... that is intended for some form of relieve of specific condition, or diagnosis. It is usually taken by mouth, injected into the skin, muscle, or blood vessel, or a cavity of the body. A. The drugs that are suspected as the most commonly used are Cocaine, Steroids, Marijuana, Ecstasy, and Heroin ... that is usually smoked. C. There are a numerous side effects that are involved with this drug. Some of the side effects are increases in heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, also decreased sleep, appetite, seizures, strokes, heart attacks, and even death. III. Steroids can be presc...

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... whole, given they are specially formulated to release slowly into the system. Breaking them would cause too much drug to be released into your blood at one time. Oxycodone will cau! se drowsiness and fatigue. One must avoid alcohol, sleeping pills, antihistamines, sedatives, and tranquilizers except under ... to sever! e pain that is expected to last a long time. "A number of medical professionals have been responsible for prescribing it wantonly," especially in rural areas, says Chuck Miller, an official with the U.S. Department of Justice's National Drug Intelligence Center. It is said...

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... of alcohol abuse include irritation of the intestinal tract lining and the colon; nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, sweating and loss of appetite; and increase in blood pressure, risk of heart attack and stroke. These symptoms develop over time. Alcoholism, however, can begin to develop after the first drink. There ... administer is a breathalyzer test. The policeman will make the driver breath into a tube that is able to read the level of alcohol in the blood. This is a valuable test because the police are able to do it as soon as they pull over the drunk driver. The third ... of alcoholism tr...

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... Symptoms of withdrawal generally include but are not limited to anxiety, irritability, intense cravings for the substance, nausea, hallucinations, headaches, cold sweats, and tremors."1 Alcohol addiction or alcoholism is defined as "a condition in which there is a repetitive, but consistent and sometimes unpredictable loss of control of drinking that produces symptoms of serious personal dysfunction ... effects are felt immediately after smoking it, is very intense, but only lasts from 5-15 minutes. "The physical side effects from chronic smoking of cocaine include coughing up blood, br...

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... accidents and accidental deaths. Research indicates that although THC (the psychoactive agents in marijuana) may be found in the blood of some automobile drivers in accidents, also found are high levels of alcohol (Cloud 62 ), making in part, these results inconclusive as to the actual cause. Most experts agree ... known. Even some of the most simple everyday sicknesses have no cure. The common cold and hay fever, for example, have no cure. Many take cough and allergy medication (which also are abused in the 12-23 age group) to help reduce the symptoms, but these medicines ... What con...

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... about how you fell when something good happened for you, maybe your team wins a game, you are praised for somethingyou have done well, or you drink a cold coke ona hot day. In these conditions your barin feels natural pleasure so addictions can start when people want pleasure or want to forget bad events and addiction is something that people cannot ... for building- (Eiseman,S. ,,,,,,) Cocaine is a powerful stimulant that directly effects the brain, pure cocaine was first extracted from the leaf of Erytroxylon coca bush, which grows primarily in Peru and Bolivia, in the 19th century. I...

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... the point of respiratory failure, which can cause death (www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov). This is because "opiates can depress breathing by changing neurochemical activity in the brain stem, where automatic body functions are controlled" (www.nida.nih.gov). Using heroin can cause convulsions, coma, and even death. ... gov.). There are many other results that may come from using this drug. Infectious diseases including HIV, AIDS, hepatitis B and C and other blood borne viruses are just some of the negative results. This can happen by sharing a needle with someone. "Over eighty percent of he...

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... with cigarettes. The hazards, why you want to stop, what nicotine is, what is does to your health, about addictions and the benefits of stopping. You can either stop cold turkey or come to a gradual stop until its withdrawal is physically eliminated. For example if you smoked a pack a day cut down to half a pack a day, and ... such as emotional mood, pleasure, pain reduction, memory, learning and inhibitions. Consuming alcohol in high dosage will result in intoxication, a hangover the following morning, mental and emotional distress, confusion, mood swings and a loss of judgment. Alcoho...

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