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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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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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U.N. warns of global mental health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic

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A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety by the pandemic of COVID-19, United Nations health experts said on Thursday. “The isolation, the fear, the uncertainty, the economic turmoil – they all cause or could cause psychological distress,” said …

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Smoking weed raises risk of Covid-19 complications – Experts

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If you’re smoking weed to ease your stress during the coronavirus pandemic, experts say it’s time to think twice. Smoking marijuana, even occasionally, can increase your risk for more severe complications from Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. “What happens to your airways when you smoke cannabis is that it causes some degree …

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Nigerian drug users face crisis in treatment and rehabilitation

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The day his wife walked out 10 years ago, Nigerian musician Jagunlabi started taking drugs to make the shadows go away. The drugs came to stay. Today, after suffering a heart attack, Jagunlabi is desperate to end his addiction but has no idea how to get help. “I don’t know where to go, I can’t …

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Safeguarding your mental health from drugs

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Chronic use of some drugs can lead to both short and long-term changes in the brain, which can lead to mental health issues including paranoia, depression, anxiety, aggression, hallucinations, and other problems. Many people who are addicted to drugs are also diagnosed with other mental disorders and vice versa. Compared with the general population, people …

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