The Neurons which carries the Serotonin in order to communicate with other Neurons. The Serotonin controls the human emotional interaction to the environment. Such as anger, sexual activity, sleep and resistance to pain. Ecstasy takes effect on the brain by disturbing the process of Neuron communication with other Neurons. Therefore it can create emotional/mental stability such as sleep disorder and sudden mood swing.
more info about the pic www.drugabuse.gov/.../teaching4/Teaching2.html
Parkinsons study
more on www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2002/09/55427
Photographic evidence of present synthoms of Parkinsons on a monkey's brain
The one on the right shows that Ecstasy creates a decrease of seretonin in the brain
Photo from www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2002/09/55427
2.Why do people abuse drugs?
Most teen cultures today want to look mature or the so called "cool". A variety of movie or music adaptations such as the "Rap" culture may help influence the use of drugs. many films or music have the tendency to promote and glamorize the use of drugs. During 1996 many kids around the streets of settle were on heroin just because their idol musician Cobain did. Study shows that most teens were victimized of drugs mainly because of peer pressure. At certain times, teens do drugs due to stress which can be caused from various reason such as family divorce or grades falling apart. As a matter of fact Drugs can be used as a stimulant to tamper the brain therefore the user can temporarily escape his/her deli ma. But the bottom line is entirely up to you, it is your duty and responsibility to make the decisions based on your perspective of what is right or wrong.
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Stories of Drug abuse
Agony from Ecstacy by: Lynn Smith
Story taken from (http://checkyourself.com/ShowRealStory.aspx?storyId=b0935c9d-aff4-4ae5-93ee-752b1dc27026)
grew up in a small, rural town in Pennsylvania. It's one of those places where everyone knows your name, what you did, what you ate and so on. They certainly knew me - I was a straight-A student involved in many school activities. I was one of the popular kids, liked by all the different crowds, involved in homecoming, regularly cast in school theater productions. Drugs never played a part in my life. They were never a question - I was too involved and focused on other things.
I always dreamed of moving to New York City to study acting and pursue a career in theater. My dream came true when my mom brought me to the city to attend acting school. As you can imagine, it was quite a change from home.
I was exposed to new people, new ideas and a completely new way of life - a way of life that exposed me to drugs. Most of the people that I met and spent time with in acting school had already been doing drugs for years. I guess I felt that by using drugs, I would become a part of their world and it would deepen my friendships with them to new levels. I tried pot, even a little Cocaine , but it was Ecstasy that changed my life forever. I remember the feeling I had the first time I did Ecstasy: complete and utter bliss. I could feel the pulse of the universe; I let every breath, touch and molecule move my soul. It was as if I had unlocked some sort of secret world; it was as if I'd found heaven. And I have to admit, I wondered how anything that made you feel so good could possibly be bad.
At first, going to school and holding down two jobs to stay afloat left little time for partying, but as time went by things changed. I graduated, had a steady job, made more new friends - and began to use drugs, especially Ecstasy, more frequently. As I did, I actually started to look down on those who did not. I surrounded myself only with those who did. Looking back on my old friends, I see how we were all so similar, not just in our drug use but in a deeper sense. We were all broken in someone way, feeling sad, hurt and alone. Whether it was from a difficult childhood, a broken heart, or feelings of insecurity. We were a crowd of lost souls wanting so badly to be a part of something. I had gone from a girl who never used drugs to a woman who couldn't imagine life without them.
Fortunately - at least as I saw it - all my friends did Ecstasy, and since my boyfriend sold it, I rarely paid for anything. My weekends were spent popping pills and dancing at one of the many clubs in New York City - but it didn't really matter where I was. Clubs, bars, apartments - anywhere, anytime became a good place and a good time to use. My weekends began on Thursday and ran until Sunday.I had come to New York dreaming of a career in the theater. Drugs didn't rob me of that dream, but they did make me willing to forget about it. It wasn't that I stopped getting parts because I was using; I just stopped auditioning. Sometimes I stopped eating and sleeping. I worked only two days a week to support my habit. The rest of the time was spent getting high, almost always on Ecstasy.
The utter bliss of my first Ecstasy experience was a distant memory. Of course, I never could recapture that first high, no matter how much Ecstasy I took. The rest of the time was spent getting high, almost always on Ecstasy. The utter bliss of my first Ecstasy experience was a distant memory. Of course, I never could recapture that first high, no matter how much Ecstasy I took. In five months, I went from living somewhat responsibly while pursuing my dream to a person who didn't care about a thing - and the higher I got, the deeper I sank into a dark, lonely place. When I did sleep, I had nightmares and the shakes. I had pasty skin, a throbbing head and the beginnings of feeling paranoid, but I ignored it all, thinking it was normal. Until the night I thought I was dying.
On this night, I was sitting on the couch with my boyfriend and roommates, watching a movie and feeling normal when suddenly, I felt as if I needed to jump out of my skin. Racing thoughts, horrible images crept through my mind. I thought I was seeing the devil, and I repeatedly asked my friends if I was dead. I was pacing frantically back and forth, incapable of relaxing or understanding anything that was going on around me. On top of all this, I felt as if I was having a heart attack. The worst thing was those moments when I could see myself, and what I had become. Somehow, I managed to pick up the phone and call my mom in the middle of the night, telling her to come get me. She did, pulling me out of my apartment at the next morning.
I didn't know who I was or where I was as my mom drove me back to my family's hospital in Pennsylvania. I spent most of the drive curled up in the back seat while my younger sister tried to keep me calm. I think she and my mom were afraid I'd jump out of the moving car at any moment - and given my state of mind at the time, I can't say I blame them. When we finally got to the hospital, I was committed to the psychiatric ward. I spent the next 14 days there in a state of extreme confusion.
Since then my life has been an uphill crawl, filled with doctors, therapists, meetings and a lot of soul searching. I have been placed on several medications such as anti-depressants, anti-psychotics and mood stabilizers, all to help me live with the chemical imbalance caused by my drug abuse. Looking back, it all happened so fast. Worst of all, I know I did this to myself.
I hear people say Ecstasy is a harmless, happy drug. There's nothing happy about the way that "harmless" drug chipped away at my life. Ecstasy took my strength, my motivation, my dreams, my friends, my apartment, my money and most of all, my sanity. I worry about my future and my health every day. I have many mountains ahead of me, but I plan to keep climbing because I'm one of the lucky ones.
I've been given a second chance, and that's not something that everyone gets.
Josh's story: by Josh
Story Taken from (http://checkyourself.com/ShowRealStory.aspx?storyId=96b77508-bd83-4693-8954-c064d7aa645c)
My life started out like many others. I was born in Madison, Wisconsin and raised in a middle-class family. My father was in the Marine Corps, so we moved around a few times but I had a fun childhood and a loving and caring family who would do anything for me.
When I got to high school things changed. I felt distant from people, and had to fight harder to have friends -- and I was shy all the time. Then I began hanging out with older kids, going to parties and skipping school. My parents didn’t like my new friends and enforced strict rules.
I quit school and my relationship with my family fell apart. I started smoking pot and drinking heavily. I was taking mushrooms and acid daily. Finally I wasn’t shy around people anymore. I had more “friends” than ever before and for the first time I felt like I was a part of something. People wanted to hang out with me. I felt cool. But I couldn’t hold a job for more than three months. Sometimes when I needed money, I would steal my parents’ mortgage money and other savings they had stashed away.
My parents made me do random drug testing to prove that I was sober. To get around this I found someone who didn’t use and carried her urine around with me in case I was tested.
I started dating a girl who introduced me to Cocaine. The first time I tried it I felt great – very social and unafraid of anything. It started out as a weekend thing. Eventually I was using so much I began selling it.
I lost weight and started having bloody noses. My parents became suspicious. They questioned me but I always denied everything. Eventually they had our phones tapped and heard me buying drugs and selling drugs. One night I came home from a six-day binge and they questioned me again. Still I denied it. So they pulled out the tape recorder. Busted!My parents urged me to go to rehab but I refused. They threatened to kick me out if I didn’t do something, so I agreed to quit doing drugs. But after two weeks I gave in.
I started drinking again and quickly fell back into my old habits. I left my parents house and went to live with a friend. For the next three years I was drinking, smoking and doing coke -- and selling drugs to support my habit. I was out of control. I had to use just to feel okay. Wherever I went anywhere I had to first get high.
I was staying at different people’s houses. Eventually I gave up my cocaine addiction for pills. I figured if I ate pills instead of snorting cocaine I was doing all right. WRONG! My pill addiction grew worse than ever. Everyday for the next two years I used morphine, methadone, Percocet, Vicodin, Ultram, OxyContin, Xanax or just about anything I could get my hands on. I kept telling myself as long as I’m not using coke I’m okay.
One night I couldn’t find anything -- no pills, no pot, I even looked for coke. Eventually I stumbled across heroin and snorted it. Some people told me that the high was a million times better if you shot it. So I did. Two seconds after pushing the heroin into my veins I felt like G-d. Nothing in the whole world compared to this experience. I fell in love.
I shot heroin for almost six months. I was friends with the dealer so it was easy to get. Then my dealer got busted. I didn’t know what to do. I went to the hospital and told them I was detoxing from heroin. They took me in for a few hours and gave me something called a Clonidine patch, which worked great for a few days.
When I woke up on the seventh day I felt horrible. I could only think about where I could get something, anything. No one had any drugs. So I started drinking so heavily that I’m lucky I’m alive today to talk about it. I was stealing beer and borrowing money almost everyday. Eventually the drugs came back around and I felt okay again.
I met a girl through work and we started dating. She partied just as much as I did. We would go out and party together, using, selling and doing whatever would get us high – including coke. Things seemed pretty good for a few months. I stopped using heroin and cocaine and I slowed down on alcohol. I still ate pills everyday but at least I wasn’t using the heavier drugs.
Then my girlfriend started feeling nauseous and we found out that she was pregnant. This changed everything for us. We decided that we wanted to keep the baby. We made an agreement to each other to stop using everything: cigarettes, alcohol and all drugs. I thought it would be easy because now I had a real reason to get my life back together. I was wrong -- it wasn’t any easier for me to quit this time than any other time before.
My girlfriend was able to quit but I couldn’t. So, I lied to her and secretly continued to take pills. I was hardly making enough money to sustain us and I was selling drugs on the side to support my habit that no one knew about. At 6 a.m. December 17th 2002, the Drug Task Force team knocked on my door with a warrant for my arrest. My girlfriend, who was six-months pregnant, and I were both charged with the sales of narcotics and spent the night in jail. The next morning our parents got us out -- her bail was $500 and mine was $5,000.
At this point I was scared and had no drugs. But I was ready to get some real help -- I admitted myself to a four-month intensive inpatient stay.
In the beginning I fought the program. I was scared and hated being away from my girlfriend. I was also coming off of some heavy drugs. During the halfway point of the program, they held a family weekend. My family expressed how my drug use had affected them. I saw what I’d put them through all those years. I also learned about my girlfriend’s nervousness and distrust and how mad she was at me for lying about the drugs. My parents said this was the last straw -- if I didn’t stop after this they would basically disown me, and my girlfriend said she would take our child and leave me no matter how hard that would be for her.
Basically I realized that I was hurting the people that loved me the most. I didn’t want to lose them. I decided to give sobriety a hundred percent. I wanted people to know me for ME, not as a drug addict. It was a very emotional weekend for everyone. After the visit I was more accepting of the program and I successfully completed it on March 25.
I returned home three weeks before the birth of my beautiful baby girl, Deja Kai, on April 13. I was so excited to be able to be there. My girlfriend and I had gotten married two weeks earlier.
Today I struggle with my sobriety. I attend a weekly outpatient program, go to meetings almost every day and to family counseling with my wife. I’m learning to live a whole new life than what I’ve been used. I never knew how sucked in I was until I got sober. I feel like drugs will always be a part of me. I have to work hard every day of my life.
Because of my addiction and the sales of narcotics I’ve been charged with six felony counts of sales. This has caused more stress and anxiety than I’ve ever experienced. My state does not have drug courts yet so the state is trying to sentence me to go to state prison for several years. I’m currently fighting these charges because if I weren’t using drugs I would never have sold them. Now I’m 26 years old, married and have a beautiful daughter. I work about 30 hours a week in my father’s construction company. I’ve been sober for 12 months – it’s the first time in almost 13 years. I’m currently taking medication for depression and anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and a drug called Naltrexone that blocks the opiate receptors so I don’t feel the craving for narcotics.
Life is completely different being sober. I now wake up each morning and can get to work on time. I have extra money to pay my bills and do activities with my family. I’m writing music for a new band that I’m in called Side Project. I feel great! It feels rewarding to be clean, sober and focused. In a weird way, getting arrested was the best thing that could have ever happened to me -- because I got sober!
Since my sobriety I want to help as many people as I can who struggle with drug addiction. I feel that I owe it to people who suffer from this disease. If I can find true happiness in my sobriety than I believe that everyone who suffers from this disease, deserves to find true happiness in their lives as well
3. Whats addiction, how and why?
"A physical or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, such as a drug or alcohol. In physical addiction, the body adapts to the substance being used and gradually requires increased amounts to reproduce the effects originally produced by smaller doses. See more at withdrawal."
By the American Psychological Association
How and why people get Addicted?
People get addicted by developing a habit after trying out somthing which is enjoyable or fun to his/her belief. If your parents bought you a new video game which seems enjoyable to your own prespective your mind and counseous will tell you to go back and play that game in a sense that you cannot limit yourself to stop. In terms of chemicals, substances such as caffine which is a drug that can tamper the mind to constantly take it over again.
Example of Addiction Video
This funny scene from the television show Scrubs shows how a man reacts when he is addicted to coffee. This can help you get a visual representation of someone who is an adict.
4. How many different classes of drugs are there?
There are 7
- CNS Depressants
- Inhalants
- Cannabis
- CNS Stimulants
- Phencyclidines PCP
- Hallucinogens
- Narcotic Analgesics
list from http://www.dreglobal.org/7drugs.htm
5. What drug am I researching about?
MDMA aka( Ecstasy)
6. Street names
There are a huge variety of street names for Ecstasy
- 007's
- 69's
- Adam
- Biphetimine
- Bermuda Triangle
- Blue kisses
- Scooby snacks
and more names from
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/ByType.asp?intTypeID=7
7. How is the drug taken?
Ecstacy usually comes in pill form and can be taken by simply chewing it or swallowing it. In some rare cases, Ecstacy can snorted in reminiscent to concaine.
more information from http://www2.hawaii.edu/~destinyj/ecstasy/ecstasy.htm
8. Is the drug physically addictive?
No, According to study ecstacy is not considered a physically addictive drug. However users can still abuse the drug because of their emotional sanctions. Unsettling sideffects are still present to the users such as memory impairment and mood swings.
more information from http://www2.hawaii.edu/~destinyj/ecstasy/ecstasy.htm
9. Is it a stimulant of depressant?
Ecstasy is a stimualnt which can make the mind produce a simulated feeling of good and optimistic stance of one self. Ecstacy also helps restrain hunger and thirst, therefore Ecstacy is an iconic use at nightclubs so that dancers can be keep their body hactic throughout the night.
more information from: http://www.nevamo.com/ecstacy.htm
10. brief history of the drug
In 1912 two german scientists from a Pharmaceutical company known Merk synthesized a new substance called MDMA due to an accidental flaw of their experiment. initially it was used as a weight loss drug but wasn't heavilly marketed. Rumor has it the drug was sold along with a comic depicting the strange side effects of the drug. In 1953 the CIA and the US army chemical warfare investigation comissioned a reaseacrh on MDMA for the army application. In 1963 the recreational use of MDMA was allowed. In the 1970's phyciatric specialists discovered the use of MDMA as non essential but useful for medication. During the 1980's the non medical use of MDMA's escelate more notably in schools or universties. In 1987 a survey studied that 40% of students in Stanford University had used MDMA. Soon In 1985 MDMA was boycotted by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration).
information from http://www.ecstasyaddiction.com/ecstasy_history.htmlinformation from http://www.ecstasy2.com/history-of-ecstasy.htm
11. Medical uses?
Ecstacy can be useful for tranquiling patients under psychotherapy. Study also show that Dr.Andrew Wail recently discovered a neccesity for the use of MDMA. he claimed that a patient suffering with chronic pain had recovered after the use of MDMA.
"If it were legal I would certainly recommend it to a variety of patients," Weil said from his home in Tucson, Arizona. "I've seen chronic pain disappear as a result of one session with Ecstasy. I've seen allergies disappear. It gives you a chance to experience your body without the chronic tension that we normally impose on it. And although it doesn't teach you to maintain that, it shows you that it's possible and it can motivate you to find out how to make it happen … without the drug." by doctor Andrew Wail
information from http://www.myprimetime.com/health/fearless_aging/content/aweil/index.shtml12. Facts
Shorterm effects
- Muscle tension
- Heightened senses
- Hallucinations
- Euphoria
- Empathy for others/emotional warmth
- Anxiety or paranoia
- Involuntary teeth or jaw clenching
- Nausea
- Extreme relaxation
- Severe dehydration (especially when mixed with alcohol)
- Heat exhaustion
- Increased body temperature up to 108 degrees (especially when dancing)
- Increased blood pressure, breathing rate, and heart rate
- Faintness
- Chills or sweating
- Blurred vision or nystagmus - rapid quivering of the pupils (while the user is feeling peak effects)
Long term effects
- Confusion
- Depression
- Sleep problems
- Drug craving
- Severe anxiety
- Paranoia
- Possible depletion of serotonin and memory.
- Death
Lists from http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/ecstasy.asp
Wihtdrawl effects
- depression
- anxiety
- panic attacks
- sleeplessness
- "de-personalization"
- "de-realizaation"
- paranoid delusions
With drawl effects list from http://www.drug-withdrawal.com/ecstasy.htm
Price
100 - 250 $ per gram ----------------- 920, 910 - 2,302,275.00 RP
10-25 $ per dose ----------------------- 92,091.00 - 138,136 RP
Price from http://www2.hawaii.edu/~destinyj/ecstasy/ecstasy.htm
13. Statistics
Individuals who believes that Ecstasy is safe surrounding the myth
from http://www.erowid.org/general/survey/images/survey_ecstasy_article1_benefit1.gif
Accumulation score of drug users in the U.S
Data From: http://leisureguy.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/drugs_graph_416.gif
Number of emergency room visits
There are approximately 5542 emergency room visits of Ecstasy in the U.S
data from http://thedea.org/statistics.html
The mention of Ecstasy in patients increases rapidly from 1998 to 2001 in the U.S
data from http://thedea.org/statistics.htm
Ecstasy Death toll in The U.S
1994------- 1
1995------- 6
1996------- 8
1997------- 3
1998------- 9
1999------- 42
2000------ 63
2001------ 76
data from http://thedea.org/statistics.htm
14. Punishments if caught in possession (Singapore)
Singapore is known as the "top executioner" when it comes to possession of drugs. There were approximately 400 convicted prisoners hanged due to drug trafficking starting from 1991.
Misuse of Drugs act
The Misuse of Drugs act is a national law in order to suppress and put a halt on drugs in Singapore. The law is divided into 3 classes A, B and C.
Class A is considered the most harmful drugs
types: Ecstasy, cocaine, marijuana
possession: seven years in prison or execution
trafficking: lifetime in prison or execution
Class B
Types: Amphetamines, Methylphenidate (Ritalin), Pholcodine
Possession: five years in prison
Trafficking: fourteen years in prison
Class C
Types: Cannabis, tranquilisers, some painkillers, GHB ,ketamine
possession: two years in prison
Trafficking: fourteen years in prison
information from http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs-laws/misuse-of-drugs-act/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_(Singapore)
15. Statement on drugs and laws affecting communities, the economic costs to individuals .
Drugs are a financial liability and an unnecessary waste of bullets and blood to keep a family joyful and clean.
16. Create a druggie
The abuser
A Caucasian man with short black hair glaze eyes, aggressive, pale skin and worn out clothing.
The misuser
A Hispanic man carrying three mobile phones and looks nervous in the eyes.
The recreational user
An Asian male, confident look, not suspicious, looks rather healthy.
The Imaginary character
sex: male
Age: 16
Name: Kruger AKA 20 cent
likes: Ecstasy, friends, pocket knives, sex, alcohol, the world to himself, smoking
Dislikes: Education, people stopping his actions
favorite food: nachos, burgers and fries
types of friends: druggies, alcoholics, smokers
popularity: infamous, delinquent
hangout: outside of school or remote hallways
wealth: average
Parents: mother is a house wife (no history of drugs)
father is a lawyer (no history of drugs but smokes)
younger brother, still in middle school (No history of drugs)
Back ground: Kruger started off as a normal innocent child with solid grades until during the start of his freshman year he had fallen in with troubled sophomores who peer pressured him to start smoking and taking drugs. Ever since his relationship started to develop with the aberrant sophomores, Kruger had many arguments with his parents because they wouldn't let him to go out with his delinquent peers and neither do they trust them. Kruger's addiction to Ecstasy started to elevate. Now Kruger is an official Ecstasy addict who cannot stop himself from touching drugs and he had been absent for nearly half his semester. His grades were of from a good start down to solid F's.
Job effects: If Kruger becomes a police officer, still carrying his drug habits. he will not last very long in the force due to his change in attitude. Imagine a hostage scenario which he will be dispatched and Due to the long term stimulant he can put lives and himself to danger escalating the situation into an uncontrollable state.
17. Physically or mentally addicted to the drug?
Kruger is mentally addicted to Ecstasy because he admires the sensation of getting rid of troubles and the issues surrounding him. He also enjoys having the out of body experience.
18. family beliefs
Despite myself only being the only child, if i do have a brother/sister who turns out to be a drug addict my parents would give him/her a positive sanction to stop the habit. But of all else fails they would allow him/her to make the right choices for themselves and practically discover the consequences.
19.
This picture depicts an innocent girl deprived with sadness and abuse. now fails in life and have no where to go. But the artwork seems to be a work of a girl or boy escaping reality and relating his/her one's own life visually. The black and white colors gives a Gothic and haunting tone for everyone to remember.
20.
I chose this Photo of an X ray goggle because Empathy also describes the understanding of someone's inner feelings. An X ray goggle has the ability to see through every aspect of matter in great detail so we can also learn from it and develop a solution to the problem.
What is a good listener?
21. A good listener can help others with their problems and issues without having to aggravate the person with counter active morals. A good listener would also take sides with the person so he/she would feel more suited to converse.
22. What is the school's policy on drugs?
They are illegal in campus and most schools would also consider teaching students about the risks and uses of drugs so we can learn from it and make the right decisions in the future.
23. How are the students caught abusing drugs in school?
- Some schools offer drug tests if results are positive that means the trace of drugs is present in the human body.
- If they show symptoms of tiredness, depression or pale eyes. (not entirely true)
- witnesses
24. news article
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/singapore.executions.reut/
This article helps emphasize the idea of well developed countries such as Singapore and how strict they are on drug laws.
25. Drug song by Adam Kay Album: fitness to practice
There
Amphetamine, Adenosine, Augmentin & Rifampicin,
Amoxicillin, Penicillin, Heparin & Warfarin
& Oestrogen, Progestagen & Canesten & Chloroquine
There
& Metoclopramide, Acetazolomide Tropicamide,
Loperamide, Amiloride & Cyclizine & Frusemide
& if you
There
Paroxetine, Digoxin, GTN & Azathioprine,
Miconazole, Atenolol & also Chloramphenicol
& if you want to overdose there
There
& Lithium, Temazepam, Midazolam, Clonazepam,
Testosterone, Aldosterone & Valium & Insulin,
& Lignocaine & Piriton & Ventolin & Ritalin
There
& Metronidazole & Ketoconazole, Trimethoprim,
Erythromycin, Gentamycin, Macrolides, Nifedipine
& Actifed & Sudafed & Calpol with no sugar in.
There
Potassium & Calcium & ev
& Pethedine & Methadone & Speed, Cocaine & Heroin,
& Cannabis & Prozac, Morphine, Alcohol & Nicotine.
You must remember all these drugs
The names of which you
Or f***
taken from: http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/a/adamkay26036/thedrugsong1115750.html
26.videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGU2PgMTtoY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVRO_a6pQB8
27. my stress free methods.
1. Sleep well
2. Do what i want eg. play video games, watch tv
What would i do to help a druggie?
28. Basically there isn't much i can do or help if a person is on drugs. They have the rights to make the decisions for themselves. But i would strongly encourage them not to take drugs and explain about the risks to my family member if he/she takes drugs.
29. Scenario
It would be hard for me to give up listening to my i pod if I'm told to because it is very enjoyable to me. Stopping may give me emotional breakdowns because i do not like people stopping me from doing the things i want. As mentioned above I make the decisions for myself and no one has the rights to stop me.
30. my crimes
The last time i did something wrong was when i cut in line because at that moment i didn't care less but my hunger. Although nobody cared it was still an unethical approach
31. to seek help
http://lakewoodcounseling.com/ (U.S only)
cost: 30 dollars per person
32. quiz time ! (you'll need to get a pen and paper)
1. you can get Parkinson's from orally taking ecstasy
True or false
2. the discovery of Parkinson's disease was tested with lab animals
True or false
3. explain and give examples to what influenced young drug users?
4. Ecstasy is a stimulant
True or false
5. name three short term effects and two long term effects
6. Singapore executed 400 drug user since 1991
true or false
7. ecstasy decreases body shape
true or false?
8. The number of Emergency room visits rapidly increases in the coming years.
true or false
9. describe the meaning of addiction in 2 sentence.
10. explain benefits of ecstasy , give 2 examples
33.Books
1. Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving stone
for more information go to http://www.amazon.com/Agony-Ecstasy-Biographical-Novel-Michelangelo/dp/0451213238/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215651030&sr=8-1
2. Rolling away= my agony with ecstasy by lynn marie smith
http://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Away-My-Agony-Ecstasy/dp/B000FCK60C/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215651155&sr=8-4
34. describe my self
As a learner i prefer to be tactile and learn in a more practical manner.
positives
1. learning a greater perspective on relationship and drugs
2. the ability to relate to one another surrounding these issues
negatives
1. assignments can be very overwhelming
2. the blog assignment had too much questions and some questions which doesn't really stick to the topic
Thank you for reading
1 comment:
1) true
2) true
3) The 'Rap' culture influenced the use of the drug. It also changed their mood since the drug was stimulant.
4) true
5) shor term effect: muscle tension, faintness, anxiety
long term effect: confusion, depression
6) true
7) true
8) true
9) Addiction can be defined in physical and psychological. It is habit after trying out something which is enjoyable or fun to his/her belief.
10) make the mind produce a simulated feeling of good and optimistic stance of one self. It also retrain hunger and thirst.
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