Drug overdose

However, Xanax can also be prescribed to people with transient or short-term insomnia. Even though the recommended treatment for insomnia are behavioral therapies (as effective and have longer lasting results as prescription drugs), clinicians sometime recommend prescription drugs to assist in inducing sleep. The main effects of Xanax are the decrease of activity in the brain. By decreasing activity, it provides a feeling of calm in users with regularly intense brain activity (to the point that…

“Recreational drugs is a drug as (Cocaine, Marijuana, or methamphetamine) used without medical justification for its psychoactive effects often in the belief that occasional use of such a substance is not habit-forming or addictive” (Merriam Webster). Many people believe that even if they do not do it all the time they will not get hooked. “In my 17 years of living i have seen and done things that an average person has not seen or done, for one i have seen someone get shot and killed just…

intentions and do not care how our youth look at them. I do think that it sends a message that drugs are normal and acceptable because some celebrities brag about doing drugs and drinking alcohol like it is ok. "Celebrity drug offenders can profoundly influence public attitudes, values, and behavior towards drug abuse, particularly among young people who have not yet taken a firm and fully informed position on drug issues’ (International Narcotics Control Board 2008, p.…

sleep), sleep disordersnarcolepsy (daytime sleepiness), drug abuse, sleep deprivation, neurological disease or injury, overweight, depression and genetics. Usually…

Heroin abuse is associated with a number of serious health conditions, including fatal overdose and infectious diseases like hepatitis and HIV. Chronic users may develop collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, constipation and gastrointestinal cramping, and liver or kidney disease. Pulmonary complications, including various types of pneumonia, may result from the poor health of the user as well as from heroin’s effects on breathing. Using cost-of-illness…

the most useful forms of medical treatment, but it’s illegal in many states. The legalization of medical marijuana should be put in order because many people need it, people who need it often go through risks to get it, and it isn’t just a gateway drug. Marijuana is a very useful medicinal herb as it cures many diseases. One of its primary uses is curing seizure disorders. Because of marijuana’s relaxing abilities, it calms the epileptic person’s hyperactive brain, and prevents seizures. This…

Drug Abuse and its Impact on Middle Childhood Children and Adolescents Sarad Basnet Cerritos Collge Child Development 110 Drug Abuse and its Impact on Middle Childhood Children and Adolescents Back in Nepal, my neighbour Eku, has been into drugs for a long time. He was 13 when started smoking Marijuana and even Drinking alcohol. Me and my other friends as a child were constantly reminded by our parents to not to be like him and even not to talk to him. He was five years…

a risk of finding new side effects that could make the product harmful for consumer consumption. Pfizer, like many other pharmaceutical companies start to market and promote a new medication once it receives the approvals from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Millions of dollars are spent marketing a new medication from the point of FDA approval. It is important…

Faustina Remaniak CHE 108 Essay Drug Trafficking “The ambition and focus that propel you to success can also be your downfall.” Power and wealth have been the downfall of men since the beginning of time. Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade that has become the number one cause of deaths in the United States. Pablo Escobar was a notorious drug Lord during the 1970-1990’s who became famous for his illegal activities in Drug Trafficking. Becoming untouchable in his own country and…

Prescription drug medicines are crucial for keeping a person safe from the debilitating agony caused by a variety of health problems. Unfortunately, many pain medicines come with a heavy price: addiction. Some, such as dilaudid (also known as hydromorphone) are opioids. Frighteningly, over 33 million people in the country use these types of substances. As prescription drug overdose deaths continue to rise across the nation (over 20,000 every year, according to the National Institute On Drug…