Amphetamine

All three seniors found it easy to give percentages for all drugs beside amphetamines and hallucinogens. Therefore, I had to explain and give an example of what amphetamines and hallucinogens are After, that they caught right on and gave me their percentages. Since I did interview them in a group, I decided to average out their percentages. I came up with 75% for alcohol, 35% for cigarettes, 45% for marijuana. Amphetamines 10% and hallucinogens 12%, for cocaine 2%, crack 0%, and for inhalant 10%…

All people are different when it comes to their experience with addiction and mental illness. Some begin to experience mental health issues during childhood or adolescence and experiment with drugs and alcohol soon after, developing both an addiction problem and a serious mental illness at the same time. Others may seek out drugs and alcohol in an attempt to “self-medicate” a mental health issue that develops in early adulthood or that develops out of an injury or trauma later in life. Still…

the influence of MDMA were more likely to have sex with men they had not intended to, as amphetamines increase sexual desire and lower inhibitions. (Freese…

anabolic steroids, Human Growth Hormone (HGH), and Amphetamines, and they all had different effects. First of…

(Signs and Symptoms of Substance Abuse, 2016). These prescription drugs are used for different reason; opioids is used to treat pain, benzodiazepines is used to treat anxiety and sleep disorder and amphetamine is used to treat deficit disorder and sleep disorder. When a person abuse opioids for such a long time it may lead to an overdose or life threatening situation. Opioids can be snorted or injected to increase the euphoric effects. (Symptoms and Signs…

Being physically and psychologically impaired, whether it’s a depressant such as alcohol, or a stimulant such as amphetamines, is the most dangerous and deadliest aspects anyone under the influence can endure. Legal drugs and illegal drugs have a great effect on a person’s perception and consciousness. Psychedelic drugs, like marijuana affect thinking and reactions. Opioid pain medications and other psychoactive drugs have similarities; it even becomes addictive after a built of tolerance.…

Intoxication is part of our culture and how many people deal with life and become more social. People like to get messed up and party. Users on the street are all too familiar with methamphetamines. Street users will know the medically prescribed name’s methamphetamines are referred to and they know the street slang names referred to by dealers and addicts looking to find “Tina”. When these slang names are spoken of on the street it will peak the users interest every time another high is…

research on the clinical features of newborns exposed to combined use of heroin, methadone, and amphetamine in the uterus. We describe a technique for the quantification of drug metabolites in neonatal hair samples. Methods In a tertiary neonatal care center in Taiwan, three neonates whose mothers self-reported heroin abuse with methadone treatment during pregnancy were studied. Involuntary exposure to amphetamine was not suspected before the births. To assess long-term illicit drug exposure…

disorders, is the lack of medications to treat stimulant use disorders such as cocaine and methamphetamine use disorders. The key result of the study by Levin appears to be the dose dependent reduction in relapses. Higher doses of slow release amphetamine treatment led to better…

Professionals face a number of challenges when diagnosing ADHD, a neurodevelopmental disorder, especially when it comes to diagnosis and treatment in very young children. Currently, many believe that it is not possible to diagnose children under 5 years old with ADHD, as part of the diagnostic criteria includes “age inappropriate inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity” (Dias, 1999, p. 40). However, the question for children under 5 years old is, can inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and…