Addiction Topic: LifeStyle and Addiction (p. 8 of 19)
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Health Complications Associated with Illicit Drug Abuse
Street drugs like cocaine, meth and heroin are heavily abused today and unfortunately they take a major toll on the body. Not only do users risk developing addiction to these drugs with repeated use, they can seriously affect a person's mental and physical health when they're abused.
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GHB and Rohypnol are Dangerous Drugs Used to Assist in Sexual Assault
Drugs like GHB and Rohypnol are among some of the popular drugs many teens and young adults use recreationally because they produce intoxicating hypnotic effects, these drugs are not only illegal to use, they're also extremely dangerous. GHB and Rohypnol are among various club drugs young people use when attending concerts, parties, bars and nightclubs to enhance their social enjoyment.
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Smoking 'Fake Pot' Can Destroy Your Life
Meth isn't the only dangerous synthetic (man-made) drug abused today that can lead to hallucinations and psychotic delusional behavior, fake weed also known as synthetic marijuana can too. Synthetic marijuana can cause serious side effects and is extremely dangerous to a person's emotional and physical health.
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Teenage Substance Abuse
Whether parents have talked with their children about alcohol and drug use or not, many teenagers will try tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs or other substances. Some teenagers will try one or more of them once or even a few times then stop but others like the way the substance makes them feel and are unable to control the urge to use them again.
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Curiosity and Addiction
Even though sometimes our curiosity can get us into trouble when we act on it, curiosity in itself isn't necessarily a bad thing. Through curiosity we can find answers to difficult problems and it can even lead to the discovery of cures for illness and disease. But it's true there are situations where being curious about something can be a negative thing, especially when it's about something that...
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Ambien Misuse, Abuse and Addiction Information
Ambien (generic form Zolpidem), is a sedative hypnotic drug that's used to treat insomnia. Ambien belongs to a category of drugs known as central nervous system depressants. CNS depressants slow down the nervous system and when a person has trouble sleeping due to insomnia, Ambien slows brain activity down allowing an individual to fall asleep. Ambien not only helps a person with insomnia fall...
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Muscle Relaxant Use and Abuse
Muscle relaxants are commonly prescribed to patients along with plenty of rest and physical therapy. There are several different types of muscle relaxants but the type that completely blocks transmission of nervous signals to the muscles are called 'neuromuscular-blockers'. Muscle relaxers are very effective medications because they work by blocking the pain which allows the muscle to heal.
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An Effective Approach for Treating Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a very complex disease and is very difficult to treat, and once detoxification is completed (if needed), additional treatment is necessary because detox is just the first step phase of recovery. An effective treatment approach should include an individualized recovery plan that utilizes various effective treatment components to help a person reach and maintain abstinence for the...
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Heroin's Dangerous Effects
An opiate that's gaining popularity among many narcotic drug users may be an alternative choice they'll soon regret. Heroin is already the most abused opiate and the number of users will continue to grow because it's cheap and one of the easiest illegal street drugs to get anymore. Even though opiate painkillers are extremely addictive when they're abused, users have no clue what they're getting...
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To Effectively Help an Addict, You Have to Obtain Help for Yourself First
We don't realize that the way we react to a loved one's addiction can actually make things worse in the long run for them as well as ourselves. When someone we love or care about is struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, the best way to help them is to obtain guidance and support for ourselves first.
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Addiction doesn't just affect the individual that abuses drugs or alcohol, their...
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