Being Safe from Drugs

July 11, 2014

Being safe from drugs-Drug Addiction

Being free from drug addiction is practically possible only if you take it upon yourself to stop drugs and choose good friends.

We have just discussed in our last posting the consequences of an addiction and drug abuse noting several elements among them the legal, health, social and financial consequences. These are pertinent issues in addiction and I hope that you have had time to read through them so that we can together make progress from there. If you have then I strongly believe that you have made an informed decision to keep distance from anything that can trigger an addiction. In this article we will make progress from that and concentrate on elements which when done will help you and possibly guarantee your safety from drug abuse. Achieving this will largely depend on you and the efforts you make to realize this objective. To start you off, you will need to:

Be committed to knowing yourself better that is to say consciously be sober.
Visualize the bright future ahead of you.
Meditate on the positives of your lovely family, friends and the people who matter to you most.
Think of how people of your age are making good use of their talents in various aspects like music, arts, poetry, sports, dance, acting, comedy, writing informative articles to make a better society and many more.
Visualize how great professions are made and how young people are filling in those professional positions like teachers, financial experts, business entrepreneurs, investors, doctors, lawyers, scientists and many more.

Having these positive points at the back of your mind will help you look at situations in life differently and positively. All the people in your mind right now who have made it or who are making it in life all have a story to tell and you can and should be like one of them if not all of them. This is the spirit I want to encourage you to have as we progress in the discussion. You must desire to be and remain focus and shun all risky activities, behaviors and bad associations. All these are achievable and the following are some of the tips which if worked upon, then you shall have started the journey of your great dream, remember the wise saying a journey of great distance begins with a single step, your single step is focus. Now let us look at other tips:

Being safe from Drugs-Creativity

Wisdom tells us that “an idle mind is the devils workshop” can you imagine who the devil is let alone renting him your mind to be his place of residence! This is not just a statement it is true and any right thinking person must take heed of this. If you are not properly engaged there is the likelihood that you will spend your time doing unproductive and useless things. If you are a student in school you have several options like joining the school football team, drama, musical instrument play classes or basketball or engage in charitable organizations to help people even if you are doing it without pay remember the joy and satisfaction one get in offering a helping hand to people, this may not have the monetary element but I can assure you that it is worth it than destroying yourself physically and psychologically by indulging in drugs and bad company.

Being safe from Drugs-Depression

Being depressed is a serious problem in human life because a depressed person can easily resort to drugs to relieve them of this situation. It normally create a state of loneliness, sadness, alteration of senses and bad moods causing them to give in to anything good or bad so long as it can bring this to an end. Depression is a serious health condition and must be given immediate medical attention. The medication must be administered by a medical doctor and not self-medication or prescriptions suggested by your friends. If you are still under the care of your parents then you must notify them immediately for action to be taken before it is too late.

Being safe from Drugs-Discover your Talent

You may be wondering how would one identify their talents and how it may be helpful in matters addiction, what you do and is capable of doing may be that talent waiting to be unlocked. You can unlock that talent by for example taking time to write or play a poem, drawing, painting, getting involved in a science project, reading or taking time to watch documentaries on a TV channel, or better still take time and participate in competitions. Believe me if you engage yourself in things like this you will certainly find one that is your talent. Doing this is meant to provoke that sleeping talent and also to help you position your mind in the proper thinking lane and staying focused on good things as opposed to destructive elements.

Take the lead role in doing thing personally and encouraging yourself positively

It is important that when doing things, you take them upon yourself because no one will help you solve your problems, doing thing your way helps you take control and maintaining focus. It may not be easy to do thing all by yourself especially new things you have never done before for example if you have never be into sports people may tease and jeer at you in manner of ways but this should not make you change your course instead take them positively and have fun over them by being humorous. Remember not everyone is a great sportsman but everyone can have fun in playing sport. Doing things yourself and relaying on your body to adapt to a game will help you understand the impact of drugs and the harm associated with it.

Being safe from Drugs-Choose only good friends

Many people get into drugs because of wrong associations and so the choice of association is very crucial for one to remain in the right path. Careful attention must be taken in doing this because it is not an easy one. It is not always easy to choose friends however one should be guided by what their objective is, like in our case we are looking towards staying in a drug addiction free environment. Like we have mention above the best friend would that whom you can learn something positive from for example if you are weak in drama and shy then you can associate with the best in drama this way you will be able to learn from the most active drama participants. Making the wright choice of friends enables you to remain focus but choosing wrong ones like those who smoke, drink alcohol or do drugs will definitely lead you into turmoil of drug abuse and addiction.

Following all these steps will surely let you make great improvement towards realizing good and healthy lives however in the event that you are already suffering from drug addiction then you will need to be treated first then you can follow through these guides. Good addiction treatment can only come from addiction experts like doctor Dalal Akoury who is also the founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center where treatment is not only done by the experts but in a more friendly way taking keen interest in ensuring that the patients get well fast. To achieve this Doctor Akoury together with her team of experts will focus on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE and you will have your life back and live it to the fullest there after.

Being safe from drugs-Drug Addiction

The Consequences of Drug Abuse

July 11, 2014

The consequences of drug abuse-Drug Addiction

Drug addiction consequences. Drug addicts often find themselves in the wrong sides of the law. Being arrested and re-arrested can be avoided by avoiding drugs.

If you have been with us on this link for sometimes now you must have read a lot about addiction in several articles we have been posting and we want to continue informing you of the many consequences of indulging in drugs. The consequences are many but for the purpose of this article we will categorize them in to five segments as follows: Legal, health, social and finances consequences. We are going to be discussing each briefly giving the insight of the consequences in each category.

Legal consequences
humanity has from creation lived in strict observation of rules and regulations. This system has been passed from generation to generation and today all nations globally operate within certain perimeters of laws. These laws include laws governing drug abuse detailing the consequences of any infringements which may include a lifetime in the confinement in prison, hefty fine or both. When one if found on the wrong side of the law other things likely to follow will be:

Criminal Record: the affected person will have a criminal record on your file and this will tarnish your reputation with the authorities and the society.

Career and employment: -the affected person will lose many employment opportunities since most employers require certification of good conduct.

Licenses: – with criminal record on your head you are likely to miss certain opportunities in business like getting license to operate a liquor business or drive a taxi.

Travel: -with the advent of global terrorism having criminal record will restrict your travel and movement as many countries will not give you visa to set foot in their land.

Social Status: -people do not want to associate with criminals less they be branded criminals too birds of the same feathers flock together) this will injure your relationship not just with people but very close ones to you like those of your co-workers, neighbors and your relationships with your family and friends. In other words criminal records assassinate ones character completely.

Consequences Related to health
One of the greatest assets in human life if that of peace of mind and it is easily affected by drugs and addiction related problems. The effects are either physical or psychological.

Physical Health -Drug abuse can adversely affect every major system in the human body like alcohol and cigarette smoking may cause fatal illness like cancer.

Psychological Health – Mental health problems such as depression, developmental lags, apathy, withdrawal, and other psychosocial dysfunctions frequently are linked to substance abuse among adolescents. Others include conduct problems, personality disorders, suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide, and suicide. For example marijuana use which is common among young people has been shown to interfere with short-term memory, learning and psychomotor skills.

Addiction – often people think they can never get addicted, but this is not true as addiction can knock on the doors of anyone at any time. Someone who is addicted normally suffers lose of control and sound judgment and when they stop using the substance, they are likely to suffer severe psychological or physical symptoms, such as anxiety, irritability, unhappiness and stress.

Social Consequences

Drugs affect the brain directly and the human brain is design in a way that it controls almost everything we do. This action of drug addiction will therefore affect:

Relationships: bad behavior associated with drug abuse will negatively affect your relationships with your loved ones.
Families: substance abuse affects the emotional, financial, and psychological well-being of the whole family. Normally teenagers who use drugs withdraw from their family members and family activities, their actions in the process set bad examples for any younger siblings this is because their judgment and decision-making ability becomes greatly impaired, they may become more hostile toward family members and even steal from them to get money for drugs.
Peers: Your peers will stay away from you. No one will like to have bad influence, and they will feel scared around you. You will lose worthy friends, and find yourself keeping bad ones.
School: Chances are that you will drop out of school because your brain is affected, and you are no longer in control of your school work. You may rebel and get a suspension and so you will be vulnerable to committing crime and the results of this is very clear.

Financial Consequences
It goes without saying that when one becomes addicted to dugs they will need money for supply and when there is no money they will begin to start selling their personal belongings, phones, music iPods, personal jewelry etc. to finance their addictive needs. It must be noted that as the small drug users struggle to maintain their supply it is the bigger drug dealer who is making money out of this situation and with this money they organize more sophisticated crimes and the whole community or nation suffers the consequences.

We can never get to conclusion when discussing the consequences of addiction in human life and so there will always be room for further discussions on this but for the purpose of bringing this article to an end we must make all necessary effort to ensure that we and our loved ones do not suffer these consequences. How to do this will greatly depend on individual will power to abstain from all addiction related substances. Therefore seeking lasting solutions will be very desirable and talking to the experts on matters relating to addiction will be the starting point. AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center will be very helpful to all people willing to distance themselves from the consequences of addiction. AWAREmed is a facility founded by doctor Dalal Akoury who is a medical doctor and has had experience over several decades in matters addiction. Visiting this facility under Doctor Akoury’s care will be the most valuable thing you can do to free yourself from these consequences. While receiving treatment here, doctor Akoury and her team of experts will focus on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE making you to be safe and free from all these consequences.

The consequences of drug abuse-Drug Addiction

Hallucinogenic Drugs

July 10, 2014

Hallucinogenic Drugs – Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is and will never be good for human life it does not matter whether you are taking hallucinogenic drugs or not

The human senses can be affected in different ways and by different means. Consumptions of various drugs are some of the actions that have the adverse effects in the human senses. Among those drugs are hallucinogenic drugs, this is a collection of drugs with the capabilities of altering the human senses. They are also known as psychedelic drugs and are powerful to affect the perception of the world around us. They can also be very intimidating to the senses or rather change them in such a way that things become more extreme like the affected person can see dull colours much brighter and occasionally even ‘see’ sounds or ‘hear’ colours. Besides affecting senses these drugs can also change their user’s moods thoughts and even behavior.

Some Hallucinogenic drugs group include

Hallucinogen is a collection of various drugs like: LSD, PCP, Magic Mushrooms, Mescaline, DMT. They also include ecstasy, cannabis especially the stronger varieties such as skunk and ketamine. It must be noted that some of these drugs originate naturally from vegetation’s for example cannabis and magic mushrooms whereas others are produced artificially from laboratories. The examples of laboratory drugs may include ketamine and ecstasy.

Street names of Hallucinogenic drugs

Like any other drug hallucinogenic drugs also have some street names associated with them these street names may include any of the following: Dope, Pot, Mushrooms, Acid, Special K, Angel dust, Trip, Blotters, Northern lights, Smarties etc.

How are hallucinogens used?

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is packaged in small squares of blotting paper or a sheet of small designs which the user drips onto their tongue. It can also be dropped into to sugar cube or used to produce capsules or tablets. When taken in whichever way it brings in alterations in human perception and feelings of being out of one’s body.
PCP or ‘angel dust’ is accessible in different forms and kinds which may include powder, tablets, liquid or crystals. It is ingested in the body through inhaling (snorted), smoked in cigarette, taken orally or injected.
Magic mushrooms are a wild form of fungus which is cultivated mainly in the UK and other parts of the world. The most common form is the ‘liberty cap’ although the ‘fly agaric’ variety is also used. They may be consumed raw even though many people prefer to add them to food or make them into a drink.
Mescaline is a more unusual form of hallucinogen which comes from a cactus plant.
DMT (dimethyltriptamine) is very similar to LSD. Besides being similar to LSD they are more powerful than LSD. It can be inhaled (snorted), smoked or injected and is less easy to get hold of than LSD.
Ecstasy is obtainable in tablets, capsules or a powder forms and is popular with clubbers as it enables them to dance for long hours. It boosts feelings of intimacy and closeness and is also known as the ‘love drug’.
Cannabis can be smoked or added to food e.g. ‘hash cakes’ and is taken as a means of relaxation although stronger varieties such as sinsemilla and skunk can cause mild hallucinations.
Ketamine is an anaesthetic drug originally designed for veterinary purposes but has been used by people for its hallucinogenic qualities. It acts in a very similar way to PCP and taken orally, as tablets or injected.

Effects of hallucinogenic drugs

As has been discussed the most noticeable effect one is that of altered perception, affected people report mind-altering effects in what they see, hear, smell or touch things which they think are there but in reality, don’t exist. These effects vary according to the substance taken, the quantity taken, how often, the environment, age and whether it is taken in combination with other drugs e.g. alcohol.

Some people may experience greater effects than others. One person may only have a minor experience which can be absolutely pleasurable often refered to as a ‘good trip’ whereas another person can experience a complete ‘out of body’ experience which is terrifying to say the least known as a ‘bad trip’. Some of these effects only last for a short time but others can last for many hours.

People who experience altered perception can find themselves indulging in risky or dangerous behavior, for example believing that they are able to fly. It is not unknown for someone to jump from a great height because of a psychedelic experience.

Are hallucinogenic drugs addictive?

They tend to be used on an irregular basis only so addiction doesn’t occur but a tolerance can build up if the drug is used on a regular basis, for example cannabis or ecstasy.

These drugs have a strong psychological effect which often involves a change in the brain’s chemistry and structure which results in dependence.

People also find that they experience some rather unpleasant withdrawal symptoms if they stop which results in them continuing to take these drugs.

Other side effects include anxiety and depression and an unpleasant condition called ‘flashbacks’: this is where someone sees replays of their drug experience, weeks, months or even years after they took the drug. If any drug is causing you the mention side effects of hallucinogenic drugs you must not wait until it wears you down. It will be important that you seek help from the experts. This you can get conveniently at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under Doctor Akoury’s care where total focus is on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE.

Hallucinogenic Drugs – Drug Addiction

Nutrients Can Help You Fight Cancer

July 10, 2014

THE ROLE OF NUTRIENTS IN CANCER THERAPY

nutrients and cncer treatment Healthy and perfect nutrition is significantly essential for patients suffering from cancer. This is mainly because the disease itself, as well as its management, may change and distress you’re eating ways or appetite. Cancer and cancer cure or treatments may also amend and adjust your body’s capacity to endure certain foods and the use of nutrients.

These nutrients need of people suffering from cancer will depend and vary from one cancer patient to another. Your dietician, doctors and nurses can assist you in identifying your nutrition purpose and target strategies to aid you meet them. Healthy eating and diet whilst undergoing cancer therapy can help one to:

Feel good about themselves
Give you strength and well as energy especially during the chemotherapy
When you practice healthy eating during cancer treatment, you will also help you keep your weight in check as well as the storage of your body’s nutrients
Healthy eating or good diet will particularly help you overcome the side effects of chemotherapy.
Your risk of infection will also increase immensely.
Fast and quick recovery as well as healing

When we talk about eating well it does not mean that you eat anything, no, a patient will need to eat a mixture or range of foods that will provide nutrients that they will need to health and strength during the a variety of foods that provide the nutrients you need to maintain your health while combating cancer. The nutrients will consist of carbohydrates, protein, water, fat, vitamins as well as minerals.

The nutrients are broken down below
Fats and carbs: fats and carbohydrates provide and contributes to the body’s energy and gives it the massive calories it requires. This quantities of energy and calories that each person requires relies or varies generally on one’s, their physical fitness and even their age. Food that will provide fat in our bodies include nuts or peanuts, anything from dairy produce, margarine and butter, meat, poultry, fish as well as seeds. Carbohydrates are foods like bread, cereals, grains, peas, dried beans, fruits etc.
Protein: Protein nutrients aids in the repair of body tissue, it will ensure growth and it will also maintain a healthy immune system. Where there is not enough of protein, the body will always take a long time to recover from all if not most illness leaving one with the risk of other infections and will even develop very low infection resistance. Patients suffering from cancer will require lots of protein than the normal standard or people without this disease. It is mandatory that patients gets extra protein after chemotherapy, surgery and radiation therapy to help heal the tissues as well as prevent further infections. We all know or it’s advisable to know what kinds of foods provides our bodies with protein, and it will be found in fish, lean meat, and soy foods among other foods.

Minerals and vitamins: These nutrients of Vitamins and minerals will make sure of the proper development and growth of the body. It will further allow the body to use calories and energy that they will get in foods rich in these nutrients. A patient who follows a well balanced diet that constitute enough protein, calories or energy will most of the time get lots of minerals and vitamins. Eating a well balanced diet however can be rally challenging to cancer patients when receiving medication mainly if the side effects continue for a longer period of time. Your nutritionist or physician may recommend a dose of multivitamin and other supplements you may require should this happen to you.

Water: fluids like water are very important in one’s health and daily up keep. In fact water is the most important nutrient for any human being whether sick or not. So imagine a cancer patient with diarrhea or who is vomiting. They will become very dehydrated if they don’t consume lots of water or any fluid that will be suggested by their nutritionist. Such patients may need to consult with their nurses, doctors or even nutritionist on what amount of fluids they may require to contain or prevent dehydration.

The American Cancer Society Guidelines for Nutrition for Cancer Prevention has a plan of helping you know what to eat and how to measure it. Your nutritionist will sometimes propose increased serving on particular kind of food. Below find a guideline that will aid or assist you when choosing a healthy diet when fighting cancer.

Try as much as possible to consume more than five servings of various fruits and vegetables daily.
Always prefer to eat foods that are whole grain instead of processed or refined sugars or grains.
Avoid red meat totally or take very little of it in particular, avoid ones that are high in fat and that are processed. Learn to eat white meat like chicken or fish instead.
Endeavor to eat foods that will not give you unhealthy weight. Avoid French fries, deep fried foods and any other food that will add too much weight as it is not healthy for your heart and health in general.

Cancer treatment can affect a patients eating routine that may even result in one losing their appetite. In such occurrences, one is advised to take meals in very little but frequent portions. Try Snacking every few hours and a patient should also try his or her level best to stay away from smells when food is being prepared. Lots of rest is vital though one should lie down not less than an hour after taking a meal

At Awaremed health and wellness resource centre, we will ignite a new sparkle of wellbeing in you. We have able and trained medical team to advise and take you through your treatment program. We are a dedicated team when it’s coming to healing of the body mind and spirit.

THE ROLE OF NUTRIENTS IN CANCER THERAPY

Legal High Drugs

July 10, 2014

Legal High Drugs-Drug Addiction

A drug is a drug whether legal high or very known hard drugs we must all take the responsibility of stopping their addiction in our lives.

The threat of addiction is not new to us because in many ways we find ourselves being addicted to several things. There are so many elements of addiction that we are associated with and we are not even sure if we are addicted to them. When the word addiction is mention we often think straight to hard drugs and other known social activities that are addictive in nature. This feeling is very much in order because those are also some elements we can be addicted to. What many may not know is that we can be addicted even to some legal drugs that does not necessarily illegal and that is what is going to guide the flow of this article. Known as a collection of drugs which are sold legally and which mimic the effects of illegal drugs such as cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine. Some of these drugs may include herbal smoking mixtures, diet pills (ephedrine), herbal ecstasy and mephedrone. We can also include GHB, BZP (benzylpiperazine) poppers such as amyl nitrite and caffeine drinks/pills.

Legal high

This are kinds of substances with the same effects as an illegal drug but can be bought legally, and openly. They are not regulated by the Misuse of Drugs Act although changes have been, or are being made to control these substances. Many of these drugs are naturally occurring substances but the most recent one -mephedrone, has been synthetically produced in laboratories.

Legal High Drugs-Appearance

They take different looks in the market with some being are herbal solutions which can be mixed with tobacco and smoked normally while others like mephedrone come in as white powder or in tablets or capsules forms. Poppers such as amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite are inhaled while others like ephedrine are found in over the counter medicines or pills used for weight control.

Legal High Drugs-Methods of Usage

They can be taken be taken in several ways that is: orally, smoked, inhaled, added to drinks or injected though this last method of consumption is very rare.

Legal High Drugs-Their street names

Like any other drugs legal high drugs also have their street nouns. Many of these substances have ‘trade names’ that is to say their brand names for marketing purposes for example the herbal smoking mixture or solution is known as ‘Spice’. Other names may include:

Meow Meow (mephedrone)
Herbal Viagra
Eclipse (herbal ecstasy)
Cloud 9 (herbal ecstasy/ephedrine)
Liquid gold (poppers)

These drugs are often used by young people and particularly the youth, clubbers and festival goers.

Effects of legal highs

The effects of these drugs vary depending on which substance you are using. For example, if you smoke Spice then you will experience that the effects are similar to those of cannabis also known as marijuana. Such feelings will include:

Feeling relaxed and ‘chilled out’ or hyperactive
Talkative and giggly

Majority of users will find that their sensitivities have been altered or that they experience mild hallucinations. Drug like mephedrone will have similar effects to those from using ecstasy or cocaine. The experiences may include:

Euphoria
Increased confidence
Lots of energy
Empathy with others
It can also suppress the appetite
Speed up the heart rate
Reduce inhibitions.

Spice and herbal Viagra e.g. yohimbine are added to loose tobacco and smoked as a cigarette or through a pipe. They cause hallucinogenic effects and also act upon the body in a similar way to ecstasy.

Herbal ecstasy such as Cloud 9 acts as a stimulant on the body thereby increasing the heart rate and breathing, a sense of euphoria, dilated pupils and being talkative generally. It can also cause hallucinogenic effects such as a heightened awareness of one’s surroundings.

Liquid gold and other types of poppers cause an intense ‘rush’ when inhaled which also includes feelings of disorientation, nausea, dizziness and headaches. They can also improve sexual performance.

How addictive are legal highs?

If these legal highs are legally allowed drugs, one would wonder whether they have any addictive effects and the answer is absolutely yes. Many of these substances are characterized in the same way as synthetic drugs meaning that they can lead to dependency over a period of time of their usage for example a drug like mephedrone is similar to ecstasy in the sense that it is highly addictive and leads to psychological changes in the user. People who use mephedrone find it very difficult to stop. Besides them being addictive, it must be noted that these drugs/substances are more powerful than many people realize and can be as equally as addictive as their illegal cousins or sisters.

Risks factors of legal highs

Because of their sources it is prudent to note that some of these drugs are not regulated under the Misuse of Drugs Act however an amendment to this effect has been made making it illegal to sell or supply them for human use under the medicines legislation.

But it is very easy to assume that because these drugs are freely available that they are safer than synthetic varieties. Even the herbal substances such as Spice or Salvia have side effects.

The technicality is that a good percentage of these substances contain all kinds of chemicals which have not always been tested for human consumption. So you are not quite sure what you are getting and the effect it will have on your system. Currently we do not have authenticate research or studies confirming the duration of risk and so it is not clear the effects of long term health risks if any. However when combined with other substances like alcohol then this increases the risks and such increased risks can be physical risks e.g. hypertension, heart disease, nosebleeds, weight loss, tremors and diabetes. On the other hand the risks may be psychological risks like anxiety, panic attacks, memory loss, paranoia and even schizophrenia.

Finally when we begin talking of the risks involved then we must also talk about remedies for those risks. If for whatever reason you or your friend is struggling with problems related to legal high drugs then the solution is just a phone call away. Rich out for doctor Dalal Akoury an expert in matter addiction and the founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under Doctor Akoury. Together with her team of experts they will help you get better professionally while focusing on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE and you will certainly get your life back and enjoy it to the fullest.

Legal High Drugs-Drug Addiction

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