Articles, tagged with "addictive drug", page 4
19th August 2009
An opiate that belongs to the morphine-codeine family, heroin goes by the chemical name of diacetylmorphine. This vastly illegal drug is derived from the opium poppy.
Heroin is among the easiest of drugs to become addicted to. Many heroin addicts need ...
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Author:
Crystal
18th August 2009
This notorious white powder that cocaine is has its origins in leaves derived from the South American coca plant. Leaves that were being freely used by the Mayans for their stimulating qualities became known to Europe following Spain's conquest of that co...
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Author:
Crystal
01st August 2009
Drug addiction or chemical addiction involves normal taking of psychoactive drugs to the point where the user does not have any effective alternative with him. The addictive nature of drugs differs from substance to substance and from person to person. Co...
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Author:
ua86
30th July 2009
Healthy Weight Loss Program
I am regularly asked what is the best way to lose weight or what is the easiest diet. My response is always the same. I believe in a general weight loss program that consist of a eating healthy food, regular physical exercis...
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Author:
louisjeffries
30th July 2009
Cocaine is highly addictive drug of abuse. A recent NIDA survey stated that, approximately one in six Americans (15% in 2007), by the age of 30 tried cocaine. Cocaine directly affects brain and causes many health problems like heart attack, respiratory fa...
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Author:
Stephen Jhonson
30th July 2009
As almost any kind of prescription drug has the potential of being abused, you may be wondering why some drugs are more prone to being abused than others. Oxycontin ranks amongst the highest in prescription drugs that are in this category.
There are...
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Author:
Daniel Berry
16th July 2009
Now days drug addiction is very common in many people from all-around the world. Drug addiction can cause lot of problems and diseases in your body. In most people the habit or problem of drug addiction starts from cigarettes. Many scientist and doctors a...
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04th July 2009
A child is normally filled with full of curiosity and playfulness especially with teenagers. In fact, studies have shown that most smokers have started smoking since their teenage years. Teenagers will normally smoke to look cool or to be socially accepte...
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Author:
Good Evening
15th May 2009
Are prescription painkillers being banned due to pressure from drug companies protecting their profits?
A lot of people are pretty down on the FDA these days, and rightly so: People are dying from, being harmed by, or becoming addicted to drugs the FD...
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Author:
Gloria MacTaggart
15th May 2009
Cocaine abuse is potentially high in many nations around the world and is the second most abused illicit drug in the US. Cocaine is highly addictive drug that can rapidly develop into serious addiction in a short period. According to the Minnesota Institu...
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Author:
Stephen Jhonson
17th April 2009
Heroin is a semi-synthetic opioid manufactured from morphine. This drug is originally extracted from the seed of opium poppy plant, and uses as both painkiller and recreational drug. It is illegal to manufacture and to sell in the U.S., but in some countr...
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Author:
Stephen Jhonson
10th March 2009
Have you ever noticed that people who are nervous and/or depressive often seem to smoke? This might not be a coincidence since there is scientific research that shows that there is definitely a correlation between smoking and anxiety disorders . Therefore...
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Author:
Brian Welsch
04th March 2009
Giving someone a methadone addiction is like putting that person in a prison where they are not confined by walls but by their dependence on the drug, says a detox expert, and getting off the drug is like getting out of jail.
Using the highly-addictive...
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Author:
Rod MacTaggart
31st January 2009
Smoking kills around 114,000 people in the UK each year. In addition smoking can lead to fertility problems and increase the risk of cot death.
Dr Chris Steele, resident GP on TV show This Morning believes there are adverse effects for babies and child...
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Author:
Joanne Gallacher
19th December 2008
There is an amazing drug in our midst, and I am going to teach you how to get your hands on it. A tranquiliser than cuts emotions short. A drug that allows an individual to put off feelings, of anger, stress, and anxiety. Thousands of people have been usi...
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Author:
Paul Dixon