Since drinking is so common in many cultures and the effects vary so widely from person to person, it’s not always easy to figure out where the line is between social drinking and problem drinking. The bottom line is how alcohol affects you. If your drinking is causing problems in your life, you have a drinking …
Binge drinking is “drinking lots of alcohol in a short space of time or drinking to get drunk”. Because everybody is different, it is not easy to say exactly how many units in one session count as binge drinking. Of course, people may drink at different speeds or drink over a different amount of time and …
SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS that leads to DISINTEGRATIVE DRUG USE In many cultures, drug use is considered deviant under the following circumstances: (1) Effects on Health of Individual The culture sees the integrative use of beer, opium, coffee, etc., as improving the lives and work efficacy of members of the society. Sometimes, as in the case of …
When you do drugs, you get addicted. When you’re addicted, you can’t resist the urge to use them, no matter how much harm the drugs may cause. Drug addiction isn’t about just heroin, cocaine, or other illegal drugs. You can get addicted to alcohol, nicotine in cigarettes, opioids (Tramadol, Codeine) and other legal substances. Addiction is a …
The Lagos state’s commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu, has spoken of tougher traffic rules that will bring sanity to Lagos roads. He has listed 80 offences if violated would attract heavy fines and various terms of imprisonment. He mentioned that it would be difficult for offenders to go Scot free as inter-agency collaboration of all …
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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Women smoking while pregnant has been an uncomfortable reality for decades. Whatever the reason – whether a lack of concern about the risk, belief it’s too hard to quit or even reports that a resultant smaller baby will make for an “easier” birth – the reality is that a small baby that was meant to …
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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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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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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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