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Substance Addiction Essays and Term Papers
Drug And Alcohol AbuseIf I were an advisor to the Governor of Missouri, the issue I would encourage him to address is the manufacture of drugs and the use of drugs and alcohol throughout our state. The advice I would give him is to impose stiffer penalties for those who manufacture drugs and focus on prevention, and, ...
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The History, Use, And Effectiveness Of Medicinal DrugsI.
A. Introduction
(Pg's 1-2) II. Aspirin
(Pg's 3-6)
A. Its Origin
B. Dosages
C. Relative Effectiveness
D. Side Effects
E. Alternate Treatment III. Sulfa Drugs
(Pg's 7-10)
A. Its Origin
B. Dosages
C. Relative Effectiveness
D. Side Effects
E. Alternate Treatment IV. Antibiotics
(Pg's ...
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Alcohol, its a substance that has become a part of much of
the social settings in today's world. Many people can say they
have drank and most can even remember their first
sip of beer. Whether, it was given unto us by our parents or at
a social engagement everyone has encountered in
their lives. But as ...
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Helping The Street Children in ParaguayThis paper describes a hypothetical project for helping the street children in Paraguay prepared by the Executive Director of a small non-governmental, non profit charity organization (NGO). The project report has been prepared for the approval of a donor agency that has allocated one million ...
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The Legalization Of MarijuanaMarijuana (also spelled marihuana) is a psychoactive drug made from the dried leaves and flowering parts of the hemp plant. It is one of the most strictly classified illegal drugs in the United States. Under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is listed as a Schedule I substance, which ...
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Teenage ParenthoodMarijuana (also spelled marihuana) is a psychoactive drug made from the dried leaves and flowering parts of the hemp plant. It is one of the most strictly classified illegal drugs in the United States. Under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is listed as a Schedule I substance, which ...
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Pedophilia: Causes And TypologiesPerhaps no single act causes such strong emotions as the act of child
sexual abuse. Child molesters can not even find refuge in prisons where
rapists and murderers are commonplace. These offenders are shunned in every
aspect of our society, yet there is no consensus as to the causes of ...
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Drug DependenceSymptoms of Substance Dependence Associated with Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and
Illicit Drugs --- United States, 1991--1992
Each year in the United States, approximately 400,000 deaths result from
cigarette smoking, 100,000 from misuse of alcohol, and 20,000 from use of
illicit drugs. Many of the ...
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MarijuanaThe purpose of my paper is to prove that effects teens and their mind. is a tobacco-like substance produced by drying the leaves, stems, flower tops of the Cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp) plant (Fact Sheet, 1). It is smoked or eaten to get hallucinated and receive pleasure. It grows just about ...
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Mental Health DSMThe American Psychiatric Association, APA DSM-5, is a clinical assessment tool that is utilized to measure substance abuse, depression, anger, anxiety, somatic symptom, sleep disturbance and repetitive thoughts and behaviors.
The DSM-5 is utilized a lot in the substance abuse field in the State ...
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A Postmodern Look At Poverty And HomelessnessThe cycle of poverty and especially homelessness in the United States, which is occurring even today may or may not be caused by little or any intervention by the government or society as a whole. This is the same cycle implied by John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society (1958; rev. eds. ...
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Homeopathic RemediesWe may be seeing the seeds of revolution being sown in the American health industry. People are turning from traditional medicine in increasingly large numbers. Visits to Alternative practitioners have grown 47% from 1991 to 1997; 427 million visits in 1991 to 629 million visits in 1997. People ...
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Is Drug Testing The Answer?Why do humans seek an alternate reality? An alternate reality being a
place or frame of mind that is somehowght 58) Pills called "Golden Seal" can be
purchased at any health food store. Golden Seal induces urination and therefore
flushes out toxins from the body. All drug tests have ...
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Teen DrinkingAt least eight million American teenagers use alcohol every week, and almost half a million go on a weekly binge (or five drinks in a row). This was proven in a survey don by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. This is an alarming number. Of course we know some teens will drink, but ...
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RitalinThe parents of six year old James Patrick Smith receive a phone call
from the school guidance counselor informing them of their child's recent
hyperactive behavior. After a short conference, the guidance counselor suggests
to the parents a solution for young James' problem; as a result, the ...
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Drugs: A Major Problem In Canadian SocietyA major problem that exists within Canadian society is the abuse of mind-
altering substances. Such narcotics cause not only health problems, but also
violent and potentially criminal acts. A mind-altering narcotic can be defined
as both the legal and illegal type. The four main categories of ...
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Tocacco And Its EffectsOnce considered a glamorous and sophisticated habit, smoking is now viewed with increasing disapproval. The recognition of the health risks of smoking is a primary cause of this change in public opinion, and it has led to significant changes in the behavior of many Americans. Over the past four ...
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Ways Of Selecting Romantic Partners
There has always been a belief that men and women differ in
romantic partners in terms of characteristics in their
mates. For example, men have always
been perceived to place more importance in size of breasts
in women. Likewise, women
have been perceived to place more importance on ...
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RAP CENORSHIP*.INHEAD* *.AD* Music and Censorship Victor Lombardi December 1991 Second Reader: Alan Stuart Instructor: Richard Hixon Introduction Our society today largely views censorship as a method that has disappeared from liberal cultures since the enlightenment with the exception of restrictions in time ...
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Fighting For Our Love OnesIn today’s world, most families have a love one struggling to live with cancer,
HIV, glaucoma, or multiple sclerosis. Most of us, here in the United States, have watched a love one endure the pain of chemotherapy, uncontrollable muscle spasms, or blindness. Our love ones not only suffer physical ...
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