... four million people worldwide take Prozac (Suanders 2). If a child sits in his desk swinging his feet, looking out of the window, and not showing much interest in their school work, he is all too readily diagnosed with ADD/HD (Attention ... like many of its street drug counterparts, has quite a nasty effect when it wears off. While Ritalin works its magic, the recipient has a heightened attention span and becomes more sociable, but when it stops there is a drop in attention span and ... function in ordinary life situations, and when counciling and therapy are not working, chemical infl...

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... salt and the freebase. The hydrochloride salt becomes liquid in water and can be taken by vein or intanasally (by nose). Freebase is not neutralized by an acid to make hydrochloride salt. Cocaine is generally sold on the street as awhite powder known as coke, C, snow, flake, blow. Crack is the street name of the freebase form of cocaine it is maden from the powdered cocaine ... hydrochloride to a smokable form. The tern crack refers to the crackling sound when it is smoked.(drug-addiction.com,,,,,,,,) There are three ways to ... use cocaine: snorting, smoking and intervenous injection....

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... feelings of pleasure. Cocaine is prepared from a loaf of coca bush, which grows in Peru. Albert Niemann, a German chemist, first identified cocaine in the mid-19th century. It was introduced as a medicine to treat many illnesses. Later, it was used in surgery. In some places cocaine is still used ... for surgery, yet in many places they are currently using lidocaine. In the 1880's Sigmund Freud created a sensation with a series of papers praising cocaine's potential to cure depression, alcoholism, and morphine addiction. This excitement was soon ... began to circulate of fatal cocaine ...

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... mixing it into different foods called "special food". 4. Some short-term effects of marijuana include distorted perception, increased heart rate, and a loss of motor coordination. 5. One long-term effect is the possibility of lung cancer, and many experts say that marijuana use leads to use of other more potent and dangerous drugs. 6. There are also some medicinal uses of marijuana such ... as relieving nausea and pain. Some studies also indicate the possible relief of glaucoma. B. Cocaine/Crack 1. Cocaine is commonly referred to as Coke, Freebase, Big C, Lady, Candy, and Snow. 2. Cocain...

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... in pursuit of a good time. Unfortunately the people in this group might find themselves in the next group before too long. This brings us to the full-blown drug addict. A full-blown drug addict might use the same drugs as the recreational user as well as narcotics. The difference being the frequency of use. I would put alcoholics, cigarette smokers, and (speed, coke and heroin) users all in this ... category. The addict is always looking for some ... type of release or escape from reality, using drugs everyday or multiple time a day, depleting savings, loss of employment. The full-blown...

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... also have more energy and are more alert. These affects were off quickly and you are left feeling low and in turn feeling that you need the drug more. As a result of this an addiction starts. Other symptoms are dilated pupils, mental alertness, temper increase and energy increase, a loss ... have symptoms such as paranoia, restlessness, hallucinations, mood swings and be easily irritated. As a long term user you can also be so addicted by the drug that you can take an overdose and die. Cocaine kills people by causing seizures, strokes, respiratory failure and heart attacks. First time us...

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... smoked and snorted. It has a great affect on HIV and AIDS. On the streets it is also known as horse, smack, H, stuff, and junk. It last about 3-6 hours. Cocaine is probably something everybody knows about. Its also known as coke, dust, snow, flake, blow, girl. It gives a carefree feeling and ... relaxation but it only last for 5-20 minutes. It is the type of narcotic that you need more and more to get high every time you use ... used medicinally to relive tension and anxiety. But these types of drugs have a high potential for abuse. When combined with alcohol it increases the risk and ...

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... a constant runny nose) Loses interest in hobbies or sports Has poor judgment Can't concentrate Addiction - A person has an addiction when he becomes dependent on or continuously craves a drug all of the time. Depressant - A depressant is a drug that slows a person down. Hallucinogen - A hallucinogen is a drug, such as LSD, that changes a person's mood and makes him see, hear, or think things that ... sperm counts and difficulty having children Increase in testosterone levels for women; also increased risk of infertility Diminished or extinguished sexual pleasure Psychological dependenc...

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... the way you see the whole world changes. You don't care about anything or anyone. All you care about is your next fix. Cocaine is a stimulant, the most powerful found in nature. It is most often seen as a white powder. In slang terms it is known as coke, snow or blow. It is extracted from the leaves of the ... coca plant found in the mountains of South America. It was used in medicines such as throat lozenges and tonics and other products ... white chips, rocks, or chunks. This form of cocaine allows pushers to sell small amounts at low prices. Crack abuse swept through the country in th...

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