Tag: Drug Misuse
Drug misuse can also be known as drug addiction, and happens when people become dependent on a drug and it forms a central part of their life. The misuse of drugs can lead to physical dependency or psychological dependency.
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Essay On Substance Abuse in Europe
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Underage substance abuse has been around for many years. Many teenagers don’t know the effects that different substances could have on your body and how difficult it is to stop....
Last modified: 15th Apr 2021
The Drug Problem in America Today
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This essay will be as a conveyor of America’s current drug problem and the paraphrasing of studies undertook by credible sources which revolve around the issue an...
Last modified: 16th Feb 2021
Impact of Heroin Addiction on the Family
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About Heroin Heroin is an opioid drug and is a major downer because when the drug enters the brain rapidly it results in both long-term and short-term side effects such as, drowsi...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Prescription Drug Abuse
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Introduction. When we think of drug addicts and abuse we normally think of people who take the common street drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroine, or other illegal drugs. However most people don...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Substance Abuse Among Adolescent Students
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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood into adulthood, a period of physical, psychological and social maturation. This is a crucial period of lif...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
The Rise of India's Drug Industry
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Introduction The pharmaceutical industry of India is one of the emerging markets that has been built on a growth model that focuses on intensifying their value chain and diversifying the...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Is Canada Losing the Opioid Battle?
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The opioid crisis has been waging a war against Canada’s healthcare system and its people. The use of opioids, including fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine and heroin, often used for pain relief, ar...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Impacts of the Rise of Opiod Misuse in the US
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Introduction The rise in opioid prescriptions in America proves abuse and mortality rates connected to overdose deaths. This drives physicians, nurses, and policy makers to change their ...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
History of Drugs and Addiction
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Drugs and drug addiction have been around for thousands and thousands of years. Drug addiction is when one who uses any type of addictive substance becomes dependent on that substance, and ...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Annotated Bibliography on the Opiod Crisis
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Elzey, Mark J, et al. “Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Unintentional, Non-Fatal Prescription Opioid Overdoses: A Systematic Review.” Pain Physician, vol. 19, no.4 2016, www...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
