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Prevention is the key to avoid drug addiction and abuse. True or False? Test your knowledge of drug addiction with the help of the following quiz.
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Ayurvedic Doctor•Hyderabad
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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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Ayurvedic Doctor•Ludhiana
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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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Ayurvedic Doctor•Hyderabad
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Drug addiction is an addiction which is 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 me...more
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Ayurvedic Doctor•Kendrapara
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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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Psychiatrist•Akola
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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
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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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Ayurvedic Doctor•Delhi
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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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Ayurvedic Doctor•Lakhimpur Kheri
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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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