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Addiction and drugs

.page 7 Alcohol................................................................................................page 7 Used sources..........................................................................................page 8 2  Smoking Smoking is a very addictive and risky hobby. So why do people start doing it in the first place? Firstly sometimes people try their first cigarette, they like it and so they start doing it more regularly. Secondly some people start smoking because there's a rumour saying that it's slimming. And another reason may be that it may relieve stress. After three or four cigarettes you get addicted to it because of nicotine. It is a drug that stimulates the brain. When the level of nicotine falls in your blood and you're a regular smoker, you usually develop withdrawal

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Cigarettes - Enemies or Friends?

Cigarettes ­ Enemies Or Friends? A cigarette is distinguished from a cigar by its smaller size, use of processed leaf, and white paper wrapping. There are about 1.2 billion smokers in the world who are absolutely attracted to the cigarettes. As the new generation is growing up, the so-called "smoking-cult" is a normal matter and that enormous number of smokers is only increasing. But as a matter of fact smoking is just a bad habit and very dangerous for your health. So can we call cigarettes our friends? Most countries in the world have a legal smoking age of 18. That means that when you are not and adult you should not smoke or consume any products related to tobacco and cigarettes. But if to look into our street picture, there are seen so many under age smokers that it is really threatening. It all starts from the home ­ how you have been raised, how strict were the rules a child had to follow and how much did your parents trust you

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Drugs and addiction

Addictions summary 2011 Table of contents 1. Addictions 3 Drug addiction 3 Behavioural addiction 3 2. Drug addictions 3 Smoking 3 Drinking alcohol 4 Doing drugs 4 3. Behavioral addictions 4 Playing video games 4 Use of the internet 5 Cutting 5 4

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Drug addiction presentation

Drug addiction  Definition ● Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a dependence on a legal or illegal drug or medication. Keep in mind that alcohol and nicotine are legal substances, but are also considered drugs.  Consequences of using drugs ● Drug addiction can cause serious, long-term consequences, including problems with physical and mental health, relationships, employment, and the law.  Best known drugs ● Cannabis ● Heroin ● Cocaine ● LSD ● Ecstasy  Cannabis ● Weed effects include losing interest in health, life, school activities, old friends and goals.  Heroin ● Heroin is highly addictive and dangerous. Heroin is injected by a needle which usually is used by many addicts, which causes diseases like HIV to spread.  Cocaine ● Cocaine is mostly used because of it's mental

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Should smoking be banned?

through the taxes on cigarette sales. Another argument is that it is human tendency to do exactly those things which are forbidden. So, if smoking is banned in public places, adults and teens are more likely to smoke and find their own means to evade this law to continue with the habit. Lastly, when smokers who are habitual and addicted, may experience smoking withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, anger, etc, if they cannot smoke immediately. Therefore, in this condition and under stress, they might cause a problem to others. On the other hand, whether the smoker is using public transport or is in a restaurant, the people around him are bound to inhale the smoke coming out of his cigarette, so making them prone to all the diseases an active smoker gets. Thus, if smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be checked. Secondly, it will put pressure on the smoker to quit. Since, he will be unable to smoke in

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Caffeine

25 Part of the reason caffeine is classified by the Food and Drug Administration as generally 26 recognized as safe is that toxic doses (over 1000 mg for an average adult) are much higher than 27 typically used doses. Ordinary consumption has low health risks, even when carried on for 28 years ­ there may be a modest protective effect against some diseases, including Parkinson's 29 disease, heart disease, and certain types of cancer. Some people experience sleep disruption if 30 they consume caffeine, especially during the evening hours, but others show little disturbance 31 and the effect of caffeine on sleep is highly variable. 32 Caffeine is quickly and completely removed from the brain. Its effects are short-lived and it 33 tends not to negatively affect concentration or higher brain functions. However, continued 34 exposure to caffeine leads to developing a tolerance to it. Tolerance causes the body to become

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Drugs - your enemy

DRUGS-your enemy!  Drugs-What are they? · Banned by law · Really dangerous and unhealthy · People use them to get high or feel better · Affect our behavior and senses completely · There are natural and chemical drugs  What is a drug addiction? · Constant need to have it again and again · Physical addiction · Mental addiction  Main reasons to start · Your friends use it · Curiosity-new and interesting · Symbol of independents,rebellious and being an adult · The feeling of being high · Easy to get · Symbol of money and fame  What is what? · Ecstasy · Methadone · Meth · Cocaine · Heroin · Crack · Amphetamine · GHB · LSD · Nervines · Cannabis · Glues and varnishes · White Chinese  The risky part · Pure or not?

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Decriminalizing Cannabis in Estonia

deaths by fentanyl are raising and current drug policy is not doing its job. According to the most recent data, Estonia's overdose mortality rate is seven times the average in the EU. This is a big concern for a country as little as Estonia, and also a reason why the decriminalizing cannabis topic has grown so popular lately. Cannabis, as a soft drug, is criminalized in Estonia and that fact leads people to go after stronger drugs because by the law they are on the same scale. The popularity of “China white” is growing in Estonia, as it is so easily accessible, but so does the mortality rate because it is very easy to overdose on fentanyl. Estonia should re- form its drug policy because stricter laws and punishments do not change society for the better and current drug policy is not showing any positive effect either. The reason why Estonia should consider decriminalizing cannabis is that the history of

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