It is estimated that one and a half million E's are taken every weekend (mostly in teen dance clubs) and although Ecstasy is commonly considered to be a 'safe drug', very few reports of bad trips, and only about 50 Ecstasy related deaths last year (which is very slim in comparison to other drug related deaths), it is speculated that the number of deaths caused by the use of Ecstasy is on a rise and will be at an all time high by the end of the year. ... Regardless of what Ecstasy looks like, you cannot determine its contents without running a test on it. Ecstasy testing kits a...

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Freud put forth an idea of a death instinct that accounted for aggressive drives. ... Often conflict arises between the life instincts (Eros) and the death instincts (thanatos). ... To change the belief system of drug abusers suggest six methods: assessing beliefs, orienting the patient to the cognitive therapy model, examining and testing addictive beliefs, developing control beliefs, practicing activation of these new beliefs and assignments. ...

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At any given exchange center you will find HIV and STD testing on site, HIV/AIDS education and counseling, condom distribution, Drug Rehabilitation access in addition to safe disposal of used syringes. ... By reducing the number of infections in the most vulnerable population we can reduce the number of deaths, help IUDs get testing and treatment as well as reducing the overall health costs associated with infected persons in the population....

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This double-dosing of opiate-based drugs creates a synergistic effect of the drug, creating dangerously low levels of cardiac and respiratory function that may result in hospitalization and death (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Test Manual, 2011). ... The combined side effects from both the stimulant effect and the opioid effect resulted in frequent deaths. ... Methadone is an effective drug aimed at the detoxification stage that addicts need in order to physically and medically safe during their withdrawal period from such a heavy drug by blocking the effects of the high normally as...

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He counters that argument by saying that the nauseous sensations that patients feel are almost impossible to measure in experiments; that what is the far more important than mere test results is whether the patients feel relief when using the substance. ... Kassiner concludes on the same note by maintaining that because of their attempts to be politically correct and due to a lack of compassion by politicians, the courts will be forced to decide between the wishes of the bureaucrats and the rights of the citizens lying on their death beds. ...

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So with continued use of drinking, kids performance level in school on tests will start to decline due to many effects that alcohol has on different regions of the brain. ... Tapert found a noticeable gender difference in the brain, she says, "For girls who had been engaging in heavy drinking during adolescence, it looks like they're performing more poorly on tests of spatial functioning . . ." However Tapert "For boys who engaged in heavy drinking during adolescence, we see poor performance on tests of attention . . ....

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Large scale marijuana cultivators and traffickers may be sentenced to death.3 Federal laws also deny entitlements to marijuana smokers. ... Similarly, more than 400,000 deaths each year are attributed to tobacco smoking. By comparison, marijuana is nontoxic and cannot cause death by overdose. ...

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Most refugee children have lost a parent to imprisonment or death. ... Some of these include unemployment, education, family trauma, social isolation, homelessness, poor attachment to parents, poor communication within the family, early parental death, and an unawareness of the consequences of substance abuse (Streel & Schilperoord, 2010). ...

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Despite the common knowledge that drug and alcohol use during pregnancy is harmful to an unborn child, many pregnant woman choose to use drugs and alcohol throughout the duration of their pregnancy. According to investigative legal writer, Karen Zivi, in her law review article, "Who Is the Guilty Pa...

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