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…SLANG TERMS Laughing gas rush whippets poppers snappers Inhalants are breathable chemicals that produce mind-altering vapors. People do not think of inhalants as drugs because most of the products were never meant to be used that way. Inhalants…

…of violence. There are exceptions, though. Many teenagers are members of athletic assosiations, and this is a solid counterweight against bad television influence. Another and perhaps just as frightening problem in the big cities is that drug abuse among…

…are integrated into the Fordham system. The misuse or abuse of drugs or alcohol will not be tolerated by the University. Part of Fordham's educational mission is to instruct the Fordham community on the medical, legal and social risks of substance abuse. Fordham…

…judgment, increased sexual drive, denial that anything is wrong, provocative, intrusive, and overly aggressive behavior, and abuse of drugs and alcohol, especially cocaine and sleeping medications. Some of the symptoms of a depressive episode are lasting sad…

…controlled substance to a Schedule II. A Schedule I substance is one that: a) has no current accepted medical use, b) has a high potential for abuse. Reformers wish to lower cannabis to a Schedule II which is: a) a drug that has excepted medical value, b) has…

…. The Community Drug Service Team (CDST), provides a caring and professional drug and alcohol prevention service working for and alongside the South East metropolitan community. The service is responsible to the needs of individual clients and their families…

…itself can produce A. D. D.-like symptoms. Often when a person with A. D. D. has substance abuse problems they unknowingly are self-medicating themselves with the drugs. They do this when they choose to use the drug continually simply because it clears…

…of problem children was a biological defect inherited from an injury at birth and not the result of bad parenting. In the 1930's and '40's stimulant drugs were first used to successfully treat many behavior problems due partly to Still's hypothesis. In 1960…

…personal life. She associates with people who are considered outside of the norm, whether it is based on sexual diversity, drug abuse or other life struggles. The characters in her photography are in essence family and friends of these people. Although…

…that are truly in need of the drug. In this case the residents that are being administered the drug are being abused. The staff at these nursing homes were giving the residents that were either physically restrained or those who had disturbing behaviors…