Category: Drugs

Performance Enhancing Drugs Legalization in Sports Performance Improvement and Drugs Performance enhancing drugs are defined as those substances that are used by athletes in order to improve their performance in sports in which they have engaged. The trend of increased usage of these drugs had resulted in their ban by a number of international organizations…

Response to a Journal Article on Drug Control Policy Table of Contents Introduction Background Discussion of method Analysis Conclusion References Introduction This is a response paper to Philip Palmgreens journal article Effects of the Office of National Drug Control Policys Marijuana Initiative Campaign on High-Sensation-Seeking Adolescents published in the American Journal of Public Health in…

Prescription Drug Cost Transparency Today, many Americans face a significant financial burden when they need to purchase prescribed drugs. On the one hand, it is because approximately 95 percent of specialty drugs and 85 percent of orphan drugs cost more than $10,000 per patient per year (AHIP, 2018, p. 1). On the other hand, the…

Drugs, Povertys and Beautys Effects on Health Table of Contents Regular Consumption of Drugs, Health, and Beauty Tobacco Smoking, Poverty, and Health Conclusion Works Cited Taking drugs is a common measure employed in the prevention and treatment of diseases. However, concerns continue to be raised regarding the rate at which some patients misuse drugs (Finkel…

Performance Enhancing Drugs and Professional Sport The issue of using performance enhancing drugs by professional sportsmen or the question of doping can be discussed as socially significant because many people today orient to the athletic competition as the important element of the modern world. However, modern professional sports can also be considered as the great…

Analysis of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Characteristics, Treatment and Prevention Table of Contents Microorganism Description Disease Characteristics Treatment Infection Prevention Conclusion Works Cited Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most contagious diseases. According to Kremer, Ballard, Estaquier, Poulain-Godefroy, and Locht, TB kills more people than any other infectious disease (1). An especially disturbing issue is that…

Drugs in the Modern Sports I would not condone this behavior because I am the Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), a system that has already been affected by players testing positive for banned substances. Anti-doping agency is mainly concerned with sportsmanship and the notion that competitiveness should be derived from natural merit and…

The Aspects of the Drug Use and Media Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Reference Introduction Media can influence youth drug and alcohol use by portraying the use of these substances in a positive or glamorous light or by depicting characters using them without experiencing negative consequences. This can lead to the normalization of drug…

Prescription Drugs Prices and Services in Florida Table of Contents Introduction Background Analysis Recommendations Discussion Conclusion Appendices References Introduction There are many citizens of the United States of America from the state of Florida that cannot afford proper medical treatment due to the high medicine prices. This factor remains one of the most significant issues…

Non-Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Sports activities at any level and especially at the professional and international level are more than just entertainment. Competition is at the heart of these actions, be it in the form of a competitive struggle between teams of athletes or the achievement of an individual record or training norm. That…