https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun en-us 2016-10-23 20:26:26 UTC 2016-10-23 20:34:21 UTC hello@padlet.com jayne_gilbert https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun/wish/132565079 PROMPT: explain how the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs can be addictive and adversely affect the body systems.  Identify treatment options for the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, opiates and other drugs.  Then, discuss a specific time in which you someone you know, have heard about, or have read about successfully overcame addictive alcohol, tobacco, opiates or another drug.  (Do NOT name this person unless he/she is a celebrity.)  What struggles did he/she have to overcome?  Tell his/her story.]]> 2016-10-23 20:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun/wish/132565079 jayne_gilbert https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun/wish/132565110 Alcohol can cause problems to your body. "It is classed as a depressant, meaning that it slows down vital functions—resulting in slurred speech, unsteady movement, disturbed perceptions and an inability to react quickly" (Dangers of Alcohol, Tobacco, Opiates & Other Drugs 5). Someways to  treat it is by stop over drinking alcohol.]]> 2016-10-23 20:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun/wish/132565110 jayne_gilbert https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun/wish/132565172 Opiates and other drugs can cause problems like drug addiction "Opioids are medications that relieve pain. They reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those brain areas controlling emotion, which diminishes the effects of a painful stimulus" (Dangers of Alcohol, Tobacco, Opiates & Other Drugs 6). ]]> 2016-10-23 20:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun/wish/132565172 jayne_gilbert https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun/wish/132565236 Tobacco can also, cause problems to our body. "Tobacco is a nervous system stimulant that triggers complex biochemical and neurotransmitter disruptions. It elevates heart rate and blood pressure, constricts blood vessels, irritates lung tissue, and diminishes your ability to taste and smell" (Dangers of Alcohol, Tobacco, Opiates & Other Drugs 6). Some ways to treat it is by going to treatment center

]]> 2016-10-23 20:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun/wish/132565236 jayne_gilbert https://padlet.com/jayne_gilbert/2uoxtyz3xwun/wish/132565258 A person I know once was a smoker. They decided to stop smoking because they knew it was bad for them and was causing their health to deteriorate. As we all know smoking is addictive and they were struggling to go without smoking. They were fighting the urges and now is getting better and better with their problem. 

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