Different substances affect the limbic system — the brain's reward center — in different ways, but most drugs cause the brain to release high dopamine levels. This release can be two to 10 times the amount usually present in the brain, giving the user a sense of a "rush" or "high."...
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Money can be tainted when it is associated with direct or indirect harm to others. Deciding whether to accept “dirty money” poses a dilemma because money can be used to help others, but accepting dirty money has moral costs. How people resolve the dile
At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental surgery. Follow her incredible story.
But what does the federal government think? Under the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, the strictest classification. To give you an idea of what that means, heroin, LSD and Ecstasy are also Schedule I. The FDA classifies it as such because "marijuana has a high ...
Anti-meth programs like theMontana Meth ProjectandFaces of Methplayed a big part in this. They were very visual campaigns that focused on the damage meth does to the body. All of the people they pictured appeared to be white. They had sores, scars and sunken eyes. They also were often ...
Today’s Money Question:Sean and Liz debunk common credit score myths, such as the idea that you can’t have good credit scores without debt. They explain how different types of credit accounts, like revolving accounts and installment loans, can affect your credit score, as well as the impor...
However, that wasn’t the end of his story. Smith was struck by some of the worst symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is typically associated with combat veterans, but which can affect anyone who has suffered a severe head injury. Some of his symptoms included anxiety, ...
What does the customer want? How do we design it for them? What are the deliverables? What are the customer’s expectations? How do we meet them? How are we efficient? “Running the business really comes down to the interface with the customer” and the subcontractors. “My business is ...