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Drug addiction is one of the social menaces and in most people, what starts off as a result of peer pressure and trying to be cool ends up affecting lives significantly. It is not just social but also affects financial, physical, emotional, and social well-being. The small period of happiness given by the drug is followed by months and years of torment.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has identified that drug addiction causes chemical and structural changes in the brain, lea...more
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has identified that drug addiction causes chemical and structural changes in the brain, lea...more
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Drug addiction is an addiction of a very severe kind. This causes the sufferer i.e. the drug addict to seek and use drugs compulsively despite the destructive consequences to themselves and those around them. This is known as a chronic brain disease because of the functional and structural changes it causes in the brain. It is the overpowering dependence on illegal or legal medications and drugs. One cannot quit taking drugs just by strong will or good intentions. Ayurveda's holistic method comb...more
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Forensic psychiatry is generally identified as a specialized offshoot of psychiatry, dealing with the calculated treatment and evaluation of mentally disordered offenders in secure hospitals, prisons and in the community. This branch of psychiatry requires an in-depth understanding and thorough knowledge of the connection between legality and mental health. Patients are generally those with personality dysfunctions, mental illness, psychopathic disorders, organic brain damage, learning disabilit...more
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Drug addiction is an addiction of a very severe kind. This causes the sufferer i.e. the drug addict to seek and use drugs compulsively despite the destructive consequences to themselves and those around them. This is known as a chronic brain disease because of the functional and structural changes it causes in the brain. It is the overpowering dependence on illegal or legal medications and drugs. One cannot quit taking drugs just by strong will or good intentions. Ayurveda's holistic method comb...more
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नशा मुक्ति की पहल लगातार वैश्विक स्तर पर किया जाता रहा है. देखा जाए तो नशा करने वाले लोगों की संख्या भी विश्व स्तर पर बहुत ज्यादा है. ऐसे लोग समाज में कई बार खतरा बन जाते हैं. इसलिए नशा को छुड़ाना आवश्यक है. ऐसे लोग नशे के सेवन से पहले असामान्य रहते हैं और उसे पाने के बाद खुद को सामान्य स्थिति में पाते हैं. यह स्थिति ऐसे लोगों को पूरी तरह बीमार बना देती है. दरअसल नशे की लत लगना एक लाइलाज बीमारी है. यह कई बहाने से शरीर में प्रवेश करती है और धीरे-धीरे जिंदगी को अपनी गिरफ्त में ले लेती है. नशे की लत...more
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Recently the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) published a journal claiming that addiction is a complex disease rather than a voluntary condition. The journal also mentioned that for decades, the approach towards recovery from addiction has been mismanaged.
Addiction is treated as a disease now. Pharmaceutical approach and therapy have been quite popular since the last few decades, but is there a better alternative to treating addiction and helping in recovery?
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Addiction is treated as a disease now. Pharmaceutical approach and therapy have been quite popular since the last few decades, but is there a better alternative to treating addiction and helping in recovery?
Alternativ...more
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What is addiction?
A disease involving continued use of a substance despite serious substance-related problems, such as loss of control over use, health problems, or negative social consequences.
Signs of addiction-
Loss of control over substance use-
using more of the substance than intended
difficulty reducing substance use
significant time spent obtaining, using, or recovering from substance
having cravings: strong desire to use substance
Social / occ...more
A disease involving continued use of a substance despite serious substance-related problems, such as loss of control over use, health problems, or negative social consequences.
Signs of addiction-
Loss of control over substance use-
using more of the substance than intended
difficulty reducing substance use
significant time spent obtaining, using, or recovering from substance
having cravings: strong desire to use substance
Social / occ...more
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Are you tired of getting rid of your addiction? Is quitting the addiction very difficult? Then read this till the last.
Addiction
Addiction is a condition in which a person engages in the use of a substance or in a behaviour even after having harmful negative undesirable consequences. The addictive substance or behaviour is pleasurable and rewarding which reinforces and provided a compelling incentive to repeatedly persue the addiction. It gives short term gratification.
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Addiction
Addiction is a condition in which a person engages in the use of a substance or in a behaviour even after having harmful negative undesirable consequences. The addictive substance or behaviour is pleasurable and rewarding which reinforces and provided a compelling incentive to repeatedly persue the addiction. It gives short term gratification.
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We all know that the homeopathic system of medicine is side effect free, so apparently there is no harm if these medicines are not consumed in an appropriate manner. But the only issue of concern here is that the medicines would be less effective if you are not consuming them in the right manner.
So, here are a few tips that you necessarily need to keep in mind while following a homeopathic medicine course.
Never touch the medicines: Ideally you should never touch the homeopat...more
So, here are a few tips that you necessarily need to keep in mind while following a homeopathic medicine course.
Never touch the medicines: Ideally you should never touch the homeopat...more
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Ayurvedic Doctor•Navi Mumbai
Drug addiction is an addiction of a very severe kind. This causes the sufferer i.e. the drug addict to seek and use drugs compulsively despite the destructive consequences to themselves and those around them. This is known as a chronic brain disease because of the functional and structural changes it causes in the brain. It is the overpowering dependence on illegal or legal medications and drugs. One cannot quit taking drugs just by strong will or good intentions. Ayurveda's holistic method comb...more
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