Depressant

application of sleep hygiene recommendations. Students are advice to avoid caffeine, nicotine, and other stimulants in the late afternoon because they enhance alertness, making it difficult to fall asleep (Bulboz et al, 2009). Although alcohol is a depressant and can make it easier to fall asleep, it should…

This drug most directly affects the neurotransmitter adenosine. Adenosine is a nervous system depressant, meaning it slows everything down and creates the crucial balance for the brain, allowing it to rest and recharge. Caffeine is a stimulant drug, meaning it activates the body and boosts neural activity. Caffeine has a very similar structure to adenosine…

emotional. Ped’s can lead to increases in impulses. These impulses can lead to dangerous activities such as other drug use and taking unnecessary risks. The ped user may notice they are more impulsive than normal and try to offset this by using depressants such as alcohol to combat this side effect. In addition these impulses can lead to what is known as “roid rage”. This phenomenon is the quick anger that is often seen in ped users. The ped user may become very angry over insignificant…

Every depressee feels an overwhelming sense of worthlessness, of abject failure, of disappointment, of loneliness. So perhaps it may surprise – and, more importantly, it may encourage you – to see some of the rich and famous who have been similarly afflicted. It is interesting in considering these people that we have a major sense of “But what have they got to be depressed about?” Good point ... same back at you. Depression is not a respecter of persons, and neither is it an honest illness. If…

“ At all levels of blood alcohol concentration(BAC), the risk of being involved in a crash is greater for young people than for older people” ( Shults) “ 1 in 10 teens in high school drinks and drives.” ( CDC) The topic of whether or not the legal drinking age in the US should stay at 21 or go down to 18 has been widely debated. The stats show a clear statement that in order to keep our teens out of danger the legal drinking age in the US should stay at 21 to keep for the well being of our…

Pharmaceutical drugs are defined as drugs prescribed by a doctor or bought over-the-counter (OTC) for medicinal purposes. In relation to pregnancies, prescription and OTC drugs can affect pregnant women and their child in positive and negative ways. These pharmaceutical drugs have helped women maintain health conditions and aid in overcoming the discomforts a pregnancy brings, yet have the potential to cause harm to the fetus. Studies have been rather limited in both their research and results,…

Our understanding of the mental processes that govern not only our thoughts, feelings, actions and interactions continues to be a vastly unexplored field. Consequently, the growing need to acknowledge, empathize with, and to help those who suffer from mental illnesses has become a continuously growing field of study. In acknowledgement to those who have devoted to and continue to devote their skills to better understand this broad field of study, helping those detrimentally affected by their own…

As a part of my first year seminar class, I was required to participate in Fall Palooza. Fall Palooza is considered an ALE (applied learning experience). Fall Palooza is a health fair put on by the staff and students in pre nursing. It is meant to spread awareness about prominent issues in our society which includes substance abuse. Substance abuse is even more prominent in adolescents (college students). In fact according to Sharma(2015)“ 70.8% of students have consumed alcohol; 38.7% reported…

Euthanasia is defined as the practice of intentionally ending life in order to relieve pain and suffering (World Medical Association). There are several different forms of euthanasia, but physician assisted suicide is considered to be active or voluntary euthanasia, which is the means of ending a suffering individual’s life on his own request by another person or the individual makes a conscious decision to die and asks for help (Euthanasia and assisted suicide). Physician assisted suicide has…

Opiate Addiction by Haley Dotson Opiates are drugs that are used to treat pain, some may also see them called Opioids or Narcotics. They may be legal or illegal. Some of the most popular and recognizable opiates are called Codeine, Heroin, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Methadone, Meperidine, Morphine, and Oxycodone and many more. Along with the brand names of these opiates some are also known as Vicodin, Dilaudid, Demerol, Percocet, and Oxycontin. Wrongly using these drugs can affect people in…