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Serotonin is a neurotransmitter responsible for processes within our brain such as our mood, sleep, appetite, and perception. It is While serotonin is primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract the brain only utilizes serotonin produced within the brain. It is stored within the brain until it is needed. However, after our bodies have used the serotonin needed serotonin transporters remove the additional serotonin from the brain. Ecstasy which is an illegal street drug also referred to as a…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or better known as ADHD is a very common disease involving a person to be inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive. People that deal with these symptoms does not mean they automatically have ADHD. People that get diagnosed most likely will experience these symptoms more frequently and it will negatively affect their everyday life. People dealing with this disease will generally miss small details, have trouble staying still, or being quiet. About 9% of…

Crystal Meth (or ice) is a strong, highly addictive illicit drug that stimulates the central nervous system, speeding up the messages that travel between the brain and the body. The substance comes in clear crystals and is generally smoked or injected, but can be snorted or even consumed. When taken, the drug increases the production of dopamine therefore a false flash of energy and happiness preoccupies the person.This tends to make the individual’s body endure unfamiliar activities and levels…

ADHD is a highly over identified disability and is also overprescribed, since ADHD is highly over medicated health diagnoses should try to find alternative treatments. ADHD affects a lot of young kids and many adults but is mostly diagnosed for children in preschool and elementary. Affecting most kids, ADHD is also over identified in school children. When students are identified as having ADHD they are instantly labeled as having ADHD and get prescribed the drugs they need to help out with it.…

Epilepsy is a neurological condition that effects the nervous system causing seizures. A seizure is abnormal discharge of neurons, causing a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain. Anyone can develop seizures and Epilepsy it just depends on if they have the necessary activators or stimilant to start it off. The first electrical theory of epilepsy was described by Robert Bentely Todd in 1849 during his Lumleian lectures he delivered to the Royal College of Physicians in London, England.…

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development (“Attention deficit Hyperactivity disorder,” 2013). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common behavioral condition that affects approximately 11 percent of school-age children. Individuals with ADHD can be successful in life, however, without identification and proper treatment, ADHD may…

Adderall, like most of the material substances of this world, was created with good intentions, but the nature of the human race has yet again defiled another effort to assist those in need. Adderall, regarded as a prominent drug in the treatment of ADHD, narcolepsy, and sometimes depression, has developed into what is now known as a ‘study-drug’, which has not only ravaged its way through college campuses damaging the mental and physical health of college students but also has created a black…

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD: DSM V) is a common childhood disorder which persists into adulthood in 60 percent of the cases (de Zwaan et al., 2012; Faraone, Biederman, & Mick, 2006). Although the prior cognitive research in ADHD has focused on children, there is increasing research on adults devoted to understand the development of cognitive impairments in ADHD (Hervey, Epstein, & Curry, 2004). One important cognitive ability that seems to be compromised in ADHD is error…

I agree with Patti Johnson that too many children are being diagnosed and labeled and too many children are on these drugs. She mentioned that when she was a child, children didn’t rely on medications; therefore, why has the number of children taking behavior-modifying drugs increased? Teachers were diagnosing their student’s behaviors such as acting up and disrupting class. Although they attended workshops and read pamphlets on ADHD, they had no right advising parents of their child’s condition…

What would raves in the 90’s have been without the use of molly? While it was called ecstasy at the time, the substance was widely popular amongst partygoers. The chemical name for this easygoing substance is 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA for short. Over time, generational nicknames such as ecstasy and X have come to identify the drug. In this day and age however, molly is the most commonly used tag when labeling MDMA (Solanki). Molly, along with its new name, is making a comeback.…