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How Dangerous is Drunk Driving?

ootuser4 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:22:22 +0000

Drunk driving is not only illegal in every state but also unsafe to operate any vehicle. If any person drives in this condition, his mind won’t work properly. If he continues to drive in this condition, he may behave differently and may become out of control because he don’t know what he is doing. However, […]

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Risk Factors that Can Increase Chances of Teen Substance Abuse

ootuser4 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:07:08 +0000

Teens are more likely to develop a drug abusing habit with higher exposure to risk factors. These risk factors may be understood as the negative characteristics of various domains like individual, parents, peer, school and community which are potential enough to initiate and increase the drug abusing behavior. Teenagers are just transformed from children to […]

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Tips to Identify Heroin Abusers

Henry Blodget — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:52:45 +0000

Heroin abuse has become very common among the teens and also the adults. It is even influencing the other class of society who don’t know about these drugs, and making them get used to it. A drug addict might be any person, he might be our family member, friend, relative, neighbor or any body whom […]

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Group Therapy for Treating Addiction

Henry Blodget — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:02:24 +0000

Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy that involves two or more individuals who work with one or a group of therapists. These methods have great positive effect when they are used to treat the patients with the substance abuse problems. They may be very effective than individual treatment or one on one therapy to […]

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Cocaine Addiction and Its Effects on the Body

Henry Blodget — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:02:58 +0000

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that directly affects the brain. Cocaine is a strong central nervous system stimulant which affects the brain’s processing of dopamine. Intake of the cocaine causes constricted peripheral blood vessels, dilated pupils, and increased temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. Repeated cocaine use leads to tolerance, dependence, and addiction. Cocaine […]

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Know about Basic Types of Addictions

ootuser4 — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:20:17 +0000

Addiction is a condition where the individual becomes permanently or temporarily becomes dependent on the substance consumed. There are many types of addictions but there are some basic types of addictions which are very harmful for the individuals who are addicted and those are here under: Drug Addiction: Drug addiction is the condition resulted from […]

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Know About Drug Abuse Awareness Programs in the United States

Henry Blodget — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:57:59 +0000

Substance drug abuse is seen in individuals of all ages in the United States. Apart from health effects, drug addiction has impact on family, workplace, economy and as a whole on society. Therefore, it is necessary to make people aware of the dangerous effects of drug abuse. Different drug abuse awareness programs are conducted in […]

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How to Prevent Drug Abuse in Teens?

Henry Blodget — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:24:41 +0000

Teen drug abuse is a major concern for parents these days. Teens get attracted to drug use by peer pressure and many other reasons. It is important for parents to check the substance drug abuse and immediately take necessary action to prevent it. Here are some tips for parents to prevent teenage drug abuse. Always […]

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Facts about Drug Abuse and Addiction

ootuser4 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:37:56 +0000

Drugs are the chemicals, which have susceptible impact on neuro-chemical balance of human brain that effects feelings and actions of an individual. Abusing drugs often or regularly leads to addiction. Although there is no particular age limit for drug addiction, earlier abuse causes more serious drug addiction. Reasons for addiction Every abuser has a different […]

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Know About Alcohol and It’s Effects

Henry Blodget — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:35:23 +0000

In beer, wine, and liquor intoxicating ingredient is ethanol or ethyl alcohol. Through the fermentation of the yeast, starches, sugars, the alcohol is produced. A standard drink is equal to 12 ounces of beer, o.6 ounces of pure ethanol, 5 ounces of wine,8 ounces of malt liquor. Short term effects: Stomach absorbs the alcohol and […]

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