Alcoholism prevalence in senior citizens

October 16, 2015

Alcoholism prevalence in senior citizens: Growing older brings on many changes

Understanding the consequences of alcoholism prevalence in our senior citizens is very important for treatment to be done effectively and professionally.

We once said that alcoholism and drug abuse knows no boundary and affects without any form of discrimination. Based on that fact, we want to focus our discussion on the alcoholism prevalence in senior citizens in our societies today. These are older people in our societies who need care, love and support from all of us. It is not a secret that when we grow old a lot of changes takes place in the process. Some of those changes may include:

Changes in health, lifestyle, roles and support
Changes in physical pain and loss of mobility
Growing older can be stressful and loneliness is common

With these changes, experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury says that alcohol and prescription drug problems and particularly among our senior citizens age 60 and above is actually one of the fastest growing health problem facing most nations across the globe including America. Doctor Dalal Akoury says that even though this is a proven fact, the situation has stagnated and remain neglected, underestimated, under identified, underdiagnosed and undertreated thereby creating the catastrophe of thousands of our senior citizens who desperately require treatment and don’t get it. And because of this, alcohol and drug related problems among senior citizens is a condition many do not want to talk about, be associated with, deal with or even treat for various reasons including some of the following:

Health care providers tend to overlook alcohol or drug problems among older people, mistaking the symptoms for dementia, depression, or other problems common to older adults.
Older adults are more likely to hide their alcohol or drug use and less likely to seek professional help.
Many relatives of older individuals with substance use disorders, particularly their adult children, are living in denial or ashamed of the problem and choose not to address it.

Alcoholism prevalence in senior citizens: Family disease

The effects of alcoholism and drug addiction are a phenomenon that does not have any respect for status, race, gender and age. Everyone and everybody can and is a victim. It affects at all levels globally to the smallest unit of the family. And because we are focusing on the family, alcoholism and drug addiction affects the whole family whether young, teenage, or grown-up children, wives or husbands, brothers or sisters, parents or other relatives and friends no one is speared when it comes to addiction. It therefore means that when one family member is addicted to alcohol and drugs the whole family suffers. According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, addiction is a family disease capable of destroying the whole unit; it stresses the family to the breaking point, impacts negatively on the stability of the home and the family’s unity. In terms of health, it affects the mental health, physical health, finances, and basically the entire family dynamics. Doctor Akoury is very concern that with the strength of denial, help may come too late and without help, active addiction can totally disrupt family life and cause harmful effects that can last a lifetime. It is for this reason this reason that doctor Akoury founded this health facility to primarily transform each and every individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. In this facility, doctor Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms making her one of the most qualified professionals you can rely on with your addiction complications. You can reach her on telephone number 843 213 1480 to schedule your appointment with her today for the commencement of your recovery program.

Alcoholism prevalence in senior citizens: Roadblock to recovery

I had previously mentioned this but because of the magnitude of the problem I will mention it again and again. The fact is that one of the biggest challenges to family recovery in substance abuse is the belief and feelings that everything will be ok if they can just ‘fix’ their loved one who is addicted to alcohol or drugs. This school of thought appears to work in isolation where the indirect victims let the direct victim to face the challenge squarely. This is not the way to approach this problem, in fact helping families understand that just as the addict is responsible for their own recovery, and in the same way they too are responsible for their own recovery. Meaning that, the whole family must be in it together including the children. And remember that a single addiction in the family strains relationships by causing people to become anxious, mistrustful, tired which can eventually result in an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. Therefore because addiction hurts the whole family, it is absolutely essential that solutions are designed to restore the whole family.

Alcoholism prevalence in senior citizens: Recovery from addiction is a family affair

Having identified some of the roadblocks of recovery, it is very important that as a family disease, those who have been affected by addiction should seek for immediate help from the right professionals to recover and rebuild the stability of their lives and regain independent and freedom from all the effects of alcoholism and drug addiction. At a family level, members of the family need not to shy away from asking questions when they feel that something is not right. This is very important because without question, the damage could be worst when it is finally realized at a letter date.

Besides that, constructive and active family engagement in the recovery process is essential if the family is to heal from the destructive impact of addiction. To move on in hope, families need a variety of supports, information and skills including the following visiting the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury for a one on one consultation and treatment.

Alcoholism prevalence in senior citizens: Growing older brings on many changes

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction

October 7, 2015

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Addiction is a disease of free will

Together we can work hand in hand in reducing stigma and shame of addiction for a speedy treatment are eventual recovery. Reducing stigma is therefore a must if we have to win in this fight.

Over the last few decades of my practice as a medical professional I have come a cross so many patients from across the globe with different disturbing health conditions coming to my office for treatment which we have gladly offered to them to a resounding positive feedback. We have made it a routine in our facility (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) to give our very best to all our clients irrespective of their limitations because we believe in offering lasting solutions to all health complications that we can professionally handle. This has made us to move from strength to strength over the years. However one problem of drug addiction keeps recurring owing to the nature of its effects to people differently. This one story disturbs me the most. It disturbs be because it came to my attention several years after I was first introduced to the couple. That story is going to form part of our discussion in this article even as we focus on reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction both internally and externally. But before we get there we want to assure all people reading this article now that drug addiction is a real problem and the sooner we deal with it the better. It is very painful seeing people losing hope and giving up on treatment because they keep relapsing every time they are about to have a break through. We are not taking more seriously the issue of relapse so that we can be on the front lane in defeating the beast of addiction. Therefore if you or anyone you know is struggling with any kind of addiction, our doors are always open at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury to help you recover from it professionally and with a lot of dignity. So don’t keep in hiding come up and purpose to regaining your life back with us professionally.

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Stigma and shame

Now back to the story about two or three decades ago a couple visited my office with an addiction problem. Actually the man was alcoholic while his wife only accompanied her to seek for help. Before we could even start the session, they excused themselves shortly and I felt that they were consulting on something then we could commence together without any further interruption. I was surprised several minutes and hours later that my client vanished never to return. Several years later one of my student narrated this story to me and I was astonished. The student said “when I was still very young may be five or six years old, my maternal grandfather died of what I was always told was complications of heart disease.” She believed that because that is what she was told. It was not until several years later, after she had graduated from a medical school in psychiatry, and had secured a job for a very long time using neuroimaging to study the addicted brain, that she learned the real reason for the death of her grandfather. One day her mother gave her the revelation of the shock of her life and this was also coming when her mother was near the end of her life and she told her that, “I need to tell you something I have never spoken to you about.” She disclosed to her that her grandfather had been an alcoholic, and that he took his own life in his distress at not being able to control his strong urges to drink.

“Oh Jesus I almost lost my grip.” Her mother had out of fear of stigma and shame kept the real reason for her grandfather’s death a secret from her that long. What surprised her is that even though she knew that in her whole professional life was devoted to trying to understand what drugs do to the brain, and that she had heard her speak of addiction as a disease of the brain, still she was not going to tell her the whole truth.” So she wondered how she had miscommunication, and how she had not made her realize that it was not a taboo to speak about addiction and that there should be no shame in it. This really troubled her and so she came to confide in me says doctor Akoury.

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Is addiction a chronic brain disease?

In her practice as a medical professional she continues, she has actually thought about this question so many times, and had realize that describing addiction as a “chronic brain disease” is a very theoretical and abstract concept she says. And so we continued to share and she used this illustration that “if you are a parent or guardian with a very sick child, and you took the child to the hospital for medication and the doctor said, “Your child is in a coma because he has diabetes,” and in an effort to help you understand, the doctor went on to explain that diabetes is a chronic disease of the pancreas, would that really help you to understand why your child was so severely ill? Certainly not, that is because what would explains it for further and better understanding is that, the cells in the pancreas can no longer produce insulin, and the body actually need insulin in order to be able to use glucose as an energy source and that without it, the cells in our body are energy deprived. That is what will help you understand and so that explains why your child is so sick.”

To explain the devastating changes in behavior of a person who is addicted, such that even the most severe threat of punishment is insufficient to keep them from taking drugs where they are willing to give up everything they care for in order to take a drug, it is not enough to say that addiction is a chronic brain disease. What we mean by that is something very specific and profound: that because of drug use, a person’s brain is no longer able to produce something needed for our functioning and that healthy people take for granted, the free will.

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Dopamine

All drugs of abuse, whether legal or illegal, cause large surges of dopamine in brain areas crucial for motivating our behavior—both the reward regions (such as the nucleus accumbens) as well as prefrontal regions that control our higher functions like judgment, decision making, and self-control over our actions. These brain circuits adapt to these surges by becoming much less sensitive to dopamine, a process called receptor down regulation. The result is that ordinary healthy things in our lives like all the pleasurable social and physical behaviors necessary for our survival (which are rewarded by small bursts of dopamine throughout the day) no longer are enough to motivate a person; the person will therefore needs a big surge of dopamine from the drug just to feel temporarily okay and they must continually repeat this, in an endless vicious cycle.

Reducing the stigma and shame of addiction: Addiction and suicide

Back to the story doctor Akoury says that from the story you will notice that the shame was not just because the father had been an alcoholic, but because he committed suicide, out of hopelessness and helplessness at his inability to control the strong urges to drink. At this point I remembered that couple who visited my office and just walked out never to return. Now on digging deep I found out that the couples were actually the grand parents of my student. Now it pains me most that something that could be treated caused this great damage simply because of stigma, shame and fear. Dear reader if you’re following this story, let this be the last one, addiction is a treatable condition and stigma or shame are just perceptions that should not result in death. Come quickly for help today and together lets kick out of our lives the problem of drug addiction.

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Addiction is a disease of free will

Drug cravings negativity and coping strategies

October 5, 2015

Drug cravings negativity and coping strategies: A cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction

Doctor Akoury says that knowing drug cravings negativity and coping strategies without really seeking for help will not be beneficial to you. Once this is known, it must be accompanied with action immediately for good health to reign

We have in the resent past been discussing serious topics touching on the cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction and in particular cocaine addiction and techniques of coping with craving. We are not about to give it up because we understand the seriousness of the problem in our societies and even closer to our individual families. This is a war we are determined to win by all means and for that reason, we want to further into the discussion by looking at the drug cravings negativity and coping strategies we can adopt to defeat this scourge. Doctor Dalal Akoury an addiction expert of several decades has been sharing with us very healthy information about a cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction as being one of the best strategies in finding lasting solution to cocaine addiction. She is going to progress from where we left in the previous article for us to have a better understanding of what is before us. She says that in coping with craving for cocaine or any other substance, there are a variety of strategies for doing so and some of those strategies may includes the following.

Distraction
Talking about craving
Going with the craving
Recalling the negative consequences of cocaine abuse
Using self-talk

We appreciate that different professionals may have different view about this like for instance some therapists may wish to point out that these strategies may not stop craving completely, however at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury, we believe that with practice, recovering addicts will reduce the frequency and intensity of craving and make it less disturbing and frustrating when it occurs. It is therefore very prudent that we take keen interest in adopting mechanisms that will enable us to cope successfully with craving for cocaine and other drugs.

Drug cravings negativity and coping strategies: Entertainment and distractions

When under the influence of drugs, all that you will be thinking about is drugs because that is what keeps you going, without it, you will actually fall sick. In that case it is only fair that you get distracted so that your mind can be engaged into other things. Professionally doctor Akoury can now confirms that this has been tested and found to very helpful. It is therefore very necessary that you prepare a list of reliable distracting activities and with the help of your doctor in anticipation of future craving. Such activities might include taking a walk, playing basketball, and doing relaxation exercises. Preparation of such a list may reduce the likelihood that patients will use substances, particularly alcohol and marijuana, in ill-fated attempts to deal with craving. Leaving the situation and going somewhere safe is one of the most effective ways of dealing with craving when it occurs.

Drug cravings negativity and coping strategies: Sharing freely about craving

Talking about drug addiction is not a taboo as some people make it to look like. Doctor Akoury says that when patients have supportive, abstinent friends and family members, talking freely about craving when it occurs, it gives the recovering addicts the confidence to move forward. Sharing is a very effective strategy and can help reduce the feelings of anxiety and vulnerability that often accompany it. Besides that it can also help patients identify specific cues. It’s true that sure family members may become distressed when they hear their loved ones (patients) sharing about craving because of the fear that this might ultimately lead to use of drugs, it is therefore very important that therapists and other lined professionals to spend some time in identifying which patients would feel comfortable to talk with freely about craving, how that person would react, and whether it makes sense to ask that person in advance for support.

Socially isolated patients, or those who have few non-using friends, will find it difficult to nominate a supportive other who can assist with craving, thoughts about cocaine, and other problems. This should alert therapists to the need to consider addressing social isolation during treatment. For example, therapists and patients can brainstorm ways of meeting new, non-using others, reconnecting with friends and family members, and so on. To help patients “own” these strategies and be more likely to initiate positive social contact, therapists might suggest applying the problem solving strategies which we have already dwelt on in our previous postings.

Drug cravings negativity and coping strategies: Going with the craving

Doctor Akoury says that the idea going with the craving technique is to let it (craving) occur, peak, and pass and that is to say experiencing them without either fighting or giving into them. Giving patients the imagery of a wave or walking over a hill may help convey this concept that is, gaining control by avoiding resistance.

Experts through several studies have identified the steps involved which should ordinarily be practiced within sessions or at home before craving occurs. Besides that patients should also be told that the purpose is not to make the cravings disappear, but to experience them in a different way that makes them feel less anxiety provoking and dangerous and thus easier to ride out. The steps are summarized below.

Pay attention to the craving – This usually involves, first, finding someplace safe to let oneself experience craving (e.g., a comfortable and quiet place at home). Next, relax and focus on the experience of craving itself – where it occurs in the body or mind and how intense it is.

Focus on the area where the craving occurs – This involves paying attention to all the somatic and effective signals and trying to put them into words. What is the feeling like? Where is it? How strong is it? Does it move or change? Where else does it occur? After concentrating in this way, many patients find the craving goes away entirely. In fact, the patient may find it useful to rate the intensity of craving before and after the exercise to demonstrate the effectiveness of the technique.

Finally understanding the drug cravings negativity and coping strategies alone will not be helpful if you do not take the next step of seeking for help. Yes you now have the information, but if you don’t apply that information, it will not be helpful. That is the reason why doctor Dalal Akoury founded AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center for every individual who is struggling with any form of addiction to seek for help. You can reach out for her on telephone number 843 213 1480 so that you can have a one on one with her and you will have all your addiction related concerns addressed professionally.

Drug cravings negativity and coping strategies: A cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction

October 2, 2015

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Coping with craving of cocaine (part two)

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction is very crucial in solving the problem of cocaine addiction especially in the teens who would want to explore.

In our part one of this series of articles about the cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction, we had highlighted some of the areas to focus on as listed below and we were able to explore on the first one i.e. understanding craving. You can actually make reference on that as we progress but for the purpose of this article we want to continue from where we left and see how best we can describe craving which is one of the biggest elements when it comes to solving the problem of addiction. Our team of experts from the home of addiction solutions (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury who is also the founder of the facility, we want to explore on the possibilities of addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction with a view of finding lasting solutions to the scourge of addiction.

Understanding craving
Describing craving
Identifying triggers
Avoiding cues
Coping with craving

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Describing craving

Having understood what cravings is our next point would be to get the essential sense of the patients’ experience of craving. This can be very broad and may include having the knowledge about the following information.

What is craving like for you? – Doctor Akoury says that cravings or urges as it is commonly known is experienced in many different of ways by different patients. Like for instance an individual could say, the experience is primarily somatic that is to say, a patient would just get a feeling in the stomach or the heart races or just start smelling the element being craved for. For others, craving is experienced more cognitively; like for example one would say that “I need it now” or “I can’t get it out of my head” or “It calls on me.” Or it may be experienced effectively; for example, “I get nervous” or “I’m bored.” Depending on your individual experience, it is important that when seeking for help, you let your therapist know your experience with craving, this way they will be able to get to the roots of the problem and offer solutions effectively.

Are you bothered by craving? – There is tremendous variability in the level and intensity of craving reported by patients. For some, achieving and maintaining control over craving will be a principal treatment goal and take several weeks to achieve. Other patients deny they experience any craving. Gentle exploration with patients who deny any craving especially those who continue to use cocaine often reveals that they misinterpret a variety of experiences or simply ignore craving when it occurs until they suddenly find themselves using. Other, abstinent patients, who deny they experience any craving often, when asked, admit to intense fears about relapsing.

How long does craving last for you? – In this journey doctor Akoury says that to make the point about the duration and nature of craving, it is often very important for professionals to point out to their patients that they have rarely let themselves experience an episode of craving without giving in to it.

How do you try to cope with it? – Getting a sense of the coping strategies used by patients will help the therapist identify their characteristic coping styles and select appropriate coping strategies.

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Identifying triggers

The next point to focus on would be the identification of the triggers to the substance of abuse. It is important that therapists should work very closely with their patients to develop a comprehensive list of their own triggers. Some patients become overwhelmed when asked to identify cues. From experience doctor Akoury says that when handling addicts, you will notice that someone may even associate breathing with cocaine use. Again, it may be most helpful therefore to concentrate on identifying the craving and cues that have been most problematic to the patient in recent weeks. This should commence immediately during the therapy session and this should include self-monitoring of craving so that patients can begin to identify new and more subtle cues as they arise.

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Avoiding cues

When considering the avoidance of cues it is always advisable that you keep in mind the general strategy of “recognize, avoid, and cope.” These strategies are particularly applicable to craving for all substances and not necessarily cocaine. Doctor Akoury says that real experts would first identify the patients’ most problematic cues then make an exploration of the degree to which some of those could be avoided. This will come with certain sacrifices including breaking ties or reducing contact with individuals who use or supply you with cocaine, getting rid of paraphernalia, staying out of bars or other places where cocaine is used, or no longer carrying money, as in the following example:

Finally in dealing with the minds perception about cocaine addiction one needs not to let any stone unturned. I am saying this because we are all aware that cocaine is an illegal substance but other substances like alcohol which are legal can form a perfect avenue for the consumption of cocaine without being noticed. Besides that the ability to pay for the substance is another point of consideration. When the financial strength allows users to access cocaine could easily form a solution in an alcoholic drink. Therefore experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center recommends that for any meaningful treatment to be realized, therapists and other professionals in the line of substance abuse must spend considerable time exploring the relationship between alcohol and cocaine with patients who use them together to such an extent that alcohol becomes a powerful cocaine cue. Specific strategies to reduce, or preferably, stop alcohol use should be explored. We appreciate that doing this may not be easy for many people and that is why doctor Akoury will be readily available on call for you to schedule for an appointment so that any pending or unclear issues relating to addiction can be attended to professionally.

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Coping with craving of cocaine (part two)

Understanding the deadly effects of tobacco addiction

October 1, 2015

Understanding the deadly effects of tobacco addiction: Why we must stop smoking?

Understanding the deadly effects of tobacco addiction is very important because being informed will save you from being in bondage of addiction to not only cigarette but to all other substances.

Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and abuse and by long-lasting chemical and molecular changes in the brain. The effects of addiction are realistically harmful to everyone whether you are using the drug directly or not. We spoke to doctor Dalal Akoury (MD) and founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center about this scourge and she is going to be very helpful to us in understanding the deadly effects of tobacco addiction in our societies and individual lives. She says that even though tobacco is one of the most heavily and widely used addictive products across the globe, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) states that in the United States in particular the usage is overwhelmingly worrying and unless something is done we may not have a productive society to live in in the future. We are therefore going to use the US as a point of reference throughout this discussion to put the effects of addiction into perspective. In that regard NIDA has establishes from their research findings that in 2004 alone it is estimated that up to 70.3 million people used tobacco at least once in the month before being interviewed. That was more than a quarter of the U.S. population aged 12 and older. In other words all our teenagers are introduced to cigarette smoking at very tender age and this is not good for the society. That is why we the professionals at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, have deliberately resolve to be on the front lane in fighting drug addiction because we understand the consequences very well. We will use this media among other platforms to propagate the most valuable health information about the dangers of abusing drugs irrespective of whether the drug in question is illegal or legalized. We are actually disturbed by the legalized once since they are use freely yet they are causing more harm than good to their users and that is why we want to focus our discussion on the understanding the deadly effects of tobacco addiction in our lives progressively.

Understanding the deadly effects of tobacco addiction: Nicotine

We have said time and again in our previous postings that nicotine is the main ingredient in tobacco that causes addiction. And for sure various research findings have established that nicotine activates the parts of the brain that control feelings of pleasure. Nicotine works fast. Drug levels peak within 10 seconds of inhalation nonetheless it is equally important to appreciate that cigar and pipe smokers and smokeless tobacco users absorb nicotine more slowly but this does not in any way reduce their effects on users’ lives. Doctor Dalal Akoury explains that even though the effects of nicotine will disappear within a few minutes, all addicts to cigarette will continue to use the substance more and more to keep feeling good, it therefore means that a smoker will most likely take another puff or lights another cigarette to sustain the effect thereby motivating the addictiveness of the substance.

Smoking is very dangerous and it harms literally every organ in the body. It is no wonder cigarette smoking accounts for about one-third of all cancer deaths, including those from lung cancer. And in fact doctor Akoury reports that, cigarette smoking has since been linked to about 90 percent of all lung cancer cases. This is according to various studies which have established that smoking increases the risk of heart disease. The most disturbing fact is that smokers while “enjoying their habit” ends up harming others in the process as well as themselves through secondhand smoke. We will be discussing this as we progress into the discussion so stay on the link and be informed appropriately.

Understanding the deadly effects of tobacco addiction: Teens and tobacco

According to the Monitoring the Future Survey for 2005, cigarette smoking among students is at the lowest levels in the history of the survey. Since 1975 the survey has measured drug, alcohol, cigarette use, and related attitudes among students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades nationwide. This is quit an irony but nonetheless the decrease in use corresponds to a continuous increase in the number of teens who believe there are “great” health risks from cigarette smoking. Doctor Akoury says that while this is good news, research suggests that teens who do use tobacco are more likely than adults to become addicted. Even occasional smoking can result in tobacco addiction in some teens. In animal research, investigators have shown adolescents to be more susceptible to the effects of nicotine than adults.

Understanding the deadly effects of tobacco addiction: Secondhand smoke

There is a wise saying in our community that the young one of a snake is actually a snake, it means that when bitten by an adult snake the dangers of the venom will be as dangerous when bitten by their young once. Therefore when we talk about secondhand smoke, the real danger doesn’t change. Remember that cigarette smoke contains thousands of dangerous chemicals that are unhealthy for both smokers and nonsmokers. Secondhand smoke therefore refers to the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke exhaled by smokers. And since the US harbors most smokers according to NIDA findings, it won’t surprise you to note that more than 126 million Americans are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke at different places including at home, at work, and in enclosed public spaces or social places. The following are some of the deadly effects of secondhand smoke:

Secondhand smoke can cause heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking adults. Breathing secondhand smoke for even a short time increases risk for those diseases.
Children and infants are especially vulnerable to the poisons in secondhand smoke. Almost 3 million children in the United States under the age of six breathe secondhand smoke at home at least four days per week.
Secondhand smoke is a known cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory problems, ear infections, and asthma attacks in infants and children.
Secondhand smoke in the home environment can slow the lung growth of exposed children. Older children whose parents smoke get bronchitis and pneumonia more often than the children of nonsmokers.
Wheezing and coughing are also more common in children who breathe secondhand smoke.

Finally and with the information already discussed above, it is only fair that when faced with the challenge of smoking and you are wondering how to go about it, we want to bring the good news to you that help is only a phone call away. You can reach out to doctor Akoury on telephone number 843 213 1480 to schedule for an appointment for the commencement of your treatment process.

Understanding the deadly effects of tobacco addiction: Why we must stop smoking?

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