Party Drugs The term party (or club) drug refers to a variety of drugs found at dance clubs and house parties. Party/Club drugs are sometimes referred to as “designer drugs”. The substances are typically produced in illegal laboratories, using a variety of chemicals. It is extremely difficult to predict their strength, what their effects will be and whether they contain poisonous ingredients. Therefore these drugs can pose serious risks to young people’s health and safety. Drugs , such as Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine , have also been called “date rape drugs” because they have been used in situations of sexual assault. People can be sexually assaulted in this way by a stranger as well as someone they know or are “dating”. The victim can be a male or female. Due to the fact that these drugs are colourless, tasteless and odourless, they can be added to drinks and used to intoxicate or sedate others without their knowledge. When used together, or in combinat...
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Blacknetsales Explains What Bitcoin Is.
What Is Bitcoin? Nowadays, a lot of people use the word "Bitcoin" on a daily base without even knowing what it actually means. The notion or the idea behind Bitcoin has existed on paper for several years with people still not knowing what it means. The Paragraphs below are some very simple definitions for bitcoin. Definition 1 . Bitcoin is a digital currency that was launched in January 2009 following the housing market crash. Bitcoin follows the ideas set out in a whitepaper by the mysterious anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. A very funny part about bitcoin is the fact that the identity of this person who created bitcoin is still a mystery "lol". Bitcoin promises lower transaction fees than other online payment mechanisms and is operated by A Decentralized Authority , unlike government-issued currencies. Bitcoins are not issued or backed by any banks or governments, nor are individual bitcoins valuable as a commodity. P hysical bitcoins do not act...
Respiratory Depression
What Is Respiratory Depression? Respiratory depression, medically known as hypoventilation is a breathing disorder characterized by slow and ineffective breathing. During a normal breathing cycle, you inhale O2 (oxygen) into your lungs while your blood carries the oxygen around your body, delivering it to your tissues. Your blood then takes the CO2, (carbon dioxide) a waste product, back to your lungs. The carbon dioxide exits your body when you exhale. During the respiratory depression, the body can’t adequately remove carbon dioxide and this is crucial since it can lead to poor use of oxygen by lungs. The result is a higher level of carbon dioxide and too little oxygen available to the body. NB: Hypoventilation is different from hyperventilation. Hyperventilation is when you breathe too quickly, lowering levels of cO2 in the blood. Symptoms of Hypoventilation vary. Mild or moderate symptoms may include: tiredness, daytime sleepiness, shortness of brea...
Cocaine Cartels And The Cocaine Trade.
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