Is There a Chance That Someone Who Uses Prescription Drugs Will Get Addicted to Them?
Question by annelise il: Is there a chance that someone who uses prescription drugs will get addicted to them?
I have just watched a tv show wherein the girl character keeps on ingesting pills. I think she’s addicted to them, but my sister says that you can’t get addicted to prescription drugs. Is this true? Or could addiction to prescription drugs really happen?
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Percentage of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month Among 12- to 17-Year-Olds
Percentage of illicit drug use in the past month among 12- to 17-year-olds
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Annual averages based on National Survey on Drug Use and Health from 2011 and 2012. Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, …
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Good Rehab Centers for Teens?
Question by moneyonnmahhmind: Good rehab centers for teens?
I cannot find a good CHEAP (because my mom is currently unemployed, got laid off) rehab center or treatment for teens (alcohol, drugs) in Pennsylvania. I need your help.
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Aiming to Push Genomics Forward in New Study
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… of new drugs. Now, however, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a fast-growing biotechnology company, is undertaking an ambitious new genomics effort, in partnership with the Geisinger Health System, which treats three million people in Pennsylvania …
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Do Amphetamines/psychostimulants for ADHD Cause Permanent Brain Damage?
Question by Ryan: Do amphetamines/psychostimulants for ADHD cause permanent brain damage?
So I’m trying to set up an appointment with a psychiatrist for a prescription for psychostimulants or amphetamines to treat my ADHD. I’ve had my Verbal IQ assessed at 118 by a psychologist (on the Wechsler), but the problem is I can’t concentrate, or motivate myself to study, even though I have strong aspirations of getting into a selective university.
I know that methamphetamine causes brain damage because of dopamine pathway depletion, do other stimulants have a similar effect on the brain in the long-term?
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If a Person Is Mentally Ill, Does He Have a Choice Whether or Not to Go to a Rehab?
Question by Vince M: If a Person is Mentally ill, does he have a choice whether or not to go to a rehab?
If a person is mentally ill, and is not capable of making correct decisions for himself, and refuses to go to the rehab or doctor or medication and examination, does he have that choice not to? Do authorities, or the parents or guardians have the full right to force him into a rehab or medication especially if the mentally ill person is causing damage, acting bizarre, and causing community disturbance?
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