Drug Addiction (II)

Posted by saha | August 31st, 2010 in addiction | No Comments »

Drug AddictionDrug addiction is often related to trauma. The leading causes of death in these young people are acts of violence such as homicides, suicides and accidents, especially traffic.

Chronic effects of alcohol and drug abuse include severe disorders such as cancer, cirrhosis, and respiratory disease. Both are more serious or chronic psychological disorders.

These can be divided into those that produce dependence, altered state in which the subject requires constant administration of the drug to feel good or avoid feeling bad, and the psychological maturation that stop or normal. Read the rest of this entry »

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Drug Addiction

Posted by saha | August 28th, 2010 in addiction | No Comments »

Drug AddictionThey are known as such addictions to various toxic substances, which produce multiple adverse health effects, both physical and psychological, family and social serious repercussions.

1. What is addiction?
Substance abuse or addiction is a chronic primary disease process, infectious and progressive. It causes serious problems not only for the youth concerned but also for the family and society.

2. A growing problem
Drug abuse has been emerging as a major problem among youth in recent years to be seen as an epidemic.

Alcohol and snuff have been called illegal drugs and that young people often experience, however, the use and abuse of illicit drugs has been increasing in this population.

3. The effects of the drug
The physical and psychological consequences, acute or chronic drug use for adolescents are of great concern. Adverse effects of drugs are varied and include:

- Toxic reactions, potential crime, changes in mood, sensory impairment or deterioration of motor function.

- They can affect mental functioning, including impaired concentration, trial and cognitive function, formation of misconceptions, temporary memory loss, inattention, extreme agitation, delusions of persecution and hallucinations.

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Preventing Drug Abuse (II)

Posted by saha | August 25th, 2010 in addiction | No Comments »

Preventing Drug Abuse7. Establish standards within the family about drugs, it is very appropriate. It is very useful to establish specific rules regarding the consumption of alcohol, snuff and other drugs inside the home, and the consequences of their abuse. The clear rules in a family favor the development of the individual in relation to society.

8. It’s “terrific” to promote healthy recreational activities.
Encourage participation of their children in such activities, ensuring their enjoyment and development: sports, reading, music, youth associations, as important as this, is to carry out “with” their children, according to the different ages: excursions , games, visits to museums, hiking, etc..

9. It is “very piola” agrúpese with other parents.
Meet the parents of your children’s friends and know they think about drinking and snuff prevention, alcohol and other drugs. This will help you compare and reinforce patterns of action that takes place within your family. Read the rest of this entry »

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Preventing Drug Abuse

Posted by saha | August 22nd, 2010 in addiction | No Comments »

Preventing Drug AbuseGuidance for parents :

1. It’s good to talk to children about snuff, alcohol and other drugs.
You may find they have misconceptions and misconceptions about the properties of drugs. You can help their children have adequate information.

2. It’s really great to listen to children.
Children can speak better on a topic with parents who are good listeners. If you were listening attentively and actively, their children will share their experiences.

3. It’s very good to help children feel good about yourself.
Your children will feel better if you tend to value their achievements and their efforts (regardless of the outcome). Strengthen your self-esteem if they evaluated their actions and not criticize them as persons. Read the rest of this entry »

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Alcohol & Drugs in Aboriginal

Posted by saha | August 19th, 2010 in addiction | No Comments »

Alcohol & Drugs in AboriginalNational program to fight against the abuse of alcohol and drugs in Aboriginal

The National Program to Fight against the abuse of alcohol and drugs among Aboriginal (NNADAP) is an example of Health Canada program which is managed largely by communities and First Nations agencies. Its goal is the one who had presided over its creation in the 70s, namely to help Inuit communities and First Nations to develop and offer programs to reduce high rates of alcohol abuse, drugs and solvents among residents of reserves.

NNADAP supports a national network of 52 treatment centers inpatient totaling approximately 700 beds. It contains background information on these centers as well as those funded by the National Program against solvent abuse among young people (PNLASJ) by consulting the directory of treatment centers, established and maintained in these programs.

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5 Tips to Feeling Great After Quitting Smoking

Posted by admin | August 18th, 2010 in Methods to Stop Smoking | No Comments »

This post presented by Katrina Robinson

So you’ve put down your pack of cigarettes and matches and have decided to quit smoking. Good for you!

…But now what?

These detoxification tips will help you through the quitting process—and stay a quitter.

The point of detoxification is to get all of those nasty toxins caused by nicotine out of your system. Follow these steps to participate in detoxification:

1. Stay hydrated. Be sure to drink lots of water. This will help to flush nicotine toxins out of your system.
2. Stay rested. Shortly after quitting, you may find that you are more fatigued than usual. Be sure to treat yourself to an extra hour or two of sleep during this time.
3. Stay fit. Get in some exercise. Exercise helps to promote cardiovascular help as well as increasing your oxygen levels. Start small, by walking or swimming, and then work your way up to more challenging exercises.
4. Eat healthily. Be sure to eat lots of fruits and veggies, especially dark green, leafy vegetables.
5. Supplement. Take 100-200 mg of Vitamin E each day after quitting. Also, take milk thistle (280 mg each day) to help flush out cigarette smoke toxins.

Sure, quitting smoking is hard, and the detoxification will be tough to stick to. But the benefits far outweigh the cons: you’ll experienced increased taste, better smell, respiratory relief, and your digestion system will start working properly and efficiently once again!

Katrina Robinson is a guest writer who writes for Oxy-Powder.

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Cigarettes have Become Extreme Anxiety (III)

Posted by saha | August 16th, 2010 in Smoking and Health Care | No Comments »

The cigarette works as a staff that provides an alleged relief and immediate satisfaction or the illusion that everything can be addressed with little effort, for example an interview, warn psychologists who specialize in addictions.

Faced with the decision to quit smoking are doubts and fears. One of the most typical is the fear of suffering. It is common in people already tried to quit at some point, become discouraged by the mere memory of the suffering that brought this attitude.

This suffering, “explain the specialists-are linked to the withdrawal syndrome from the standpoint of organic cause of anxiety, nervousness, sleep disturbances, aches different, cough, etc..) Moreover, from the psychic sphere can be seen lounging on the cigarette as a staunch friend, a companion of loneliness and moments of anguish, a moderator of the dreaded emotional reactions such as anger and sadness. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cigarettes have Become Extreme Anxiety (II)

Posted by saha | August 13th, 2010 in Smoking and Health Care | No Comments »

CigarettesThe World Health Organization (WHO) said that snuff causes 1.6 million deaths per year worldwide and that at least there are 52 diseases associated with cigarette smoking, with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases the most frequent. We also know that eleven out of twelve people who get lung cancer due to smoking.

For epidemiologists, without good prevention campaigns since the number of smokers is increasing, while the age of initiation into the habit decreases: the precocity is such that it points at age 12 on average that people start smoking , especially girls.

The earlier you start the harder it is to leave, but never too late to do so because they always make profits but had already caused serious damage to health.

Several specialists believe that people get sick more harmful behaviors by bacteria and that this strongly influences the social context, the advertising, the paradigmatic figures as the doctor, parents, teachers who smoke, and lack of state tobacco control policies . Read the rest of this entry »

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Cigarettes have Become Extreme Anxiety

Posted by saha | August 10th, 2010 in Smoking and Health Care | No Comments »

The World Health Organization (WHO) decided that every 31 May is taken as the day on which both governments, communities, organizations, schools, families and individuals focus their attention on the seriousness of the tobacco epidemic. The WHO’s objective is to take drastic measures to prevent youth addiction to nicotine, particularly to protect them and protect them from the risks that implies bad habit.

The event is presented each year as an opportunity for smokers trying to put aside to snuff, at least for 24 hours, taking a first step toward liberation from mental slavery and organic.

Recognized by WHO as an addiction, smoking creates both organic and psychic dependence. But addiction is a very particular because, unlike others, is socially accepted. Read the rest of this entry »

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What are the effects of snuff in the body? (III)

Posted by saha | August 7th, 2010 in Smoking and Health Care | No Comments »

Cigarette smoke, including tar, causing biological changes in the eye leading to vision loss in some smokers.

In addition, each puff of cigarette smoke contains about two trillion free radicals responsible for oxidation and premature skin aging. If you want to look younger image as best you can do is quit.

Fertility problems
The fertility problems generated snuff. Are you a woman you’re having trouble getting pregnant? Then you should seriously consider quitting. Dutchman According to a report published by the British science journal “Human Fertility” the snuff has an effect ‘devastating’ fertility.

The study was conducted among 8,500 women from twenty to forty years in the Netherlands were subject to fertility treatment. Forty percent of them were addicted to snuff and had smoked at least one cigarette a day during the previous year. Read the rest of this entry »

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