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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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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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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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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
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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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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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?
Alternativ...more
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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