addiction than being criminal and punishable. Addiction is caused by behavioral‚ environmental and biological factors. People with addiction should not be blamed for suffering from the disease. All people make choices about whether to use substances. However‚ people do not choose how their brain and body respond to drugs and alcohol
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MORPHINE Morphine is a narcotic analgesic drug‚ which means that it is a downer painkiller. It is most commonly given intravenously (by injection) for more rapid results‚ but it can also effectively be given orally. It has a remarkable ability to reduce physical distress‚ and its calming effect protects against exhaustion in traumatic shock‚ internal hemorrhage‚ and several other conditions. This drug is truly a miracle worker. Morphine is an opiate‚ coming from the poppy seed. It was first
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Pain Killers COM 220 2/21/10 Even though people do not believe they are addicted‚ painkillers are addicting because painkillers that are being misused are deadly and they are a hard habit to break. Many people are using and abusing painkillers which are prescription drugs and some may say that they are not and will not admit it. The effects of prescription abuse are painfully obvious and needed at the same time. Having a habit can lead to painkillers being addicted
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Psychology Psychoactive Drugs and their Effects Medications that effect people psychologically are called psychoactive drugs. They are often helpful in treating depression‚ anxiety‚ insomnia‚ and other psychological complications. Psychoactive drugs don’t affect the underlying causes of these disorders‚ but they can provide symptomatic relief to allow people to live more normal lives. Anxiety can be defined as persistent nervousness‚ tension‚ or panic caused by stress or other psychological
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Myofascial Triggger Point:Acupuncture and Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy for Upper Back Pain | Literature Review Introduction This chapter is the review of the available literature concerning the theoretic content that is necessary to understand the trapezius muscle and its role in the symptoms associated with upper back pain. Particularly the issues about the types of trigger points‚ including a discussion of myofascial trigger point therapy and acupuncture trigger point therapy. More importantly
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