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U.S. High Schools and Drug Use

In this paper consisting of 7 pages the uses of licit and illicit drugs in the high schools of the United States are examined in t...

Drugs and Prenatal Exposure Effects

In fourteen pages this research paper examines the oftentimes conflicting research literature findings regarding the effects of pr...

Are Antidepressants Effective?

In an essay focusing on Prozac and other similar drugs the benefits of antidepressants are emphasized in an argument supporting th...

Drugs and Alcohol as 'Gateway Drugs'

The way in which using alcohol and drugs like marijuana serve as a gateway to harder drug use and abuse is the focus of this 5 pag...

Economy of Colombia and Drug Trafficking's Effects

of its economy have, on average, have been only 1.9% above or below the average growth rate of its GDP. This has been due to conse...

Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Depression

most common being dry mouth. Other side effects can include sleeplessness, headaches and loss of appetite, although more patients ...

Athletes and Drugs

In twenty pages this paper considers the drug use among certain athletes and the negative effects this has had upon professional s...

Ex Drug Abuser Interview

This paper consists of five pages and features a sample of an interview with a one time abuser of drugs who discusses the life eff...

Pharmacology and Substance Abuse

of Revia is the potential for the drug to cause liver problems (Drugstore.com, 2003a). Consequently patients who have existing l...

Chemotherapy and Side Effects

it may be used to reduce tumors ("What is Chemotherapy"). The chemotherapy drugs used in this way destroy the cancer cells "by st...

Nonadherence to Medical Instructions: Walker and Avant

issue via conceptual analysis, inasmuch as Walker and Avant provide specific steps that allow one to wholly define the ambiguous a...

Breast Cancer Treatments of Arimidex and Tamoxifen

& Wellness Week, 2005). This is important because estrogen is associated with the development of an estimated three-fourths of po...

Teen Drug Use and Its Effects

people 21 and older * Underage drinking costs the United States more than $58 billion every year - enough to buy every public scho...

Drug Abuse and the Influences of Psychology and Sociology

haven for crime, violence and poverty. The inner cities of one city are no different than the inner cities anywhere else around t...

Toxicity and Drug Absorption Impacts and Enzymatic Polymorphism

natural selection and the "accumulated mutations, deletions, duplications, and other changes" incurred by CYP families, they now a...

eZine's Adverse Influence Upon Pop Culture

society. This reflection of popular culture can be quite concerning when it affects our young and moves them into the more aberra...

Overview of the Drug Lamisil

fungal spores; in cases of toenail fungus, for which Lamisil seems to be prescribed frequently, these live under the nail, making ...

The Ethics of Coerced Treatment for Addiction

crime to pay for their habits, they fail academically, and they fail in society as a whole. Drug abusers can become violent or en...

Breast Cancer and the Medication Tamoxifen

must be evaluated and considered against possible negative risks. The following discussion of tamoxifen looks specifically at the ...

American Universities, Colleges, Drug Abuse and Effects

their responsibilities. For example, the marriage between alcohol consumption and college life have long been accepted as the nor...

Overviewing the Common Drugs Niacin, Thiamine, Revia, Ibogaine, Librium, Methadone, and Antabuse

the medicine (Drugstore.com, 2003a). Other side effects include nausea, dizziness, decreased appetite, irregular bowel movements...

Negative Organizational Culture Changing

as encompassing the "values, norms, rites, rituals, ceremonies, heroes, and scoundrels in the history of the organization" (p. 56)...

Deafness and Differing Perceptions

of the physical changes that can be made to repair or improve a deaf persons ability to perceive sound. For example, the developme...

The Double Edged Sword of Globalization

being one which either should or will result in a complete homogenization of culture and the formation of a unified global communi...

Drug Ecstasy and its Dangers

Category Profile: Hallucinogens, 2002). The drug is, in actuality, is a compound of chemicals under the very long chemical...

University Environment and Drug Addiction

elaborate the description of a college campus as a community...] Major drugs used for addictions can be arranged in four categori...

Social Work Film Analysis, Requiem for a Dream

This essay analyzes Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film "Requiem for a Dream" and discusses how its characters illustrate the effects of ...

Example Problem Solving Analysis Method

A men's clothing store in Quebec adopted a new incentive plan two years ago. It has had a number of unexpected negative results, i...

Cause and Effect Drugs and Crime

This paper explores the relationship between drug addiction and criminal activity. There is a cause and effect relationship in pl...

Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, and Media's Portrayal, the Effect on Children

clear that the portrayal of underage alcohol and drug abuse that is presented in the media, as well as the portrayal of sexual beh...