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    Dissertation Exploring and identifying consciousness through observation and understanding the movement of naturally occurring elements using scientific explanation alongside artistic and philosophical exploration to determine the nature of consciousness within all life forms and matter and whether possible definition could reside in a combination of these separate disciplines? Introduction I believe understanding consciousness and giving it a platform to stand without disproval or being discredited

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    Life of Drug Addiction

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    INTRODUCTION Addiction is a compulsion obsessed by taking drug for a longer period of time. This may lead to increased body tolerance to the specific drug substance and may also lead in loss of control on withdrawal. Addiction could be referred as being a behaviour of dependence and not as a disease or illness (Edwards, 1982). It is further referred to be defined as a repeated use of a drug or a substance despite knowing about the harms which can occur as a result of using it. When we say that someone

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    Please keep in mind your purpose for trying to find out if someone is doing alcohol and/or drugs- To Identify and Help rather than Catch and Punish. General: General and specific guides to detection of alcohol and drug use, and definition of addiction. Contents:I. General Guide to Detection II. Definition of Addiction III. Pupil Dilation IV. Signs and Symptoms V. Paraphernalia a) S/S Chart Version VI. Drug Facts VII. Articles and Other Resources VIII. Drug Pictures/Resources IX. Topics X. Additional

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    For the better part of half of a century, the American Government has waged war against its citizens through legislation, restriction, and imprisonment. This “war” against American citizens aptly named the “War on Drugs,” has cost billions of American taxpayer dollars and has not discontinued or even diminished the manufacture and sale of currently illegal substances, since once one drug smuggling operation is stopped, hundreds if not thousands of other illicit operations vie to fill their spot in

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    Although the recreational substance use among the general public is relatively low, the commonness of use among people in nightlife settings is much higher. The typical drugs of choice in these environments are Ecstasy, LSD(acid), Marijuana, Cocaine, Psilocybin/Mushrooms, alcohol, etc. Typical party drugs include not only illegal substances like ecstasy and cocaine, but also legal substances such as alcohol. When it

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    ever be stopped entirely for the reason that as long as consumers continue to demand these drugs, the supply will flourish. Another more moderate argument expresses the opinion that we should legalize the least dangerous drugs, such as cannabis, psilocybin, and LSD, and continue to criminalize harder ones, such as heroin and methamphetamines. Which is on the right track, but this argument fails to see that the most logical step is the legalization of all drugs, along with harm prevention tactics.

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    Lsd Research Paper

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    LSD Research: Does LSD have a medical purpose? Lysergic acid diethylamide, More commonly known as LSD-25 or simply, LSD was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland on November 16th 1938. LSD is a hallucinogenic drug which affects the nervous system. Hofmann discovered the drug 5 years before the psychedelic properties were known, as on The drug is ingested in many different ways, it can be absorbed through the skin (however very uncommon

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    Every morning when we wake up, an entire world of images, textures, sounds, and smells emerges around us. We smell coffee, hear a chorus of birds at the windowsill, and squint at the sun filtering through the curtains. We also experience a series of internal sensations: a stream of jumbled thoughts, awareness of ourselves, hunger, pain, happiness. All of this perceptual experience isn’t the natural world; it’s our subjective representation of it. This is the mysterious, impalpable quality we call

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    Section 1: Introduction The life events and experiences influenced the one flew over the cuckoo’s nest. So the one flew over the cuckoo’s nest is about a psyche ward ran by women called nurse Ratched. The book of one flew over the cuckoo’s nest is narrated by a character called chief Bromden who is pretending to be deaf and a mute. A man named McMurphy was currently going to jail for statutory rape and didn’t want to go so he pleaded insane. The book goes into a fight for power in the ward between

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    A narrow definition of the term addiction refers to habitual psychological and physiological dependence on a substance beyond one 's voluntary control. Terms such as "workaholic," "sex addict," and "computer junkie" arose to describe behaviors that have features in common with alcoholism and other substance addictions. Substance addiction is a multi-pronged system in which lifestyle has a role but the biology of a person 's body is a major factor. These substances, which are called psychoactive drugs

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