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Drugs, fame and education in adolescents

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

The BBC website has published an interesting survey a few days ago that has left me thinking a lot. This is one of the phenomena that has been inserted since the sixties (at least at the media level) between the circles of fame: the drug. .
Music, movies, art, fashion, among other circles of fame have been witnessing cases of celebrities who are attached to the drug to ever go out and die within them in the worst cases, or other recovery, but having caused extensive damage to its image and body, and having a life completely different from your previous lifestyle of addiction.

It is notable that the rise of many stars have been marked by his addiction to drugs , because it sells and generates a large-scale media attraction. The legislation also helps to mitigate this trend, as indeed receive the punishment that these celebrities do not go in any community work or a few days of detention. (more…)

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Aspirin: good for diabetics?

Friday, August 27th, 2010

All we ever heard and why not also said, “do you feel bad? Take an aspirin. ” An aspirin appears to be the “remedy wild card” although it is a reality that we do not all do well, especially in relation to the stomach.

And new research questions the use of aspirin in diabetics. Aspirin should not be used daily to prevent heart attacks in people with diabetes , according to a recent Scottish study.

In the British Medical Journal reported that in 1,300 adults without symptoms of heart disease, drugs that can cause stomach bleeding has no benefit.

The discovery contradicts the belief that made people with diabetes use aspirin to reduce the risk of cardiac arrest. The study found that those who already had heart problems or were diagnosed with heart disease, aspirin did reduce the risks of being “dangerous event” by 25%. (more…)

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Video games scare drug and alcohol

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Apparently the game and the drugs and alcohol do not get along very well together, but rather those who use video games usually do not consume drugs and alcohol, according to a study.

Taking a sample of 2,000 persons between the ages of 18 and 35 years, scientists were able to verify that there is no direct relationship between those who play video games and those who consume drugs and alcohol. This sample included 40% women and 70% of those participants reported having played a game two or more times in the last month.
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More Causes of drug addiction

Friday, August 20th, 2010

If we talk about the most serious health problems, we can not fail to mention the phenomenon of addiction to drugs . No matter what substance is concerned, drug addiction is a disease that is difficult to escape even when the addict is willing to do so. Today we examine the causes of drug addiction : we will take them into account to prevent this major problem.

Curiosity. Many people fall into the drugs out of curiosity, based on what they have ever heard of them. Others, especially teens, the adrenaline of doing something they know is forbidden.

Pressures of life. Family matters, love or work are situations that create depression, stress or distress, to escape them, many are drawn unwittingly into the world of drugs . Either way, it is known that rather than escape from a problem, falls in another perhaps worse.

Contact with drug users. If you have a person suffering an addiction in your area familar or friends is much easier to get in contact with the drug. In the case of cigarettes, for example, if both parents are smokers is possible that the son can be.

Social pressure. A common phenomenon among teenagers is that they go to the drug through the influence of certain friends, “to be accepted” within their peer group. Another type of pressure is having, for example, athletes sometimes consume certain substances to improve performance.

Easy access. When we talk about drug laws, such as cigarettes or alcohol, is much easier to fall into temptation and reach them at the time the person wishes.

Drugs prescribed. Not only snuff, alcohol, marijuana and cocaine, among other substances, generate addiction. We also prescription medications that the doctor can lead to dependence, such as antidepressants, painkillers and stimulants.

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The Existential Anxiety and Drug Abuse (part II)

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Not consider the obstacles as stepping stones to advance but are the excuses you need to not make the attempt to dare to be different.

In these cases, a neurotic behavior or addiction is a pathological way to achieve an apparent equilibrium.

The angst does not require staff to change the environment nor ignore the need drowning in alcohol or drugs, because it only involves an inner change, a transformation that allows to see things differently.

Is not a question of doing different things but to have another perspective and act in new and unique.

The despair is the engine of life that forces us to go forward or change direction, perfecting and strive to be better, is the force that drives us to be who we are and fulfill our purpose. (more…)

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The Existential Anxiety and Drug Abuse

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

The Existential Anxiety and Drug Abuse
The despair is normal when you live as an engine of life, because it represents the strength to be who we are and the encouragement we need to fulfill our purpose.

However, there is another way of living the anguish of being, where any effort is too much, you do not have enough courage and strength to aim to search for the meaning of existence itself and the prevailing trend is to allow oneself to be and live a mediocre life and selfish without specific targets.

This inner emptiness in some people, can cause depression, anxiety, stress and addictions to mitigate the effects of all these symptoms. (more…)

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Drugs Addiction : Environmental Causes

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Drugs Addiction : Environmental Causes

-Individual: genetic makeup, low self-esteem, low frustration tolerance, identity problems, sensitivity to criticism, difficulty in interpersonal relationships, trouble coping with life’s difficult, difficulty making decisions, lack of assertiveness, poor introjection norms and values, poor impulse control, curiosity.

-Family: poor communication with family members, parents, authoritarian, violent or over-protective family environment, or decayed conflict, physical or emotional absence of one or both parents, lack of family identity, history of substance abuse in the family .

-Social: “acceptance” for the consumption of alcohol and snuff, widespread use of substances in the media, pressure from consumer groups (need to belong), for fashion (need recognition), availability, unemployment and economic deprivation.

The intensity depends on the type of drug consumed, the dose, time of use, frequency of consumption, the context in which it is consumed, the mood and the route of administration (oral, nasal, ophthalmic, optic, rectal, dermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intradermal, intracardiac, intraperitoneal)

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Drugs Addiction : On the Moods

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Drugs Addiction : On the Moods

All drugs, legal and illegal, have similar characteristics. Knowing understand the moods and reactions of consumers to everyday situations.

1) Unit: refers to the prevailing need to ingest a substance. It is of two types:

- Physics: consumer body needs a higher dose to obtain the expected effects of the drug, avoiding the withdrawal syndrome.
- Psychological: the need to consume a drug for a particular mood (to reduce anxiety or negate the feelings of emptiness).

2) Withdrawal Syndrome: A set of physical symptoms presented by suppression of a drug. Indicates that levels of the substance in the blood, have declined to such an extent that the body loses its balance and creates a new need for consumption. Symptoms include: sweating, chills, nausea, vomiting, convulsions and hallucinations.

3) Tolerance: when a certain amount of the drug fails to produce the desired effect, so it is necessary to increase the dose.

4) Causes: they are of multiple origin, including environmental causes.

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Classifications of Drugs

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

It is the frequent, impulsive and uncontrolled of any substance, drugs, which comes into a habit or necessity for the person consuming, producing a physical imbalance, psychological and social.

There are many classifications of drugs. Thinking of direct effects on organisms, we can describe as:

STIMULANTS: Those that increase the activity of the nervous system and its operation (increased blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, decreased appetite, pain and fatigue, improved physical performance) These include cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine, caffeine and antidepressants. (more…)

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43% of People with Mood Disorders Drinking Alcohol

Monday, May 31st, 2010

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The loss of a loved one, the break-ups and separations in general (among several others related to emotional factors), those occur in affective disorders in some severe cases, sometimes not only linked to depression and anxiety, and go to the field of addictions.

Addiction to any drug they are understood by people with an affective disorder as a way to escape the adverse situation that we are experiencing. One such drug is alcohol, and science has much to say about this area.

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