memory (Friswell et al.,2008); polydrug users who preferred cocaine or heroin, continued to have cognitive impairments, including working memory, up to five months into abstinence (VerdejoGarcía, and Pérez-García, 2007); methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) caused working memory impairment even two and a half years after cessation of use (Thomasius et al., 2006); also in abstinence, cessation of nicotine causes deficits in working memory (Kenney and Gould, 2008); as does cessation of…
appears to be not the drug itself, but instead dehydration, heat exhaustion, kidney failure, and being trampled to death. “MDMA-related deaths are rarely the result of an overdose, and calling them overdoses is dangerous and negligent. It sends the message that-“you will be okay as long as you don’t take too much,” which is simply not true. In the vast majority of cases of MDMA-related deaths, where no other drugs were found in the person’s bloodstream, the deceased had taken a dose within the…
With today’s world being so centered around technology, it is rare that any American will be found without access to the internet. Whether this access is through a mobile device or a stationary computer, anyone who has a connection to the World Wide Web can be prone to witnessing or being the center of a cyberbully attack. Cyberbullying is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person [that is] often done anonymously.” It can also be…
Specialized chemicals known as neurotransmitters carry signals across synapses. Each neurotransmitter is linked with particular effects depending on the distribution of each neurotransmitter among the brain's numerous functional areas. For example, dopamine is highly concentrated in regions that regulate motivation and feelings of reward (Dombeck, 2002). A neurotransmitter's impact also depends on whether it stimulates or decreases activity in its target neurons. Drugs make their effects by…
F. (1994). the moral disaster created by and fueling the war on drugs produced a vast body of new state and federal laws in the 1980’s (Ryan, K. F. (1994). Substances that were legal like (PCP, MDMA) or decriminalized (marijuana in some states) were either criminalized or recriminalized and sentences were toughened in an attempt to deter drug use and drug distribution (CITE). Rockefeller drug law is one of the most famous and harsh drug laws in…
Studies show there is a correlation between the personality traits of people and the use of substances (alcohol, opiates, smoking, stimulants, etc.). For example, opiate dependence has been the result of emotionally unstable people (Kornor and Nordvik 2007). Therefore, it is important to this relationship to gain a better understanding of how it affects people’s moods and behaviors. The use of stimulants (cocaine, heroin, marijuana, cigarettes) negatively impacted the United States in the health…
160 milligrams. And just between 2000 and 2001 the number of users shot up from 6.5 million to 8.1 million. Emergency rooms have also indicated that marijuana users increasingly use Ecstasy, this fact is supported by the statistic tat shows how the MDMA and marijuana combination shot up from 8 in 1990 to 796 in 1999 – 788 difference in a number of 9…
party drug in certain sub groups. “Starting in the mid- 1980’s the increase of social- recreational use of Ketamine was beginning to be linked to various dance cultures initially as as adulterant- an adding Ingredient that can altered the mind- of MDMA ecstasy” (Cesar web). This drug was abused when it first comes out but now it has a heavier abuse rate with individuals aging from twelve to twenty five years old. It's distribution is typically among social groups but it's most common place of…
Case Study Two One of the key issues identified in Case Study 2 is the RN’s possession of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), which is defined as a dangerous drug in Schedule 1 of the Queensland Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 (Drugs Misuse Regulation). The legislation that relates to this issue is s. 9(1) of the Queensland Drugs Misuse Act 1986 (Drugs Misuse Act), which states that a person who illegally possesses a dangerous drug is guilty of a crime. In addition, the relevant legislation to…
Act 368 of 1978 ADA 2250 Lilliann Kaye This law is Section 333.7401 of the Public Health Code Act 368 of 1978. In short, it’s a law saying you cannot possess, manufacture, or sell controlled substances, and the consequences for doing so. The consequences are jail time and fines based on the amount of the controlled substance. I am writing in particular/referring drugs that are schedule one, and two minus marijuana because the laws in regards to weed are dumb and I hate it. Essentially, if I…