Drug abuse and the effects on the brain

Drug abuse and the effects on the brain

When you use legal or illicit substances in ways you shouldn’t, you’re engaging in drug abuse. You might take more pills than prescribed or use someone else’s prescription. You may take drugs to make you feel better, relieve stress, or escape reality. However, you can generally modify your bad habits or quit using them entirely.…

opioid addiction

Opioid addiction – symptoms and treatment

​ What are opioids? Opioids, sometimes known as narcotics, are a family of drugs recommended by doctors to relieve chronic or severe pain. They are used by people who have persistent headaches and backaches, patients recovering from surgery or experiencing severe pain from cancer, and adults and children who have been injured playing sports or…