Posts Tagged ‘risk factors’
Perry Halkitis – Crystal Meth and HIV: What Are the Connections?
Perry Halkitis – Crystal meth and HIV: What are the connections? – Perry Halkitis, professor of applied psychology and director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) discusses the inte…
Teens in Child Welfare System Show Higher Drug Abuse Rate
It's known that kids who enter the child welfare system typically have some risk factors for drug use — such as a history of domestic abuse or mental health issues. But until now, there had been little research into their actual rates of substance …
Read more on Science Daily (press release)
Mental health, addiction big factors in Gaston neglect cases
“I think that a lot of the child abuse that we've seen, particularly in the last few years, has been mostly due to mental health issues, which lead into substance abuse and domestic violence,” she said. “You're going to find that's the case in 9 out of …
Read more on Gaston Gazette
Youths Abusing Cough Syrups
Youths Abusing Cough Syrups
Empty bottles of cough syrups popularly known as "Bronco" are now an eyesore at street corners in some ghettos. One youth who confessed to taking the cough syrup said it was different from taking drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines.
Read more on AllAfrica.com
ER Study Finds 1 In 10 Older Teens Misuse Rx Painkillers & Sedatives
And across the board, those who misused prescription drugs were significantly more likely to have also abused alcohol and non-prescription drugs such as cough medicine, or to have used marijuana, in the past year. They were also more likely to have …
Read more on RedOrbit
1 In 10 Teens Misuse Prescription Painkillers; Over 85% Admit Illicit Use
Other risk factors associated with teen prescription drug abuse included abusing alcohol and non-prescription drugs such as cough medicine, using marijuana in the past year, and riding with a drunk driver. One risk factor the researchers did not …
Read more on Medical Daily
What Are the Short-Term Effects of Marijuana Usage on the Brain?
Question by Muffins: what are the short-term effects of Marijuana usage on the brain?
I have to do a research paper on Marijuana and need to know this >.< If you can you could send me a link or something :/ thanks 😀
Best answer:
Answer by Mike
hungries!
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Risk Factors for Adult Video-Game Addiction
D. on September 24, 2013. Risk Factors for Adult Video-Game Addiction Emerging research suggests individual motives often contribute to unhealthy game play with the biggest risk factor occurring when individuals play games to escape from daily life. Read more on PsychCentral.com
Waterville chief spreads word on drug fight
Those who abuse prescription drugs get them in all sorts of ways, including stealing them from friends and relatives, buying them on the street, obtaining them through doctor shopping and feigning illness in emergency rooms. Some also rob pharmacies … Read more on Press Herald
Nontraditional Symptoms ID Men's Depression
Nontraditional Symptoms ID Men's Depression
One measure, which they called the Male Symptoms Scale (MSS) included eight symptoms associated with the hypothesis of male-type depression: irritability, anger attacks/aggression, sleep disturbance, alcohol or other drug abuse, risk-taking behavior, … Read more on MedPage Today
Shared Traits in Depression, Anxiety, and Alcohol Addiction
Rates of comorbid alcohol dependence with depression and anxiety are high. Extensive research has been conducted into this topic in an effort to determine how each of these conditions and risk factors for these conditions influence each other. Read more on GoodTherapy.org (blog)
Depression and Drug Abuse – Sorry about not videos lately, you guys. Let me tell you a story, okay? Well first, I was too busy because my old school sucks and they gave a lot of homewor…
CDC Issues Alert on Deadly New Designer Drug, Acetyl Fentanyl
CDC Issues Alert On Deadly New Designer Drug, Acetyl Fentanyl
In fact, the CDC reported previously on the effectiveness of community harm reduction programs implemented across the country to distribute naloxone to opioid users, their friends and families, or other opioid abuse service providers. Over 35,000 … Read more on Forbes
CDC Reports Nine Million People Use Sleeping Aids
Even though these programs have identified several risk factors involved with prescription drug abuse, the issue is still at large. Now, a new report out of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found new statistics that the use of … Read more on Counsel & Heal
CDC: Excessive alcohol use costing US billions of dollars
Also, a report earlier this month by The Wall Street Journal said that heroin use in the United States is soaring, especially in smaller cities where the drug is plentiful and prescription painkillers are tougher to get. The number of people who say … Read more on Press TV
How Does Adderall Abuse Affect Someone Who Is Depressed?
Question by snowy: How does adderall abuse affect someone who is depressed?
Will it cause them to be more withdrawn? Can they appear fine to some peolpe and be distant to others, like say those they used to be close to? What other symptoms can you tell me about? Thanks a lot!
But what about people not suffering from AD/HD. For example someone with AD/HD adderall decreases their hyperactivity but someone without AD/HD it acts as a stimulant. So does this have an affect on a depressed person.
Best answer:
Answer by michele
If a person without ADD/ADHD were to take adderall (depressed or not), the typical effect is anxiety, hyperactivity, pressured speech, difficulty sleeping etc (quite the opposite of being more withdrawn or distant).