Amphetamine

The name Elvis Presley brings many other words to mind: musical innovator, a rock n’ roller, extremely well known celebrity, epic downfall, fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches, The King. However, to most of his fans, he was much more than a commonly-used name in 1950’s tabloids. He was their idol and served as a way to express them. Elvis Presley was a true American success story that changed the music industry, creating conflict throughout his entire career. He started with nothing,…

this theory stemmed from the idea that certain anti-psychotics, which inhibited the production of dopamine, decreased positive symptoms for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia (Madras, 2013). Moreover, dopamine agonists, such as cocaine and amphetamines, typically increase positive symptoms (Madras, 2013). Researchers have implicated several other neurotransmitters in the etiology of schizophrenia, including serotonin, norepinephrine, GABA, glutamate, acetylcholine and nicotine (Sadock,…

Street crime is the most visible and usually the most violent of many varieties of crime. white collar crime is a crime that is nonviolent. Black crime is a term for any criminal offense in a public place such as robbery, grand theft, and selling drugs. Its controversial because you hear more about black crime then you do white collar crime. Black crimes and white- collar crimes are both harmful to the society, but they are each handled differently in terms of consequences, media coverage, and…

The first patient I had the pleasure of assessing is a 17-year-old adolescent named Tracy. Tracy was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 3 years old, she also has been diagnosed with ADHD and a generalized anxiety disorder. Tracy is responsible for her own care. With Tracy’s age in mind, adolescence is a particularly challenging period for adequate self-management. In the course of managing her illness, she has been requesting refills for her ADHD medication sooner than the refill date. It would…

ADHD: Diagnosis and Treatment Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or commonly known as ADHD is a common disorder in children in the United States with approximately 9% of American children diagnosed with this disorder. ADHD diagnoses have risen from ½ million in 1987 to approximately 4.5 million in 2006. : Due to the high increase in children being diagnosed with ADHD in recent years, critics feel children are overmedicated and overdiagnosed and other treatment options should be used,…

Introduction According to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition—DSM-IV), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is characterized by a depressed mood for a large portion of the day, and occurs almost every day. There is a noticeably decreased interest or pleasure in more or less all activities (anhedonia). Some of the symptoms vary from person to person. For example, patients may experience a dramatic increase or decrease in weight and appetite may either increase or…

General purpose: Persuade my audience to agree that marijuana should be legalized due to its benefits Specific purpose: To change my audience’s mind about the many misconceptions of marijuana and convince them that it’s beneficial. Introduction: What if I told you that there was a treatment that could help reduce the symptoms of epilepsy, spastic and seizure disorders, depression, Alzheimer's, cancer, and many other common diseases and disabilities, would you invest in it? (show a raise of…

roughly a 75 percent response rate and kids who don't respond well to one of them will often respond to another” Adesman (2000). Ritalin is a stimulant, which is currently the most common treatment for ADHD. “Stimulants such as methylphenidate and amphetamines are the most common type of medication used for treating ADHD. Although it may seem counterintuitive to treat hyperactivity with a stimulant, these medications actually activate brain circuits that support attention and focused Behavior,…

(Ehrlich, 2015) Reported that there are more than 20 types of sexual transmitted disease (STD). Many people do not take any sexual precaution, so due to this one of the most common STD that is transmitted is Human immunodeficiency virus, or also known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (Dallas, 2016). It enters the body attacks the immune system, and then it is too late you did not make the right sexual choice to be safe so now you are contracted with HIV.…

The Abuse of Psychostimulants/Adderall Abuse Throughout college campuses in the United States drug abuse has been a growing epidemic among college students. College adolescents make up some of the highest rates of addiction due to many factors such as stress, school course workload, curiosity, and peer pressure. The most common drugs used for these cases are alcohol, marijuana, prescription medications and over the counter drugs. Adderall is one of the most common abused stimulant. The medical…