... understand and need to research. For example, an unfortunate side-effect of some drugs is a positive change in emotional state, an increase in energy, euphoria, or other very pleasurable effects that causes users to become "addicted- to the substance. This "addiction- is currently under much scientific investigation to determine the ... reward pathway, which is the brain's method of giving your body a reward for either a pleasurable experience or state of mind. The normal high, euphoria, for speed can last for many hours, which is highly dose dependent. If you take hits of it after the i...

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... II is characterized by hypomanic phases and depressive phases. Hypomania is not quite as severe as full-blown mania "rather, hypomania is characterized by an intense feeling of euphoria and feelings of confidence and motivation. Individuals with bipolar II normally tend to be less aggressive and dangerous than individuals with bipolar II. The depressive stage in bipolar II is ... racing thoughts, talks faster than usual, creates grand schemes, participates in risky behavior, becomes more aggressive and violent, and feels extremely powerful. The individual is incredibly motivated, normal...

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... . Drug precipitation Drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, and cocaine give rise to symptoms that are characteristic to schizophrenia, such as delusions, hallucinations, and a loss of sense of reality. This induced euphoria is the intent of the drug; however, a person who is genetically predispositioned to schizophrenia may never come down from their "high". As in schizophrenia, these drugs cause an elevated amount ... anti-psychotic drugs reduce the effects of illegal drugs (such as the delusions and the hallucinations). If one takes anti-psychotic medication while "high" on illicit drugs...

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... can include but are not limited to: jaundice, abdominal pain and vomiting; sometimes with blood, bleeding from the nose, mouth and eyes, arrhythmia, liver and kidney failure, brain dysfunction including delirium, seizures and possible coma. The toxic stage is the most fatal phase of yellow fever. If your travel destinations include places where outbreaks occur, you should speak to a doctor before ... ...

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... precipitate PTSD symptoms. Some case reports suggest emergence of PTSD symptoms after accidental head trauma, whereas this study focused on persistence in late life and speculated on the role of delirium and dementia toward this phenomenon. This report describes and discusses worsening PTSD symptoms (Mittal, et al, 2001, p. 1). The patients in this study presented complaints of depression, anxiety, and memory problems ... ...

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... smoke it. This drug depresses the respiratory system, decreases the heart rate and blood pressure, and causes constipation. It is a fatal drug. When used clinically, side effects include nausea, dizziness, delirium, decreased blood pressure, vomiting, blurred vision, and possible cardiac and respiratory arrest. The nickname of this drug is china white. Meperdine is a dangerous designer drug derived from demerol. It is ... ...

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... feature of MS. (Brunnscheiler) In addition, about 10 percent of patients suffer from more severe psychotic disorders such as manic-depression and paranoia. Five percent may experience episodes of inappropriate euphoria and despair--unrelated to the patient's actual emotional state known as "laughing/weeping syndrome." This syndrome is thought to be due to demyelination in the brainstem, the area of the ... ...

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... bipolar disorder. The individuals who have this disorder have wayward brain chemicals and genes gone bad which seem to bully people back and forth between weeks of moderate-to-intense euphoria and comparable spells of soul-deadening depression. A few weeks of relative calm spells often separate these disparate Ostrander 3 moods. These different moods swings are mainly controlled by the drug Lithium ... ...

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... up with them (Mondimore, 88). At the opposite end of the spectrum, bipolar disorders can bring out a very negative and aggressive personality in a sufferer. Soon, the short-lived feelings of euphoria, power, and confidence are boosted to the point where they feel overwhelmed and confused. They can become irritable and enraged. In some deep manic states the individual's mind speeds up ... ...

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... several symptoms for the manic stages as well as the depressive stages. The most common symptoms of mania are having excessive energy, increased activity, racing thoughts, rapid speech, feelings of euphoria, severe irritability and aggression, easily distracted, a reduced amount of sleep and need for sleep, nonstandard poor judgment, increase in sexual drive, hazardous behavior, overspending, and denial that anything is wrong ... ...

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... , which is now referred to as bipolar illness, is the most dramatic mood disorder. It too is split into two types. Type I moods swing from depression to the opposite extreme, euphoria. About 1 in every 100 people suffers from manic depression at some point. Usually this disorder occurs in a person's twenties, and in most cases develops before the age 35. Men and ... ...

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... called bipolar disorder. This is the least common form of depression and occurs when the patient experiences alternating symptoms of depression and mania. Symptoms of mania include extreme excitement and euphoria, severe insomnia, and a remarkable increase in energy (Psychology Information.) George S. Zubenko, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, states that women are twice as likely as ... ...

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... withdrawal may include: -Restlessness -Muscle and bone pain, -Insomnia, -Diarrhoea, -Vomiting and -Cold flashes. These physical symptoms may last for several days, but the general depression, or dysphoria (opposite of euphoria), that often accompanies heroin withdrawal may last for weeks. In many cases withdrawal can be easily treated with medications to ease the symptoms, but treating withdrawal is not the same ... ...

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... feature of MS. (Brunnscheiler) In addition, about 10 percent of patients suffer from more severe psychotic disorders such as manic-depression and paranoia. Five percent may experience episodes of inappropriate euphoria and despair-unrelated to the patient's actual emotional state known as "laughing/weeping syndrome." This syndrome is thought to be due to demyelination in the brainstem, the area of the ... ...

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... "; scars along veins; cramps; nausea; vomiting; excessive scratching and complaint of itching; sweating; constipation; raw, red nostrils from snorting; runny nose; pin-point pupils and watery eyes; reduced vision; drowsiness; euphoria; trance-like states; excessive thirst; tremors; twitching; unkempt appearance; strong body odor; irritability; chills; slight hallucinations and Lapse of reality."(American Medical Journal, 02/98) Opiates, often called narcotics, are ... ...

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... feature of MS. (Brunnscheiler) In addition, about 10 percent of patients suffer from more severe psychotic disorders such as manic-depression and paranoia. Five percent may experience episodes of inappropriate euphoria and despair--unrelated to the patient's actual emotional state known as "laughing/weeping syndrome." This syndrome is thought to be due to demyelination in the brainstem, the area of the ... ...

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... .org/eating.htm) 4. (http://www.smu.edu/~eating_disorders/body.html) 5. McCall, Elisa Ruth. In Memory Of. Elisa's Journal. 1993-1996. (http://www.mirror- miror.org/symptoms.htm) 6. Karen Carpenter's Biography. We"ll Always Remember. 04 Feb. 1996. (http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember.2/KarenCarpenter.html) Word Count: 1713 ...

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