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addict. Lewis begins the novel from when he was a young boy exploring the effects alcohol had on his behavior, then a young student experimenting with psychoactive drugs in San Francisco, becoming a heroin addict, and finally overcoming his extreme opiate addiction and becoming a respectable neuroscientist. His journey from the age of fifteen to thirty involves taking every drug he could get his hands on in order to feed his intensifying addiction. The main question that comes to mind after…

Pulmonary Physiology and Disorders One of the main purposes of respiration is gas exchange. The physiological definition of respiration differs from the biochemistry definition of respiration. Physiology defines respiration as movement of air, more specifically oxygen, from the environment to the cells in the body. Biochemistry defines respiration as the metabolic process by which cells utilize glucose and oxygen to produce Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). Inspiration, which is an active part of…

In his poem, To Autumn, John Keats expresses the notion that autumn is a time for transformation, yet it still possesses its own beauty that cannot be overlooked. During the Romantic Period, many artists and authors deified nature. As a romantic poet, Keats believed that nature was a major root to ecstasy. Throughout his work, Keats uses imagery and symbolism to portray autumn as both a beautiful and transformative time of year. Throughout To Autumn, Keats provides vivid descriptions to…

Medical Marijuana for Children During the past few decades, the United States has been in limbo on the idea of using marijuana as a medicine. Over time, acceptance of medical marijuana by the public has changed. Currently, there are 25 states that have some form of medicinal marijuana. In these states, doctors can prescribe it for a variety of symptoms, ranging from insomnia to cancer. Some people find relief in medical marijuana, but that is not always the case, due to legality and the lack…

Introduction Chemotherapy induced diarrhea (CID) is a relatively common side effect of cancer treatment, occurring as often as 50-80% of the time in patients undergoing chemotherapy (Stein, Voigt & Jordan, 2010). The effects of CID are physically, and emotionally debilitating and can be life threatening. Chemotherapy is toxic and through some understanding, appears to affect the gastrointestinal tract to excrete fluid and electrolytes at an alarming rate. Physically, the patient undergoes volume…

Have you ever used a derogatory word towards another person and felt bad about it? Of course, no one willingly would ever do that, would they? Yet it happens every day within our society to the point where we now must educate our youth on the past failures of racism, sexism, and bigotry. When you think of the word Junkie what naturally comes to your mind? Most people would have a list of bad thoughts running through their heads if they heard that word. People also don’t think of people who tend…

many of these [cannabis-using] patients have been able to reduce or eliminate the use of opiates and other pain pills, Ritalin, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, anti-depressants and other psychiatric medicines, as well as to substitute the use of medical cannabis as a harm reduction measure for specific problematic or abused substances with a much more serious risk profile (including alcohol, heroin/opiates, and cocaine)."…

Introduction Karl Heinrich Marx: esteemed German philosopher and author of The Communist Manifesto; a book famous for its appeal to hipster college kids who either pretend they’ve read it, or do so on thousand-dollar Mac books while sipping Starbucks purchased with daddy’s money. Pompous communist memes aside, Marx’s appeal is perhaps due to his pragmatic approach to philosophy. With his predecessors having a major focus on idealism, Marx sees philosophy as a practical approach to life in the…

examined the number of prescriptions written for opioids pre and post education. There was a decreased from 889 per 10000 residents to 785 per 10000 residents. This study highlights potential ways to reduce morbidity and mortality in prescribing opiates while still allow for the writing of the prescriptions for acute pain. Limitations for this study is the small sample size and the area in question; with this burrow having more opioid prescriptions than any other burrow in New York, would others…

Marijuana contains 60 active ingredients known as cannabinoids. The body naturally makes its own form of cannabinoids to modulate pain. 2. In another study, they found that marijuana, in addition to opiates, led to dramatic levels of pain relief. IV. With appropriate dosages and legalization, risks of medical marijuana can help administer the effects needed for each individual in a safe manner through identification. A. All the states that…