admin | August 27, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Drug Abuse Misinformation Often, drug abuse is thought of as using illegally gained drugs for purposes that are harmful or dangerous to a person’s body. Images of dark street corners and shady looking characters are what people often think of when they hear the term drug abuse. However, drug abuse is very [...]
admin | August 24, 2010
One of the factors behind motivating or inducing an individual to take to drug is the peer pressure. Thus, it becomes essential for an individual to learn to say no to drugs or alcohol when they are pressurized by their peer group. Learn About the Ill Effects You could have heard many lectures about the [...]
admin | August 22, 2010
Alcoholism is also referred to as alcohol dependence in simpler terms. Like drug addiction, alcohol dependence also is a disease by itself. Moderate drinking with a control is not harmful, whereas alcohol dependence is. What is Alcoholism? There are four important characteristics of alcoholism. They are • Craving – an obsessive urge to drink alcohol. [...]
admin | August 20, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Childhood is full of learning by observation and exploration. Whenever something new is told to children, you will be bombarded by a long list of questions related to that topic. In the same manner informing the ill effects of drugs to children can be a daunting task. Their confusion starts with the [...]
admin | August 19, 2010
What is Cocaine? Cocaine is chemically known as benzoylmethylecgonine. It is a crystalline alkaloid extracted from the leaves of the coca plants. It is used clinically as a surface anesthetic and abused for getting pleasure feeling. When used regularly, cocaine can become powerfully addictive. It causes many physical and mental consequences in the abuser. These [...]
admin | August 18, 2010
Drug addiction is a dangerous and derogatory condition that needs to be kicked off. You need intense strength and will to overcome the drug addiction. The thought of kicking is itself the first step to overcome addiction. Though overcoming drug addiction is difficult, it is worth going through as once you overcome, you can live [...]
admin | August 17, 2010
People who abuse drug are actually altering their brain’s functioning. The drugs they take either imitate the neurotransmitters or change the levels of neurotransmitters and send abnormal signals to the body. In due course of time, abusers will develop tolerance to the drug. It means that, abusers cannot get same level of euphoria with the [...]
admin | August 15, 2010
Drug abusers start using a specific substance constantly as an obsession due to the effect these substances on the brain. The chemicals present in theses substances make a person dependent on it as it alters the functioning of the brain. Hence, medically drug abuse or addiction is treated as a progressive neurological disorder. Condition of [...]
admin | August 13, 2010
Drug addiction comes out of prolonged abuse of prescription drugs, over-the counter drugs or illicit narcotics. As the chemical substances in drugs affect and interrupt the normal functioning of the central nervous system, many physical and mental complications keep arising. Hence, it becomes very crucial to lend a helping hand to an addict to kick [...]
admin | August 12, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Drug addiction is a physical compulsion to use a specific drug. Drug addicts have an uncontrollable and overwhelming urge to have drugs or alcohol in spite of knowing the medical complications and social stigma attached to it. Stopping drug abuse is not just related to having a will power as your body [...]