... quality of life for humankind; but has anyone thought about the animals who suffer and the experimentations and testing that are conducted on them are worthless? One argument against medical research on animals is the extreme cruelty that an animal undergoes during testing. For example, when foxhounds undergo lung experimentations, 68 percent of their lungs are removed. Another ... the United States passed the Animal Welfare Act. This forced scientists to provide adequate food and shelter for the laboratory animals ("Animal Experimentation" 2). Another way that animals are experiencing ho...

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... addicts in recovery who [used only their very own] experience to help others? (p.1). This research assignment goes in depth with the discussion levels of care and whether the use of treatment is a promising approach for substance abusers and addicts[Fis00] by responding to the following questions: 1. What are the definitions of use, misuse, abuse, and dependence/ addiction? 2. What does A.T.O.D ... intake of drugs. Are there gaps in the system? According to research, there are gaps between research and applications that are gradually being bridged. However with substance abuse professio...

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... so much press and inspired so much concern among doctors and the public alike in recent years as the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was unknown to medical investigators until 1980 (Zinner M.D. 115). The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The first reports of people dying from AIDS emerged in ... it might who still have a strong and intact immune system and a relatively small number of HIV particles in their bodies. Scientist have recently learned that early diagnosi...

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... of red blood cells, swelling of the gums, and emotional changes. Overdoses can cause rapid uncontrollable eye movements, loss of motor coordination, coma, and even death. Studies have shown that treatment with cannabis is extremely successful. Describing a case of a 24-year-old man, a sufferer of epilepsyone patient writes: "With the phenytoin, (prescription medication), I had about one seizure a week. ... have antidysotonic properties, and scientists undertook another human experiment in 1986 that showed the same results. The hemp plant shows its unique versatility by having many uses ...

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... on abrupt discontinuation of opioid dependence includes signs and symptoms that reflect compulsive, prolonged self administration of opioid substances that are used for no legitimate medical purpose, or, if a general medical condition is present that requires opioid treatment, that are used is doses that are greatly in excess of the amount needed for pain relief. Persons with opioid dependence tend to develop such ... .gov). LAAM blocks the effects of the drug for 72 hours and has minimal side effects. This is only needed three times a week unlike the methadone. Other drugs used for treat...

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... forcing the person to freeze, literally (Cram 6). In the early stages, rigidity is often a symptom that patients are not to aware of. The problem is usually detected through a medical examination. When the doctor moves the joints in order to stretch the affected muscles, he or she finds there to be increased resistance to the movement. This sort of resistance ... therapy sessions include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. There is realistic hope for a cure in the foreseeable future from medication advances or surgical innovations (www.parkinson.org/treatment.htm)...

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... ), drug users stop taking the drug or drugs which they have become accustomed and are helped through any overdose complication or withdrawal symptoms they may suffer. The second phase of treatment usually involves psychotherapy. Some therapy takes place in a psychiatrist's office. The therapists help users understand the nature of their problem and how it has come to run their lives. ... problem is not essential for a drug-free state. Eventually, the therapist and user will have to deal with relapse. The setting for a rehabilitation treatment is usually a medical institution of some kind...

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... ), drug users stop taking the drug or drugs which they have become accustomed and are helped through any overdose complication or withdrawal symptoms they may suffer. The second phase of treatment usually involves psychotherapy. Some therapy takes place in a psychiatrist's office. The therapists help users understand the nature of their problem and how it has come to run their lives. ... problem is not essential for a drug-free state. Eventually, the therapist and user will have to deal with relapse. The setting for a rehabilitation treatment is usually a medical institution of some kind...

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... ), drug users stop taking the drug or drugs which they have become accustomed and are helped through any overdose complication or withdrawal symptoms they may suffer. The second phase of treatment usually involves psychotherapy. Some therapy takes place in a psychiatrist's office. The therapists help users understand the nature of their problem and how it has come to run their lives. ... problem is not essential for a drug-free state. Eventually, the therapist and user will have to deal with relapse. The setting for a rehabil! itation treatment is usually a medical institution of some kin...

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... should take professional help. The cocaine addict must give up not only cocaine, they must give up using alcohol and marijuana because other drugs can create a strong desire for cocaine. Treatment should include a strong educational part to provide the patient with a basic enviorment for understanding his/her addiction. In many cases, recovery of the cocaine addict is extraordinarily difficult without the ... addicts should be strongly encouraged yo participate 12-step program of Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), or alcoholic anonymous (AA). Self-help meetings are an inv...

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... . An individual then has a better idea of the value of different forms of therapy. Other factors that are taken into account include the person's general health, medical problems that may affect treatment, and tumor characteristics. The characteristics of the lung tumor separate individuals diagnosed with lung cancer into two different groups. The first includes those that are at a low risk of cancer ... this procedure reasoning that VAT does not allow for a complete lung examination to identify and remove metastases that are not detected by preoperative chest X-ray. (http://www.oncology...

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... Meridia, Sennomoto-kono, Slim 10 and Xenical. Dexfenfluramine is an appetite suppressant similar to fenfluramine which, combined with the diet drug phentermine, became the most popular anti-obesity treatment known as Fen Phen. In 1996 it was declared that the total number of prescriptions for dexfenfluramine or fenfluramine and phentermine in the United States exceeded 18 million. On ... of life threatening health complications, like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. On September 15, 1997, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories voluntarily withdrew from the market two prescription drugs for the tre...

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... what America wants as an outcome of the War on Drugs? Marijuana should be legalized because current drug laws are not working, it has medical uses, crime rate will decrease, and the War on Terror can be won if marijuana is legalized. Many opposers to legalization argue that if ... crime. In 1996 marijuana-possession arrests exceeded 545,000 nearly a doubling in a five-year period. (Glasser 139). Jeffrey Singer, a Phoenix surgeon and medical spokesman for Drug Policy reform, discovered that people in large numbers felt that the war on drugs was a failure and that focus groups strongly re...

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... survey was given; this equates to about 8.9 percent of the population aged 12 or older." While these numbers are disturbing they are the facts.Drugs have medical uses but when they are abused, it becomes a problem, and when it spreads to the youth, as most drugs do, it can be fatal. The ... rehab centers, fall back to drugs shortly after. Although rehab may not be the best solution for addiction, it is said that  for every dollar invested in treatment there is a reduction of  $4 to $7 in drug related crime, criminal justice costs, and theft. So in an unrelated way rehab is successful....

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... one drug? Marijuana has these powers and is much more conservative and cheaper than prosthetic prescription drugs. If marijuana were presently used for medical purpose the government would be saving time and money. Cannabis Sativa, or Marijuana, has a common stereotype of being a non-reproductive drug ... thousands of years (Lewin 1931; Walton, 1938; Robinson, 1996). Chinese, Arab, Indian, and Hindu all have remnants of marijuana in their historic medical books. Some of these books have been traced to have publishing dates as early as 2800 B.C. Common uses for marijuana then were the tr...

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... then people have been fighting to try to legalize it. So far we seem to be doing all right they have legalized marijuana for medical use in some states. Marijuana is effective in treating different medical orders such as AIDS , cancer, epilepsy and chronic pain. Some other benifits are relief from nausea and increased appetite which can play a ... a cannabis production and licensing scheme. -Declare amnesty for anyone convicted of cannabis possession under current or past law. -Amend the federal medical marijuana program to ease rules regarding eligibility, production, and distribution,...

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... the same rate of that found in Alzheimer patients. If so this could lead to the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's (Beckelman, 1990). Currently treatment is focusing on slowing progressions and coping with symptoms. One drug, THA, is a drug that helps to boost levels of acetylcholine, a chemical ... . Nicotine has also been found to slow the formation of senile plaque, improve memory, learning and concentration. Doctors do not suggest this use of treatment at all; nicotine causes lung cancer, emphysema, high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. (Harmon, 1999). Currently 4 million peopl...

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... important in treating depression. MAOI's type of medication is extremely dangerous if you mix with certain types of foods and medications, therefore the user of MAOI's must follow diet and medical precautions. There are also several other side affects such as headaches, tremors, wait gain, delayed orgasms, memory problems, fatigue, trouble sleeping, weakness, dizziness, and constipation. The newest and ... title "psychotherapist" is unlicensed therefore any one can use it. There are a couple of titles that you should be familiar with before you choose a therapist. A psychiatrist has gr...

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... state that children of separated families have a higher probability of: "being in poverty and poor housing; being poorer when they are adults; behavioral problems; performing less well in school; needing medical treatment; leaving school/home when young; becoming sexually active, pregnant, or a parent at an early; depressive symptoms and drinking and drug use during adolescence and adulthood". (1998) After watching Riding in ... did at his age. He wasn't poorer when he was an adult. He didn't perform less well in school, he didn't turn to drugs or alcohol nor did he need medical treatme...

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... doctor takes his/her time (sometimes up to an hour) to find the right remedy for each patient's complaints, aches and pains (2). Homeopathic treatment has no side effects what so ever, as there are no active ingredients and therefore there is no risk. The remedies don't even need a ... sixth leading cause of death. These deaths are not caused primarily by medical mistakes, but rather, by the inherent toxicity of prescription drugs" ( Britannica 242 ). More and more evidence is building up against conventional treatment everyday in one study has apparently found that as many as 51% ... ...

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... period. This is the flulike or mononucleosislike illness that most people get within 6-12 weeks after becoming infected. It usually goes away without treatment. From this point on the person's blood tests positively for HIV. The second stage is symptomatic HIV infection. This is when the infected ... it from using the same swimming pools, toilet seats, phones, computers, straws, spoons, or cups. Although the virus has been found in saliva, medical opinion states there is no evidence of contamination through "wet kissing"(What are HIV/AIDS 1). HIV is not spread through the air or water, ....

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... because it takes so little for a person to overdose. If a person snorts one quarter of a gram in an hour that person could die. Treatment of cocaine dependants is very difficult. A majority of addicts believe they can control their cocaine use even after terrible experiences. There are several ways ... to treat cocaine addicts. The first and most obvious is to completely and permanently stop using. Another treatment method is inpatient treatment. When a person enters an inpatient program they are admitted to a hospital, where they cannot have access to the drug. Anti-depressants ... in ...

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... oblivious to the fact the pills are addictive and they are suffering from the effects of addiction. When prescription drugs are used to treat medical conditions for which they were approved at the recommended dosage, these drugs are safe and effective. Rarely leading to addiction or abuse. When ... to be discrete because it stimulates. Although they hide their addiction better they do face tougher challenges, such as depending on the drug, medical issues and social discrimination. Health problems including headaches, confusion, drowsiness, fainting and lowered or elevated blood pressure....

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... general assumption that marijuana users are lazy and lack ambition is just a myth. In a survey of a leading teaching hospital (no name given) it was discovered that over 60 percent of medical students were found to be marijuana user.16 42,209 people were convicted of marijuana charges in the U.K. in 1991 and close to 90 percent of all drug offenses involved ... the loss of vision. The reduced blood flow to the optic nerve is less serious to the side-effects of other leading conventional treatments. Beta-blocker eye drops, a more conventional treatment for glaucoma, can cause sluggishnes...

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... more at risk than others because of the easy access to medicines, for starters. People tend to believe that since people in the medical profession have such easy access to drugs, they would have a more frequent rate of abuse. Another misconception is that nurses would know ... better than to become addicted, given their level of education on the subject. However, the medical profession as a whole has approximately the same number of impaired workers as does any other profession. The most notable difference between them that ... recovering from substance abuse (Thompson 38). Addiction ...

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