...to earn a decent living; meanwhile, only certain individuals receive a prescription for neuroenhancing medication. An individual receiving Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment is at an advantage compared to an individual with ADHD and no prescription. Neuroenhancing drugs, categorized as stimulants, are most often prescribed to people who’ve been diagnosed with ADHD. Students are the main focus of this research paper because data supports the claim that neuroenhancers are often used to improve performance in the classroom. There are positive and negative results that come from the use of neuroenhancing medication. A qualitative study by Margaret Talbot examines a Harvard student and includes personal insight from an Adderall user that earned a college degree. If a student doesn’t have access to prescribed neuroenhancers, and has a hard time focusing on schoolwork, is the student similar to someone with bad vision and no access glasses? The current situation in our information based economy with a growing need for higher education puts prescribed users of neuroenhancement at an academic advantage over people with similar neurological characteristics and no prescription. Defining the Drug ADHD medication has an intended purpose to improve the ability for the user to focus on a given task. More specifically, “stimulants increase the activity of the sympathetic nervous system; making students feel more alert.” (Schoenfeld and Konopasek, 15) Many students...
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...controversial subject because of the medications that doctors prescribe; parents have difficult decisions to make. My son, T.J., has had ADHD since he was five years old, and has had many trials and tribulations with the medication that his doctor placed him on to help with the issues that come from ADHD. The medication has made him very violent with his little brother, and he has had emotional episodes to the point of hospitalization and has also excelled in school because of the choice that I made to place him on the medication. For parents, there are many things that need careful consideration when deciding whether medication is the right avenue to take for their child’s course of treatment. Things to consider are diagnosis and treatment, what the pros and cons of taking the medication be, and whether or not the medication is the right decision for their child because of all the controversy behind this disorder. When a parent first starts to question if their child has a diagnosis of ADHD there are a couple things that need addressing in order to find out for sure. In order to receive a diagnosis for ADHD; the child needs to be showing certain symptoms that go along with the disorder. Symptoms to look for in a child that could have ADHD are things like having trouble focusing, impulsivity, and feeling like a motor drives the child. There are other disorders that can attribute to ADHD; things like ODD; Oppositional Defiant Disorder, GAD; Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and any possible sensory...
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...ADHD is a genetic syndrome that affects the brain. This disorder affects the regulation of how children and adult function in their daily living skills. This syndrome affect some individual behavioral skills too. There are different types of testing that is used to determine ADHD. Neuropsychological and psychoeducational testing that psychologist and doctors use to determine this disorder. The major treatment for a person with ADHD is medication. Seeking counseling is another suggestion that the doctor may request if he or she feel that there are other issues besides ADHD and its causing a serious impact on a patient. There are different types of drug therapy that is used for ADHD such as Ritalin, Adderall, Risperdal, Concerta. Dexedrine, and etc. Each medication has different side effects and work differently on each person. There are different dosages for each of the medications. The physician may rotate you on each one of these medications to see which medication works for you. One of the question in regards to this disorder is do these medication work on a person as they get older and why should drug therapy be used for...
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...taking performance enhancing drugs. Students are feeling so much pressure taking test that they feel it is necessary to take drugs such as, adderall to get their highest scores. Any way a student can cheat they are going to. Research shows that at least 30 percent of students have illegal taken some sort of ADHD drug to get an advantage (“Popham,37) .Students are not the only ones doing anything in their power to increase their test scores, teachers are too. Teachers are under stress because they are forced to have excellent standardized test scores at the risk of losing their jobs. Teachers are feeling obligated to teach more of what is on the test rather than information they think is important. “Teaching the test” is taking over good teaching practices. Teachers find that to fit everything in the circuliam they have to eliminate the important chapters just because they are not tested (46). It is unfair to teachers that their salaries and jobs are based off how well their students do on standardized testing. Some teachers and higher administration have been caught fixing test scores to get more money for their schools (“Standardized”,1). Sadly, a 2006 report found that when teachers taught the curriculum to correspond to be exactly like standardized test the students did produced a higher score, but a lower grade in the teachers class (“Pros”,1). Overall, teaching just is what on the test does not have an outcome of retained information. Standardized testing is an unrealistic tool...
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...spasming. Vaney states generally proceeding the trials that “This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study of an orally administered standardized Cannabis sativa plant extract in patients with MS-induced spasticity has found the extract to be safe and well tolerated, and that it may reduce spasm frequency.” Vaney’s study from 2004 is a prime example of why the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids should be less judged upon and seen as just as legitimate an option for patients as the chemical compounds typically prescribed. Many people try to argue that trying cannabis as a treatment is unsafe. Which, though their hearts are in the right place, is incorrect. Just as any prescription drug, there is chance for abuse. Take Adderall and Oxycodone into the example. Both are proven effective in treating their respective symptoms, yet both are very commonly abused. Cannabis was classified as a Schedule I drug because of its widespread abuse in the states. The Drug Enforcement Administration classified Marijuana under Schedule I for its potential abuse, after all. Although, during the period that it was classified and since, Marijuana has been used for recreation. There is a strict difference between using something for recreation and using something medically. It is time we take into consideration that using something under medical instruction comes with limitations and restrictions and those who use cannabis to treat serious illness will use the treatment with care and...
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...Eriel Cuevas Mr. Mertsock English 12 21 October 2013 Steroids and Athletes Barry Bonds steps up to the plate awaiting a pitch he could hit from Mike Bacsik on a beautiful tuesday night. With a full count Barry finally gets the pitch he and everyone else was waiting for, he blasts the ball to the deepest part of AT&T Park. Was it his natural talent or was it the steroids he had been taking? Why are most of the top athletes in the world risking their health just to get those big contracts that everyone in professional sports want? The first introduction to performance enhancing drugs was in the 1930’s, by a group of German scientists, where they created a form of testosterone. Now people use the drugs to help them become bigger, faster, and stronger. This then would lead to them either getting caught or getting the big contracts that Alex Rodriguez has, which neither A-Rod or any or the other athletes deserve to get. The use of steroids is putting a influence on the rest of the athletes and especially young athletes in high school. This is why the use of steroids has forever changed the face of professional sports, making it a world fueled by drug contacts instead of natural skill and talent. The introduction of steroids to the world was in the 1930’s, by a group of German scientists, trying to create a synthetic form of testosterone for men that weren’t able to produce enough hormones for growth, development, and the men who could not function correctly...
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...BECOME THE BEST YOU POSSIBLE: THE PURSUIT OF MEDICINE “The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind….” - Paracelsus By Dan Hong FCIQ Collins W04 Assignment due Tuesday 4/26/2016 The Pursuit of Medicine: Table of Contents Introduction to myself……………………………………………………..3 Career Profile………………………………………………………………..4 Anthropology ………………………………………………………………..7 Sociology………………………………………………………………………..13 Psychology…………………………………………………………………….16 Political Science…………………………………………………………….20 Economics……………………………………………………………………….26 History……………………………………………………………………………32 Philosophy………………………………………………………………………38 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..43 Bibliography/works cited…………………………………………………..45 The Start of a Journey: Introduction of myself If there’s a will, there’s a way. And if there is a way, Dan Hong has the will. Ever since I was born, I was curious about the world. I always said yes to trying new foods, taking mental and physical risks, and learning new skills when possible. I was born and raised in Queens, New York where I hustled on the daily; interacted with people of all kinds and developed a New Yorker mentality of “time is money” and acquired a taste for Italian, Korean, and Indian food. Then, I moved to the Great Neck bubble where I felt as if my development was being stagnated because of the lack of diversity and opportunities. But that didn’t stop me—I traveled to new...
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