Category: Health
Understanding How Methadone Treatment Helps with Substance Use Disorder
Modern recovery care often includes medication alongside counseling and social support. Going through recovery for substance use disorder is hard. Withdrawal can be extremely painful and get in the way of daily life. Methadone is one type of medication that can help those going through withdrawal find relief and work toward recovery. Read on to
drug used while driving is wrong
drug used while driving is wrong Drugged driving is driving a vehicle while impaired due to the intoxicating effects of recent drug use. It can make driving a car unsafe—just like driving after drinking alcohol. Drugged driving puts the driver, passengers, and others who share the road at serious risk. Why is drugged driving dangerous?
medicines without prescription to treat opioids
medicines to treat opioids Image Opioids are a class of drugs naturally found in the opium poppy plant. Some prescription opioids are made from the plant directly, and others are made by scientists in labs using the same chemical structure. Opioids are often used as medicines because they contain chemicals that relax the body and
Over-the-Counter Medicines DrugFacts
Over-the-Counter Medicines Drug Facts What are over-the-counter (OTC) medicines? Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are those that can be sold directly to people without a prescription. OTC medicines treat a variety of illnesses and their symptoms including pain, coughs and colds, diarrhea, constipation, acne, and others. Some OTC medicines have active ingredients with the potential for misuse
How Therapy Helps Me Manage My ADHD
By Kate Miller September 16, 2021 Diagnosed since 1991 How Therapy Helps Me Manage My ADHD After an Instagram comment spurred me to look into whether I might have ADHD, I was eager to bring up the idea to my longtime therapist at our next appointment. Spoiler alert: I have ADHD. Many of the books I’ve
How My ADHD Affects Me in Running My Business
By Kate Miller October 15, 2021 Diagnosed since 1991 ADHD How My ADHD Affects Me in Running My Business A decade ago, I achieved a huge life goal: I opened an independent, community-focused bookstore at age 31. Before starting my own business, I’d never had what most people in the U.S. would consider a typical,
What I Wish People Knew About ADHD
What I Wish People Knew About ADHD Since my ADHD diagnosis (which came in early March 2021, shortly after my 41st birthday), I’ve been amazed to learn that so many of my behaviors are related to ADHD. Over the last many months, I’ve been thinking of things I wish others knew about ADHD, things that I find fascinating
What Is Drug Addiction
What Is Drug Addiction Understanding Drug Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Addiction is a disease that affects your brain, body, and behavior. It can make it hard to stop using a substance, even when it starts to cause problems in your life. The sooner you get help for addiction (also called substance use disorder), the better
Benzodiazepines addiction
Benzodiazepines addiction Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are FDA-approved for various conditions, such as anxiety, mood disorders, insomnia, and seizures. Although they treat a wide range of conditions, there are many safety concerns including increased risk of falls, cognitive impairment, delirium, and death, especially in concurrent use with central nervous system (CNS) depressants. Various medical and professional societies
What Is Diabetes?
What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Glucose is your body’s main source of energy. Your body can make glucose, but glucose also comes from the food you eat. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps glucose get into your cells to be used
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