Cialis is the brand name of the drug tadalafil, which is most commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction. The formula for tadafil is C22H19N3O4. Tadalafil is a phosphodiesterase-5 type (PDE-5) inhibitor; it inhibits the PDE-5 enzyme, which in turn Continue Reading...
Katie & ADHD What will be covered and described in this report is a series of actions and reactions to the plight and challenges faced by Katie. Katie is a child that is ostensibly developed and otherwise put together for her age. However, her a Continue Reading...
Patient and family education is essential especially with regards to eating habits. The patients should avoid excess fat in their diet as it contributes to high chances of contracting the disease (Bolen et al. 2010). The drug has, however, remained Continue Reading...
Drug Abuse Drug and substance abuse is one of the most serious dilemmas in the world today. One aspect of the issue is the growing number of teenage drug users and the increasing incidents of prescription drug abuse. According to the statistics of t Continue Reading...
Puerto Rican Woman with Comorbid Addiction: A Case Study Ms. Perez is a 53-year-old Puerto Rican female who has complained that she is suffering from co-morbid addictions of alcoholism and gambling. Ms. Perez has sought treatment for alcoholism in t Continue Reading...
HIP PAIN A Caucasian Man with Hip Pain Decision Point One The patient presents physical, social, and psychological complications. He is experiencing pain in his hip but is considered to be an unsuitable candidate for a hip replacement because of h Continue Reading...
Asthma and Stepwise Management Long-term control and quick relief treatment, and the effect on patients Health care comprises of giving treatment for acute asthmatic incidents and management of persistent symptoms, which includes exercise-provoked Continue Reading...
Galactosemia is a disorder in the body that results in the body's inability to metabolize galactose adequately. Galactose is a simple sugar that in correctly functioning body systems is used for energy. What happens when a person has galactosemia is Continue Reading...
Care of Cancer Cancer has overtaken HIV / AIDS and malaria to top the list of headaches for medical departments and policy makers alike. In 2012, cancer claimed a massive 8.2 million lives, with breast, colorectal, stomach, lung, and liver cancers Continue Reading...
Pharmacology Case StudiesScenario 1Diagnosis: Sandra is likely experiencing Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with coexisting anxiety, given her symptoms of persistent sadness, anxiety, and an empty mood (Walter et al., 2023). Her increased smoking ind Continue Reading...
Drugs Marijuana in Depth THE NEUROSCIENCE OF THE DRUG Cannabis sativa (marijuana) is a plant that contains a chemical compound called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol is called THC for short. According to the National Ins Continue Reading...
Drugs and Addiction Prolonged drug use produces compulsive seeking of the drugs. Drugs affect the functioning of the brains' functioning, and that has behavioral implications on the drug addict. Drug addiction leads to chronic relapses, which may le Continue Reading...
Drug Abuse: Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or Ecstasy) Drugs abound and they consist of legal and illegal drugs. There are legal drugs that become illegal as a result of abuse and sale without prescription. Other drugs though are manufactured s Continue Reading...
Abusing illegal drugs can give rise to crime and violence, even if they are used in an allegedly positive way to 'open up' and 'free' the mind. Even overusing antibiotics, and insisting upon taking them even though one's disease is likely caused by Continue Reading...
Economists are concerned with the impact that the sale of drugs has on both individual and economic freedoms and frame their argument from this perspective. Others argue that reliance on the criminal justice system has not produced significant resul Continue Reading...
The web site gives kids a definition of drugs and then goes on to discuss the difference between legal and illegal drugs. Written in a way that children can understand, this web site makes it easy for children to gain a positive attitude toward taki Continue Reading...
Drugs According to the FBI, LSD can be classified as a club drug. However, club drugs refer to a broad category of drugs that are used primarily by club goers to enhance their perceptual and cognitive experience. The category includes MDMA (ecstasy) Continue Reading...
A room in a house or a basement can become manufacturing laboratory for methamphetamine easier than a closet in a city apartment. Similarly, access to cocaine and other illicit substances may be easier in inner cities, which are usually ports of ent Continue Reading...
Drug use is on the rise among teens, and is an epidemic that must be stopped. In order to reduce the number of teenagers in the United States who use drugs, it is important to develop a comprehensive plan of intervention. The intervention must includ Continue Reading...
The strongest argument against the thesis of the experiment relies in the fact that a religious mystical experience is placed on a spiritual rather than medical level and that the spirit is not necessarily determined by the actions of the brain, as Continue Reading...
Therefore, a closer look at what is needed is in order. Needed Changes, Stakeholders and Barriers to Change The decades that followed Rockefeller and Felony Offender made it clear that these laws were in dire need of change for a variety of reason Continue Reading...
In most cases, recreational drug use is seen as a victimless crime and a harmless activity. This attitude changes in the workplace if the drug use impairs performance to the detriment of other workers or if the work involves public safety, in which Continue Reading...
Drug Abuse and Pregnant Women Proposed Title for the paper: Using for Two: Pregnancy and Drug Abuse The broad paper topic is drug abuse by pregnant women. However, a narrower focus for this paper will deal with the physical and psychological effect Continue Reading...
"The increased dopamine flow in the frontal cortex then allows the brain to carry on its executive functions as a normal brain would, thus counteracting the effects of ADHD" (3). Treatment of ADHD: Even for individuals with the illness for whom Add Continue Reading...
Drug Music is an art form that addresses many social issues, even in popular music otherwise designed for entertainment. I am interested in this topic because drug use is one of those many different issues. Most forms of music will address drug use Continue Reading...
According to a 2002 survey conducted under the auspices of NIH, ecstasy abuse among college and university students in general is a widespread trend that impedes academic performance (Bar-on, 2002). The NIH survey targeted 66 4-year American univers Continue Reading...
Drug Therapy Case Study You are on a medical unit and caring for a new admission, Ms. Polly Pharm a 65-year-old grandmother. Polly has the presenting problems of Type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis and gastritis. Ms. Pharm's current medication regime is Continue Reading...
Lyle Alzado, who played with the Cleveland Browns and the L.A. Raiders as well as with the Denver Broncos, died in 1992 because the chemicals in steroids caused him to develop brain cancer. Prior to his death, Alzado stated, "I started taking anabo Continue Reading...
It so happened that Russian doctor Karlov was trying to find patients for another clinical trial for an experimental drug, and Ershov fit the requirements to enter the study. "They told me the treatment was safe," says Ershov. "I trust my doctor com Continue Reading...
Newspapers and magazines, if they picked up the story, could spread a large amount of information very rapidly, and whether this information was accurate or not it would still cause problems for the drug company that marketed the particular drug (Hi Continue Reading...
This would also serve to improve the relationship and the trust between the teachers, students and their parents. Bibliography OHSU, (Dec 2002), 'Pilot Study Reports High School Drug-Testing Program Dramatically Reduces Drug Use', Retrieved on Feb Continue Reading...
The approach of the program is that intellectual knowledge is power, and knowledge can circumvent the influence of drugs, although there is little evidence that knowing drugs are bad and drug avoidance is correlated. After all, many people continue Continue Reading...
Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports To compete and excel is part of human nature. In sporting activities, it has always driven young athletes to perform feats of ever-higher levels of strength, endurance, and speed. Most have achieved glory throug Continue Reading...
Office Memo Sub: comment on John's claim as a whistle blower against PharmaCARE and the ethical and legal implications of the case As a member of Dewey, Chetum, and Howe you asked me to find out suitable ethical and legal implications that John's c Continue Reading...
dosage levels of Cholestease on Serum Cholesterol levels and the side effects associated with them in human beings. Cholesterol has been a major media issue in recent years, especially the negative effects on the heart and its role in the developme Continue Reading...
Direct to Consumer Advertising According to a report by the United States General Accounting Office, "spending on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs has tripled in recent years," (Collins et al. p. 4). Consequently, spending on pre Continue Reading...
Large quantities of drugs have slipped across the border in large propane tanks, hazardous materials containers, canned food, and drums of jalapeno peppers. One example of the increasingly innovative ways traffickers are smuggling drugs occurred whe Continue Reading...
Drug Policies the Legacy of Outdated Moral Values and Moral Panics A disinterested alien observer who came down to the planet Earth and saw the difference in how legal drugs such as alcohol and cigarettes were treated under the law when compared to Continue Reading...
