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Nurses and Drug Abuse

have access to a range of drugs. Bennett (et al, 2000) argues that the overall rate of substance abuse in the nursing popualtion r...

Juveniles and Marijuana Addiction

This research paper focuses on the role of peer pressure in regards to adolescent use of marijuana. Whether or not marijuana shoul...

Current Views on Drug Addiction

(Flores, 2005). Mechanism of Action A THC receptor in the brain receives the THC compound to create either or both "halluci...

Legalization of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes

it can lead to lung problems, and that legalizing it for medicinal purposes will only encourage the youth of the nation to obtain ...

All About Marijuana

of marijuana, 2001). The use of the drug in various forms continues to spread through the Middle East and in the 1300s, Arab trade...

Legalizing Marijuana

from pot bootleggers" (ONeill, 2002; NA). The above statement presents many of the arguments in favor of legalizing marijuana. F...

Is Substance Dependence A Physiological Or Psychological Phenomenon?

as a healthcare problem (Gorski, 1996). If it is a physiological condition that is highly likely that this will be classified as a...

The Problem of Drug Addiction

about drug use and abuse. That is, while alcohol for example is alone not deadly if used reasonably, the alcohol seemed to reduce ...

AN OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RESOURCES RECRUITMENT

Focuses on the recruitment and interview process for an addiction counselor and supermarket employee....

Technology as a Societal Addiction

weapons of mass destruction that are the center of world controversy today reflect that fact. These weapons do exist and they exi...

Addiction and Marijuana

g of cannabis, and up to 2-3 mgs can induce pleasurable effects for the occasional marijuana user (Hall and Solowij, 1998, p. 1611...

Marijuana versus Prozac in the Treatment of Depression

This 6 page paper discusses the merits of treating depression with marijuana instead of Prozac. The writer argues that using marij...

Benefits of Marijuana Legalization

that has always been associated with the civilization of a society. Yet, it appears that once a society is considered civilized it...

Marijuana Legalization Supporting Arguments

it made people violent and by the 1930s, the substance was illegal in all states (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). In 1936, Po...

Textbook Chapter and Media Article Compared

protecting brain cells from stroke and trauma damage. A recent study also showed that cannabinoids block the formation of new memo...

U.S. and EU Marijuana Law

a "gateway" drug that inevitably leads to narcotics use, either cocaine or heroin. The fact is that marijuana is not physically ad...

Medical Marijuana

and medical marijuana would be sold in pharmacies and likely grown by pharmaceutical companies. In one particular article it is ...

Medical Marijuana

compounds and has been implicated in a high percentage of automobile crashes and workplace accidents" (Medical Marijuana ProCon.or...

Medical Marijuana, Pro and Con

This research paper discusses the benefits and risks associated with medical marijuana use. The writer concludes in favor of presc...

Legalizing Marijuana Compared to the Prohibition

Special interest groups and propaganda played a strong role in Prohibition and they have played a strong role in drug laws today, ...

Marijuana and its Psychological Effects on the Brain, Sleep, and Stress

debate in recent years regarding the drug marijuana and whether or not its effects on the body and brain are really as dramatic an...

Marijuana Bills Introduced by Reps. Blumenauer and Farr

This paper reports the history of the use of marijuana as a medical intervention and when it became illegal in this country. It po...

Perceptions to Drug Addiction

the argument of Levine (1978) that disease approach to addiction was not a discovery that resulted from true medical research or s...

Addiction Recovery Programs - A Spiritual Rather than Religious Approach

and evolve addiction studies. Problem Statement This paragraph helps the student begin to frame the problem to be explored ove...

Issues Pertaining to Addiction

that involve "chemical substances" (Juhnke and Hagedorn, 2006, p. 5). However, other clinicians are of the opinion that a broader ...

Hydrocodone Abuse

of Schedule III and, thereby, removes many of the usage restrictions. "Vicodin, Lortab--and more than 200 other products that con...

Workaholics: A Categorization

read "Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase". Yes, our labor is indeed rewa...

The Internet

in ways that are harmful. They may cheat on a spouse, spend so much time online in chat rooms or gaming sites that they neglect th...

May's Addiction and Grace

ideas about religion or spirituality as after all, most addiction treatment is found in such areas. This psychiatrist draws on his...