Nevertheless, some studies claim light to moderate consumption of alcohol drunk can reduce weight while linking heavy drinking to weight gain. Risks of alcohol consumption Heavy drinkers are at increased risk of many health problems. Cancer Birth defect Stroke and high blood pressure Cardiomyopathy Add...
Amid an epidemic of drug overdoses, millions of Americans are living in pain. For years, they were told that opioids were miracle drugs that would ease their suffering. Now the so-called miracle cures are causing widespread addiction and death. Doctors and officials are cutting down access to...
Many people have been rebelpngagainst the work ethic, claiming that when a job is so important, personal relationships suffer andrelaxation becomes secondary. Consequently there has been a shift in values, with more emphasisbeing given to personal relationships and non-work activities.Increased ...
There are already some medications in use that can treat addiction or alleviate symptoms. For many years, methadone has been used to treat heroin addiction. This drug affects the opiate receptors, and can alleviate both the psychological and physical withdrawal symptoms. Another drug that has shown...
If you have ever seen a person who has had too much to drink, you know that alcohol is a drug that has widespread effects on the body, and those vary from person to person. People who drink might be the "life of the party" or they might become sad and weepy. Their speech may slu...
Phone addiction is one of thebiggest non-drug addictions[1]in human history. Studies show thatexcessive phoneuse is linked toprocrastination,suicide[2](example[3]),spoilt sleep[4],food and water neglect[5],headaches[6],lower productivity[7],unstable relationships[8], poor physical health (eye...
If one drink makes you feel good, why do six make you crouch in the backseat of a cab eating fistfuls of french fries as you slur street numbers toward a driver who seems so very un-invested in vodka's effect on your fast food addiction? Well, buck up, buttercup: The answer's in...
drug use and addiction, even toward some instrumental end. But the "death is different" view provides another critique: Harm-reduction strategies are a poor fit for the current crisis because they address the safety of individual use sessions rather than trying to discourage people from using ...
Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an addiction.1. Then the good feeling goes away, leaving us wanting more. All tasty foods do this, but sugar has a particularly strong effect. In this way, it is in fact an addictive drug, one that doctors recommend we all cut...
Many people are born into poverty and have little hope of overcoming it. Others may fall into poverty because of negative economic conditions,natural disasters, or surging living costs, as well as drug addiction, depression, and mental health issues. ...