Addiction to drugs and alcohol wreaks havoc on individual lives and damages society as a whole. The dangers of drugs and alcohol are not confined solely to those who use them in a prolonged, chronic way. Reactions to drugs and alcohol...
The impacts of using drugs and alcohol are well known--the chronic use of mind- and mood-altering substances can lead to job loss, social difficulties, financial problems and health issues. However, parents who abuse drugs or alcohol may have...
Alcohol detoxification is the process during which patients with an addiction to alcohol have time to get the alcohol out of their system. Because alcohol abuse can lead to dependence, many patients going through an alcohol detoxification program...
If you notice a sudden change in your child's behavior, you may be concerned that he is using drugs or alcohol. It can be difficult to distinguish between the normal ups and downs of the teenage years and substance abuse, according to Helpguide....
Smoking is a dangerous habit that kills approximately 443,000 people each year, more than HIV, alcohol, drug use, motor vehicle accidents, murders, and suicides combined, states the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. There are several...
Clinical depression comes in many forms, according to University Health Services (UHS) Tang Center in Berkeley, CA. These include major depression, dysthymia and bipolar disorder. The site further explains clinical depression affects a person's...
Methamphetamine, also called crystal meth, tweek, crank or glass, is a highly addictive and dangerous drug. Methamphetamines can cause heart attack or stroke due to the dramatic increase in heart rate and blood pressure that accompanies taking the...
Actions speak louder than words. Your child tells you far more through her behavior than she can ever manage in words. No matter how infuriating her actions, she always has a reason for them, as PBS Parents points out. Learn to interpret her...
Drug and alcohol abuse are serious public health problems that affect millions of people in the United States directly and/or indirectly. MedlinePlus reported in 2010 that approximately 40 million people in the United States become ill or injured...
Alcohol use can affect a fetus in many ways. According to the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence, it is estimated that over 40,000 babies are born in the United States each year with some type of disorder that is attributed to...
Involvement in alcohol and drug use at an early age can result in harmful long-term effects in a person's life. The Office of National Drug Control Policy reports the earlier drug use is started, the more likely problems will develop later. The...
Alcohol and drug use in adolescence can lead to development delays in addition to creating a host of other problems for teenagers. According to the University of Minnesota, teenage alcohol and drug abuse is a major social ill that, when caught...
Treatment of drug & alcohol problems requires many skill-sets, ranging from a basic understanding of the addiction process to cultural competencies. One of these essential skill-sets is counseling. Effective counseling techniques have been...
Alcohol and drugs have mind- and mood-altering effects. In teenagers, drugs and alcohol are particularly harmful due to their effects on the developing nervous system. In addition to their negative health effects, drugs and alcohol can cause...
Alcohol is one of the most widely abused substances in the world accounting for nearly 75,000 deaths a year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Illicit drug use is also problematic on a variety of levels with the drug...
Milk thistle, from the thistles of the flowering daisy family, are annual or biennial plants that are native the Mediterranean, the Middle East and northern Africa. Its seeds contain the flavonoid silymarin (silibinin, silidianin, and silicristin)...
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, reports data on alcohol and illicit drug use. The most recent survey, published in 2008, states that approximately 22.2 million people in...
As much as parents would like to protect their children from all forms of harm, there is no foolproof way to make sure that children don't find their way in to trouble. Trouble can come in many forms, including being irresponsible with possessions...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavior disorder that most often affects children but can also affect adults. Certain aspects of ADHD are controversial because there are no diagnostic lab tests and behavioral measurements are...
Alcohol use in adolescents is a serious concern in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that adolescent alcohol use is more widespread than adolescent tobacco or illicit drug use. The risks of alcohol...
When a person who is addicted to drugs or alcohol begins the long process of recovery, he needs more than just personal support. Vitamins and herbal supplements can help ease the physical and mental effects of addiction withdrawal and can also...
Young athletes can be drawn to drugs and alcohol for a variety of reasons. If you're an athlete, you may want to relieve your stress or take the edge off the pressure to win. You may want to look cool or fit in. You may even want to recreate the...
Drug abuse is a problem that can be seen across the United States, ranging form large metropolitan cities to small rural towns. One troubling area of drug abuse is among adolescents. Although alcohol, marijuana and prescription medications tend to...
While pregnant, any substance you ingest will cross the placenta and reach the fetus. This is true for oxygen, food, drugs and alcohol. Drug use can cause the fetus to struggle for sufficient nutrients and oxygen, leading to problems with organ...
Congestive heart disease, otherwise known as heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the other organs. The failing heart continues to work, but not as efficiently or effectively as it should. Heart failure can...
In 2008, 47 percent of Americans over the age of 12 had tried an illicit drug, according to Drug War Facts. Prescription drug abuse in adolescents, older adults and women is on the rise, says the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Drug...
Many symptoms indicate depression. While any of these indicators on their own mean that you may want to talk with a doctor, experiencing these symptoms because of grief or because of alcohol or drug use probably means you are not suffering from...
Characterized by a less severe form of mania (an abnormally elevated mood), hypomania can be experienced alone or with depression, a condition called bipolar disorder II. During a hypomanic episode, the patient can feel exceptionally good and may...
A high level of potassium in the body, a condition called hyperkalemia, occurs most often due to impaired kidney function, according to Dr. Ruben Mesa, a hematologist at the Mayo Clinic. Other reasons for high levels of potassium in the body...
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