Drug addiction initiation

July 14, 2017

Drug addiction initiation may be simple but that is the right time of taking immediate action

Drug addiction initiation: Signs and Symptoms

In most cases, drug addiction initiation is irregular and gradual with the casual or social use of a drug. For some people, using the drug becomes a habit, and its use becomes more and more frequent. As time passes, you may need larger doses of the drug to get high. Soon you may need the drug just to feel good. As your drug use increases, you may find that it becomes increasingly difficult to go without the drug. Stopping may cause intense cravings and make you feel physically ill what we call withdrawal symptoms. And speaking to doctor Dalal Akoury MD, President, and founder of AWAREmed Health Center, the following are some of the drug addiction symptoms or behaviors:

Feeling that you have to use the drug regularly this can be daily or even several times a day
Failing in your attempts to stop using the drug
Making certain that you maintain a supply of the drug
Spending money on the drug, even though you can’t afford it
Doing things to obtain the drug that you normally wouldn’t do, such as stealing
Feeling that you need the drug to deal with your problems
Driving or doing other risky activities when you’re under the influence of the drug
Focusing more and more time and energy on getting and using the drug

Drug addiction initiation: Identifying drug addiction in teenagers

It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish normal teenage moodiness from signs of drug use. This kind of knowledge is very important for all parents and guardians as it will help them make timely informed decisions in caring for their children. And as experts from AWAREmed health center we want to share with you some possible indications that your teenager is may be using drugs:

Problems at school – Frequently missing classes or missing school, a sudden disinterest in school or school activities, or a drop in grades may be indicators of drug use.

Physical health issues – Lack of energy and motivation may indicate your child is using certain drugs.

Neglected appearance – Teenagers are generally concerned about how they look. A lack of interest in clothing, grooming or looks may be a warning sign of drug use.

Changes in behavior – Teenagers enjoy privacy, but exaggerated efforts to bar family members from entering their rooms or knowing where they go with their friends might indicate drug use. Also, drastic changes in behavior and in relationships with family and friends may be linked to drug use.

Spending money – Sudden requests for money without a reasonable explanation for its use may be a sign of drug use. You may also discover money stolen from previously safe places at home. Items may disappear from your home because they’re being sold to support a drug habit.

Finally, the above list may not be conclusive, however, if you happen to sport any of them, it could be a serious indicator of emerging substance abuse. Remember that early treatment would help you and your teens prevent serious health complications. And that is why doctor Akoury made a decision of creating a medical center whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. You can reach her on telephone number 843 213 1480 for any concerns you may have in all matters relating to substance abuse.

Drug addiction initiation: Common Signs and Symptoms

Different alcohol usage intensity

July 14, 2017

Different alcohol usage intensity will impact on your health negatively

Different alcohol usage intensity: What you drink does matter?

Some people say that alcohol is alcohol and it doesn’t matter what you drink. That is a statement, but the actual fact is that it makes a great deal of difference what one drinks. This is true for several reasons because different alcohol usage intensity to its consumers is evident as we will be finding out with the help of experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, let’s begin with alcohol content.

Alcohol Concentration: Many people find that they get much more intoxicated when drinking straight vodka than beer. This is because they get a lot more alcohol in their bodies in a shorter period of time when drinking the vodka. As a general rule of thumb the less concentrated the alcohol in a drink the less alcohol one will put into the body per hour.

Flavor: People also tend to drink strongly flavored drinks more slowly than tasteless drinks, meaning that, most people will get more alcohol in their system per hour when drinking vodka than they will when drinking whiskey.

Carbonation: Carbonation speeds the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream. People drinking carbonated drinks will become intoxicated more quickly and achieve higher BACs than people drinking the same amount of alcohol per hour in the form of noncarbonated drinks. There is, however, a trade-off here because many people drink carbonated drinks more slowly than noncarbonated drinks.

Diet Soda: Diet soda interacts with alcohol too, so people who drink mixed drinks made with diet soda will become intoxicated more quickly and achieve higher BACS than people drinking identical drinks made with regular soda.

Different alcohol usage intensity: Beware mixing alcohol with your medications

Alcohol-related Drug Interactions

Aspirin: For some reason, we are not quite sure of aspirin appears to block the action of alcohol dehydrogenase meaning that if you take aspirin before drinking you will become intoxicated on a much smaller dose of alcohol than usual. It is generally recommended that you do not take aspirin for around six hours before drinking alcohol. If you have taken aspirin before drinking be cautious and try to limit your alcohol intake as much as possible.

Cayenne pepper: Cayenne pepper dilates the blood vessels and apparently leads higher BACs and more exposure of the brain to alcohol. In short, if you drink alcohol while ingesting a lot of cayenne pepper you will become much drunker than usual. Avoid red pepper vodka!

Tylenol (acetaminophen, paracetamol): Even by itself Tylenol can cause liver failure. Combining Tylenol with alcohol is a horrible one two punch to the liver. If you love your liver then don’t take Tylenol or Tylenol PM or anything else containing acetaminophen with alcohol or when you are a hangover. Else you might as well fry up your liver with onions!!

Ambien: mixing alcohol with Ambien is just about a sure recipe for a blackout or a brownout. People who mix the two also often report sleepwalking or even sleep eating. It’s better to take one or the other and not mix them together.

Narcotic painkillers: Another recipe for blackout and disturbed behavior. Avoid mixing alcohol with Percocet, Percodan, Vicodin, Oxycontin, codeine, morphine or any other narcotic pain killers.

Finally, alcohol is dangerous and the faster you disassociate yourself from it the better for you and everyone. This may not be an easy task if you’re an addict but with help of experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under Doctor Akoury’s care, the burden will be made lighter.

Different alcohol usage intensity: What you drink does matter?

Drug addiction ruins

July 14, 2017

Drug addiction ruins people’s life irrespective of status

Drug addiction ruins: The motivation of achieving high experience

In many time what began as a simple experiment and desire to belong to your peer standards often lands most of the drug users into a serious addiction. This is a worrying trend not just to the young people but even to the adults. Many rehab centers are full of people who ordinarily would not have become addicts but they are today because they experimented to have the feeling their friends had. I really don’t have an idea of what your situation is, but allow me to ask are you on the high way of drug addiction ruins? You understand yourself better and this link is tailored for you to get all the necessary help you may need to free yourself from the complications that are associated with drug addiction. Therefore, as we get into the discussion, I want to bring to your attention the pioneer of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, doctor Dalal Akoury the MD is a renowned veteran expert in addiction who has been in this profession for several decades offering her best in giving people hope of recovering again from the scourge of drug addiction.

And in fact, in her quest to do this effectively, doctor Akoury made a decision to create a medical center (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. In her delivery, Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. Therefore if you are struggling with any kind of addiction, then you are in the right place and the time of scheduling for an appointment with the expert cannot be better than now and today. I encourage you to reclaim your life back with the best of the best in substance abuse solutions.

Drug addiction ruins: The journey of substance abuse

And now to the discussion, doctor Akoury response to this question is very interesting, she says that because tolerance often builds up irrespective of whether you are using soft or hard drugs, drugs like marijuana can actually lead the user into using much more had drugs to achieve the same high they want. The only thing users are not aware of is that when the effects of the drugs used begin to fades off, the individual may turn to more powerful drugs to free themselves of the unpleasant conditions they have found themselves in just in the same way they were when using less powerful drugs. It means that for example if one has been using marijuana which is considered a lesser drug in relation to cocaine, if at the use of marijuana a certain high is achieved and this fades off, the individual may opt for cocaine which is a much harder drug objectively to maintain the high and to salvage the situation or feelings. Nonetheless, it is important to note that in this case, the drug (marijuana) masks the problem for a time (while the user is high). When the “high” fades, the problem, unwanted condition or situation returns more intensely than before. At this point, the user may then turn to stronger drugs since marijuana no longer delivers to their expectations.

Drug addiction ruins: The motivation of achieving high experience

Drug addiction ailments

July 14, 2017

Drug addiction ailments will not spare anyone so long as one is abusing drugs

Drug addiction ailments: Effects on other harmful chemicals

Alcohol can act as a solvent, helping other harmful chemicals, such as those in tobacco smoke enter the cells lining the upper digestive tract more easily. This might explain why the combination of smoking and drinking is much more likely to cause cancers in the mouth or throat than either smoking or drinking alone. In other cases, alcohol may slow the body’s ability to break down and get rid of some harmful chemicals. There are several drug addiction ailments which if not addressed, cancer and many other complications can bring a whole society down. Let’s take for instance:

Lower levels of folate or other nutrients

Folate is a vitamin that cells in the body need to stay healthy. Alcohol use can lower the body’s ability to absorb folate from foods. This problem can be worse in heavy drinkers, who often do not get enough nutrients such as folate in their diet. Low folate levels may play a role in the risk of breast and colorectal cancers.

Effects of estrogen or other hormones

Alcohol can raise body levels of estrogen, a hormone important in the growth and development of breast tissue. This could affect a woman’s risk of breast cancer.

Effects on body weight

Too much alcohol can add extra calories to the diet, which can contribute to weight gain in some people. Being overweight or obese is known to increase the risks of many types of cancer. Along with these mechanisms, alcohol may contribute to cancer in other, as of yet unknown, ways.

Drug addiction ailments: Other long-term health effects from drinking alcohol

Most people know about the short-term effects of drinking alcohol, such as its effects on mood, concentration, judgment, and coordination. But alcohol can also have longer-term health effects. These can vary a great deal from person to person. For some people, alcohol is addictive. Drinking can become heavier over time, leading to serious health and social problems. Heavy drinkers who stop drinking suddenly can have physical withdrawal symptoms such as tremors, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, and other serious problems over the next few days. In some people, these can be life-threatening and does not mean that heavy drinkers should not stop drinking. It does mean that heavy drinkers should talk with their doctors about the safest way to stop drinking.

Over time, heavy drinking can cause inflammation (hepatitis) and heavy scarring (cirrhosis) in the liver which will then lead to liver failure. Heavy drinking can also damage other organs, such as the pancreas and the brain, and can raise blood pressure. With all these risks arising from the drug use, you will for sure need to be taken care of with professionals who would painlessly contain the effects of addiction at all levels. This team of experts you can only get at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under Doctor Akoury. At this facility treatment will be administered while focusing on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through the realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE. This is a painless process you cannot afford to lose.

Drug addiction ailments: Effects on other harmful chemicals

Intoxication tolerance during vacations

July 14, 2017

Intoxication tolerance during vacations destroys life

Intoxication tolerance during vacations: Celebrations times

People all over the world have one single common denominator, everywhere you go people of all life status like to have moments of celebrations and spend some time enjoying the plenty life can offer. This undisputed interest, however, come at a cost and many revelers have open specific accounts to save money to finance this season of celebration which normally comes during Christmas and new year eve. I am in total agreement with everyone that some free time away from the hectic and busy schedules of life is necessary for once life because I am equally doing the same. My purpose of this article will dwell on some of the negative things which do happen during this season branded celebration times. In particular, we will be discussing the drug intoxication tolerance when marry making.

As indicate holiday season is a time where school going students are out, shopping malls are packed to capacity, entertainment joints entrepreneurs are doing good business because of the increasing number of clients visiting their joints. Today the celebration time (Christmas and New Year Eve) are around the corner and everyone is looking forward to presents, parties, food, and booze. For many, the holiday season is a time of enjoyment and happiness, but for some, the holiday brings out a lot of stress. We spoke to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury over this and professionally, she agrees that a lot of things happen during partying and letting loose. Stress for example:

Intoxication tolerance during vacations: Stress and celebrations

The holiday season triggers both good and bad forms of stress and emotions almost in equal measure.
Some people will cope with stress by turning to food. They will indulge in large amounts of food that can result in weight gain and eventually obesity.
Stress can also trigger negative behaviors like alcohol consumption and drug use. For sure alcohol and drug use are often exacerbated during the holidays, especially on Christmas and New Year Eve.
Stress is also one of the leading causes of alcohol and drug relapse.

Now that we have some common understanding about stress, we can look at our theme topic of drug addiction indulgence during seasons. Much as it is a time of relaxation, the holiday season may be a distraction and overwhelming for individuals who are recently recovering from addiction. Take for example the transport sector of any nation, the rate of automobile accidents, drug overdoses, suicides and violence causing death increases tremendously during the holidays. Nearly all these incidents are connected to alcohol and drug abuse, typically by those who are trying to cope with the holiday stress. A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control found that suicide victims commonly tested positive for alcohol or illicit drugs and about 33% of the suicide victims tested positive for alcohol, 16% tested positive for opiates, 9% tested positive for cocaine and 8% tested positive for marijuana, worrying statistics indeed.

These statistics are real and you and I must choose to do something. On our part, I with a lot of passion established this facility to primarily transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. Speak to us on telephone number 843 213 1480 and let us win this war.

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