... Symptoms of withdrawal generally include but are not limited to anxiety, irritability, intense cravings for the substance, nausea, hallucinations, headaches, cold sweats, and tremors."1 Alcohol addiction or alcoholism is defined as "a condition in which there is a repetitive, but consistent and sometimes unpredictable loss of control of drinking that produces symptoms of serious personal dysfunction ... effects are felt immediately after smoking it, is very intense, but only lasts from 5-15 minutes. "The physical side effects from chronic smoking of cocaine include coughing up blood, br...

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... the point of respiratory failure, which can cause death (www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov). This is because "opiates can depress breathing by changing neurochemical activity in the brain stem, where automatic body functions are controlled" (www.nida.nih.gov). Using heroin can cause convulsions, coma, and even death. ... gov.). There are many other results that may come from using this drug. Infectious diseases including HIV, AIDS, hepatitis B and C and other blood borne viruses are just some of the negative results. This can happen by sharing a needle with someone. "Over eighty percent of he...

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... include anxiety, backache, joint pain, weakness, abdominal cramps, insomnia, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, or an increase in blood pressure, respiratory rate and heart rate ("OxyContin,"" 2539). Overdoses on the drug can be manifested by respiratory depression, somnolence progressing to stupor or coma, cold and clammy skin, hypotension, bradycardia and death ("OxyContin,"" 2540). Meiosis or pinpoint pupils are also a sign of ... opioid overdose but are not pathognomic ("OxyContin,"" 2537). Death from fatal respiratory depression can happen, but some of the more common reasons abu...

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... with cigarettes. The hazards, why you want to stop, what nicotine is, what is does to your health, about addictions and the benefits of stopping. You can either stop cold turkey or come to a gradual stop until its withdrawal is physically eliminated. For example if you smoked a pack a day cut down to half a pack a day, and ... such as emotional mood, pleasure, pain reduction, memory, learning and inhibitions. Consuming alcohol in high dosage will result in intoxication, a hangover the following morning, mental and emotional distress, confusion, mood swings and a loss of judgment. Alcoho...

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... push and she jumps off swing yelling out S-U-P-E-R-G-I-R-L. In the middle of your pride for her being so bold and fear of having to explain her broken arm you notice something in her landing path. You heart sinks and a cold feeling takes over because when you look closer your ... innocent angel is about to land on a used syringe. Your next thought is "Am I fast enough? This graphic description of a day in the park is an ... comprehensive HIV prevention strategy, are an effective public health intervention that reduces the transmission of HIV and does not encourage the use of illegal dr...

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