Are you utilizing alcohol or drugs to alter your mood, avoid facing your concerns, or cope with the harsh feelings you’re feeling? Self-medication is not the only technique to deal with problems and boost one’s mood; there are other, better options available. What Exactly Does It Mean to Self-medicate? In these times of extreme anxiety and misery, many of us are resorting to substances in an attempt to alter the way that we think. These attempts range from drinking alcohol to using prescription drugs. You could try to improve your mood with food or use it as a distraction from being bored. You may light up a joint to let you unwind, or you could have a couple of drinks […]
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Knowing That Addiction is a Brain Disease is Essential to Developing Effective Treatment Strategies
The idea that substance use disorder (SUD) or addiction must be fully grasped and handled as a brain disease has received growing support from research conducted over the past few decades. Nevertheless, the idea is still questioned, primarily because of the stereotype that surrounds the behavioral problems that are an inherent part of the condition, even though these studies have increasingly supported the view. This stigma is a significant barrier for people struggling with substance use disorders and the people who care about them when they try to get help, which reduces their chances of receiving effective and long-term treatment. Substance Use Disorder According to this theory of addiction, substance use disorder (SUD) is a brain disease that is both […]
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Drug Abuse is a Commonly Accomplished Goal for Many People in Their Day-to-day Lives It doesn’t matter if we started using drugs in a social setting with our friends on the weekends or whether we did it in secret to help us deal with the pressures and stresses of everyday life: sometimes, things progress from there, and we find that we are addicted to drugs and incapable of stopping. The disease of addiction is so cunning that it can completely devour us before we recognize that we are in over our heads and that we are unable to quit using drugs on our own. Addiction is such a sneaky condition. Even with the support of our families and the professionals […]
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Are you concerned about whether or not you or a loved one will be able to afford rehabilitation services for you or them? If this is the case, then we are going to explain how you can pay for rehabilitation services. In today’s world, everything has a price tag attached to it, and there is nothing that will set you back more money than enabling addiction to recommence. Both alcohol and illicit drugs are very expensive. If you are physically and mentally reliant on these narcotic substances, the need to take more and more of them can seriously damage the financial position of you and your family if you continue to do so. In addition to this, if you continue to use […]
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Facts About Alcohol and Drug Poisoning If you take alcohol, drugs or prescription medication (or a mixture of all 3) in larger amounts, it can cause symptoms of poisoning In many cases, the consciousness / balance of the poison is affected, which may fall and incur damage. Breathing and temperature can be affected What is alcohol and drug poisoning? Ingestion of alcohol, drugs or drugs (or a mixture of all 3) in such an amount that it gives symptoms. Background Taking larger amounts of alcohol and medicine can cause severe physical and mental reactions The person may fall and incur damage If you are not conscious, there is a risk that you can throw up, get the vomiting in your […]
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What Tussionex Pennkinetic? Tussionex Pennkinetic is a prescription antihistamine and antitussive medications used to treat allergies. The creators of Tussionex report this medication is the only liquid 12-hour prescription cough medicines approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Function Symptoms of allergy arising from histamine which the body produces when coming into contact with an allergen, and Tussionex Pennkinetic works by blocking the histamine production. Like other anti-tussives suppresses Tussionex also the body’s natural urge to cough. Ingredients RX list reports that the active ingredients in Tussionex is hydrocodone and chlorpheniramine. Hydrocodone is a narcotic, making Tussionex a controlled substance. Dependence Like other drugs leads Tussionex sometimes physical dependence on the drug when taken for several weeks. When this […]
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An alcohol abuser drinks too much, but may not be physically dependent to alcohol. You might know someone suffering from alcohol abuse and feel powerless to help him. There is no simple solution that will fix everything. You should make your best effort to help them by seeing advice from alcohol addiction experts however you have to also realise that in the end, the must want to help too for treatment to be most effective. Instructions • Make the abuser accountable for its actions. Stop making excuses. Do not cover up for him. Do not lie to other people to explain his actions after a heavy drinking episode. Tell the truth, he is abusing alcohol. • Talk with alcohol abuse. […]
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About Recovery Direct Recovery Direct is one of South Africa’s top addiction treatment centres based in Cape Town. The team focuses on therapeutic cognitive change therapy and works by identifying and resolving the trauma based triggers of addiction. The centre features one of the most sought after outpatient programmes that is attended by both alumni of the residential treatment and just about anyone that is looking to get guidance and support on dealing with addiction issues. Recovery Direct is based in Cape Town South Africa and is one of the only recovery centres featured on Cape Town’s official tourism website. The centre has sponsored a number of local addiction help initiatives such as tough love and pro bono sponsored many individuals […]
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