Effects of PCP Use During Pregnancy
PCP is the common abbreviation for a drug called phencyclidine, which produces both hallucinogenic and anesthetic effects inside human beings. When pregnant women use PCP, it enters their developing fetuses by passing through the organ-like placenta inside the uterus. Current evidence indicates that the drug can potentially produce unwanted changes in the outcome of a [...]
Diet Pill Addiction: It Isn’t Worth the Weight
The American obsession with physical image and an ideal size two model has driven a number of individuals to engage in unhealthy activities, including the excessive use of diet pills. These pills are available as over the counter medications and in prescription-only formulas. Unfortunately, the latter of the two is readily available on a number [...]
These three go together very well: Women, Depression, Substance abuse
About 15 years ago a team of researchers from the University of Michigan set out to explore how depression, antisocial behavior and substance abuse work in the lives of women. The results of this long-term study, published in a 2011 issue of Development and Psychopathology, may provide clues not only to why women become alcoholics [...]
How Do You Know If You Have a Problem With Drugs?
Maybe you tell yourself that you’re just taking pills or smoking dope to get by, or that the stress of the day’s events is what causes you do do it. Perhaps you think you’ve got your weekend drug use under control, or you only take pills now and then because of recurring pain. But don’t [...]
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