Ketamine

Preventive Measures for Rape/Date Rape For the first few weeks when people start college, all students hear are that they need to go to class and attend a date rape seminar. Not many students will take the time to actually go to one of those seminars to listen to people’s testimonials or the facts surrounding rape. Today, thanks to social media, the public does not even know what is legally considered rape. In today’s society, most victims blame themselves for getting raped. They question…

Though the use of chemical weapons was ostensibly banned in the international community by the Geneva Protocol in 1925, the research and development of biological and chemical weapons was permissible until the Protocols were amended in 1975. However, a lack of enforceability by any international governing body allowed a nation like South Africa to secretly create its own such program, one that operated unchecked and actively employed its toxins and agents throughout the 1980s. With apartheid as…

Throughout time people pondered across the subject of animal rights. Even the fourth-century Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wander across this broad subject. With subjects like this one, questions would go hand-in-hand. You must ask yourself, do animals deserve the same rights as humans? Is it okay to use animals for human ends? How will the alternatives impact us and the animals? These questions remain unanswered. Most people do not think that you will live unless you undergo…

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic (lasting greater than six months) pain condition that most often affects one limb (arm, leg, hand, or foot). CRPS is believed to be caused by damage to, or malfunction of, the peripheral and central nervous systems. CRPS is divided into two types: CRPS-I and CRPS-II. Individuals without a confirmed nerve injury are classified as having CRPS-I (previously known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome). CRPS-II (previously known as…

University. (n.d.). Retrieved November 10, 2016, from https://prevention.gwu.edu/designer-drugs-mdma-ecstacy. Ecstasy tablets contain not only MDMA but also a number of other drugs or drug combinations that can be harmful, such as: methamphetamine, ketamine, cocaine, the over-the-counter cough suppressant dextromethorphan (DXM), the diet drug ephedrine, and caffeine (www.dea.gov/druginfo/drug_data_sheets/Ecstacy). Ecstasy is found in several different labeling, shapes and colors. “MDMA is…

For a few years all researches have been agreed that the behavior and the human mind, in normal and pathological conditions, are directly related to the function of nervous system. Also psychiatric disorders of affective or cognitive origin are interpreted as the consequence of a particular pathology of the nervous system. Therefore, neuroscience involves all the different branches of psychology that have the suffix “psych”, as for example psychology, psychiatry, psychopathology. All these…

Morgan claims that the ingredient in cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has psychotic-like and antigenic effects, whereas with cannabidiol (CBD) has anti-psychotic properties and is neuroprotective. Her hypothesis is that those who smoke cannabis that contains cannabidiol (CBD) regularly may be protected from long term psychotic-like traits and cognitive impairments. She analyzed the hair’s of 54 recreational and 66 daily users between the age of 16 to 23 years old to find the impact of CBD…

became a massive issue in the clubs like Acid House, teknivals, or any free party. Squat parties took place in abandoned or beat up buildings. With no rules and regulation, most of the attendees came to these events to get high on cocaine, MDMA, or ketamine. These parties lasted for over 24 hours. There were stories about how certain individuals became so high and distorted from reality that they danced completely nude on the dance floor. Law enforcement have targeted countless squat parties,…

I. Key Points • Evidence from animal studies supports a causal relationship between intravenous and inhaled anesthetic exposure and brain development, triggering increased apoptosis, with negative neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes. • All these negative events take place during a high vulnerability period on brain development known as “brain spurt”. • Normally, 70% of neurons will undergo apoptosis during brain development. Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate receptor modulation…

Treatment Guidelines For Complex Regional Pain Syndrome The paper will describe treatment recommendations for a 43-year-old white male diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). The paper will have three different decision points, and at each decision point, the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) will have to choose one of the treatment options available and explain the rationale of each choice that was preferred. The paper will describe why starting with…