It is fairly easy to get addicted to a drug that makes you feel so much better very fast when you are going through periods of anxiety or having a panic attack. Little by little, you reach for the pill even before your symptoms really...
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Benzodiazepine, Understanding Addiction / 19.04.2021
What Are The Side Effects of Prolonged Use of Benzos?
Long-term use of benzodiazepines are not recommended and can cause severe physical and psychological effects. Addiction or physical dependence, tolerance and withdrawal symptoms are the most serious. Older people are at particularly high risk for adverse effects of prolonged use of benzos, including 50 percent increased...
Benzodiazepines are psychoactive drugs, a class of drugs used to replace barbiturates for insomnia, anxiety and seizures. They have hypnotic (sleep-inducing), sedative, anti-anxiety, muscle relaxant and anticonvulsant properties. They are some of the most prescribed medications in the States, particularly among older people. These specific drugs...
Alcohol Abuse, Recovery, Residential Treatment Program, Understanding Addiction / 22.03.2021
Treating Alcoholism With Therapy
Both experts and former alcoholics say that there is no cure for alcoholism. It is true that the long-term effects on the body and brain are serious, but it is possible to stop drinking and return to normal life. The goal of treatment is to...
Alcohol initially improves the person's mood, but a long period of regular heavy drinking depresses the nervous system. Alcohol abuse undermines judgment, lower inhibitions and alters thoughts, emotions and behavior. Regular drinking affects muscle and speech coordination. Binge drinking can cause coma. Long term regular drinking...
Alcohol and Your Health Each year, almost 80,000 Americans die from alcohol-related causes. About 17 million Americans suffer from an alcohol use disorder - a term that covers both alcoholism and alcohol abuse. In 2017, 87.6 percent of people 18 years old and older admitted that...
Alcohol Abuse, Understanding Addiction / 08.02.2021
Are You An Alcoholic?
Most alcoholics are in denial and refuse to acknowledge that their social drinking turned into something much worse. If you can honestly answer positively to any of these questions, you are addicted to alcohol and need help: You regularly drink more than you wanted, although...
Alcohol Abuse, Understanding Addiction / 25.01.2021
Why Do We Drink?
Humans have been drinking alcohol for the last 10,000 years. Mesopotamians invented beer as soon as they had more grain than they needed for food. Drinking alcoholic beverages is an important part of our social interactions and there are very few cultures where alcohol consumption...
Adderall, Understanding Addiction / 11.01.2021
Why is Adderall Addicting?
Adderall is a drug that is commonly prescribed to treat ADHD and narcolepsy but in the wrong hands or when taken improperly can lead to physical dependence. It is common in young adults, especially those in college who take the powerful stimulant to increase their...