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    Abuse Of Heroin

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    Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine, which comes from the Asian opium poppy plant. Heroin ranges in how it looks. It is normally a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance. Heroin can be injected, snorted, or smoked. Heroin enters the brain and changes into morphine. It latches on to opioid receptors in the brain. Opioid receptors are also located in the brainstem which controls breathing, arousal, and blood pressure. Prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin have…

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    Drugs were intro discovered to the united states in the 1800’s. During the civil war is where we first see opium’s. According to the DEA “Opium is a highly addictive non-synthetic narcotic that is extracted from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is the key source for many narcotics, including morphine, codeine, and heroin.” (Drug Fact Sheet: Opium) We discovered cocaine shortly after is the 1880’s, which opium’s are in. Coca was a health drink and not so much a “drug”. In the…

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    the first time you use it. Everyone should know the effects this drug has on you mentally and physically. As well as what is in the disgusting drug that will cause you all these problems you don’t want to have. Heroin is made from the Asian opium poppy plant. Morphine can be extracted from the seed of this plant and that is the main ingredient in the drug. Heroin can be a white or brown powder. Sometimes even as a black sticky substance that can be referred to as black tar. Injecting,…

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    Drug-Related Crime

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    The true source of drug-related crime, according to this article, is the corruption amongst the criminal justice system, and the reason the war on drugs is being lost is the fact that more energy is being focused on combatting the drug cartels than strengthening the authorities who are battling. Attempting to wholly eliminate cartels is a fruitless task; as one organization would be eradicated, another would surface in place of it. Instead, intensifying the punishments granted to crimes, through…

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    Ryan Mallette 5/19/16 Mr Metzler Research paper In 2013 almost 600,000 deaths were due to the use of on heroin in the United States and statistics like these just keep getting worse. The United States has recently taking steps with call heroin houses or supervised injection facilities. Supervised injection facilities are where illegal drugs can be used under the supervision of trained staff. Heroin houses…

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    Opium In Afghanistan

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    allowing licensing, the licit market would consume the poppy rather than the black market, restricting the leakage of the drug on to the streets. Rather than trying to discourage the production of opium in Afghanistan, the United States should encourage the licit production of the drug for medical purposes. According to the International Narcotics Control Board, 80% of the world’s population faced a shortage of opium based medicines. Opium is the key ingredient in producing demerol,…

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    In the first chapter of Professor Chang’s book Fateful Ties, Professor Chang mentions that even if most American politicians supported Chinese government’s decision of trying to block the intrusive opium trade, the Americans still joined the opium trade in order to gain interests for America itself. In addition, even though historians present America’s awe of China as preoccupation, what American officials really value are wealth, opportunities and the idea of following…

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    The poem had many symbols. The most obvious being the albatross. The magnificent bird can be interpreted as a symbol of god, Coleridge’s opium addiction, and a sign of help for the crew. Other symbols in the poem could be the moon, the sun , stars, and the weather. But back to the idea about the albatross. The albatross is seen as a person, a “christian soul” by the sailors. The albatross…

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    side of the opium commerce and the macroscopic background of colonial Hong Kong, the official governmental documents and archives will be consulted in this research. The preliminary list for this category contains: (1) The Historical and Statistical Abstract of the Colony of Hong Kong, 1841-1930; (2) Hong Kong Government Annual Reports, 1845-1941; (3) The Hong Kong Government Gazette, 1845-1941; (4) The Governor 's Report on the Blue Book; (5) The Prepared Opium Ordinance; (6) Opium (Raw)…

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    Hypnotherapy and Opium Addiction Treatment Sylvie Bridgman PNUR 4585 November 12th, 2015 Mebs Karim Hypnotherapy and Opium Addiction Treatment The focus of this paper is to understand and potentially implement findings from a study which centered on the use of hypnotherapy in treating opium addiction into my own nursing practice. I will begin by providing a summary of the article and it 's findings and then move onto how I could integrate these findings into my own practice, and whether I…

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