Author: John Carter

These changes increase the pleasurable feelings you get when you drink alcohol. This makes you want to drink more often, even if it causes harm. An important first step is to learn more about alcohol use disorder and your treatment options. The gene researchers placed in the monkeys’ brains is called glial derived neurotrophic factor. These […]

They can help the body repair damage caused by alcohol abuse by providing antioxidants, which fight against harmful free radicals produced during excessive alcohol consumption. They can also provide several important nutrients often deficient in those with alcohol addiction. A diet of carbohydrates, protein and healthy fats is important in alcohol recovery. This diet will […]

Some people use amphetamine to suppress their appetite, so they can go for a long time without eating. If you take a lot of amphetamine on a regular basis you can build up a tolerance to the drug so that you need higher doses just to get the same buzz or to feel normal. Regular […]

To avoid withdrawal symptoms, take your medication exactly as your provider prescribed it to you. Schedule a time to take it every day and stick to that same schedule for the duration that you’re taking the drug. Amphetamines cause your central nervous system to work quickly. This could feel like a “rush” or a euphoric […]

To combat the short-term effects of alcohol on the skin, a person can drink water to stay hydrated while consuming alcohol. If you’re allergic to another ingredient contained in certain alcoholic products, switching to a different drink might be an option. For example, barley is typically found in beer but not wine. For a minor […]

Detox can be a physically and psychologically uncomfortable process. Unfortunately, this is also part of what can make getting off drugs and alcohol so challenging. However, medical complications can occur during the acute phase of withdrawal. Inpatient, where you live at a hospital, detox clinic, or rehab center during the process. Although an at-home detox […]

If the employee endangers the physical safety of others — for example, by driving the company van after smoking marijuana at home — something more drastic is called for. If the employee has a drug problem, one option is to suspend the worker until he or she successfully completes a treatment program. Addiction Resource team […]

In fact, this is one of the ancient medicinal uses of this compound. Research into mescaline’s psychotherapeutic potential is still limited, but renewed interest in the drug shows that it could successfully treat mental health disorders. Studies suggest, for example, that mescaline may increase blood flow and activity in the prefrontal cortex, the area of […]

Table 2 lists the risk of bias assessments for the studies we summarized. There were seven RCTs, two retrospective cohort studies, and four retrospective chart reviews. Interventional studies with or without a comparator group, including randomized controlled trials (RCT) and non-randomized trials, as well as observational cohort studies that evaluated an intervention. We excluded review articles […]

All the participants drank at home during the lockdown, 20.7 % reported an increased consumption, mainly due to isolation (29.7 %), changes in everyday habits (27.5 %) or for coping with anxiety or depression (13.6 %) [41]. In line with these findings, a recently published study on alcohol consumption during the pandemic in US, conducted […]