Substance-related disorders

Over the past decade, the number of prescription drug issues has dramatically risen. Prescription opiates are being widely abused often leading to an addiction or becoming a gateway to harder, more dangerous substances. Unfortunately, more often than not, doctors are unknowingly enabling drug abusers and addicts instead of helping to aid them. Prescription opiates are often addictive but seem to be the only choice at the time when a patient is in pain. We need to continue research of…

Is alcohol addiction having a huge impact on your life? Are you not fulfilling your life's path due to your addiction? Maybe you're worried about someone you know, possibly a loved one whose addiction seems to be spiralling out of control? Rehabilitation clinics have tested solutions to help you or the people closest to you kick their alcohol addiction. They offer a calm environment where people join together and help the recovery of alcoholism and offer an alternative view on their meaning of…

Substance abuse is a very concerning area in the United States. Society does not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting takes more than good intentions or a strong will. Our group decided to do our project on substance abuse because drug use is on the rise in this country. There is approximately one in every 10 Americans over the age of 12 that are addicted to alcohol and drugs; almost equal the entire population…

Alcohol is known for two major effects. The inhibition of the brain causing slurred speech and impaired body movement and a pleasurable sensation caused by increased dopamine levels. Alcohol also impacts the production of serotonin which is responsible for mood regulation. Gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) is one of the brain's natural inhibitors, in fact, it is actually the predominant inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brains central nervous system. Normally the brain naturally regulates the…

visibly different substances and can be separated by physical means. The samples I classified as heterogenous were samples, 4 (Oil and Water), 7 (Sand and Water), 8 (Sand and Sugar) and 9 (Soil). My basis for classifying these samples as heterogeneous was being able to see the different/separate parts that were not uniformly distributed and thinking about how if a sample was taken out, not all of the parts would be evenly distributed in every sample taken out. Two types of pure substances are…

In The Last Boy Scout a kid who was taking performance enhancing drugs went crazy and started shooting people then shot himself. That can happen in real life. There have been cases where kids who are on drugs harm others, too. Although less people would join or try out for sports it wouldn’t be fair if the people who do drugs start over people who work hard. Drugs in schools can be a total disaster because it could mean less kids would care or try out for many sports. If a smart kid or athletic…

Pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is similar in color and shape to gold, and is easily mistaken for gold because it generally occurs naturally with gold. Pyrite, though, can be easily distinguished from gold by running some simple tests and doing some simple observations. Pyrite can form in many areas and shapes, the larger crystals can be perfectly formed into intriguing cubes, penetrating twins, and many other fascinating forms, while the smaller crystals can give of a shimmering or…

After reading the editorial on drug testing, I chose to support those in favor of drug testing welfare recipients because they use statistics and the opinion of experts to support their claim. In contrast I did not support the opponent's arguments against drug testing there was not enough reliable evidence. I support those in favor of drug testing welfare recipients, because they use statics and expert opinions. They stated that Illegal drug users must not be able to use tax=payer provided…

Heroin is classified as a narcotic. Narcotics are a type of depressant that suppress the sensation of pain by stimulating the receptor sites that deaden pain. All narcotics come from a plant substance called opium. Heroin is a imitative form of morphine without the disagreeable side effects of morphine. The theory was that heroin was purer than morphine and the impurities heroin lacked is what caused the harmful side effects in morphine. Heroin is two to four times more potent than morphine.…

INTRODUCTION:Ever since its discovery, Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) has continued to occupy a central place in the armamentarium of psychiatrists inspite of advances in psycho pharmaco therapy. Despite both medical and legal opposition it is still widely practiced as one of the cheapest, safest and yet one of the most effective therapeutic technique in the whole of medical sciences. Due to trauma caused to the patient physically and psychologically with unmodified direct electro convulsive…