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IV Drug Abuse and Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis is a general term for a group of diseases that occur when the body produces abnormal internal proteins called amyloid proteins. These proteins can build up and damage normal function in a single organ, or spread throughout the body and cause more systemic forms of damage. People who abuse intravenous (IV) drugs have increased [...]
Smoking Cessation’s Effects on Alcoholism Treatment
Tobacco use is a fairly common activity in the U.S. and across the world, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that close to 20 percent of all American adults smoke cigarettes. However, compared to the rest of the adult population, smoking is much more prevalent in active alcoholics and other alcohol abusers, [...]
IV Drug Abuse and Bacteremia
Bacteremia is a general term that doctors use to describe the abnormal circulation of bacteria in the bloodstream. In popular culture, the condition is also known somewhat inaccurately as “blood poisoning.” In some cases, bacteria circulating in the blood cause little or no harm to human health; however, in other cases, circulating bacteria lodge in [...]
The Link Between Debt and Substance Abuse
Debt, depression and substance abuse are a dangerous trio. People in the midst of active addiction are often maxed out financially. Driven by changes in the brain caused by drugs, they have spent all of their own money and much of their friends’ and family’s money on drugs. They’ve lost jobs, ignored bills, taken out [...]
