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It’s also important to note that delirium tremens can be life-threatening. The prognosis (outlook) for someone with alcohol withdrawal depends greatly on its severity. It’s important to be honest about your alcohol use — and any other substance use — so your provider...
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In some areas, like the United Kingdom, methamphetamine abuse has not accelerated to the extent that it has in other areas, like parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States. The label amphetamine-type stimulants include methamphetamine and several other stimulants....
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Cocaethylene also inhibits the reuptake of dopamine and serotonin in the brain.7 As a result, euphoric effects are heightened, which can raise the risk of addiction. On the flipside, this combination may worsen panic attacks or existing anxiety and depression....
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Monitoring you pulse and blood pressure can be a very good idea while you are tapering especially if you have high blood pressure. If your pulse exceeds 100, your blood pressure goes very high, or you have irregular heart beat then this means that you are tapering too...
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You’ll also find me writing about mental health care and substance abuse issues. The recovery journey isn’t just for the person with the substance use or mental health issue—it includes everyone who cares about them. In exploring this evolution, it is...
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Athletes would be allowed to use low risk substances and monitored for negative effects from higher risk substances, but only prevented from competing if they were deemed not healthy enough to compete. Similarly, others have suggested a public health-informed system...
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