Michelle's biological mother was expressed as being a drug addict and unfit mother by her adopted parents. ... Michelle at the age of 14 started to use drugs excessively. ... Rather Michelle states that she has been more so looked down upon because of her excessive drug use. ... She was receiving counseling for her depression and drug habits. ... Thus she admits that they also engage in drug use as well. ...

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In New Jersey 1975, 21-year-old Karen Quinlan was hospitalized for drug overdose. ... In the Christian faith, the practice of euthanasia is generally believed to be wrong and outright unnecessary. ... Similarly, those who follow the Buddhist and Hindu religions believe in the idea of life-preservation through ahimsa (non-violence) and the period of nirvana (paradise). ... Some physicians believe that in certain circumstances, euthanasia is permissible as long as it is performed under certain law-binding situations. ... Physicians need to recognize the dangers of medical technique: drugs ca...

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I believe Styron's depression began after the death of his mother when he was thirteen years old. ... I believe denial is also part of steps in one's realization of depression. Styron did not want to believe that something was wrong with him. ... Styron exhibited a good amount of the adverse reactions to this drug. ... It seems like the doctor who prescribed this medication to him did not do his homework and realize what this drug could do to a chronically depressed person. ...

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It will explore the understandings of how depressions was discovered and what people believed triggered it. University Health Services at Berkley believes there are 3 common symptoms of depression; Physical, Behavioral, and Emotional. ... Most psychologist believe depression results from an interaction between stressful life events and a person's biological and psychological vulnerabilities (Historical Understandings of Depression, Nemade, Ph.D., Reiss, Ph.D., and Dombeck, Ph.D. 2007). ... Stopping abruptly can cause "antidepressant discontinuation syndrome" which is much lik...

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In 2002, antidepressant drugs comprised $17.1 billion of the $400 billion prescription drug market. ... However, drugs do not help every person who suffers from depression. The inefficiency of anti-depressant drugs not only leads to companies investing millions of dollars into new drug research, but questions of what else could be causing a person to be depressed to arise. Since drugs do not cure the pain for everyone, depression could be caused by elements outside of the biological and genetic realm. ... He believes the worst thing that could happen to a person is for him or her to get tr...

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Brianne started drinking and experimenting with drugs. ... With the clouds in her head so dark she believed she would never see light again, Brianne went straight for the bathroom and swallowed every Tylenol and Advil she could find-a total of 74 pills. ... "Some 30 percent of depressed patients do not respond to the first drug they try. ... A drug with a different mechanism of action may be preferred. ... With more research I think depression can eventually be totally taken care of with a prescription drug or even a simple lifestyle change. ...

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Groups of Americans believe because we are free, we should be allowed to make the choice of what we do with our bodies and lives. ... These acts show we believe and need to remember this by letting God make the final decision on life's end. ... Psychotherapy, Electro-convulsive shock therapy, and psychoactive drugs when used properly are very effective in treatment. ... When taking medication that has a chemical substance, which alters perceptions and moods in the patient, is psychoactive drug therapy. The type of drug administered will be determined by what the doctor of the patient has ...

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Physician-assisted suicide is "when a doctor intentionally helps a person to commit suicide by providing drugs for self-administration, at that person's voluntary and competent request" (p12) Euthanasia, which means "easy death" in Greek, is "when a doctor intentionally kills a person by administering drugs" (p11). ... As more public attention is given to people choosing physician-assisted suicide as an option, "a Gallup poll conducted last May showed that nearly seven in 10 Americans believe physicians should be able to 'legally end a patient...

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Many times people will try to alleviate the symptoms of their illness by drinking or using drugs. Alcohol and/or drugs will make the disease worse! ... Because I am an agnostic and believe funeral fanfare to be nonsense -- I ask that it be forgotten. ... E stands for ethanol and other drugs. People who abuse alcohol and other drugs are more likely to commit suicide. ...

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P.A.D. involves a second party, actually a doctor, who gives the patient drugs and instructs the person planning to take his or her own life. With euthanasia, it is a doctor who administers the lethal drug dose. ... If religious leaders believe and practice euthanasia why can our legislatures realize the benefits of legalizing euthanasia. ... "We believe that, in the final moments of living, and those for whom we care are being drawn into the dying of Christ (5)." ... You have to put aside all your religious beliefs, all your moral beliefs and everything else you were raised to believe. ...

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FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR Freud believed that suicide indicated unconscious hostility directed inward to the self, rather than outward to the person or situation causing anger. ... This is because men use more violent methods, such as guns and hanging while females tend to rely on less violent options, such as drug overdose. ... Mann and Kevin Malone, Assistant Professor of Physicians and Surgeons, have reported that in depressed patients, prolactin release in response to the serotonin-releasing drug fenfluramine is more blunted in suicide attempters than in nonattempters. ...

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Depression may be related to side effects of drugs (Casey, 1994). ... Drugs can be misused in a number of ways: polypharmacy, excessive use, or under dosage, for example, which causes ill effects leading to depression. ... They may also choose suicide so as not to financially burden their love ones with the expensive drugs and treatment needed to maintain their physical well-being (Devons, 1996). ... Even if the depression is recognized by a doctor they are often concerned with prescribing antidepressants and adding it to their already seemingly endless supply of drugs (Leo, 2001). . ...

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While panic attacks are not a symptom of bipolar disorder, Patty believed that the symptoms were similar, but that her panic attacks and her bipolar disorder illness were independent of each other. Patty's manic episodes became increasingly worse, including one episode in which Patty believed that the White House was being overtaken and she could be of assistance in the matter. ... Patty believes that pregnancy and motherhood helped to calm some of her moods. ... It discusses how mental illness was once believed to be caused by psychological trauma. ... " In later chapters, Pa...

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I believe that physician assisted suicide is actually helping the incurable patients and their family, so it should be legalized not only in the 5 states of America, but rest of the states. ... I personally believe that there is no point of living without happiness with deadly pain. ... Therefore, we should listen to them carefully, and believe what they say; "I need a death pill, and let me finish my life. ...

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Now with the advancement in pain relieving drugs many agree that we should medicate to alleviate the pain instead of opting for death. ... Walter Sacket, a medical doctor who was elected as a Florida State Representative, believes that the advances in medicine and technology are costly and inhumane (Ekland-Olson & Aseltine 19). ... " Through his own experience he believed that the advances in medicine in many cases inhumanely prolonged suffering and life, (Ekland-Olson & Aseltine 21). ... Many believe that there is a moral dilemma, but prolonging someone's life goes against the ac...

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In their depression, they often dwell on what they feel is their unlucky and helpless lot in life, repeatedly leading them to believe that their situation is hopeless. ... Depression can set teenagers up for suicide attempts because they are often led to believe their troubles and sadness will never end. ... Unfortunately, due to greater access to drugs, lethal weapons, such as firearms, and motor vehicles it is easier to be able to be successful in committing suicide. ... According to a study, ninety percent of suicidal teenagers believed their families did not understand them. ...

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I do not believe this to be true. ... She believes that, "Instead, most people do so because they fear burdening their families or becoming disabled or dependent" (Golden). ... On the other hand, some believe that they are rejecting the life that was given to them (ProCon). ... Kevorkian used a method of assisted suicide known as the "mercy machine" which intravenously gave a lethal dose of a drug to the patient (Assisted Suicide). ... So overall, I believe that Golden needs to back up her claim with some more strong evidence. ...

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Many believe that it is an act of murder. Of those who believe this Ramón's brother is among them. ... Ramón, in this case, was clamoring for the right to die with dignity which involved having enough drugs in his possession. ... The church believes that the right to take a life belongs only to god. ... Out of all the positions presented in the film I believe that Manwela is the one I agree with most. ...

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The first category of believed causes for depression is genetics. Many scientists and doctors believe that the development of depression is hereditary. ... The second category of believed causes for depression is biological factors. ... A lack or excess of norepinephrine is believed to be just as dangerous. ... Hormonal imbalances are believed to be another biological factor that could cause depression. ...

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Police officers sometimes report fatal one-car crashes as "autocides" when they believe the teen used the car as a weapon to kill themselves. ... Many believe that this action may have represented his acceptance of self-destruction. ... Often teens turn to drugs and alcohol because they are suffering from depression. They feel that the chemical highs from the drugs ease the emotional pain. ...

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This combination of drugs was a miracle for me. ... This continued until I became ill with what I believe was a very bad case of the flu. ... When I stopped taking the medications I went through what I believe was withdrawal. ... I believe through the grace of God and the support of my extended family in the way of Cheryl and Dwain Thompson, I have been healed. ... He helped me when I didn't believe. ...

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Some scientists hold to believe that smoking may be linked to Depression. ... Sigmund Freud believed that a person's oblivious anger over a loss weakened the "ego," " which resulted in self-hate and self-injurious behavior. ... He believed that depressives looked at everything in a negative light and blamed themselves for everything that went wrong. ... Avoidance of drugs and alcohol also helps with staying healthy and happy. ...

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The judges believed that the trial judge was alive to the seriousness of the appellant's crimes and to the values sought to be protected by s. 241 (b) of the Criminal Code, the preservation of life and the protection of vulnerable people. ... I do believe however, that at this point they were all suffering psychologically, and that is why they came to the desperation of asking such intentional questions of eating one another in the first place to survive. ... There have been many cases where woman have been sexually assaulted and the facts of consumption of alcohol or attire, or drugs t...

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PAS is different from euthanasia in that while the former advises patients to take drugs that could induce death upon a thoroughly enlightening them, the latter, of course after the patient making the decision, helps them in inducing death as Hazel Biggs puts it (p.41) narrates. ... Assisted suicide enthusiastic people believe this is a liberty that the terminally ill individual or any other person wishing to die cannot be denied, as this might be the sick individuals may with as a way of pursuing happiness in their last breath (Biggs). ... Most religions believe the last journey of an individ...

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(Long 76) This society was responsible for several deaths because of their "listing of lethal doses of eighteen commonly prescribed drugs and a manual on suicide, which quickly became a best-seller."... There are several different ways to assist someone in suicide, you can inject them with a lethal amount of drugs, you can turn off their machines that is helping keep them alive, there have even been cases where the friend has put a bullet in the person's body. ... The first amendment alone gives us the freedom to determine what religion we want to believe in, and the right to say what ...

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