Drug Abuse 101 - What You Absolutely Need to Know

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Types There are many different types of drug abuse. These have traditionally been divided based onrepparttar action onrepparttar 143549 brain, chemical salt orrepparttar 143550 purpose for which it is used medically or socially. Some of these are:

a) Nicotine used in cigarette One of most heavily used andrepparttar 143551 most damaging ofrepparttar 143552 drugs. It damages not onlyrepparttar 143553 lungs and immunity but alsorepparttar 143554 whole body. Known to be implicated inrepparttar 143555 causation on lung, ovarian, skin and certain other cancers.

b) Cocaine Known to have damaging effects on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems.

c) LSD Causes hypertension, tachycardia and insomnia. Also disturbsrepparttar 143556 control of body temperature.

d) Marijuana Has caused memory and learning disabilities.

e) Methamphetamine Insomnia, anorexia, hyperactivity and psychosis are its major side effects.

f) Pain medications Can lead to dependence and drug craving.

g) Club drugs & date rape drugs Causes decreased muscle power and amnesia.

h) Steroids In males causes certain feminine changes and vice versa in males besides causes overall retarded development.

Diagnosing drug abuse Althoughrepparttar 143557 diagnosis ofrepparttar 143558 abuse is not difficult at a full-blown stage butrepparttar 143559 important features at an early stage arerepparttar 143560 teenager becoming less social, poor performance at school, anorexia, unusual sleep pattern and weakness.

Problem solving The main success lies in convincingrepparttar 143561 patient two things: first thatrepparttar 143562 drug is not helping him or her in any way and secondlyrepparttar 143563 drug abuse can be given up in a joint effort. Obviously that means managingrepparttar 143564 drug abuse needs both medical and social treatment.

Ronit khera writes about Alcohol and drug abuse by college students topics.


Salacia oblonga

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two hours after eating. : : The beverage that containedrepparttar highest concentration ofrepparttar 143548 herbal extract - 1,000 milligrams - providedrepparttar 143549 most dramatic reduction in insulin and blood glucose levels. Insulin levels were 29 percent lower, while blood glucose levels were 23 percent lower as compared torepparttar 143550 control drink, which contained no herbal extract. : : As Salacia oblonga can cause intestinal gas,repparttar 143551 researchers hadrepparttar 143552 study participants collect breath hydrogen samples hourly for eight hours after drinkingrepparttar 143553 test beverage. The participants collected their breath in small plastic tubes. The researchers then analyzed these breath samples for hydrogen and methane content -repparttar 143554 level of either substance inrepparttar 143555 breath corresponds torepparttar 143556 level contained inrepparttar 143557 colon. : : The subjects also ratedrepparttar 143558 frequency and intensity of nausea, abdominal cramping and distention and gas for two days after consuming each test meal. : : Whilerepparttar 143559 test beverages containing Salacia oblonga caused an increase in breath hydrogen excretion, reports of gastrointestinal discomfort were minimal, Hertzler said. : : Right now he and his colleagues are trying to figure out what dose ofrepparttar 143560 herb is most effective, and when it should be taken relative to a meal. : : "We want to know how long it takes forrepparttar 143561 herb to bind torepparttar 143562 enzymes that break down carbohydrates," Hertzler said. "The participants in this study tookrepparttar 143563 herb with their meal, but maybe taking it before eating would be even more effective." : : The researchers also want to studyrepparttar 143564 effects of Salacia oblonga in people with diabetes. : : "A lot of studies show that lowering blood sugar levels reducesrepparttar 143565 risk for all kinds of diabetes-related complications, such as kidney disease and nerve and eye damage," Hertzler said. "We want to see if this herb has this kind of effect." : : Salacia oblonga is still relatively difficult to find inrepparttar 143566 United States, Hertzler said, although there are manufacturers that sellrepparttar 143567 herb throughrepparttar 143568 Internet. : : This study was supported byrepparttar 143569 Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories in Columbus. : : Hertzler is continuing to conduct Salacia oblonga studies withrepparttar 143570 Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories. He has no links torepparttar 143571 company beyond this affiliation. : : Hertzler conductedrepparttar 143572 work with former Ohio State colleague Patricia Heacock, who is now at Rutgers,repparttar 143573 State University of New Jersey; Jennifer Williams, a clinical scientist with Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories; and Bryan Wolf, a former research scientists with Ross Products Division

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