The structure of Acetaminophen is found in Fig 1.1. When taken as recommended, there are rarely side effects from Acetaminophen, but when used in large doses, long-term use, or with alcohol, serious side effects may occur. According to www.onlinelawyersource.com, “… it is estimated that acetaminophen poisoning results in 56,000 injuries, 25,000 hospitalizations, and 450 deaths every year.” One of the reasons Acetaminophen over doses are an issue is because the drug is considered “safe”, so people don’t pay too much attention to the amount they intake in one day. Then there’s the problem for people who do keep track of their daily intake of the pain reliever because what many of them don’t know is that Acetaminophen is used in other drugs besides Tylenol. “Acetaminophen… is contained in almost 100 different products and combination products,” writes Carol and Richard Eustice.
Chinese native physicians have been using the drug Ma-Huang for more than 5000 years”(Ellinwood 1). The drug has even affected pop culture and the desire to be thin whether or not they were harming themselves. “The trend towards extreme thinness that emerged in the 1960s began with fashion models, but soon made unrealistic body weight the norm. Many women and girls found that taking drugs such as amphetamines would result in rapid weight loss”(Landau 13). Sadly, even the American government used to allow use of this drug in times of war and now for medical use.
Methadone: The Cure to Opiate Addiction In 2006, there were approximately 600,000 opiate dependent people in the United States. Today, that number has doubled. There are clinics around the United States that can help opiate dependent addict’s reform their lives without being in pain. These clinics use a drug called Methadone to help this process. While the public has formed negative stereotypes due to misunderstanding methadone, methadone maintenance is the most effective form of substance abuse treatment for heroin and pain pill addiction.
Marijuana has also been called weed, reefer and hemp. Marijuana has been around for thousands of years. It was only made illegal in many countries during the 20th century. In the past 20 years in the United States, the legalization pros and cons of Medical Marijuana have been intensely debated as it has become legal to use it in 15 states and the District of Columbia. (Dryden-Edwards) Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, and other conditions.
6connected with the fact that crystal meth can suppress one’s appetite. Given the over emphasis, particularly of mainstream - media images, on the ‘ideal woman’ being one who thin, some women who use and abuse crystal methamphetamine may be partially ealing with a negative body image. This is icated by P.A.C.E that there is no single profile of a crystal meth ser. The following data has been taken from police statistics on meth users in Sa • 25% of people injected ingest crystal meth wait about 1-3 hours feel the effects and those who snort the drug feel effects in 3-5 minutes. There is
Much to contrary belief meth users do suffer from withdraws as well as any other addict would. The severity and length of the symptoms vary with the amount of damage done to the body through amphetamine use. The most common systems are irritability, loss of energy, depression, difficulty in sleeping and shaking of the hands or other body parts. These symptons can last for several days up to weeks after the user stops taking the drug. The more of the drug that comes into the body, the more the chemistry is suppressed.
• Therapeutic use of marijuana has a history of 4,500 years. • Doctors treat patients that have appetite loss, glaucoma, nausea, vomiting, spasticity, pain, and weight loss for medical marijuana. • They give marijuana if they have arthritis, dystopia, insomnia, seizures. • They have a pill like marijuana called Dronabinol. The pill is harder to digest and the effect doesn’t happen as fast as smoking marijuana.
Those who are drug resistant may be offered clozapine which in an atypical drug and has a similar effect to chlorpromazine, reducing positive symptoms and some negative symptoms. Clozapine is effective in 50% of drug resistant patients however this still means that 15% of schizophrenics do not respond to drug treatments and therefore this suggests that brain neurochemistry is only one in a number of factors that cause schizophrenia. There are side effects with both of these drug treatments, clozapine can weaken and damage the immune system and chlorpromazine may cause the schizophrenic to develop facial tics which is known as tarrdive dyskinesia. It is therefore very important that patients receive the correct dosage because if they are given too little then the drugs are unlikely to benefit the patient and if given too much then they may be exposed to unnecessary side effects
Alcohol has a biphasic effect on the human body which means that its effects change over time. First, alcohol typically produces feelings of relaxation and cheerfulness then once you drink more and more it can lead to dehydration, coordination problems, blurred vision and even death. One of the worse things I think it causes to your body is dehydration, you need water to stay alive and basically alcohol just sucks it all up. Dehydration can lead to electrolyte an imbalance which is why you get headaches and feel dizzy afterwards. This is also why you get a headache in the morning because your brain swells up from lack of water.
Meth does to the body what 20 cups of coffee in 5 minutes does. Today we know that having such a “caffeine-high” is not good for the body, and meth does more than just give a “caffeine-high.” Long-term effects are extreme weight loss, insomnia, and violent behavior. Cocaine is similar to meth as it aids in increased alertness, increased energy, and decreased appetite. The long-term side effects of cocaine use can cause restlessness, paranoia, and hearing things. While both are legal for medical use, they are highly addictive and susceptible to abuse.