Sentences with phrase «as a stimulant drug»

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Everyone needs to be taught the right use of other drugs such as digestion aids, cathartics, reducing pills, stimulants, pain relievers, and tranquilizers.

These drugs may be used recreationally to purposefully alter one's consciousness (such as coffee, alcohol or cannabis), as entheogens for spiritual purposes (such as the mescaline - containing peyote cactus or psilocybin - containing mushrooms), and also as medication (such as the use of narcotics in controlling pain, stimulants to treat narcolepsy and attention disorders, as well as anti-depressants and anti-psychotics for treating neurological and psychiatric illnesses).

«Polymer synthesis gets a jolt of caffeine: Using the stimulant as a catalyst, researchers create new gels for drug delivery.»

People who used medical marijuana were also more than twice as likely to report non-medical use of prescription drugs, including pain relievers, stimulants, and tranquilizers.

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Many stimulants are specifically marketed as antiobesity drugs, including phentermine and lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse), which earlier this year became the first drug approved for the treatment of binge - eating disorder.

In rats, the drug also decreases the desire to use alcohol, opiates and stimulants such as cocaine.

Stimulants and other drugs such as modafinil are often very effective in helping narcoleptics fend off sleepiness during the day.

As part of the enrollment process they were screened for «college lifestyle» factors, which included whether they had been diagnosed or treated for ADHD, whether they had ever misused stimulant medications, and their use of alcohol or other drugs.

She set out to analyze collegiate misuse of stimulant ADHD drugs, earning a grant as a Magellan Scholar from the Office of Undergraduate Research to help put together a survey of Carolina students.

Evolution Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy and other sleepiness disorders, has been popular with athletes; as are various «designer» stimulants that are more difficult to find in tests.

Recent studies put college students» nonprescription use of stimulant drugs (Ritalin and amphetamines such as Adderall and Dexedrine) at rates anywhere between 14 and 38 percent, depending on the type of college and age of student.

Patients can find themselves on a whole pharmacopoeia of drugs that address their NMS on a one - off basis, targeting individual symptoms — sildenafil (Viagra ®) for erectile dysfunction, stimulants for daytime sleepiness and fatigue, clozapine for psychosis, and even glycopyrrolate for frank, uncontrolled drooling — but again, these drugs do nothing to check the underlying progression of AS pathology, and the NMS continue to worsen over time.

This drug acts as a stimulant, giving users powerful feelings of pleasure and energy.

And a small group of students use stimulants themselves as a recreational drug.

The most widely used ADHD drugs are stimulants, such as methylphenidate (the active ingredient in Ritalin) and mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall).

They also present a risk of dependence and cardiovascular side effects — conditions that can be especially risky for adults, for whom many of stimulant drugs (such as Ritalin) have not been approved.

The most commonly prescribed drugs for adult ADHD are stimulants, such as Adderall and Concerta.

More studies, including comparisons with drug therapies (such as stimulants), still need to be performed.

Mate can cause interactions with several different drugs, and it should not be consumed while taking other stimulants, certain antibiotics, estrogens, lithium, medications for depression, drugs for blood clotting, nicotine, alcohol, diabetes, or any medications that influence the body's ability to break down caffeine, such as birth control pills.

Other factors include «bad health habits» such as poor dietary habits: skipping breakfast, feast or famine; heavy caffeine or other stimulant intake (like sodas), smoking, drugs, sugar, and white flour products.

[3][4] It does increase focus, problem - solving abilities, and wakefulness, but it is not in the same class of drugs as Adderall, and it is not a classical stimulant.

Fatigue and chronic lack of rest and sleep, age, damaged capillaries (smallest blood vessels around the eyes), periorbital hyperpigmentation (increased melanin production beneath the eyes making the skin to appear darker), seasonal allergies, eczema, frequent use of stimulants such as caffeine, smoking, drugs and alcohol, poor skin elasticity and health, lack of antioxidants, diet high in sugar and other refined products, age, thinner skin beneath the eyes, etc..

1 - lack of relaxation 2 - devitalized food 3 - unfulfilling employment (dead - end jobs) 4 - dead - end relationships (romantic or not) 5 - surgery 6 - junk food 7 - trans fats and rancid fats 8 - financial stress 9 - sedentary lifestyle 10 - excessive exercise 11 - death of a loved one 12 - alcoholism 13 - smoking 14 - illicit drug use 15 - prescription drug use 16 - toxins 17 - poor eating habits 18 - marital stress 19 - repeated traumas 20 - workaholism 21 - nutritional deficiencies 22 - hormonal imbalances 23 - oral contraceptives 24 - stimulants 25 - counterproductive attitudes and beliefs 26 - conventional hormone replacement therapy 27 - non-prescription drugs 28 - psychological stress 29 - persistent fears 30 - emotional stress 31 - lack of sleep 32 - being in denial about feelings 33 - acute or chronic infection 34 - repeated stresses 35 - persistent negative stressors 36 - fun or enjoyment deprivation 37 - allergies 38 - caffeine 39 - white sugar and white flour products 40 - antacids 41 - artificial sweeteners and colors 42 - major life events — even if perceived consciously as «good» (e.g.: graduating high school, moving, etc..)

Many of these pills, such as phentermine (used in the drug Adipex) are amphetamines, or structurally similar to amphetamines — stimulants that affect the brain and central nervous system.

Avoid stimulants such as coffee, tea, soda, and chocolate (beware of caffeine - containing, over-the-counter and prescription drugs).

In fact meditation is scientifically proven to result in an abundance of important mental and physical health benefits such as increased grey matter concentration levels in the brain, decision making capabilities, the ability to work under extreme stress and pressure, decreased dependency on physical stimulants such as drugs or alcohol and many, many more.

Caffeine, the drug, is known as a stimulant, usually taken in order to to perk up its consumer and keep him awake and alert for a period of time, or sometimes to alleviate headaches — effects this film seems to produce the opposite reaction of in abundance Highly addictive, withdrawal symptoms include fatigue, drowsiness, irritability, and in some cases, vomiting.

The drugs, which include stimulants such as Ritalin, Dexedrine, and Cylert, are otherwise locked in the health clinic.

A recent article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association provides anecdotal evidence that marijuana may be proving to be effective as an analgesic (pain relieving drug), an appetite stimulant and an anti-nausea medication in dogs with cancer and osteoarthritis.

Within the last ten years, have any children used, except as legally prescribed by a physician, tranquilizers, barbiturates or other sedatives; marijuana, cocaine, hallucinogens or other mood - altering drugs; heroin, methadone or other narcotics; amphetamines or other stimulants; or any other illegal or controlled substances?

Prescription drugs such as pain killers, stimulants, and sedatives can be very dangerous when used improperly.

If you use stimulant drugs such as cocaine and amphetamine (speed) your baby may be born smaller and in distress.

Evidence also suggests that stimulant drugs such as methamphetamines when used occasionally and regularly can cause problems for the brain, especially with memory, concentration and mood being affected.