The Spread the News assignment was a fantastic way to get my issues across to a wider audience and I thoroughly enjoyed taking the time to alter my traditional way of learning; switching from writing essays and assignments to making interesting and interactive projects that involve social media and an increased amount of classmate interaction. My choosing to focus on drug addiction stemmed from my current place of employment, which deals with members of the public taking public transit. What...
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It is a known fact that drug overdose deaths are on the rise. Based on research I have read, most addicts say they start with pills, turn to heroin, and die from the synthetic opioid painkiller fentanyl. Opioids are too accessible; other effective alternative pain management is rarely discussed as a treatment option. Other medications like Ibuprofen (Motrin), Acetaminophen (Tylenol), and Naproxen (Advil) are good effective options. Discussing these options and implementing them would drop the rate of drug addiction...
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Ask children about the first thing that comes to their mind when they hear the words âdrug addictâ and ârehab.â They will likely tell you that drug addicts are bad peopleâderanged criminals with no hope of salvation. Their parents would have told them to avoid people who came out from rehab. So, children will have negative thoughts about those people as well. The dehumanization of drug addicts is so pervasive that it permeates the home. The way how media and...
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Nature alludes to the entirety of the qualities and inherited elements that impact our identity, from our physical appearance to our character attributes. Nurture can be defined as all the environmental factors that sway who we are, including our youth encounters, how we were raised, our social connections, and our encompassing society. Some philosophers, for example, Plato and Descartes recommended certain things are intrinsic, or that they happen normally paying little mind to environmental impacts. According to the NIH, drug...
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Say No To Drugs Few people deny the dangers of drug use, while many teens are curious about drugs. They should fail to abstain from drugs because drugs affect our health, and lead to academic failure. Drugs have been used for a long time in many countries. The concentration of drugs has increased since the late 1960s and 1970s. Drugs can quickly take over our lives. Drugs are chemicals that change the way a personâs body and mind work. On...
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There are many words going around regarding cannabis, with two of the most popular being âhempâ and âmarijuanaâ. Lots of people know that these terms are not interchangeable, but many may not be aware of the actual difference between hemp and marijuana. The word âCannabisâ is the name of the plants of the Cannabaceae family which is made up of three subspecies: Sativa, Ruderalis, and Indica. Hemp and cannabis belong to the same species, Cannabis Sativa. The hemp and cannabis...
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Drug addiction has been an ongoing crisis across the country for several years, but especially in New Hampshire, where drug abuse statistics have been on the rise since 2010. Drug abuse is prevalent across all socioeconomic groups, but many New Hampshire residents are unable to afford treatment. In order to address the issues New Hampshireâs residents are facing, New Hampshire must change aspects of its health care system, such as supplying more treatment centers that accept Medicaid, utilizing and encouraging...
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Background: Optimal asthma management has been found largely due to patientsâ medication adherence and correct inhaler technique. This study aimed to examine drug-related factors affecting medication adherence among Egyptian asthma patients Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 110 clinically diagnosed asthma patients attending at a university hospital, in Sohag, Egypt. Inhaler criteria and adherence were evaluated by a standardized tool âMorisky Medication Adherence Scale, 2008'. Results: Findings of the study revealed that out of 110 patients 22.9%...
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Mexicans were killed in Mexico in August 2011 when members of the Zetas drug cartel entered through the door of a Monterrey based casino and poured gasoline and set it on fire. Former Mexican President Felipe CalderĂłn responded to the killing by condemning it as an âaberrant act of terror and barbarity.â Also, he later asserted that âit is evident that we are not faced with ordinary delinquents but by actual terrorists who know no boundaries.â[ Jennifer Gonzales, Mexico Offers...
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The number of drug dependent persons in Nigeria has continued to be on the increase as observed by the number of clients who visit the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency centers for treatment and rehabilitation. Efforts by the Nigeria police force, offices of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Civil defence, customs and other law enforcement agencies to curb drug use have proved abortive. Most youths in the universities have subscribed to the use and abuse of drugs to an...
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Introduction Some calculations will not get easy solutions in one step or immediately or by placing the values in one formula, so in that type of cases we pave the way towards different optimization methods for getting the solution. And this optimization is not that much easy in finding the solutions why because at the end we have to give a perfect conclusion. If we fail there means the entire batch will get fails. This optimization is easy in finding...
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Even though numerous strong global proofs support harm reduction strategies, the coverage, adoption, and implementation for people who inject drugs (PWID) is poor, and Nigeria is not an exception to this. PWID constitute a considerable quota of at-risk drug users in Nigeria, and 20% of vulnerable drug users are injecting drugs (NBS, 2018). It has been reported that the most common drugs injected were pharmaceutical opioids, followed by cocaine and heroin. In Nigeria, the level of risky injecting practices and...
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This combined with the fact that the companies that provide these types of medication, essentially that they all have a significant amount of resources to invest into research, both meaning that the information around medication is very clear and well understood universally. Therefore, people can make educated decisions with the breadth of knowledge that is available to them and there is not going to be any confusion that could cause patients to experience any problems. Another positive of medication in...
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In 1971, President Richard Nixon proclaimed drug abuse âpublic enemy number oneâ in the United States. Ever since that time the policy of âWar on Drugsâ has directed the political mindset of the United States. The basis for Nixonâs argument was that the best way to prevent further drug use would be the eradication of available drugs through strict policing and creating harsh consequences for people who do use or sell drugs. Today we know why the aggressive prosecution and...
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In recent years, substance abuse and habits have become an epidemic. Many students have easy access to or are peer-pressured into addictive substances, alcohol, and drugs. The constant use of these substances leads to troubled students who can possess criminal behaviors, violence, and a withdrawing interest in education. This current and prevalent social issue can be controlled through the supportive environment of specialized high schools and through testing students for nicotine and drug use. Most high schools offer a guidance...
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