Sentences with phrase «addictive drug on»

Watch out big tobacco — there is another highly - addictive drug on the streets trailing closely behind you, and this one has detrimental health effects that are similar to yours with a slightly sweeter disposition to boot!

It's also been noted by psychiatrists that sugar acts like an addictive drug on the brain.

Not exact matches

This perspective unmistakably reveals the unwholesomeness, not to put it more strongly, of our way of life: our obsession with sex, violence, and the pornography of «making it;» our addictive dependence on drugs, «entertainment,» and the evening news; our impatience with anything that limits our sovereign freedom of choice, especially with the constraints of marital and familial ties; our preference for «nonbinding commitments;» our third - rate educational system; our third - rate morality; our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong, lest we «impose» their morality on us; our reluctance to judge or be judged; our indifference to the needs of future generations, as evidence by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our unsated assumption, which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion, that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.

Because of its spikes, valleys and addictive quality, one actually underperforms when relying on America's drug of choice.

Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, and your teen may not even enjoy smoking; many smokers wish that they'd never started, but find it very difficult to give up and crack their reliance on this drug.

And there are fears that the ban on the drug will drive people towards more addictive substances.

get real yourself IM, we are so overtaxed and underserved and another tax on cigarettes won't do anything but make poor saps who are addicted to the most addictive drug of all time pay more and feel more miserable, or they will buy bootleg cigarettes.

«By shedding light on the dangers posed by this dangerous and addictive drug, we will help save lives and create a stronger, healthier New York for all.»

I would argue, even ignoring all the other arguments above, that if this was the entirety of the issue with marijuana it should be made legal on the grounds that freedom of choice, even bad choices, should be favored if the harm is minor enough; as shown by our legalizing of other equally or more addictive drugs.

The Rockland County DA's Office continues its crackdown on drug dealers, announcing this week the filing of charges against 37 individuals for allegedly selling oxycodone, ecstasy, percocet and other highly - addictive pharmaceuticals, as well as heroin and cocaine, throughout Rockland County.

The suit, filed on Wednesday, also accuses four physicians of being paid by drug makers to promote their prescription painkillers and mislead other physicians regarding the drugs» addictive properties.

«We're also seeking information on whether distributors neglected their legal obligation to flag suspicious orders to the DEA and if their employees were provided incentives in the form of bonuses for selling more dangerous addictive drugs.»

At a Senate press briefing Tuesday morning, heads of the Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction said that it was time to bolster law enforcement officials» ability to arrest and prosecute drug dealers that put highly addictive heroin and even more dangerous opioids like fentanyl and carfentanyl on the street, after years of legislation aimed at prevention, treatment and insurance coverage.

Schumer asked SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and Committee on Independent Colleges and University President Laura Anglin to take steps to stop abuse of drugs he calls addictive and dangerous.

The health threat was potentially serious: About 100 drugs, including sophisticated chemotherapy compounds and addictive prescription painkillers, had been approved for sale in the United States at least in part on the strength of Cetero Houston's tainted tests.

It is exactly during puberty that substances like drugs of abuse — alcohol, cannabis, etc. — may induce the most destructive and also persistent effects on the still developing brain, which may in some cases even result in neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia or addictive disorders.

Kosten is also researching vaccines for methamphetamines and opiates, which are among several anti-addiction shots that have the keen interest of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, says NIDA director Nora Volkow, a research psychiatrist who has used brain imaging to investigate the addictive properties of drugs.

In a follow - on project to be conducted in collaboration with MedUni Vienna's Institute of Pharmacology and Center for Addiction Research and Science (AddRess) and, in particular, with drug and dopamine expert Harald Sitte, amongst others, the objective is now to find out whether, and, if so, how, activation of DeltaFosB can be prevented and how this highly promising starting point can be used to treat the onset of addictive behaviour.

Thus, teenagers are more vulnerable to addictive behaviors, and the impact of drug use on their brains is greater than for older adults.

While the subjective effects of nicotine and cocaine are very different in humans, the overlapping effects of the two drugs on the reward system of the brain may explain why both are highly addictive substances, the researchers said.

We will work with you to develop an individualized treatment plan that will help you progress on the path to recovery by supporting you as you reclaim your independence from addictive substances, learn to manage the stress of an active life without returning to drug and alcohol dependence, and attain personal, career and recovery goals.

Distinctive aspects of his research are self - administration and social housing; these characteristics allow him deeper insight into addictive impulses and the impact of social behavior on drug abuse.

Although diet soda clearly isn't as addictive as a drug like nicotine, experts say the rituals that surround diet soda and the artificial sweeteners it contains can make some people psychologically — and even physically — dependent on it in ways that mimic more serious addictions.

In the new Vanity Fair cover story, Robert Downey Jr. talks about his struggles with drugs and his concern that he may have passed on an addictive personality to his son (his oldest child, Indio, was arrested for cocaine possession this summer and this past Friday entered a guilty plea).

Prescription drugs are responsible for thousands of deaths in America every year, and the medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are among the most dangerous (and addictive) on the market.

Studies are increasingly showing that junk food can act on the brain like an addictive drug.

So I was pleased to hear that there's a reason I inflict this pain on myself: grains have been proven to be addictive, mimicking the effects of opioid drugs.

In fact, some of the more prominent animal studies show that sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine: one in particular went on to show that mice react to Oreo cookies with the same addictive behavior as they do with specific drugs.

Officials blame this increase on the rise of addictive prescription drugs such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet, codeine, and Fentora, all of which are opioids (derivatives of opium).

Brain scans demonstrate that sugar acts on the same part of the brain as highly addictive drugs such as opiates and amphetamines.

It's 1995, and the heads of the seven major tobacco companies — «the Seven Dwarves,» as Wigand dubs them — have recently made their infamous appearance on Capitol Hill to swear that nicotine is not an addictive drug.

These clips, which enable the viewer to feel all the sensations that come with the experience, are as addictive as any drug; even Lenny himself is hooked on «jacking in,» constantly replaying clips of happier times with ex-girlfriend Faith (Juliette Lewis), an aspiring rock star who left him for a record producer (Michael Wincott).

The show doesn't single out any of these as a primary thread, instead showing how all of their fates are interconnected as the threat of highly addictive illegal drugs continues on its cyclical life cycle.

First a little background on behavior modification and addictive drug testing.

Concerned parents and diligent drug addiction researchers (like me this week) searching for help on illegal drug use or addictive prescriptions are likely to stumble across the «Rat Park» example.

So while some schools will continue to make minor, public - relations - driven, cosmetic changes, only the federal government can cut off the drug money supply that's keeping law schools on their current addictive and self - destructive path.

Some health experts see the current regulatory hiatus on e-cigarettes as no bad thing: They argue that, e-cigarettes are a vital quitting aid for existing smokers; that they are relatively «harmless» when set against conventional cigarettes, due to the absence of tar; and that nicotine, per se, while highly addictive, is a relatively benign drug.

Skilled at demonstration knowledge of alcohol and addictive drugs and their effect on the family.

The Council on Recovery can help you stop drinking, using drugs, or other addictive behaviors right now.

Per the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), «this disorder leads to intense cravings for the addictive substance, these cravings are so strong that they are experienced as being uncontrollable.

I stumbled on this website for the best of the drug store brands and it's addictive.