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Why DO we use illegal drugs? — Most people start taking drugs when they’re depressed or under heavy stress. Just like painkillers and many other medicinal drugs, these too help to neutrali…

Stopping Overdose, One Pill at a Time
“A person who is abusing prescription painkillers might take larger doses to achieve a euphoric effect and reduce withdrawal symptoms,” CHMI stated in a 2013 prescription drug misuse Q-and-A. “These larger doses can cause breathing to slow down so much …
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Natural brain chemical could harsh the high of marijuana
In the brain, these receptors allow THC to enter the axon terminals of neurons, where it suppresses the release of certain neurotransmitters that relay the brain's electrochemical signals to adjoining neurons. Researchers stimulated or inhibited these …
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Is video game addiction real? Some experts say yes, and offer ways to fight …
When my son was 17, he came to my bedroom one evening for a rare heart-to-heart. “Mum, I want to stop. I need to stop. But I'm scared of upsetting people.” I knew Connor's three-year addiction to computer gaming had been ruining his life. But until he …
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No added sugar: How to quit the sweet stuff for a healthy New Year
Don't treat this as an exercise in deprivation: view it as breaking an addiction. You will probably suffer withdrawal symptoms for a … Once this tricky bit is over, you will stop craving it altogether and feel healthier, slimmer and more in control …
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Smoking with a cold — If you can quit smoking while you have a cold, what happened to your hard core nicotine addiction?

Trainee legal clerk died after swallowing opiate painkiller patch that gave …
A trainee legal clerk died after swallowing a nicotine patch-style painkiller while experimenting with recreational drugs at a party. Joshua Makin ate the single super-strength opiate … Investigations into what happened revealed the patch taken by Mr …
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Healthy Oshkosh: Make a resolution to stop smoking
Your brain becomes addicted; nicotine from cigarettes is as addictive as heroin and is hard to outdo because it changes your brain. When your brain stops getting the nicotine it has become addicted to, you develop withdrawal symptoms such as …
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Question by ?Freakin Fantastic?: What can I do about my opiate addiction?
I’m physically and psycologically addicted to pain killers. I can’t stop taking them, I don’t want to stop taking them and that is a problem. I don’t want to be dependent on them to get me through the day. I suffer from anxiety and also OCD and when I take these pain killers I feel normal. I feel happy and I’m not anxious or pulling my hair out (I have trichotillomania). I know that I’m addicted and that they are not good for me. The problem is I don’t want to stop taking them. They make me feel good. What can I do to break this habit, besides going to rehab? Any suggestions? Please don’t be mean, I feel bad enough already.
Btw I am on medication for the anxiety and the OCD. I take Xanax and Celexa    Read more...

How to stop opiate withdrawal — Detox from opiates.

Will I become addicted to the pain medications I may need during my cancer …
“Even if opioid withdrawal symptoms do occur, they are usually short lived,” she adds. “Although opiates are more publicly scrutinized than some other pain medications, they do not cause any permanent or irreversible organ toxicity, and any side …
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ACP Issues Wake-up Call on Prescription Drug Abuse
Dr. Cooke told Medscape Medical News she first became aware of the extent of the problem 10 years ago when she was preparing for a talk on opioid abuse. "In my work at San Francisco General … We do not want doctors to stop prescribing these drugs. We …
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Question by Laura A: What is the longer-term prognosis for someone addicted to methamphetamine?
I recently found out my very best friend was born addicted to crystal meth, and I *know* that causes a lot of developmental delays and health problems. What I’m wondering is if anyone knows what a general long-term prognosis for someone born addicted to meth would be? I.E. what would be a general guideline of any health issues or problems that could arise for a former meth baby from ages 18 to 24, if any?

Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by Kalkail
From MAMA:

And indeed that is what the studies demonstrate. When methamphetamine exposed children are studied at age eight to ten, the cavitary lesions and ventricular dilation are no longer seen (Smith 2001) . All of the children in this study had been exposed to methamphetamine with very low levels of exposure to other drugs of abuse, including alcohol. Children with developmental delay, impaired growth, seizure disorders or ADHD were excluded. Only those children who looked perfectly normal were studied. There are no scientific studies to indicate what percentage of methamphetamine exposed children have developmental delays, learning disabilities or ADHD.    Read more...