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Acupuncture & addictions
Stop Smoking Acupuncture can effectively help with withdrawal symptoms but I cannot help with the habitual aspect of smoking. You have to want to give up smoking and you have to manage the habitual aspect of...read more
Addiction treatments
No treatment approach can guarantee success. Different things work for different people and there is a high relapse/failure rate for all treatments. Sometimes the same treatment can have different effects on ...read more
Addiction, the hidden resistance against staying healthy
The balance of health is constantly attacked by a whole series of influences, the great majority of which we bring upon ourselves. In recognition of this there is a growing movement towards taking more respon...read more
Alcohol and its effects
Why people drink Alcohol is a drug that is legal in most countries. The age in which the use/sale of alcohol becomes legal depends on the culture and country. People may drink alcohol for m...read more
Alcohol: what is a problem?
Alcohol: The Facts Alcohol is the most widely abused drug in Britain. Deaths in England and Wales caused by alcohol-related disease have doubled in the last 20 years. The year 2001 showed the highest percenta...read more
Anti-depressants: do they really help?
Drugs can often suppress underlying problems, only to find when the patient stops taking the anti-depressant drug, they become depressed. There is a higher relapse rate from medicatio...read more
Are drugs dangerous?
Some people think everyone who takes drugs will end up dead. Others, and especially some young people, seem to think that drug use is one big laugh and not at all dangerous.The truth is somewhere in between. ...read more
Are you a concerned parent?
Nothing is more destructive to a teen and/or their family than the use of drugs. The problem is that in most cases teens are using drugs for several months or even years before parents become aware of it. Eve...read more
Asthma and pregnancy
Having a child is a time of great joy and this shouldn’t be diminished if you’re asthmatic. However, many women worry that taking asthma drugs will have a negative effect of their developing child...read more
Biologic drugs for treating psoriasis
Key features of the biologic drugs • Taken by injection ( either in a surgery or at home depending on the specific medication)• Treatment schedule and frequency vary• Will improve psor...read more
Blood-pressure drugs may lower alzheimer's risk
Taking medications to lower blood pressure, particularly diuretics, may help reduce risks for Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests. Experts speculate that high blood pressure may increas...read more
Cannabis: mulitple effects
What is cannabis Cannabis is derived from the plant called Cannabis Sativa, which is grown all round the world. The Cannabis plant can also be grown in the UK, people trying to grow this pla...read more
Cannabis: the facts
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug. Around three million adults have used cannabis in the last year. 11% of 16-59 year-olds and 26.2% of 16-24 year-olds have used cannabis in the last ...read more
Cholesterol drug dilemma
A current topic of hot debate in the medical field is the efficacy of cholesterol-lowering drugs in prolonging life. Britain has one of the highest rates of heart disease in the world; every year over 300 000...read more
Cholesterol in the blood
When the levels of cholesterol in the blood are too high (6.5 mmol l-1 or higher), the condition is called hypercholesterolaemia. Doctors use cholesterol-lowering drugs to tr...read more
Co-dependency
The concept of ‘co-dependency’ (also called ‘co-alcoholism’ when alcoholism is involved) refers to an unhealthy pattern of relating to others that results from being c...read more
Cocaine and crack
Both drugs are Class A. Short term effects may include anxiety and hallucinations followed by feelings of persecution, tiredness, hunger and depression. Its short lived highs...read more
Cocaine: dangerous powder
What is cocaine Cocaine is a drug that comes under the heading of stimulants. This drug will give the user a temporary illusion of limitless power and hallucinations, some b...read more
Crack cocaine: effects and overdose
What Is Crack Cocaine Crack cocaine is a more powerful drug than cocaine powder and creates a 'high' much more quickly. This is because in this form it enables the user to smoke the ...read more
Dependant on drugs ?
Drug dependence is treatable. With the help of treatments targeting individual needs and concerns, people can control their drug taking behaviour and live happy and successful lives. What is drug dependence?...read more
Drug treatments control symptoms of Parkinsons's
As there is no cure for Parkinson's at present, drugs are used to try to control symptoms of Parkinson's. There are no perfect drugs, although there are many promising developments.The main aims of drug treat...read more
Drugs addiction
Everyone will have their own picture of what a drug addict is. It may be the image of the junkie shooting up heroin, and although this may represent one facet of drug addiction the vast major...read more
Drugs that treat ms
Disease-modifying treatments change the course of MS by manipulating the immune system in a variety of ways. Researchers found clues for a new and promising therapy when they began looking at the behavior of ...read more
Drugs used for migraine
Aspirin, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) Aspirin - the most commonly used worldwide. Three aspirin taken at the onset is the standard recommended dose for migraine.Aspirin is cassed as anDrugs, smoking and alcohol
Almost all recreational drugs are illegal, and you can go to prison if you are caught in possession. This may mean that it is much more difficult to get into University or get a job because you have a police record. To give y...read more
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