Drugs's Effects

1. Cannabis

As in previous years, cannabis was the drug most likely to be used in World. The survey found that 6.6% of 16 to 59 year olds (or about 2.2 million people) reported using cannabis in the last year.

Cannabis can cause anxiety, paranoia and loss of motivation. There's evidence that cannabis use increases the risk of developing a psychotic illness, such as schizophrenia, and can cause a relapse in those with a pre-existing condition. Cannabis, like tobacco, can cause lung disease. Long-term or heavy use may cause cancer.

2. Powder cocaine

 
Powder cocaine is the second most commonly used drug, with 2.4% of 16 to 59 year olds saying they had taken powder cocaine in the last year.

Cocaine, or coke, is highly addictive. People who are young and healthy can have a fit or heart attack after taking too much coke. It can also cause panic attacks.

3. Ecstasy

The survey revealed that 1.6% of 16 to 59 year olds had taken ecstasy in the last year. The drug has been linked to liver, kidney and heart problems.

4. Amyl nitrite and amphetamine

 
Levels of amyl nitrite (also called poppers) and amphetamine use were similar (1.1% and 1%, respectively).

Poppers aren’t addictive, but they can make you feel sick, faint or weak and give you an extreme headache. Some men have trouble getting an erection after sniffing poppers.

Amphetamines are very addictive, and the comedown can make you feel depressed. They put a strain on your heart, and users have died from overdosing.

5. Hallucinogens and ketamine

 
The survey found that 0.5% of 16 to 59 year olds had used hallucinogens (LSD and magic mushrooms). Use of ketamine was also estimated at 0.5%.

The side effects of hallucinogens, which are random and occasionally very frightening, may include flashbacks.

Ketamine can cause panic attacks and depression. High doses can dangerously suppress breathing and heart function, and can lead to unconsciousness.

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Good Physical Activity for Young People Aged 5-18

To maintain a basic level of health, children and young people aged 5-18 need to do at least:

60 minutes (1 hour) of aerobic activity each day, which should include a mix of moderate-intensity activity, such as fast walking, and vigorous-intensity activity, such as running, and as part of their 60 or more minutes, muscle-strengthening activities, such as gymnastics or push-ups, and bone-strengthening activities, such as skipping rope or running, on at least 3 days a week. 

What counts as moderate-intensity aerobic activity?

Examples of activities that require moderate effort for most young people include:

• walking to school
• playing in the playground
• skateboarding
• rollerblading
• Traditional dance
• riding a bike on level ground or with few hills
• pushing a lawn mower

Moderate-intensity aerobic activity means you're working hard enough to raise your heart rate and break a sweat. One way to tell if you're working at a moderate intensity is if you can still talk but you can't sing the words to a song. 

What counts as vigorous-intensity aerobic activity?

Examples of activities that require vigorous effort for most young people include:

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• playing chase
• energetic dancing
• aerobics
• running
• gymnastics
• playing football
• martial arts such as silek ( martial arts of minangkabau, Indonesia )
• riding a bike fast or on hills

Vigorous-intensity aerobic activity means you're breathing hard and fast, and your heart rate has gone up quite a bit. If you're working at this level, you won't be able to say more than a few words without pausing for a breath. 

What counts as muscle-strengthening activity?

For young people, muscle-strengthening activities are those that require them to lift their own body weight or to work against a resistance, such as climbing a rope.

Examples of muscle-strengthening activities suitable for most young people include:

• games such as tug of war
• rope climbing
• sit-ups
• push-ups
• swinging on playground equipment or bars
• gymnastics
• resistance exercises with exercise bands, weight machines or hand-held weights
• rock climbing

Children and young people should take part in activities that are appropriate for their age and stage of development.

What counts as bone-strengthening activity?

Bone-strengthening activities are those that have an impact on the bones. They help bone growth and strength.  

Examples of bone-strengthening activities suitable for most young people include:

• games such as hopscotch
• hopping, skipping and jumping
• skipping rope
• running
• sports such as gymnastics, football, volleyball and tennis

Children and young people should take part in activities that are appropriate for their age and stage of development.

Healthy weight

• Children and young people who are overweight can improve their health by meeting the activity guidelines, even if they don’t lose weight.
• To reach a healthy weight, they may need to do more than the recommended 60 minutes of activity a day and make changes to their diet.

And remember, don't sit for too long 

Children and young people should minimise the amount of time they spend sitting watching TV, playing computer games and travelling by car when they could walk or cycle instead.

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Tun of The Screen, Active Now

Did you know?

• Spending too much sedentary or ‘still’ time watching TV, surfing online or playing computer games is linked to children becoming overweight or obese.
• Children who watch TV for more than 2 hours every day are more likely to have an unhealthy diet, less likely to eat fruit and less likely to be physically active.
• Nearly half of children aged between 5 and 15 years spend more than 2 hours every day on ‘small screen’ entertainment.
• Children are more likely to snack on foods that are high in sugar, salt or saturated fat when they’re watching TV.

How much time in front of the screen?

When kids and teens spend time in front of small screens – whether it’s the TV, computer or hand-held games – it takes away from the time they could spend playing sport, games or being active.

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Australian guidelines recommend that kids and teens spend no more than 2 hours each day on small screen entertainment. 
While computers and TV can be valuable for education and learning, the health benefits, skills and enjoyment that kids and teens get from being physically active are just as important.

Tips for parents

• Before you switch on the TV or the computer for your children, stop and think – could they spend the time being active and have some ‘small screen’ time later on?
• Set limits on TV viewing. If there is a specific program that your child wants to watch, turn the TV off once it is finished. Alternatively, record the program and watch it together later on.
• Set limits for computer games and being online – no more than 2 hours a day and not during daylight hours when they could be outside and active.
• Don’t allow a TV or computer in your child’s bedroom. Keep them in a common area of the family home so you can monitor use.
• Have a list of active indoor and outdoor games or activities for your children, so you can suggest alternatives to watching TV or playing on the computer.

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Eat a Healthy, Mood-Boosting Diet to Depression Solve

What you eat has a direct impact on the way you feel. Aim for a balanced diet of protein, complex carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables.

1. Don’t neglect breakfast. A solid breakfast provides energy for the day.
2. Don’t skip meals. Going too long between meals can make you feel irritable and tired, so aim to eat something at least every 3-4 hours.
3. Minimize sugar and refined carbs. You may crave sugary snacks, baked goods, or comfort foods such as pasta or french fries. But these “feel-good” foods quickly lead to a crash in mood and energy.
4. Focus on complex carbohydrates. Foods such as baked potatoes, whole-wheat pasta, brown rice, oatmeal, whole grain breads, and bananas can boost serotonin levels without a crash.
5. Boost your B vitamins. Deficiencies in B vitamins such as folic acid and B-12 can trigger depression. To get more, take a B-complex vitamin supplement or eat more citrus fruit, leafy greens, beans, chicken, and eggs.
6. Consider taking a chromium supplement. Some depression studies show that chromium picolinate reduces carbohydrate cravings, eases mood swings, and boosts energy. Supplementing with chromium picolinate is especially effective for people who tend to overeat and oversleep when depressed.
7. Practice mindful eating. Slow down and pay attention to the full experience of eating. Enjoy the taste of your food.

Omega-3 fatty acids play an essential role in stabilizing mood.

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Foods rich in certain omega-3 fats called EPA and DHA can give your mood a big boost. The best sources are fatty fish such as salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies, sardines, and some cold water fish oil supplements. Canned albacore tuna and lake trout can also be good sources, depending on how the fish were raised and processed.

You may hear a lot about getting your omega-3’s from foods rich in ALA fatty acids. Main sources are vegetable oils and nuts (especially walnuts), flax, soybeans, and tofu. Be aware that our bodies generally convert very little ALA into EPA and DHA, so you may not see as big of a benefit. Some people avoid seafood because they worry about mercury or other possible toxins. But most experts agree that the benefits of eating to servings a week of cold water fatty fish outweigh the risks.Our recomendation Omega 3 suplement for you, buy and order here, here, and here. Limited stock.. enjoy it with us..

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Depression Self - Help Tips ( Take Care of Yourself )

Take Care Your Self

In order to overcome depression, you have to nurture yourself. This includes making time for things you enjoy, asking for help from others, setting limits on what you’re able to do, adopting healthy habits, and scheduling fun activities into your day.

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Do things you enjoy (or used to)

While you can’t force yourself to have fun or experience pleasure, you can choose to do things that you used to enjoy. Pick up a former hobby or a sport you used to like. Express yourself creatively through music, art, or writing. Go out with friends. Take a day trip to a museum, the mountains, or the ballpark.

Develop a wellness toolbox

Come up with a list of things that you can do for a quick mood boost. Include any strategies, activities, or skills that have helped in the past. The more “tools” for coping with depression, the better. Try and implement a few of these ideas each day, even if you’re feeling good.

1.      Spend some time in nature.

2.      List what you like about yourself.

3.      Read a good book.

4.      Watch a funny movie or TV show.

5.      Take a long, hot bath.

6.      Listen to music.

7.      Take care of a few small tasks.

8.      Play with a pet.

9.      Write in your journal.

10.    Do something spontaneous.

Push yourself to do things, even when you don’t feel like it. You might be surprised at how much better you feel once you’re out in the world. Even if your depression doesn’t lift immediately, you’ll gradually feel more upbeat and energetic as you make time for fun activities.

Adopt healthy lifestyle habits

• Aim for 8 hours of sleep. Depression typically involves sleep problems. Whether you’re sleeping too little or too much, your mood suffers. Get on a better sleep schedule by learning healthy sleep habits.  

• Expose yourself to a little sunlight every day. Lack of sunlight can make depression worse. Make sure you’re getting enough. Take a short walk outdoors, have your coffee outside, enjoy an al fresco meal, people-watch on a park bench, or sit out in the garden.  

• Practice relaxation techniques. A daily relaxation practice can help relieve symptoms of depression, reduce stress, and boost feelings of joy and well-being. Try yoga, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, or meditation.

Fight depression by managing stress

Not only does stress prolong and worsen depression, but it can also trigger it. In order to get over depression and stay well, it’s essential to learn how to minimize and cope with stress

• Identify your stressors. Figure out all the things in your life that are stressing you out. Examples include: work overload, unsupportive relationships, substance abuse, taking on too much, or health problems. Once you’ve identified your stressors, you can make a plan to avoid them or minimize their impact.
• Go easy on yourself. Many depressed people are perfectionists, holding themselves to impossibly high standards and then beating themselves up when they fail to meet them. Battle this source of self-imposed stress by challenging your negative ways of thinking. 
• Plan ahead. If you know your stress triggers and limits, you will be able to identify and avoid many landmines. If you sense trouble ahead, protect yourself by dipping into your wellness toolbox and saying “no” to added responsibility.

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Tablets will Coming Soon from Sony

Dual screen design

Sony's new tablet unfolds to reveal not one, but two 5.5-inch displays. Bursting with get-up-and-go for your active lifestyle, just fold it in half, slip it in your pocket and hit the road. The dual displays can be viewed as one big screen for movies and web pages—or used separately. Think: PlayStation^® action on top, control buttons on the bottom. And equipped with Android^™ Honeycomb optimized for large screens, you get the power to handle the most demanding apps, games and more.

Optimal performance

Grab ahold of PlayStation gaming plus all that Sony's Video on Demand and Music Unlimited services offer in one supremely portable package. Featuring a 9.4-inch display and an ergonomically contoured design, you get long-lasting, handheld comfort—plus the perfect angle for tabletop touch-typing. Web pages and content load fast and efficiently, while on-screen operations are smooth and speedy thanks to the power of Android^™ Honeycomb optimized for devices with larger displays.

Control on hand

With built-in infrared and DLNA^® technologies, you can use this tablet as a universal remote to control your compatible TV and a variety of home entertainment devices, stream music to DLNA-enabled wireless speakers or even "throw" personal content like photos and videos to your TV to view on the big screen. Adjust the volume, change channels or scan a playlist for the perfect song—it's all possible and easier than ever with this new Sony Tablet.

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New Release, HP TouchPad

Made to work like you, but with fewer coffee breaks. Get productive, or at least fake it really well with a brilliantly large screen, the ability to multitask like a champion of multitasking, wireless printing to compatible HP printers, and thousands of apps from the App Catalog. And because you deserve it, play games, download movies or TV shows, listen to music powered by Beats Audio™, and browse the same web you know and love with support for Adobe® Flash® player.

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HP TouchPad

Size & weight: It's small and light, yet absolutely huge.

The TouchPad measures 9.45" wide by 7.48" high by 0.54" deep. It weighs in at approximately 1.6 pounds (that's 740 grams if you're counting). So it's the perfect size to contain the sum of all human knowledge. And still have room for movies, games, apps, websites, email, texts, and just about anything else you can think of.

Processor: Think super fast.

It has a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core APQ8060 processor. Which is a fancy way of saying it has a big brain that gives you blazing speed³ and next-level multitasking. And graphics that quite frankly will knock your socks off. Unless you're not wearing socks, then it just knocks your shoes off.

Graphics:Nice

TouchPad comes with Qualcomm Adreno 220 core graphics capability. And even if you don't know what that means, you'll be so very glad you have it. Because your movies and games will seem ten times bigger and more real than the lightweight tablet you're holding in your hands.

Entertainment: Get lost for hours at a time.

TouchPad is a device for entertainment and immersing yourself in gaming action. Transfer your favorite songs from your personal collection and take them to go. And listen to your music with amazing sound quality thanks to Beats Audio™. Beats Headphones sold separately. Beats Audio™ lets you hear everything the way it was meant to be heard. Plus, let's see, there are Apps, including awesome games. Bon appétit.

Display:

Front and center on TouchPad is the 9.7-inch diagonal, LED-backlit, glossy multitouch display with IPS wide viewing-angle technology. Which means you don't have to be right in front of it to be blown away. Plus it has a special coating for easier cleaning and abrasion resistance. In other words, your eyes will be very happy and excited.

Camera: Seeing is believing.

TouchPad comes with an integrated webcam and digital microphone to enable video calling. So it isn't just a passive device for seeing, but a rich tool for doing. Communicating. And inspiring interaction and creativity.

Wireless support: Go here, there, and just about anywhere.

The built-in Wi-Fi on TouchPad lets you send and receive email or access the Internet at work, home, and your favorite hotspot. Plus its Bluetooth® technology provides wireless short-range communication or connectivity. Get up, move around, go somewhere else—your wireless world goes with you.

Power: Isn't electricity beautiful?

TouchPad comes with a two-cell rechargeable battery. That gives you up to approximately 8 hours of web browsing over Wi-Fi. TouchPad also comes with an external 10W A/C adapter. So you can keep the fun going indefinitely. That is, as long as you keep paying your power bill.

Sensors: You move, it moves with you.

Like a really good dance partner, the TouchPad accelerometer detects the way you move. It knows when you're holding it vertically or horizontally and adjusts accordingly. And better yet, it never steps on your feet.

ePrint

Print directly from your TouchPad, from anywhere with an internet Internet connection. Just send an email to any select HP printer's email address to print your work from the coffee shop across the street, or across the country.⁶ TouchPad brings the full power of HP’s printing over Wi-Fi capabilities to your fingertips. TouchPad can print to wireless enabled HP printers on a local Wi-Fi network or you can print to any ePrint enabled printer anywhere.

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