" On the other hand, Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder caused when an infection results in the body to make a mistake and attack the cells in the pancreas that make insulin. ... High blood glucose can cause heart attacks, kidney failure, strokes and complications with the eye, and nerve. ...
Just as the government can not force Americans to not eat too much cholesterol because it leads to heart disease, the government should not hold a drug control policy over Americans as well. ... Along with a lower monthly income, about 10,000 rural residents may be displaced because of the Coca eradication.# As well as destroying Coca plants in Columbia, President Bush has also been playing on the hearts and fears of many Americans since the September 11th terrorist attacks by stating that drugs support terrorism. These ludicrous statements have no common thread behind them that show that d...
Marijuana also causes many mental disorders, including acute toxic psychosis, panic attacks, flashbacks, delusions, depersonalization, hallucinations, paranoia, depression, and "uncontrollable hostility" (Marijuana Briefs). ... When the heart rate is increased, the heart needs additional oxygen. Marijuana increases the amount of carbon monoxide in the blood, which decreases the amount of oxygen delivered to the heart. While a person is smoking marijuana less oxygen is available to the heart. ...
Steroids, Illegal or Not, a Quick Fix for Some Athletes Issues of cheating or winning at any cost, are becoming more and more common among athletes of all ages and levels of ability. The use of steroids is one of the biggest issues in the current debate weather or not it is fair for drug-free ath...
INTRODUCTION Marijuana - often called pot, grass, reefer, weed, herb, mary jane, or mj - is the Nation's most commonly used illicit drug. More than 83 million Americans (37 percent) age 12 and older have tried marijuana at least once, according to the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA).2 The major active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which causes the mind-altering effects of marijuana intoxication. The amount of THC (which is also the psychoactive ingredient in hashish) determines the potency and, therefore, the effects of marijuana.1 ...
Mladenovic (2012) said the bullet that went through Djindjic's heart was aimed directly at the future of democracy in Serbia. ... Terrorist attacks, such as the ones on September 11, 2001, have had large economic impact and cost the world trillions of dollars. The costs associated with the 9/11 attacks have been astronomical in terms of security. ...
Definition The use of illicit or illegal drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. But not until the 19th cent. A.D. were the active substances in drugs extracted. ...
