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Questions About Marijuana and Schizophrenia

Marijuana use has been shown to trigger and worsen psychosis in young people who are vulnerable to psychosis and may even cause psychotic illnesses in people who would not otherwise [...]

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All About Depression

Diagnosis of Clinical Depression Mental health professionals and physicians are careful and deliberate when evaluating their clients for clinical depression. It takes more than just tearfulness or a feeling of [...]

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Your Interactions With a Drinker

Suggestions for Your Interactions With a Drinker: Be patient, change is a process Ask questions, and try to avoid statements Highlight inconsistencies in the statements made; share them as your [...]

Addiction Treatment

Addiction Treatment Approaches Pharmacotherapies Alcohol Addiction Treatment Naltrexone blocks opioid receptors that are involved in the rewarding effects of drinking and the craving for alcohol. It reduces relapse to heavy [...]

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Why go to Rehab?

1. Going to rehab can literally save your life. It should be no secret to anyone that many addicts and alcoholics are teetering on the brink of death due to [...]

Treatment and Recovery

Can addiction be treated successfully? Yes. Addiction is a treatable disease. Discoveries in the science of addiction have led to advances in drug abuse treatment that help people stop abusing [...]

One of the major damages that alcohol and other drugs bring is the effects they have on the families and children of the addict.

Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens are drugs that cause hallucinations & distortions in a person’s perceptions of reality, including seeing images, hearing sounds, and feeling sensations that seem real but do not exist. Some hallucinogens [...]

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? It is a way of talking about: how you think about yourself, the world and other people how what you do affects your thoughts [...]

What is Alcohol

Alcohol is a Central Nervous System (CNS) Depressant and slows down brain’s functioning. Some people think that alcohol is a stimulant because it makes people feel more energetic and lowers [...]

Living With an Addict

Addiction is a devastating disease that affects not just the addict, but the loved ones as well. It is a painful experience that can have long-lasting emotional, behavioral and financial [...]

Depression- causes and symptoms

About 11% of men and 16% of women in Canada will experience major depression in the course of their lives. Depression can limit your quality of life, affect relationships, lead [...]

Alcohol, Violence, and Aggression

Alcohol, Violence, and Aggression Scientists and nonscientists alike have long recognized a two-way association between alcohol consumption and violent or aggressive behavior (1). Not only may alcohol consumption promote aggressiveness, [...]

Cocaine and Crack

Cocaine- a Central Nervous System stimulant. Cocaine is a drug extracted from the leaves of the coca plant, a fine powder (often diluted with other substances). There are three routes [...]