Amphetamine

Johnny R Cash was born on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas. Or mainly known as “The Man In Black”. Johnny Cash was very famous for what he loved to do. Growing up for the Cash’s wasn’t very easy. However, his mother kept their spirits high with her singing. J.R. got his talent from being around his musical family. Many times his mother and sister sung in the cotton fields to pass the time. Being one of seven sibling’s, at the age of three him and his family moved to Dyess, Arkansas.…

In a commencement speech to Kenyon graduates, David Foster Wallace metaphorically refers to our routine daily lives as water. If this holds any truth, then the metaphorical beverage equivalent with college is alcohol. Monitoring the Future (MTF) is a 40 year ongoing study at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor that surveys approximately 50,000 students a year. MTF reports that 81% of college students, and 86% of young adults from 19 to 28 years old have tried alcohol and alcohol usage has been…

Flakka is known to be a new street drug that was originated in South Florida. This new street drug is known as to be a chemical cousin of the amphetamine-like drug that you can mostly find in bath salts. It is also placed in the category of being a synthetic and/or designer drug. It comes in many different forms making it easy for anyone to be able to access it out in the streets. It is very addictive and makes its users experience some very highly paranoia delusions. Flakka abuse is treatable…

Methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, is a commonly prescribed central nervous system stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. Medical use of methylphenidate began in 1960 and an estimated 2.4 billion doses are prescribed a year. Methylphenidate is thought to act through the inhibition of dopamine and norepinephrine transporters in neurons, especially those of dopaminergic pathways of the brain. The dopaminergic pathways of the brain are…

A human should avoid the use of narcotics and stimulants because they can exhibit negative implications. The use of narcotics and stimulants can interfere with an individual's normal body functioning. Adverse effects occur when a person abuses narcotics or stimulants and can perturb a person's physical body and his/her behavior. The adverse effects of narcotics produce an unfavorable condition for most humans. Narcotics such as heroin, morphine, and opium are usually taken in by people…

plan even is, and how to juggle social life and dating, all while keeping up with homework and tests. All of this can be very stressful for students, freshmen and seniors alike, causing erratic behavior such as substance abuse street drugs and amphetamines aka ‘study buddies’, drinking alcohol, or being holed up in their room just worrying about the next exam or being numb and having no feeling at all then spiraling into an anxious and depressive state. Introducing Psychology defines Anxiety as…

How could World War III be different if mind reading was a possibility? This was a possibility that the U.S. had previously experimented with. MK Ultra was an illegal experiment conducted between 1953–1964 by the Central Intelligence Agency. The goal of the MK Ultra experiments was to obtain the ability to control and read people's minds. The CIA used several different methods to control people's minds. MK Ultra was an experiment done on people from different backgrounds, knowingly and…

Drugs are chemicals that affect the brain by tapping into its communication system and interfering with the way neurons normally send, receive, and process information. Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin, can activate neurons because their chemical structure mimics that of a natural neurotransmitter. Drugs that enter the blood stream have faster and definitely more intense effects. The more directly the drug enters the bloodstream determines how fast and intense the drug will take effect.…

What were Pavlov’s initial observations that prompted his experiments on respondent conditioning? (pg. 332) Pavlov initially implanted tubes into the dogs’ gland to measure the amount of secretion. When his assistant would present food to the dogs, they would salivate. After some time, they noticed that the dogs would salivate whenever the assistant entered the room, irrespective of whether he had food or not. b. Then describe the exact analogy between those observed events and the events…

Ms. Spivey is a 23 year old female who presented to the ED via EMS after overdosing on an unknown amount of un-prescribed medications. At the time of the assessment Ms. Spivey reports only remember taking one pill for her back pain and waking up in the ED. She denies attempting to harm herself, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. Ms. Spivey reports a history of depression and anxiety. She expresses relational issues, financial issues, and unemployment are stressors contributing to…