Jose Gomez Puente 7 April 10, 2012 Priscilla Hansen Drug Addiction, why do people become addicted to drugs? People start out taking drugs because they need a way to escape all their pain and problems but they keep doing more drugs because the drugs make them feel better and help them forget all their problems. Addiction is the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming to such an extent that its cessation causes
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primarily on medical benefits, disease prevention, medical risk, substance abuse, and legal issues. Many scientific professionals and patients claim medical marijuana provides some sort of medical benefits. Although it has been a contentious battle between the states and federal governments to legalize or not medical marijuana nationwide, there are three important points to take under consideration; first, marijuana is a potent analgesic in patients with chronic pain. Second, it is a strong
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personal level. People like Mary are now deemed to be, what the United States declares, an average statistic in Americans today. Evidently, obesity is becoming a growing problem which appears to be worsening each year. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 1/3 of Americans are obese (Adult Obesity, 2011). In the United States alone the amount of adults who are statistically obese, whose BMI also known as body mass index, (the body weight in kilograms divided by the square
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involves both the mind and body. It presents the fundamentals of wellness and preventive health including strategic planning to attain and maintain personal optimal health. In addition, physical and mental diseases are discussed along with the dangers of environmental pollution, stress, addiction, and other negative factors that can affect personal health. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following
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Drug Research: Heroin 1.History and original purpose of drug. Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine, was first synthesized from morphine by a British chemist in 1874. It was then produced and commercialized as a product to alleviate pain by the Bayer Company in 1898. However, the narcotic’s primary effect to reduce pain was outweighed by undesirable side-effects. This made way for the banning of the drug. It is now illegal in a majority of countries in the world. Heroin is still reproduced and
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Management Focusing on Acute Pain: A Multidisciplinary Concept Analysis The concept of managing acute pain is extremely significant to nursing as pain is one of the most common problems for which patients seek out health care resources. Pain is a complex and abstract concept that encompasses sensory, emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual perceptions of pain that may occur in combination with physical pain. Pain is difficult to describe and often hard to measure; although, most healthcare
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Introduction Tobacco is a major contributor to deaths from chronic diseases . Tobacco is the world's single most avoidable cause of death and illness. By the end of the twentieth century, cigarettes killed approximately five million people annually worldwide and tobacco is expected to take the lives of nearly one-half of the world's 1.1 billion current users. It is predicted that during the first quarter century, the number of smokers will increase by a half billion, and the number of annual tobacco-related
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and other birth defects during pregnancy * Stomach ulcers * Malnutrition * Weight gain * Risk of cancer in the mouth and throat * High blood pressure * Increased risk for stroke and heart-related diseases * Tolerance and physical dependence * Addiction 2. Tobacco- In 2012, an estimated 69.5 million Americans over age 12 were current users of a tobacco product. Across age groups, current cigarette use was highest among people aged 21 to 25. Among youths aged 12
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production of products containing alcohol has become big business in today's society and the consumption and abuse of alcohol has become a major public health problem. The effects of alcohol abuse range from a mild hang over to mass destruction, disease and deaths on a huge scale. Alcohol use in moderation has little or no ill effects either for the user or those around them. But the misuse of what has become one of the world's most dangerous drugs takes a devastating toll on both the drinker and
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staph, is derived from the Greek staphyl, meaning a bunch of grapes, and kokkos, meaning berry. Which is exactly what Staphylococcus Aureus looks like when viewed from underneath a micro-scope. It is a group of bacteria that causes a multitude of diseases due either to direct infection, or because of the production of toxins by the bacteria. There are over 30 different forms of Staphylococcus in humans. However, most are caused by Staphylococcus Aureus. Which is very commonly found in the nose, as
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