Do You Have a Substance Abuse Problem?
Take the AssessmentSubstance abuse means using drugs for non-medical reasons. The drugs can be either legal or illegal. They don't have to be illegal to be abused. If you abuse drugs, you can become dependent on them physically and mentally. Drug abuse and addiction can lead to many problems in life. They can also harm your health.
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ADDICTION
Job Stress and Substance Abuse
People cope different ways, but many aren’t healthy or safe.
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DRUGS
Watch Out for Overdosing on Painkillers
Patients who take too many opioids often do it twice.
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SMOKING
Is Vaping Bad for You?
Yes, vaping and e-cigarettes create the same health risks as conventional tobacco products, an important one being an increased risk of heart disease.
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DRUGS
Finding the Right Rehab Program for Substance Abuse
Drug addiction and alcohol addiction are chronic diseases that can be treated as successfully as many other chronic diseases, including high blood pressure, asthma, and diabetes.
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ALCOHOL
When Mom Is Drinking Too Much Alcohol
Keeping an elderly parent away from the bottle is sad but necessary. Here’s how to go about helping your mother (or father) if she is drinking too much alcohol.
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SMOKING
The FDA Plans to Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The FDA aims for cuts in the nicotine levels in cigarettes to minimize addiction and plans to regulate electronic cigarettes to protect kids.
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SMOKING
Even Occasional Social Smoking Is Bad for Your Heart
Social smoking is as bad for your heart as smoking a pack or more a day, increasing your risk of high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
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DRUGS
Americans Are Smoking More Pot
As the perception that weed is harmless increases, so do the troubling public health consequences.
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ADDICTION
The Bad (and a Little Good) News about Workaholism
Workaholics can feel energized, but health, relationships, and work performance can suffer.
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DRUGS
Is Addiction Caused (in Part) by Loneliness?
Rats who live in colonies don’t like morphine-laced water.
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DRUGS
People Who Report Drug Use to a Doctor Aren’t Necessarily Ready to Quit
But most people do eventually recover.
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SMOKING
How to Quit Smoking with Complimentary Approaches
Evidence is scarce but adjuncts to pharmacotherapy are growing in popularity. Here’s how to quit smoking with natural ways like acupuncture and hypnosis.
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ALCOHOL
Brain Activity Predicts Promiscuity and Problem Drinking
MRIs of young adults produce images of the biological activity behind risk-taking.