Recognizing Alcohol & Drug Addiction : The Effects of Drugs on the Brain

Recognizing Alcohol & Drug Addiction : The Effects of Drugs On the Brain – An addict breaks egg to explain the effects of drugs on the brain in this free home health video Expert: rivrsurvivor Bio: John DePalma, born and raised in, …

Family has been 'ripped apart' by 'legal highs'

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Family has been 'ripped apart' by 'legal highs'. Legal highs Smoking drugs 2. THE parents of a Tyrone teenager have claimed their son has been “destroyed as a person” after developing a destructive addiction to so called 'legal highs'. The 19-year-old …
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Researcher finds method to improve morphine's effect on managing pain

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However, the pain-relieving effects of morphine diminish as the drug is taken over an extended period of time, a condition known as tolerance, resulting in the need for higher and higher doses of morphine to produce the same analgesic effect. Past …
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Inside a rehab centre: Former addict helps another say no to drugs

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It began with snorting a few lines of ketamine at guitar jamming sessions. But it was the urge to go on higher trips and "explore his mind" that turned this 19-year-old youth into a drug addict. He says it was curiosity about their psychedelic effects …
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