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Opioids Essays and Term Papers
Oxycontin (Oxycodone)Oxycodone is a drug in a class of medications called opiate analgesics. It works by changing the way the brain and nervous system respond to pain. It is prescribed by doctors to treat severe pain, but it used to be prescribed in small doses to treat diarrhea. Oxycontin is a single ingredient ...
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Drugs And SocietySheila Kiger
SOS-304
Writing Assignment 5
Dec. 2011
1a) The essential element of the pharmacology of opioids, discovered in 1973 by graduate student, Candace Pert, is that opioids attach to brain receptors that are in place for attachment to endogenously produced substances. Endogenous means ...
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Prescription Drug AbusePrescription Drugs, Today's Epidemic
Amanda Gartin
ITT Technical Institute
May 26, 2015
Abstract
Prescription drug abuse is plaguing our nation. This silent killer does not discriminate based on age, race, or gender. The statistics surrounding this epidemic are staggering and we as a ...
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CocaineWhy use ? This is a question that perplexes many doctors of medicine and psychology. As an ex user, I feel that this topic is one that I have a personal interest in. I will start by defining what is. is a colorless or white crystalline powder extracted from coca leaves, occasionally used in ...
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DrugsA drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function.[3] There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.[4]
In ...
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The Power of Prescription Drug AddictionThe Power of Prescription Drug Addiction
Monica Chavez
COM/172
April 16, 2012
Deidra Powell-Wallace
Abstract
The Power of Prescription Drug Addiction
In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the abuse of and dependency of prescription opioid pain medications (also known ...
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Inadequacies of ProhibitionThe Inadequacies of Prohibition
Christopher Trifilio
Lyndon State University
Christopher Trifilio
Kelly Colby
Eng 1082-L03
03/29/17
The Inadequacies of Prohibition
In the 1970’s the Nixon administrated started “the war on drugs”. The presidential administration enforced ...
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War on DrugsJessica Ambriz
English 1301
Professor Forrester
September 26, 2018
War on Drugs
The war on drugs has been an important fight in the United States for a long time now, and to this day, it's one of the top reasons people are incarcerated for the crime of illegal drug use. In a TED talk ...
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