Identifying the Symptoms of Drug Abuse
Identifying the Symptoms of Drug Abuse – So you are a recreational drug user, but recently you found yourself using more and frequently. You know your habit is causing problems in your life, but you…
Teen OTC drug abuse can lead to problems
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Taken as intended, prescription and OTC drugs safely treat specific mental or physical symptoms. But when abused, these classes of drugs directly or indirectly cause a pleasurable increase in the amount of dopamine in the brain's reward pathway.
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Iraq war, PTSD haunt Marine in novel "Sparta"
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Marine Lt. Conrad Farrell, just back from four years in Iraq, has a problem watching Monty Python's “Life of Brian.” “Crowds of robed people milled about, … In her previous book, “Cost,” a family confronts a son's addiction: “Jackie was always the …
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Ex-DNC flack tweets claims of racism, politics after Zimmerman acquittal
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During his trial, Zimmerman's defense team introduced evidence and witnesses suggesting that Martin, aged 17, used drugs and carried weapons, assaulted Zimmerman and pinned him to the ground. The evidence included damage to Martin's clothes, which …
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A growing addiction: Heroin overdoses on the rise in Maine
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The death toll for the current year isn't clear yet. So far in 2013, more than 1,100 people have sought treatment for heroin addiction, compared to 2,241 for all of last year. Guy Cousins, director of the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health …
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