Amphetamine

The drug 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA), or more commonly known as Ecstasy, is a synthetic drug that can alter a person’s mood or perception. It also is known to produce feelings of increased energy, pleasure, emotional warmth, and distorts sensory and time perception (What is MDMA). Ecstasy was very popular back in the 1970s and 80’s among those who attended nightclubs and all-night dance parties (Skomorowsky). Ecstasy was taken in order to help party goers get more in tune with the…

This guide is an UNOFFICIAL summary of the book, “ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic,” by Alan Schwarz. It is a supplement to the original book, to make its main ideas easier to understand and put to practice. In the 1980s, only 3 percent of American children were diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD. But now that number is 15 percent - three times what the experts have said is appropriate. Meanwhile, the…

The movement to erase industrial sodium fluoride from all things related to the world’s water supply was starting to grow at a few years ago, and now is still growing faster along with coming evidences against the fluoride. A report published by The Lancet classified the fluoride as a neurotoxin, in the same group of mercury, arsenic, and lead. For your info, The Lancet is the oldest and most prestigious medical journal in the world. The news was first broadcasted by Stefan Smyle, the author,…

Meth; it’s the butt of many jokes and yet its such a serious topic. When you have loved ones that are doing drugs like that, you find yourself hearing these jokes and having everyone say “it’s no big deal” but it is. “Drugs are bad m’kay” I say it all the time in the voice of Mr.Mackey in a joking manner though these words are so very true. There is a group called the Montana Meth Project who try to shine a light on the reality of meth. They have many videos: Jessica, Tracy, Kevin, Ben, Family…

In the article “LSD Literally Gets Stuck Inside Your Brain,” Claire Maldarelli explains the neurological effects of LSD and highlights a new study about potential pharmacological advances due to LSD. Brian Roth, one of the study’s authors, is a pharmacology professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is studying the neurological effects of LSD and the drug’s properties. LSD is unique among other hallucinogen drugs; its effects are last the longest, clocking in at 12 to 18 hours…

Methamphetamine is a stimulant that affects the Central Nervous System and targets the sympathetic system. Meth can be administered by intranasal or oral use, intravenously, and can also be smoked. Depending on the route of administration the time it takes to affect the body will vary. Eventually the drug gets distributed to the rest of the body via the bloodstream. This stimulant, when abused, can wreak havoc on the brain and body because it increases the synaptic levels of dopamine, serotonin…

Inquiry Statement Methamphetamine or METH is a highly addictive psychostimulant that has neurodegenerative effects on the human brain (Krasnova & Cadet 2009)(Krasnova and Cadet, 2009). METH abuse in Hawaii is one of the highest in the nation (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Oct/12/ln/ln02a.html). METH is also commonly used by HIV-infected individuals(Cadet & Krasnova 2007). Drug use in the presence of HIV-infection increases the severity of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder…

Ice is also known as “Crystal methamphetamine” is a stimulant drug which comes in different forms, shapes and sizes. A stimulant drug speeds up the messages traveling throughout the body. It is a very addictive drug and is more stronger than the powder form of methamphetamine which is called speed. Ice is a man made chemical made from chemicals like battery acid, drain cleaner, lantern fuel and antifreeze. It is usually smoked or injected and causes people to be energetic. The drug was first…

Outtline Title: An Overmedicated Society Thesis: Children are being overmedicated with stimulants as a supposed treatment for ADHD. I. Intro: A. Introduction: A review about the when was ADHD diagnosis defined, consecuetly the use of stimulants to threat it is also revised. B. Thesis: Children are being overmedicated with stimulants as a supposed treatment for ADHD. II. What are the physiological and psychological consequences of overmedication? A. The development of the brain is altered when…

1) Biological Determinism a) One danger of believing that ADHD is biologically deterministic is that stimulant medication becomes more “easily justified and emphasized, while [other intervention methods] become less valued” (Diller, 1996, p.309). This means that whenever there is a patient that is diagnosed with ADHD, the doctor will immediately turn to prescription medication to treat the disorder. This can cause problems for the patient because the medication may not be treating the actual…