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    Title My topic is “Should Performance Enhancing drugs be illegal?” I feel they should be illegal because, down the road they can cause a lot of problems. This is a topic I don’t know much about, but I feel performance enhancing drugs can do damage to your body, especially if you abuse them. For example, many athletes do these drugs to get good results, but they don’t know of all the risks they may be taking. I hope to get a better explanation as to why athletes do these drugs, and I would also like

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    Ephedra should be used in small dosages of around 8mg in the first couple weeks to up to 24 mg but never more in weeks after. Ephedraoutlet.com is a website dedicated to Ephedrine based diet pills, with shipping available to 22 different countries, including Canada and the USA. On the first page of the site it advertises for one of its products called “The Green Stinger” a diet pill with Ephedra that has 27mg of the herb in

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    In representation of Mrs. Mosley, who was injured by orally ingesting the dietary supplement Zap Fat, suffered from Acute Renal failure [Nephogenic diabetes insipidus]. The substance ephedrine an ingredient in the supplement was diagnosed as the primary cause of the medical condition “Nephogenic diabetes insipidus.” As a result of the use of taking the dietary supplement Zap Fat, put Mrs. Mosley in the hospital for several days complaining of abdominal pain. For approximately two weeks she had undergone

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    Myocardial infarction, commonly referred to as “Heart attack” refers to the death of cardiac muscle as a result of prolonged severe ischemia. Myocardial ischemia is brought about by a number of mechanisms. It can occur due to diminished coronary blood flow precedent to coronary artery disease or relatively severe hypovolemic shock. Increased myocardial demand due to exercises or emotions can also result in myocardial ischemia. Another mechanism is when there is hypertrophy of the heart without simultaneous

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    The use of methamphetamine is a growing problem in the United States. One step taken in stopping the manufacturing, trafficking, and use of methamphetamine has been limiting the sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs: ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. The United States government has implemented the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005. This act puts restrictions on meth precursor drugs, but 41 states have individually enacted laws limiting sales of these drugs as well

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    Soon after the discovery of amphetamine, methamphetamine was synthesized from ephedrine in 1893 by Japanese chemist, Nagai Nagayoshi. (Chikte, Grobler, & Westraat, 2011). Later, in 1919, methamphetamine hydrochloride was synthesized by pharmacologist Akira Ogata via reduction of ephedrine. During World War II, methamphetamine was sold in the form of tablets as the brand name Pervitin, produced by Temmler Pharmaceutical Company. It

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    Is MDMA: Is It Legal?

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    People do some crazy things, especially while under the influence of drugs. MDMA takes this to a whole new level. You might ask yourself, “what is MDMA?” or, “is it legal?” In this paper both of those questions will be answered along with the following: the history about the drug, whether or not it can be healthy, some long-term effects of MDMA, and whether or not it can become an addiction. MDMA, or as its chemical name 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, is an illicit drug that performs as both

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    Ephedrine can cause anxiety dizziness they can get bad headaches that hurt pretty bad. Steroids can cause high blood pressure easy bruising, blurred vision hard to see. Furosemide can cause hearing loss, people that use this drug could have dark urine, and

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    Secret Coke Formula

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    Biotest SpikeSpike 16 Tablets Retail $19.99NLP Price $9.99 Spike is Formulated To Provide Extreme Energy For Body And Mind! How would you like to have the best workout of your life - every time you train? How would you like to have the energy of ephedrine, without the jitters? How would you like the mental clarity and mood elevation of amphetamine, without using a controlled substance? How would you like all of this, without negative side effects: no addiction and no down-regulation of receptors requiring

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    The Pathology Of Asthma

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    A major health problem for nearly 26 million Americans is asthma. This total includes more than 7 million children. Asthma causes millions of lost school and work days every year and is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children. There is no cure for asthma, but the good news is that it can be managed and treated, allowing you to live a normal, healthy life ("Learn About Asthma", 2016). One out of ten children and one out of twenty adults are diagnosed with asthma (Bryan, 2004). Asthma

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