For comfort of individual using it, Torque has following new aspects: seat tilt system; seat location system; telescoping front rigging attachment; pin-and-saddle front-riggings; dynamic anti-tippers, and; flip-back removable arms. To help soften jolts and bumps felt by individual using it, there is an independent rubber element rear wheel-suspension. For further optimum support, it has a rigid seat plan but with optional slings. Width of its seat is from 16” to 24” in 1” increments. Further, it come with semi-pneumatic standard casters with size of 8”x1.75” and optional shock-absorbing casters available in 8” and 6” sizes.

For convenience, torque wheelchair include useful features like arm pockets for storing personal items; rear battery access for ease of servicing; large gas tank with Group 24 batteries that range up to 35 miles per charge. This power chair has automatic self-connecting battery hookup and dual-mode battery charger that can charge all battery types.

If you want to know its warranty – its base frame has a lifetime assurance, seat frame can last up to 3 years, electronic components may live up to a year and its gear motors can survive until 18 months of operation. The torque power wheelchair series might be ideal, dependable and reliable chair for your condition. -30-

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Types There are many different types of drug abuse. These have traditionally been divided based on action on brain, chemical salt or purpose for which it is used medically or socially. Some of these are:

a) Nicotine used in cigarette One of most heavily used and most damaging of drugs. It damages not only lungs and immunity but also whole body. Known to be implicated in causation on lung, ovarian, skin and certain other cancers.

b) Cocaine Known to have damaging effects on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems.

c) LSD Causes hypertension, tachycardia and insomnia. Also disturbs control of body temperature.

d) Marijuana Has caused memory and learning disabilities.

e) Methamphetamine Insomnia, anorexia, hyperactivity and psychosis are its major side effects.

f) Pain medications Can lead to dependence and drug craving.

g) Club drugs & date rape drugs Causes decreased muscle power and amnesia.

h) Steroids In males causes certain feminine changes and vice versa in males besides causes overall retarded development.

Diagnosing drug abuse Although diagnosis of abuse is not difficult at a full-blown stage but important features at an early stage are teenager becoming less social, poor performance at school, anorexia, unusual sleep pattern and weakness.

Problem solving The main success lies in convincing patient two things: first that drug is not helping him or her in any way and secondly drug abuse can be given up in a joint effort. Obviously that means managing drug abuse needs both medical and social treatment.