1. Compassionate Chaos When she opened it, all of the evils, ills, diseases, and burdensome labor that mankind had not known previously, escaped from the jar.
45. So who is running their medical marijuana program? “ The marijuana grows -- run primarily by motorcycle gangs or Vietnamese immigrant-organized crime groups -- have "become a plague" in British Columbia.” (First Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Bartlett) Organized Crime
56. Estimated Cost of Drug Abuse, 1992-1998 (in millions of dollars) 5% increase per year, for 2009 the total would be 245,277 Category 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Health Care Cost 10,820 11,114 11,279 11,305 11,428 12,085 12,862 Productivity Losses 69,421 77,972 82,685 88,085 92,423 94,470 98,467 Other Cost 21,912 22,410 24,440 27,120 27,444 30,526 32,083 Total 102,154 111,496 118,404 126,510 131,295 137,802 143,411
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65. Part I Crimes Robbery Murder Aggravated Assaults Burglary Larceny/Theft Burglary from Motor Vehicles Arson Crimes and complaints associated with medical marijuana Part II Crimes Drug Violations DUI Weapons Simple Assaults Disorderly Conduct Traffic Congestion Vagrancy Curfew and Loitering
Slide 2: Brain regions and neuronal pathways Certain parts of the brain govern specific functions. Point to sensory, motor, association and visual cortex to highlight specific functions. Point to the cerebellum for coordination and to the hippocampus for memory. Indicate that nerve cells or neurons travel from one area to another via pathways to send and integrate information. Show, for example, the reward pathway. Start at the ventral tegmental area (VTA) (in magenta), follow the neuron to the nucleus accumbens, and then on to prefrontal cortex. Explain that this pathway gets activated when a person receives positive reinforcement for certain behaviors ("reward"). Indicate that you will explain how this happens when a person takes an addictive drug.