Documents tagged 'Drug'
Published: 29/01/2008
Who do you really call a drug addict? In terms of Medical Science there is a defined way of looking at a drug addict.
First of all the person has to regularly take psychoactive drugs. This is the initial stage of becoming a drug user. Till now he is not an addict.
Next he has to reach to such...
Published: 29/01/2008
"Where there is a will, there is a way." No wonder this might have been one of the basic proverbs you have come across right from your kindergarten's stage. But the wideness of the thought remains inspiring till you close your eyes and say good-bye to this world. Probably the will power is the...
Published: 29/01/2008
The vicious circle of drug addiction leaves its effects not only on the addict but also on everyone surrounding him. Thus whenever a rehabilitation program is chalked out, the whole family of the person must also be taken into consideration. The family component calls for a larger attention to...
Published: 29/01/2008
Don't abandon them. They have already chosen the wrong route. If you too take them for granted it will lead them to dead end.
Users of drugs and alcohol and finally turning out to be addicts have no solution unless they determine to change themselves. But they require a medium to help them...
Published: 29/01/2008
Will you call mental instability a precursor of getting addicted to drugs? Or mental unhealthiness is an aftermath of drug addiction -which one will you go for?
Well let's not go into this debate that what results from what. Instead it is better to understand what is dual diagnosis and how...
Published: 29/01/2008
Sometimes your interest in something takes the shape of an addiction. Many of you are addicted to shopping, T.V. watching (especially children), net surfing, spending big bucks just on gambling and so on. Every addiction has a dark side. Each of these too has some bad effects. But not as bad as...
Published: 29/01/2008
You can argue on the issue that if there is a will even an acute drug addict can give up and lead a healthy and stable life. True! But have you ever thought of where will this will power and determination come from? It won't just fall from the sky. There has to be some support system and a...
Published: 29/01/2008
The approach is novel. At the same time it is propelling with great momentum. Many drug rehabilitation programs have picked up the sauna-based detoxification process as a better way of cure to apply on the drug addicted patients and thus have set a new record of great results.
Little more time...
Published: 29/01/2008
There has to be some cause for a person to become addicted to drugs. Researches say that drug dependence has a close relation with psychiatric disorder. There is also a specific name to call this combination of problems. Dual diagnosis is basically a disease where a guy suffers from mental...
Published: 29/01/2008
What's the basic difference between a normal drug rehabilitation center and an addiction treatment center for the gays? The crucial factor of separation is the environment or the ambience of the treatment where the gay has to be given full sexual security.
There is an interesting point to be...
