* Depressants slow down the central nervous system and can reduce anxiety or emotional distress., examples include cannabis and barbiturates. * Opiates provide pain relief, induce euphoria, sedation and can lead to coma, examples include heroin, opium, methadone and morphine. * Hallucinogens induce an altered state of consciousness and effect perception of reality, examples include LSD and mushrooms. Prescription drugs containing opoids, benzodiazipines (which are depressants of the central nervous system) or stimulants can be misused when taken for reasons other than those they were prescribed for. Prescription drugs can cause sedation, altered state of consciousness, depressed respiration and changes in blood pressure.
Men are two and a half times more likely than women to have alcohol abuse problems. Due to the accessibility and price, alcohol is also becoming a problem among Australia’s teenage population. In a study conducted in 2004, 25% of those aged 14-19 drink alcohol on a daily or weekly basis. The study also stated that 77% of boys in that age group consume high intensity beers, while 85% of girls of the same group consume liquors. There has been an increase of young people with alcohol problems in youth centers, police stations and hospitals in the past five years.
Date: march 21st,2012 The press releases make casual claims from data that is only correlation, for example, they make a claim that nicotine boosts levels of cortisol which is a stress hormone. The press also claims that increased level of cortisol can result into weird hallucinations. However, this is a complete misrepresentation of what the Durham University researchers found. The researches found that cortisol role is to translate the experience of the experience of psycho-social stressors to psychosis. The misconception is that caffeine directly leads to increase in stress levels because cortisol is involved.
A Reflection on the Main Arguments in Regards to Methadone Maintenance Therapy Abstract The adoption of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in order to aid patient recovery from opioid dependence is surrounded by contrasting arguments. Issues arise regarding whether MMT’s benefits, such as decreased heroin use and improved quality of life, outweigh its risks, such as its association with cognitive impairment and mortality. Alternative treatment methods exist which have been proven to be just as effective in the treatment of opioid dependence, such as buprenorphine. However it is known to be more expensive. From assessing the key arguments and research regarding the positives and negatives of MMT, it is evident that MMT is good for some patients, but perhaps not as good for others.
People who usually take Crystal Meth seek the pleasure from the chemical reaction in the brain and a hyper effect on the body systems. People who use Crystal Meth will experience hyper activity and won’t be able to properly sleep and will become lazy. People who take Crystal Meth appear normal, but for many years of taking the drug, the hidden effects build up. Methamphetamine addiction is very damaging to the body and mind. Bad temper and social difficulties are obvious effects.
Newly-legal drinkers often purchase alcohol for their underage peers, creating a "trickle-down" effect. [34] Surveys show that the most common source of alcohol among 18- to 20-year olds is their 21- to 24-year-old peers. [35] MLDA 21 helps prevent underage binge drinking by making it harder for people under 21 to obtain alcohol. Binge drinking peaks among 21- to 25-year-olds at 45.9%, while the binge drinking rates of those aged 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, and 18-20 are 1.5%, 7.8%, 19.4%, and 35.7% respectively. [23][36] MLDA 21 exerts valuable social pressure on potential underage drinkers.
These moods and behaviors can lead to social and occupational deterioration ( NIDA “Meth…” ). Methamphetamines also have many physical side effects. The increase in energy Stone 5 and alertness are appealing to many users. Appetite is decreased as well ( ONDCP “Meth…” ). These benefits come at a high cost.
English 1A Mr. Gonzalez May 7, 2014 Word Count: Mothers Little Helper “All over America, moms are turning to the prescription drug Adderall for relief. Adderall or Ritalin is a drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but these women don't have ADHD; they say they need Adderall to be better mothers”. Between 2002 and 2010, there's been a 750 percent increase in Adderall prescriptions for women between 26 and 39. “Critics say clearly not all of these women need the drug for ADHD.” Read On ABC News: http://abcnewsonline.com/health-news. Mothers in today’s America are feeling the pressure to be over achievers: wife, mother, employee, and all too often single parents.
drinkers. Among university students 22% of all students under 21 compared to 18% over 21 years of age are considered heavy drinkers. Also among drinkers only, 32% of under age compared to 24% of legal age are heavy drinkers. One good thing is that from 1980?s to now there has been a decrease in drinking and driving because more education of concerns of drunk driving, designated driver programs, increased seat belt and air bag usage, safer automobiles, lower speed limits, free taxi services and drinking establishments, etc. But there has been a increase in other problems related to heavy and irresponsible drinking among college youth.
Other countries provide a strong example here. Most European countries with lower drinking ages have not only higher drinking rates, but higher binge-drinking/intoxication rates. As a result, several of these countries, such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada are considering increasing their drinking ages because the 21 minimum drinking age is so effective. In this country, from 1983 to 1988, binge drinking among 12th graders dropped 15 percent during the same time binge drinking rates were increasing among the same age groups in Canada. In fact, all underage drinking is unsafe drinking.