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Crack Cocaine: Understanding the Danger and Finding Hope in Recovery

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Crack cocaine is a powerful and highly addictive drug that can destroy lives quickly. Its effects are immediate and intense, giving the user a temporary feeling of euphoria, confidence, and energy. But behind this brief high lies a path of physical, emotional, and spiritual destruction. For individuals struggling with addiction, and for their families, […]

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Effects of substance use on behavioural patterns

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Substance use disorders can lead to multiple behavioral problems, both in the short- and long-term. This can include: PARANOIA AGGRESSIVENESS HALLUCINATIONS ADDICTION IMPAIRED JUDGMENT IMPULSIVENESS LOSS OF SELF-CONTROL These effects of drug abuse have serious consequences, like missed work, punishable offenses, accidents and injuries. In fact, alcohol and drugs are partly to blame in an

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#WorldCancerDay: Substance abuse can increase risk of cancer – WHO

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Today is world cancer day. It is is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. The theme for World Cancer Day 2020 is “I Am and I Will,” to acknowledge that everyone has the capacity to act in the face of cancer. According to

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Common side effects of drug abuse on users’ health

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What is drugs? A drug is any substance that causes a change in a users’ physiology or psychology when consumed. Drugs are chemicals that affect the body and brain. Today, more than 7 million people suffer from illicit drug disorder, and one in four deaths results from illicit drug use. What are the types of

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Thousands at risk of drugs misuse, suicide during Covid-19 Pandemic

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As many as 75,000 Americans could die because of drug or alcohol misuse and suicide as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis conducted by the national public health group Well Being Trust. The group is sounding the alarm that the growing unemployment crisis, economic downturns and stress caused by isolation and

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