Sentences with phrase «addictive drug use»

«The stress response evolved to protect us, but addictive drugs use those mechanisms and trick our brains to keep us coming back for more,» Dani said.

Not exact matches

To tolerate the pain would have required the addictive use of mind - altering drugs.

Recreational «drug» use such as is currently allowed by law here in the U.S. puts upon the general populace many social discords that have tendencies to demoralize the individual welfares thereby lowering the nation's social wellbeing... Synthetically made pharmaceutical drugs can not replace naturally occurring drugs and such synthetics are apt to be more harmful and way more addictive than the naturally occurring ones.

I think All the People Using Legal Marijuana — without the need to come in contact with people who also trade in Narcotics and Meth and Drugs that are ALMOST AS ADDICTIVE as other DANGEROUS Drugs like Alcohol and Tobacco — Will Be Jut FINE.

It is, in fact, potentially as addictive as a drug, but without all the nasty shit that comes along with drug use.

The governor's budget director, Robert Mujica, said it's hoped the tax also would discourage the use of the highly addictive drugs.

Much like addictive drugs, power uses these ready - made reward circuitries, producing extreme pleasure.

The governor's budget director, Robert Mujica, says it's hoped the tax will also discourage the use of the highly addictive drugs.

«Vaping is a dangerous drug since you are inhaling nicotine, which is highly addictive and a gateway to other drugs and combustible cigarette use.

While most youth using e-cigarettes are dual users, up to a third of adolescent e-cigarette users have never smoked a conventional cigarette, indicating that some youth are starting use of the addictive drug nicotine with e-cigarettes.

The drugs currently used to treat chronic pain — aspirin and morphine along with other opiates — don't work very well and are often addictive.

Problematic video game use isn't all that different from other types of addictive behavior, such as alcohol or drug abuse, which can be spurred by poor coping strategies.

Problematic video game use isn't all that different from other types of addictive behavior, such as alcohol or drug abuse, which can be spurred by poor coping strategies, Hilgard said.

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.

But the authors noted that about 20 percent of middle school students and about 7 percent of high school students who had ever used e-cigarettes had never smoked regular cigarettes — meaning that some kids are introduced to the addictive drug nicotine through e-cigarettes, the authors said.

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.

Substance use disorders of highly addictive opioids like heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone continue to skyrocket in the U.S. Intravenous opioid use disorders are a major contributor to the drug overdoses that are the leading cause of injury death in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

«Cannabis is less addictive than tobacco, but we show here that mixing tobacco with cannabis lowers the motivation to quit using these drugs.»

They write, «This real - world, almost paradoxical, phenomenon demonstrates the complexity inherent in the treatment of addictive disorders — a medication intended to treat substance use disorder that has its own abuse potential, upon gaining popularity and increased availability, will inevitably be explored by drug abusers for reward and reinforcement purposes.»

Second, the lab is studying how early life stress impacts both the transcriptome in stress - related brain regions using deep - sequencing methods and the addictive potential of the prescription opioid oxycodone using the drug self - administration paradigm, in male and female rats.

Even though cocaine is a highly addictive drug, scientists can use its properties to probe how parts of the brain work.

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

Some drugs used to treat ADHD are stimulants, and some people have expressed concern that these medications themselves could be addictive.

When you're intuitive and don't know it, you may try to tune out by drinking too much alcohol or caffeine, overeating, smoking, using drugs, or indulging in other addictive behaviors that disconnect you from your intuition.

Further, research suggests it's possible that lavender essential oil can be an effective substitute for other common and potentially addictive psychoactive drugs used for anxiety.

* Liver detox program is not intended to be used for detoxing from addictive substances such as alcohol or drugs.

Since the identical brain «reward pathways» are used by both types of drugs, they can be equally addictive and also may cause side effects like memory loss, hip fractures, impaired thinking, and dizziness.

It is, in fact, potentially as addictive as a drug, but without all the nasty shit that comes along with drug use.

You have chronic pain and don't want to use pharmaceutical drugs such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or highly addictive opioids to manage it forever.

This offers benefits over typical drugs used to combat these conditions, which can be addictive and have dangerous side effects.

We used to brush this off as a sweet tooth, but more and more scientific evidence shows that sugar may be as addictive as some illegal drugs.

Yet with relatively brief content concerns, (including some disturbing images of specimens, decaying or dying animals, brief buttock nudity and the use of a highly addictive drug), Creation offers a springboard for examining one's own attitude toward the controversial naturalist and his theories.

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.

If you are currently using addictive drugs, you will be denied.

They develop treatment plans effective in dealing with an addictive behavior, and also teach clients coping mechanisms and healthy behaviors that can replace the use of alcohol or drugs.

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

In 2014, 97 babies were diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), where the mother uses addictive opiate drugs while carrying the child.

The repeated engagement in drug use or other addictive behaviors, causing neuroadaptation in motivational circuitry leading to impaired control over further drug use or engagement in addictive behaviors;

We use drugs / alcohol, sex, shopping, gambling or some other addictive behavior to numb.

In contexts of heightened emotional stress and dysregulated states, individuals with comorbid internalizing and substance use disorders may be more likely drawn to drugs as a means to cope, which not only limits learning of effective emotion regulation and coping strategies, but also further reinforces addictive behaviors.