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PEDs From very early on, athletes have found ways of getting a step ahead of the rest by a vast range of procedures, legal and illegal, safe and dangerous, ethical and non-ethical. The first Olympians were no different; the origins of enhancing performance can be traced back to athletes eating specially prepared lizard meat, thought to give them a slight advantage to the rest. Naturally every athlete would like to perform at a higher level than everyone else, but many of the methods for…

Methadone is a drug that reduces withdrawal symptoms. It reduces the craving for drugs without the imitating the sense of euphoria that follows drug abuse. Hence, it is prescribed to patients to treat or stop narcotic addiction (mainly people addicted to heroin). Methadone is also a painkiller, it can be given to treat pain that’s moderate to severe especially within the elderly. However, Methadone itself can be addictive and thus when prescribed, according to the Royal College of General…

Howard Becker’s (1953) study of “using marijuana for pleasure” was one of the first to examine drug use from a social learning perspective. Becker hypothesized that a given behaviour is mediated through a sequence of social experiences. He interviewed dozens of marijuana users about their experiences with the drug, and concluded that it was necessary for new users to undergo a three stage process of social learning in order to enjoy marijuana use. Through social interaction with more experienced…

Cough Medicine to Dangerous Drug The article “The Heroine Drug History & Facts,” published by Heroininfo.org, (2010) is about heroin’s background and where most of the heroin is produced from today. The article notes that “diacetylmorphine,” which derives from the opium in poppy plants, was created in 1874 by a chemist in England named C. R. Alder Wright when he conducted an experiment in which he boiled morphine with other “various acids”. The drug did not gain much traction until it was…

symptoms and are unable to reduce caffeine consumption even if they have another condition that may be impacted by caffeine”(3). “The negative effects of caffeine are often not recognized as such because it is a socially acceptable and widely consumed drug that is well integrated into our customs and routines, there is a misconception among professionals and lay people alike that caffeine is not difficult to give up” (3). “The majority of people who use caffeine safely every day may find it…

The documentary “Addicted to Plastic” was truly an eye opener for me. It was amazing to learn of the numbers in tons that as a nation that we throughout, not only in our nation but worldwide. Not to mention the damage that we are doing to our environment and the harm to wildlife that the discarded plastics are doing. Most people will throw out a plastic bottle without even thinking about where it will end up or the troubles that it could create. I know I am guilty, but I do recycle. Surprisingly…

Juvenile crime in Florida 1. For three of the past four years, Orange County has led the state in juvenile arrests, according to a new state report. There were 6,547 juvenile arrests in Orange County in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice in a report released Nov. 14. That's 38 percent more than Miami-Dade, where the population is nearly double. Orange County is Florida's fifth largest as measured by population, but it has had more…

shouldn’t be in extreme sports. however, the positive outcomes of participating in extreme sports outweigh the risks involved. There are lots of good outcomes, you win and that makes you feel good about yourself. it helps you stay in school and away from drugs also. kids should participate in extreme…

the Drug Abuse Resistance Education, which teach students as well as parents on illegal substance, membership in gangs, and violent behavior. Researchers determine that the program has rapidly spread across the county with school districts adding it as curriculum (Program Profile: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), 2011). Although the program is meant to teach young adolescent to stay away from illegal substance, it also builds them self-esteem, as it is believed to be linked with drug use.…

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