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Masters Of Science In Dietetics And Food...read more

Dietitian/Nutritionist•Mumbai
Hello,
You are addicted to opiods, consult a doctor and ask for anti- addictive effective tablets
Stop taking as it has various side effects.
Reduce the dosage, start taking help of AA/ NA
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Psychiatrist•Varanasi
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Drug addiction is a disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite knowing its harmful consequences. It is a chronic brain disease, which is often relapsing in nature. It is considered as a brain disease as it alters structure and functioning of the brain. How fast you can become addicted varies from one drug to the other. For example, a few drugs such as opioid analgesics can cause addiction more quickly than other drugs.

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Acupuncturist•Delhi
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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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Psychologist•Meerut
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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
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Psychologist•Nagpur
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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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MD - Psychiatry, MBBS

Psychiatrist•Bagalkot
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Prevention is the key to avoid drug addiction and abuse. True or False? Take this quiz to know more!
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Homeopathy Doctor•Jaipur
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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
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Psychologist•Chennai
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Neglecting food and stealing money are some of the issues you can connect with teenage drug problem. True or false? Take this quiz to know more.
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Ayurvedic Doctor•Navi Mumbai
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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•Dehradun
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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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