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What is the medical model of drug dependency?
Q. I am writing a term paper on historical models of addiction. I would like to have information on the following: -disease model of addiction - community model of addiction at the macro, mezzo level Also, what is the difference between drug use, abuse and dependency? Thanks!
Asked by stephanie - Sat May 13 13:20:28 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Drug use is merely any taking of substances to modify perceptions. Drug abuse is when drug use gets to the level that it interfers with normal activity or becomes a primary motivator for actions. Drug dependency is when the use of a drug becomes extensive enough that to maintain physical status (sometimes mental is included) that drug is required.
Answered by xaviar_onasis - Sat May 13 14:03:30 2006

What model of guitar does Glen Hansard use?
Q. I understand that the guitar is a takamine acoustic as someone previously enlightened us with, but does anyone know what the model of that guitar is? Just wondering! After getting a response and doing more research I think that the guitar is a Takamine NP15. You can see some on the uk ebay site.
Asked by Ryan - Fri Feb 15 00:09:39 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I believe it is a pre-1980s model F300 or F340. I have a 12-string F400S from 1978 and they look nearly the same. "Once" is a great movie!
Answered by Alan K - Fri Feb 15 19:29:12 2008

How can I cut plastic model car pieces without ruining them?
Q. I recently started building scale models of classic cars again for hobby/relaxation purposes. I had an idea to combine pieces from a couple different model kits to make sort of a "frakenstein" cutsom looking truck (a cab from one kit, a bed from another, etc) but a couple pieces, namely the truck bed, would need to be cut a little bit to make them fit together. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could do this?
Asked by Atlas shrugged - Wed Oct 3 05:43:28 2007 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments

A. For straight cuts it's common to use a razor saw. The wide blade helps keeping the cut straight. Jeweller's saws can be used for more complex cuts or difficult to reach places. The blade is very thin and can snap so be carefull with it. There are also saw blades which can be mounted in hobby knifes. These can also be usefull in tight spots. One more note about the dremel: I would not use it on plastic as it's a bit of an over kill but if you do: use the circular saw blades, not the cutoff disks (like thin grinding stones). These create less heat and you have less risk the disc with shatter. And just for completeness, there are also hotknives in the form of a U bow with heated metal wire or a knife mounted in a soldering iron. I… [cont.]
Answered by minimaker - Wed Oct 3 07:40:20 2007