...produced 2 to 5 minutes after smoking and 3o to 60 minutes after swallowing. The first video was a young man removing his cap, shirt, and coat to walk up and down the streets in metropolitan area that might be in downtown New York, Washington D.C. Bystanders were looking at him dancing and talking to himself; then he walked in and out of traffic until someone had a hold of him. Then the next one was a middle-aged man walking down the neighborhood naked and was surrounding of police officers who ordered him lie down on the grass, but he refused to comply. Suddenly, the user busts his hand through a wooden fence to escape. His great strength required more than three police officers to detain him. The hallucinogenic drugs distort the users’ perception and reality either auditory or visual, and can cause mood swings or behavioral...
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...It starts out with inhaling the severe amounts of coal dust. After the coal dust is inhaled it then reaches the terminal bronchioles. At this point the interstitial macrophages and the alveolar engulf the carbon. After that macrophages transport the coal dust, so that it can be let out in either the mucus or through the lymphatic system. Farhan J Khan, found that, "When this system becomes overwhelmed, the dust-laden macrophages accumulate in the alveoli and may trigger an immune response,"(2015). The main stamp of histology for CWP is coal macules. These are the main areas of focal deposition of coal dust and pigment-laden macrophages. Coal macules then join together and form areas of emphysema. These areas then continue to grow causing CWP, and the impairments...
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...Marijuana, which had once been considered as a lethal drug, is now seen as a mild drug and the number of people demanding it to be legalized has skyrocketed over the last couple of decades. And all this thanks to the media, which have played a pivotal role in bringing about a shift in people’s perception of marijuana. Long back, marijuana was considered as a typically lethal drug. Many movies, novels and celebrities were largely responsible for instilling in people such made up facts about marijuana. “Reefer Madness”, the 1936 cult hit, depicted marijuana as the primary cause for turning two teenagers into sex-crazed murderers. Novels such as “Badge of Evil”, “Casino Royale”, etc were used as strong propaganda against marijuana causing it to be considered as a violence inducing drug. Currently, marijuana does not have the lethal drug status anymore. If we happen to see someone smoking marijuana in a television program, we will definitely not get embarrassed. Although marijuana is illegal in many states of America, it is so popular and a recent study reveals that one in fifteen high school students smoke marijuana almost every day. The 21st Century considers marijuana as a medicine for many debilitating diseases and relief for chronic aches. No doubt, marijuana is a best remedy to increase appetite and thus resolve the weight loss problem in HIV patients. Similarly, marijuana is best to alleviate the intensity of pain in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy. Marijuana...
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...Has anyone ever thought of our daily eating habits can become a slow killer? Statistics in the United States have proved that human eating habit is steadily growing to become a killer. It was found that Binge Eating Disorder (BED) has tended to claim human life according to various researches. BED is a psychological disorder whereby an individual eats more than enough food within a short period of time, even when the person is not hungry. This disorder is purported to be caused by depression, anxiety, genetic disorder, and psychological issues among others. According to WIN, women fall as the highest victims followed by men and the least are youths in their adolescent stage. BED is said to affect women in their early adulthood and men in their middle age. This disorder occurs on anyone regardless of race or ethnic group. Moreover, BED has been closely linked to obesity as asserted by WIN. Individuals who are obese are at high risk of developing BED due to their eating habits, although sometimes the case might not be that. But from research carried out, victims of BED have been found to be obese. This mental disorder that affects the livelihood of a person has some unique characteristics. To examine oneself if you have BED, one should examine if he/she eats uncontrollably a lot of food within a short period of time. Furthermore, a victim of BED prefers to eat alone in solitude since he/she is ashamed of his/her eating habits. They also eat faster than other normal people...
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...fears, rests, has knowledge and perception, attempts to self defend, and reproduces. These and more qualities of the jiva are obvious through a physical body when the soul is present in it but when the soul leaves these qualities cease. These qualities are external features and consciousness (chetan) is the basic inner feature of the soul. This also makes it clear that the body and the soul are separate entities. The concept of the soul learning to extricate itself from the lower self and its attachments to the material world by purifying one’s ethical life is a theory that can be used by all. Karma is the belief that our actions influence the future course of our current live, and our lives to come. Our success or failure in life is directly related to how we treat and interact with others. Karma answers the question of why some people are better in school then others, or why some people are wealthier then other’s. Christian’s would consider those who have great success and happiness to have favor in the sight of God. The concept of Ahimsa (non-violence) is one that is practiced strongly in the teaching of Jainism. Jain theory teaches that all life is scared and that humans have no special right to supremacy. Jain teachings take into consideration even the smallest microscopic life forms and work to protect them by not eating after sunset so as not to inadvertently eating unseen insects and wearing cloth over their mouth to avoid inhaling any living organisms. I am a...
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...In step 1, Becker states that in order for an individual to be become a cannabis user, they must know the proper technique in smoking/inhaling the drug effectively so that the individual can gain the effects/symptoms acquired from marijuana. It is very unlikely for someone to become a user if they feel incapable of properly “taking in” the drug. In the second step, an individual must gain knowledge of what the symptoms from marijuana use are in order to understand their surroundings (both internally and externally) when becoming “high”. This will lessen any fear or anxiety prior to smoking making the experience more approachable and hopefully more enjoyable. Lastly, learning to enjoy the effects of marijuana is necessary in becoming a marijuana user. If a person associates marijuana use with an unfavorable experience, he or she may turn away from its consumption all together; therefore, it is vital to find pleasure and...
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... heightened sensory awareness and altered perceptions. Personally I’ve been around people who have smoked marijuana and I’ve never seen anyone get angry, steal or try to harm someone while under the influence. I would consider this a safe drug. Marijuana is a good substance to consume, studies from www.brown.edu show that only a small percentage of users become addicted. However, people use the drug frequently can build up a strong tolerance. Another website I found, www.well.com informs people about marijuana, and its effects on the human body. One thing that particularly stood out for me was that it says that “marijuana smoke has been found to contain more cancer-causing agents than is found in tobacco smoke.” I am for legalizing marijuana but I don’t believe it should be consumed in public places and there should be marijuana smoking designated areas just as there is tobacco smoking designated areas because everyone doesn’t want to get high and if it is true that marijuana smoke has more cancer causing agents than tobacco, it should be the person’s option to be in an area in which marijuana is consumed. I don’t agree with people smoking tobacco in public places. The person smoking is not being harmed as much as the person nearby (second hand smoke). The person consuming the cigarette has a filter so all the chemicals are entering their body, whereas people who are victims of second hand smoke have no way of not inhaling the smoke unless they...
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...Smoking Bans Name School Smoking Ban Smoking refers to the tasting or inhaling smoke from tobacco products after burning them. Smoking is a practice that is common among all races and ethnic groups from all over the world(Brannon & Feist, 2010). Often, the phenomenon is practiced as a ritual in other regions of the world. Recently, it has been established that many young people in their teens and early adulthood smoke in an increasing trend. The most common form of smoking is through cigarettes(Brannon & Feist, 2010). However, there are other forms which include the use of bidis, hookas, pipes and shisha (Brannon & Feist, 2010). Tobacco products contain a stimulating substance called nicotine, which when inhaled or tasted leads to adverse health and other related consequences. It has been found out that smoking is an addictive activity which is hard to contain. Smoking normal cigarettes can be a foundation for more dangerous substances that include smoking weed and inhaling cocaine. Health institutions have come up with the possible effects of smoking both to passive and active smokers. Breathing problems, socioeconomic effects as well as chronic diseases like cancers are some of the dangerous outcomes of smoking. Several alternatives have been established to deal with the problem (Hyde & Setaro, 2006). Designation of smoking zones is one of the options that most nations globally have embraced with the aim of bringing down the negative...
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...immune system compared to other drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy. According to http://www.guide4living.com, marijuana has an active ingredient in it called Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, which causes many temporary side effects such as fatigue, distorted perceptions, rise in blood pressure, and hunger. Once the THC is inhaled it only takes a several seconds to travel to the user’s brain then it gradually flows throughout the remainder of their body. When adolescents frequently use marijuana it causes a significant decline in their cognitive skills, because their brains are still in a premature state and still has ample time to reach its optimal potential, when marijuana is continually smoked throughout the early adolescent stage until early adulthood, the chances of becoming addicted rises. Now that the some states has made it legal to use marijuana for medicinal purposes, it is up to the adults of society to inform adolescents of the hazards this drug can have, and show them how to overcome the pressures of society. When adolescents reach a certain age they have the urge to become independent in a quest to find their inner selves. They often make adjustments to their appearance, behavior, and perceptions to discover what it is they want out of life....
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...is most often the central nervous system. There is always a primary effect or the desired effect and then there is also the side effects and usually undesired effect. Some side effects are minor while others can be fatal (Doweiko, 2015) Drugs classifications can be categorized in a couple of different ways for different applications. In the medical world a drug can be classified by its chemical activity or by the symptom it treats. In the world of addiction treatment and recovery the drug classifications most used are the five classes of drugs regulated by the Controlled Substances Act (U.S. Department of Justice, n.d.). The chemical classifications of the ones that act on the central nervous system (CNS) and alter feelings and perceptions are: narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens and anabolic steroids. Narcotics (often referred to as opioids) reduce pain, induce a state of sedation and can cause unconsciousness. Depressants suppress the activity of the brain and nerves and cause a sedative effect. They are taken to relieve anxiety, promote sleep and can create a sense of overall well-being (U.S. Department of Justice, n.d.). Stimulants speed up the activity of the (CNS). They can make people feel energetic and focused to edgy and paranoid. Hallucinogens may cause people to hear or see things that don’t exist and imagine situations that aren’t real. There...
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...Marijuana, also known as Cannabis, is a very controversial drug. With the American public being more informed regarding health, strong opinions on both sides of the marijuana argument have developed in regards to why the Government and other establishments are so opposed to re-evaluating the use of marijuana, whether for recreation or medical use. Marijuana has been researched, analyzed, studied, and proven to have positive impacts on the American society. A couple of these impacts are a boost to the economy (additional taxes) and health care (medical benefits). It is going to take society becoming more educated and with up-to-date scientific data to prove or disprove previous misconceptions about the drug and finally remove the bad reputation that this drug has garnered. During the late 19th century through the early 1920’s, marijuana was legal and a widely used ingredient for medicinal purposes and even sold at local pharmacies. In 1937, the US passed a law that ultimately ended up prohibiting sales and use of the drug in the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 in an effort to control the Mexican immigrant population in the Southwest. The Act, after being deemed unlawful, was replaced by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. The federal government lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 narcotic which defines it as “narcotic drugs with no known acceptable medical use, that carry a high abuse potential” (Drug Enforcement Agency [DEA]). Regardless of the barriers...
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...inherently anxiously attached or non-anxiously attached to their mother. Next, the participants were distributed either prescribed intranasal oxytocin or an identical-looking placebo while under observation of study personnel. Finally, 90 minutes after inhaling the intranasal oxytocin or placebo, the male’s emotions towards their childhood memories in terms of their mother’s social closeness were assessed by the Inclusion of Other in the Self scale (IOS) and their emotions towards their mother’s maternal care were measured by the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI). The results showed that, in non-anxiously attached males, oxytocin instigated an increase in positive emotions towards their childhood memories of their mother’s social closeness and maternal care; however, in anxiously attached males, oxytocin instigated in increase in negative emotions towards their childhood memories of their mother’s social closeness and maternal care. 2. Cardoso, C., Ellenbogen, M.A., Linnen, A.M., 2012. Acute Intranasal Oxytocin Improves Positive Self-perceptions of Personality. Psychopharmacology (Berl) Impact Factor. 220, 741 - 749. This experiment tests to determine whether oxytocin provides significant evidence of improving positive self-perceptions of personality. First, 100 random university students were either administered intranasal oxytocin or a similar looking placebo in a double-blind method to prevent any bias by both the participants and the study personnel. Next, 90 minutes after the...
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...considerable to call evidence as one of the basis for a belief. At first sight, evidence seems to be core of many beliefs as most of our practical life is based upon it. However, on a deeper look, the phrase “To what extent” suggests that there may be a limit to the dependence of beliefs on evidences. Indeed, there are several thought provoking questions to this statement- are beliefs always based on evidence? Is there something called perception, inner voice, gut feel or sixth sense (I will call this „intuition‟)? Nevertheless, the answers to these questions lie in nature of the subject and to explain the same, I first need to describe meaning of evidence and belief. In general, Evidence is defined as a piece of information that forms ground for any theory, belief or conclusion. On the other hand, beliefs are defined as certain set of values or perceptions of a person. By definition itself, it is clear that Evidence is also the base (ground) for belief but experience tells us that human beliefs are constructed from a mix of reasoning, emotions and perception/intuition. Just to reinforce difference between evidence-based beliefs versus intuition-based belief, we analyse a crime situation where a mother believes that her daughter was kidnapped by the lady‟s own husband. Her belief is solely based on intuition until video recorded by an eyewitness appears....
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...Pros an Cons on the legalization of Marijuana Pros 1. Less harmful than alcohol or tobacco if used in moderation. 2. Limiting the use of the drug intrudes on personal freedom. 3. Legalization would reduce crimes. 4. Medical benefits such as pain management when it comes to cancer and Aids. 5. Street competition would be reduced 6. Additional tax revenues. 7. Tax deduction do too less crimes 8. Quality and safety of drugs of the drug could be backed by the FDA 9. Drug busts often trap young people in a flawed system that turns them into lifelong criminals. Cons 1. Known as the gateway drug 2. Driving while hearing or body impaired 3. Some consider use of the drug as morally wrong. 4. More child accidents by discovering the drugs out of parent recklessness. 5. Because of drug-related arrests, people who have committed or are likely to commit more serious crimes can be taken off the streets. 6. Has shown brain damage to long term user and abusers. 7. Legalization of marijuana could lead to harder drugs or all drugs altogether. 1. Physician Perspectives on Marijuana's Medical Use According to "Procon.org" (2013),"The evidence is overwhelming that marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis, cancer and AIDS -- or by the harsh drugs sometimes used to treat them. And it can do so with remarkable safety. Indeed, marijuana...
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...Vulnerable Populations and Community Nursing April Pelletier Chamberlain College of Nursing NUR-443: Community Health Nursing November 2016 “In the United States, smoking is the leading cause of preventable death, accounting for approximately one out of every five deaths or 438,000 deaths per year” (p. 58). Smoking usually begins during the adolescent years and is typically more prevalent to the juniors and seniors in high school rather than adults. In the little town of Newington, CT adolescents and smoking tobacco is a real problem. Driving through this town it is easy to overlook most of the young population inhaling either a cancer filled stick or a vaporizer. However, the majority of this age group can be seen smoking...
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