Methamphetamine

When watching tv do you ever wondering where all the drugs in the U.S came from? Well, the answer is Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. El Chapo was one of the most gruesome and persuasive drug traffickers ever to step foot on earth. He is well known for who he is and for his drug group. What he did and what happened to him for him to become so popular. Also, where he is after all these killing and drug crimes. First of all is about who he is and how he became himself. El Chapo is mostly known…

Psychotic Disorder (APA, 2013). The extent of his substance use disorder is not able to be diagnosed with the given information, however, a co-morbid diagnosis would be included with more assessment information. Angela Angela presents with daily methamphetamine use that she uses to keep going at work and at home. She also states that she is constantly worried her boss is talking about her or is going to fire her. With these two symptoms, a diagnosis of Stimulant Intoxication with…

Drowning. If the situation presented itself, could you stop yourself, simply by swimming? What if you were intoxicated? Had drug problems or medical conditions? Good Morning parents, teachers, members of the education system, and concerned people of the general public. My name is Erin McDonnell and I will be talking to you about how there should be mandatory swimming lessons and water safety education taught in both primary and secondary schooling. Firstly, the roll-out of compulsory lessons…

As such, impressionable and vulnerable individuals may follow these examples and engage in such undesirable activities. An example is how the television series 'Breaking Bad' seemingly promotes the usage of illegal and harmful drugs such as methamphetamines, as this is seen as 'cool'. However, this is rather far from the truth. The show may portray the production and usage of illegal drugs in addition to a slew of other undesirable activities. But we should not forget that it also shows us the…

The significance of choosing this article was to see if drug abuse during pregnancy directly influenced prenatal care. This study sought to understand how drug use and factors associated with drug use influence women’s prenatal care. The objective was to identify barriers to prenatal care and factors that encouraged the use of prenatal care by pregnant women who use alcohol and/or drugs. Pies and Robert both attend The University of California’s School of Public Health. Roberts also participates…

Stroke is a very serious medical condition, in the United States it is the fifth leading cause of death. In the United States alone more than 795,000 people will suffer from a stroke, and almost 130,000 will die each year. The total cost of health care services and medications to treat stroke is estimated to be $34 billion each year. Stroke is also the primary cause of severe long-term disability (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). African Americans have the highest risk of…

Did you know that 1.8 million youths aged twelve and older are current users of cocaine? This statistic is a shocking number because cocaine is a very hazardous drug that easily has a chance of killing a child below the age of eighteen. And chances are those children are more likely to become dependent on that drug and have a dim future because of that. The formal definition of drug testing is any test administered to detect the presence of drugs, especially from a blood or urine sample and…

This case presented a multitude of opportunities to think critically. The fact that triggers needed to be identified in a time sensitive manner presented the opportunity to explore options I was not accustomed to utilizing. I was given the suggestion by my supervisor to try either a narrative therapy approach or a cognitive behavioral, and in researching both I came to the conclusion that with this specific client narrative therapy would be more appropriate. Looking back, I believe I came to the…

arc Lewis, a developed neuroscientist, was once an addict himself. At certain points in his life he had addictions to cough medicine, alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamine, LSD, heroin, nitrous oxide, and forms of opium, so with good reason, the topic of addiction, its definition, and its causes are very personal and dear to his heart. Lewis’s biggest point he wanted to share during his talk was that addiction is not a disease, not a person with wrongful morals, and not a dichotomy. In the rest of…

their family. Many people argue that Medical Cannabis should stay illegal. It is only really being used for recreational reasons. They say that Cannabis is an addicting drug, an easy way for people to lead themselves into harder drugs like Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Heroin. They call Marijuana a gateway drug. People who are opposed of Medical Marijuana believe that it impairs a persons judgment. Scientist have done research on the negative effects of Cannabis. People have short and…