GENEVA--- The use of stimulants or drugs is increasing and something must be done about it, the WHO (World Health Organization) said on Friday. In the 1970s the international focus was on heroin. In the 1980s and the 1990s the focus was on cocaine. Now i
Most people believe thatsmokingmajor drugs like heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, or cocaine is much safer than injecting the drug. After all, there are serious risks of major skin abscesses with injection as well as the risk of contracting infections like the human immunodeficiency virus (H...
Methods: Fourteen participants reported that they had resolved a primary opioid or stimulant addiction and subsequently increased their cannabis use within the previous 12 months. Using grounded theory, the interviewer explored their experiences of cannabis use during early recovery. Data were analyzed in...
In fact, many opioid abusers switch to heroin because it is a cheaper option. Ritalin, a prescription medication administered to children with ADHD, has been linked to cocaine use. Both drugs are stimulants, which increase alertness and productivity. Both have similar properties and increase ...
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Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant drug with long-lasting and powerful effects on the central nervous system. It leads to euphoria, increased activity, and reduced appetite. MDMA, also known as “Molly,” or ecstasy, is a lab-made (synthetic) drug that has effects simi...
London, Ontario, Canada; 4Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA The use of psychostimulants is often associated with hypersexuality, and psychostimulant users have identified the effects of drug on sexual behavior as a reason for further use...
Fentanyl a powerful drug for pain management, according toRehab Spot, has "50 to 100 times the potency of Morphine and 50 times the potency of Heroin." The synthetic opioid is often mixed into heroin, without users knowing, causing deadly overdoses, according to theCDC, ...
having a low birth weight; emotional stress while the mother was pregnant; being born prematurely. Bellow are two medicines that are used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Evekeo It is the brand name of adrugcalled amphetamine, a central nervous system stimulant thataffects neurotra...
Takingnitazenesin combination with anotherillicit drugcan make them even more dangerous. There's a risk of getting the unwanted effects from both drugs and if someone uses a stimulant like cocaine with an opioid, the stimulant can sometimesmaskthe effect of the opioid, so they may not initially...