April 2011

A set of physiological and behavioral symptoms that result when people who have been using substances heavily for prolonged periods of time stop using the substance or greatly reduce their use is called substance withdrawal. The symptoms of withdrawal from a given substance are typically the opposite of the symptoms of intoxication with the same [...]

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If you have a drug addiction, you need treatment. There are no two ways about it. You can not defeat an addiction like the kinds drugs create on your own. You can’t just find another addiction in order to get rid of your drug one. You can’t change your diet and expect to get off [...]

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The general image that comes to one’s mind when he/she encounters the word alcoholism is the image of a man. That’s a stigma of society that only men are capable of becoming alcoholics. However, the trend has changed and society has to recognize the fact that today, more and more women are becoming the same [...]

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A depressant is a kind of drug that affects the central nervous system by slowing down its activity. In moderate doses, they make people relaxed and somewhat sleepy, with reduced concentration, and impaired thinking and motor skills. In heavy doses, they can induce stupor. Benzodiazepines and barbiturates are examples of depressants. An initial feeling of [...]

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