Effects of Drugs A Term Paper Presented to the Faculty Of the English Department Of Hope Christian High School By: Aldrin Aaron M. Agulan High 4 - Purity February 27 2013 Table of contents……… Acknowledgement……………………………..…. Introduction …..………………………………..…….1 Definition of terms …………………………….…....2 Effects of Drugs ...……….……………………..….3 Complication of addiction ....……….………………14 Conclusion …………………………………………15 Findings ……………………
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Recreational Drugs We are risking our lives without knowing it! Any substance with pharmacologic effects used for satisfaction or personal pleasure rather than for medicinal purposes, is called recreational drug use. Examine this, individuals young and old have answered the question whether, recreation drugs are good for you. They have answered this question by suffering the consequences of misusing recreational drug. Society needs to be aware that recreational drugs such as Cocaine, Alcohol
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Drug Abuse and its Effects Introduction Drug abuse is a malaise that the U.S. has been fighting since a long time and still has a long way to go, whether it is the youth or the elderly, people from all age groups, all ethnicities and races, all regions and religions, seems to be afflicted with the enigma that is drug abuse. Internationally, over 200 million people chomp through some type of illicit drugs. From ordinary bhaang, Cannabis, opium to artificial “designer” drugs like ecstasy or MDMA
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that anabolic steroids are some form of testosterone, because of that it will influence the characteristics of gender in a person abusing steroids. The side effects of anabolic steroids are: Shrinking of the testicles, excessive hair Growth in the woman, deepening of the voice in women, fertility issues and heart problems. With steroid abuse you can overdose with the substance. With overdose on steroids can have a very harmful affect on the body e.g. health, physical and mental problems. Long-Term
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Recreational Drugs Tiwander Aleck COMM/156 March 4, 2012 Instructor: Cheryl Mason Recreational Drugs We are risking our lives without knowing it! Any substance with pharmacologic effects used for satisfaction or personal pleasure rather than for medicinal purposes, is called recreational drug use. Examine this, individuals young and old have answered the question whether, recreation drugs are good for you. They have answered this question by suffering the consequences
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Marijuana is a psychoactive drug made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant (cannabis sativa). Currently, the U.S. federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance—identifying it as having “a high potential for abuse” and “no currently accepted medical use,” and placing it in the same league as opium and LSD. Because of its Schedule I status, it is illegal to buy, sell, grow, or possess marijuana in the United States, and people convicted of marijuana offenses face
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Alcohol and Drug Addiction Liberty University Abstract This paper is a reflection of addiction in the United States and the statistics that prove addiction is a major issue within the country. Discussed in the paper will be first the primary causes of addiction and risk factors that may lead to an addiction in an individual. Going further into the problem, the cycle of addiction and how to break free of the cycle and an individual’s addiction is talked about. Since there are different drugs that can
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Drug Addiction Eucharia Onwubuya NRS 427V Teaching Experience Paper Grand Canyon University October 4th , 2015 It is a mystery how people become addicted to drugs. Usually it is assumed that drug abusers do not have morals or willpower and claim to have the ability to stop using drugs by simply changing their lifestyle. Drug addiction is a complicated disease, to quit just by changing, or having good intentions is quite unlikely. When drugs enter the body they change the brain
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Drug Addiction Angela Figueroa COMM/156 May 20, 2012 Meghan Anderson Drug Addiction In society, drugs have been the downfall for many people. There are many reasons that a person may use drugs such as: peer pressure, relief of stress, increased energy, to relax, to relieve pain, to escape reality, to feel more self esteem, and for recreation ("Drug addiction and drug abuse," 2011). What is it that causes the obsession and compulsion to use drugs? Why can some people stop and others go on
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steroids is a man made drug that resembles testosterone; that will promote growth of muscles throughout the body. Although there may be some positive effects of using steroids, there is a lot more negatives that can affect the body greatly in many ways. Steroids should not be used because there can be more harm to using them, than to not use them at all, people can misuse the synthetic drug, and some may be affected in other possible ways, such as permanent damage. The side effects of using steroids
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