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touted as the proverbial magic bullet. It was proscribed for everything from migraines to schizophrenia. The LSD craze, however, g...
had fewer suicidal thoughts than those who used drugs and engaged in sex (2004). Those who used marijuana, and perhaps other illeg...
because programs at companies that combine substance abuse education and support, along with testing, tend to have far better resu...
of Revia is the potential for the drug to cause liver problems (Drugstore.com, 2003a). Consequently patients who have existing l...
This essay provides information related to the ADA and substance abuse. It then discusses medical, social, psychological, and voca...
long ago Dr. Phil railed against a teenager for smoking pot every day. There are mixed messages on television about drugs. While t...
There is a scale of addiction-on one side is complete abstinence, to abuse, to dependence, to addiction. It is very difficult to h...
Willwerth, 1992). Anxiety and depression are common (Wallis and Willwerth, 1992). Approximately eighty percent of individuals tr...
coupled with physical exertion, something that has been responsible for a number of deaths (1997). Long term effects of this dru...
In a paper consisting of nine pages a nationwide plan for prescription drugs is examined in terms of economic feasibility and the ...
while drugs are regarded today as a social problem that encompasses both objectivist and functionalist perspectives, it was not al...
symptoms similar to alcohol intoxication (Drugs of abuse - 2004). They can also cause impaired judgment, violent bvehavior, and h...
2005; Risperdal Side Effects, n.d.). The very long list includes gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, vomiting and a digestion ...
have been associated with NRTIs, which are believed to cause mitochondrial dysfunction, which range from oxidative damage to inhib...
it is taken up and released again, a process called re-uptake (Ogbru and Marks, 2008). A balance is reached when the re-uptake and...
in which "many public schools have adopted a policy of zero tolerance toward drug use, weapon possession and sexual harassment on ...
and adolescents (Mahler, 2005). Of every twenty children, in fact, one has struggled with severe depression at one point or anoth...
research shows that the majority of women, and also a percentage of men, who seek treatment for substance abuse disorders indicate...
about drug use and abuse. That is, while alcohol for example is alone not deadly if used reasonably, the alcohol seemed to reduce ...
Another source indicates that, "Although the number of drug-related homicides has been decreasing in recent years, drugs still rem...
This 5 page report discusses the fact that the majority of the population is aware that there is a serious problem in America wi...
In ten pages this paper examines various perspective regarding the legalization of drugs in the US. Twelve sources are cited in t...
ignored. Suddenly, the Industrial Revolution swept over Europe and America, and Western societies were never quite the same. Wom...
In five pages this paper discusses various psychosocial components as they relate to substance abuse issues. Thirteen sources are...
In five pages this paper examines this controversy in terms of which is most responsible for the development of personality, inter...
"a system that was built on an intellectual and moral basis and allowed for science...
focus to intervention and rehabilitation. Others oppose this view, arguing that the War on Drugs is working and that to decriminal...
as appropriate/inappropriate for use with abused children, their parents, and/or their families o There is or is not clinical or e...
stress can be triggered by positives as well; in fact, stress has been defined as "the nonspecific response of the body to any dem...
a patient to keep her own supply steady? Will she make a mistake and do something wrong as a result of substance abuse? So many th...