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This means it causes health problems, disabilities, and trouble at home, work, or school. How long the effects last and the drug stays in your system depends on how much you’ve taken, your size and what other drugs you may have also taken. Drugs made from opium are called opiates, and are often used as […]

Alcoholics Anonymous is available almost everywhere and provides a place to openly and nonjudgmentally discuss alcohol issues with others who have alcohol use disorder. And prolonged alcohol use can lead to mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. That’s because your body already has processes in place that allow it to store excess proteins, carbohydrates […]

Preparations of mixed opium alkaloids, including papaveretum, are still occasionally used. Never share your opioid medication with someone else or sell your medication. Heroin is a morphine derivative drug that’s exclusively used for recreational purposes and is illegal. Plain allosteric modulators do not belong to the opioids, instead they are classified as opioidergics. No, not […]

When patients reach the point that they are considering stopping duloxetine, they should speak to their doctor about their desire. And should stopping be the best course of action, they can help the patient quit taking the medication safely. If you gave Cymbalta a good try, but you still don’t feel like yourself, don’t give […]

Also known as insomnia, trouble sleeping was common in the drug’s clinical trials. However, sleeping problems can ease as your body gets used to the medication. Adderall is approved to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children ages 3 years and older. It’s also approved to treat narcolepsy in children ages 6 years and […]

In many cases, simply stopping the intake of alcohol allows the breakdown process to occur and symptoms will resolve on their own. Alcohol is broken down at different rates depending on individual factors such as body weight, body fat percentage, hydration level, gender, the presence of liver disease and recent food intake. Alcohol may leave the […]

As a consequence, ongoing inflammation, pain, and fever are reduced. Since the prostaglandins that protect the stomach and support platelets and blood clotting also are reduced, NSAIDs can cause ulcers in the stomach and promote bleeding. NSAIDs may be grouped according to their preference for COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes. Those that favor COX-1 are more […]

This drug category includes medicines like buprenorphine which also bind to the same receptors as heroin and naloxone but partially affect it. In other words, it partially activates the opioid receptors, leading to euphoria and analgesia, but with lesser intensity than the effects felt after using heroin or codeine. Moreover, the effects of buprenorphine are […]

However, the risk of depression does tend to increase during menopause. According to a large 2009 study, an extra 10 grams of alcohol (1 drink) per day increases your risk for breast cancer by 12 percent. To get rid of alcohol flush reactions, you can limit alcohol consumption, choose beverages with lower alcohol content, or […]