Drug paraphernalia

Performance-enhancing drugs in sports are illegal for a reason. They protect not only the individual using these dangerous drugs, but also protect others of the effects it has on that individual. Performance-enhancing drugs, or PED's, are anything used to improve the form of activity in humans, such as in sports or academics. The most common and well known PED is steroids. However, there are many other substances such as painkillers, blood boosters, stimulates and so much more. Each of these…

Psychology has a plethora of varying approaches to explain a person’s condition. A biological perspective applies the principles of biology, using scientific research in order to explain the connection between the mind and body, to explain thoughts, emotions, and behavior since behavior can be explained by the genetics and physiology of a person. Socio-cultural psychology studies the rules of the social groups an individual is apart of and the culture surrounding the individual in order to…

Prescription Drug abuse Pharmaceutical drug overdoses has become one of the leading causes of death in our nation. When you get sick you go to the Doctors and get antibiotics to get well quicker. We are a nation built on quick and easy fixes. Our value of conveniently easy fixes has lead to over prescribing. Now is the supplier at fault for this abuse or is the supplyie. Do we point the finger at drug companies who push their products while minimizing the potential risks and side effects? Is it…

a certain drug can cause one to be very disoriented and lose sight and focus on what tasks are at hand. A recent study by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that in the year 2012, 6.8 million people aged 12 or older were current nonmedical users of prescription drugs. Of the 6.8 million people, 4.9 million were users of pain relievers. (1) Prescription narcotic drug abuse, or nonmedical use of narcotics, has been identified as an epidemic on the rise. In most cases, drug abuse…

–treatment injection drug users, in this secondary analysis of a previously reported trial,” (p. 682). The main problem that was found with injection drug usage according to the article was the risk of spreading HIV through the use of sharing the same needles. The solution to the problem of using drugs and lowering the risk of HIV is through the use of methadone which works as a replacement to opiates. Methadone is effective with helping individuals with drug addiction, but many drug users do…

direct product of Kesey's time working the graveyard shift as an orderly at a mental health facility in Menlo Park, California.[6] Not only did he speak to the patients and witness the workings of the institution, but he voluntarily took psychoactive drugs, including mescaline and LSD, as part of Project MKUltra.[7] In addition to his work with Project MKUltra, Kesey experimented…

greeting has been exchanged, and an arrangement of action for the upcoming drug bust is about to be discussed. “A consistent team must be accumulated.” The lieutenant began to appoint his team. “Thomas and Peterson, take down car. Jones and Davis, take down car. Navarro and William, unmarked car. Lee and Gomez, unmarked car. Duval, Yang, West, and Walker, unmarked van. Nunez and Cavil, on foot. Gibson and Salazar, the drug addicts.” The male officers immediately gawked at Mary and…

warning label on all antidepressent medicines to alert the public about the risk and dangers and increased suicidal thoughts or attemps in people taking antidepressents. A black box warning label is the most serious type of warning on prescription drug label. The warning emphasis that the patiests should be closly monitored or any unusual changes in behavior such as sleeplessness, agitation, or withdrawal from normal social situations. Antiphyscotic medicines have been provened to help people…

Rich Piana took steroids, fully aware of the serious risks they posed to his health. However, the 315 pound body builder ultimately met the consequences of taking steroids, when he suddenly fell into a coma, and died shortly thereafter at only 46 years of age. Sports are largely about exploring and stretching the limits of human athletic skill and aptitude. As athletes, we work to enhance our performance and up our abilities to our absolute maximum. However, steroids, as a means to enhance…

During a medically assisted drug and alcohol detox you're supervised while weaned off of the substance you typically abuse. This is usually done with the help of a substitute medication. Some common examples of these medications include Suboxone, methadone and benzodiazepines. What you Should Know About Drug and Alcohol Detox Drug and alcohol detox is only the first part of the treatment process for someone who's addicted to one of these substances. Simply opting to undergo this process isn't…