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Does Anyone Much About “Borderline Personallity Disorder”?
Question by scarlet: Does anyone much about “Borderline Personallity Disorder”?
What are they like how do you live with them?
Best answer:
Answer by mustlovedogs
Their emotions go from extreme to extreme, usually, and they are difficult to live with because they can love you one minute and hate you the next.
Answer by sugarnipple226
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
The symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder can be summarized as instability in mood, thinking, behavior, personal relations, and self-image. Individuals with the disorder may:
demand constant attention and make unreasonable demands
avoid being alone by acting out a crisis or dramatizing a problem
display provocative behavior
go on eating or spending binges
threaten or attempt suicide
cut, burn or scratch themselves
have mood swings, brief periods of severe depression or anxiety, or intense anger over something minor
engage in self-destructive behavior like reckless driving, or abuse of alcohol and other drugs
say they are bored, life is empty, and they do not know who they are
have delusions and slip temporarily into a psychosis
Many symptoms of Borderline Personality disorder are similar to those found in other disorders, such as anxiety disorder, schizophrenia and other personality disorders like:
How to Come of Spice?
Question by Josh: How to come of spice?
I tried spice a week ago and its still not warring off. Im scared /.\
Best answer:
Answer by Snowmobileman96
call some one
Answer by lolo
Spice (Synthetic Marijuana) | National Institute on Drug Abuse
“Spice” refers to a wide variety of herbal mixtures that produce experiences similar to marijuana (cannabis) and that are marketed as “safe,” legal alternatives to …
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/spice-synthetic-marijuana
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/spice-synthetic-marijuana
US Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses – U.S. News & World Report
US Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses – U.S. News & World Report
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US Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses
U.S. News & World Report Speaking at the news conference, Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, explained that heroin is an opioid, as is morphine and commonly prescribed painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone. "These are all … Prescription Drugs Could Be Gateway to Heroin Obama Administration Cites Heroin Concerns After Hoffman Death |
Researchers Study Cocaine Addiction in Rats
Researchers study cocaine addiction in rats
Yavin Shaham, a senior investigator for the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Intramural Research Program who collaborated on Dong's study, said levels of stress and exposure to drugs influence the likelihood of a relapse. “Three common factors that …
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Mount Sinai researchers find promising new drug targets for cocaine addiction
New York, NY–Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a new molecular mechanism by which cocaine alters the brain's reward circuits and causes addiction. Published online in the journal Proceedings of the National …
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Call for Ketum Leaves to Be Classified Under Dangerous Drugs Act
Call for Ketum leaves to be classified under Dangerous Drugs Act
KUALA LUMPUR: National Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse (Pemadam) reiterated the call for ketum leaf to be classified under the Dangerous Drugs Act as a result of the rising incidence of ketum addiction especially among youths. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Report: Heroin an epidemic in parts of Fla.
A newly released report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows a heroin epidemic is underway in parts of South Florida, but other hot spots for the deadly drug include Sarasota, Orlando and Jacksonville. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
New program launched by Gov. Kasich focuses on youth drug abuse prevention
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A new initiative focused on youth drug abuse prevention kicked off in Youngstown. The program launched by Governor Kasich and his wife is called Start Talking. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Alcohol for Brain Energy: Risks for Dependence
Alcohol for brain energy: Risks for dependence – Yale researchers have discovered that the brains of chronic heavy drinkers have twice the capacity of those of light drinkers to consume a chemical that may …
PTSD Symptoms Increased with Alcohol Consumption in College Students
A recent study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that there is a link between alcohol consumption and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in college students. The study, “Reciprocal Associations Between PTSD Symptoms …
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Is marijuana less dangerous than alcohol, as Barack Obama claims?
Long term alcohol use can lead to dependence, with severe withdrawal symptoms. Guidelines released by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council say there is "no level of drinking alcohol that can be guaranteed to be completely safe or …
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