There are not blood work or lab tests that can be sent to confirm that someone is an alcoholic. They can check for things that the alcohol may have affected through testing, but they cannot check for alcoholism itself. If a problem with the liver is suspected due to drinking excessive amount of alcohol a diagnostic test called a LFTs (liver function tests) can be performed. This is a group of blood tests that will check for any damage of inflammation to the liver. ... While there is no diagnostic test for alcoholism, the American Psychiatric Association published criteria for alcoholism in Dia...

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ABSTRACT The start of a drug addiction is different for everyone and no two people begin the crippling descent the same. There are a variety of reasons for someone to experiment with drugs. Some people begin using in a social setting, succumbing to peer pressure, and for others it becomes a method of escape for those things that bring pressure and anxiety. This paper refers to addicts and encompasses many types of mind and body altering drugs in our society today drug addiction is an issue that has affected our society in astronomical levels. Drug addiction most often manifests itself as a...

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Lysergic Acid Diathylamide (LSD) was first made in 1938 by a chemist in Switzerland named Albert Hoffman whom first tested it on animals. ... After testing it under a controlled substance, he later noted that it brought forth fear and disorganization. ... Hoffman then sent LSD around the world to be tested and investigated to find medical uses. ...

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"Hey let me bum a cigarette. Hey share the wealth, I need more alcohol." Teens today are having many problems dealing with drugs. Teenagers get influence by ads in magazines, ads on TV, people pressuring them, and from everyday life. Drugs and Alcohol does not help anything in the world. When teens ...

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The friends and family members of a prenatally drug or alcohol exposed person will probably have to endure the burden of caring for, improvising with, and financing the health or psychological issues their loved one suffers from. ... If a pregnant woman continually tests positive for drugs and/or alcohol while she is knowingly pregnant, then she should be criminally charged and reprimanded. ...

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