Sentences with phrase «as addictive drugs»

It's been shown, for example, that sweet foods trigger the same feel - good brain chemicals as addictive drugs.

Not exact matches

These devices dispense a drug called buprenorphine — itself an opioid, but one that doesn't produce the sort of euphoric and addictive high that more powerful painkillers such as OxyContin and morphine do.

Marijuana doesn't have the same addictive effects as other drugs, but the possibility remains that, as its cost rises, users will find their thrill (or chill) elsewhere.

As the executive branch decides how to address the opioid epidemic, communities hit hardest by the prescription drug crisis are beginning to target the pharmaceutical companies responsible for selling the addictive drugs.

Last month, public health officials cheered as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled a surprise proposal aimed at making cigarettes as minimally addictive as possible.

Money can be addictive, just as power and drugs and alcohol and chocolate can be.

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.

Drug addiction is singled out as evil, yet we are a society of addicts living in an addictive society.

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.

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

Nicotine, that some people describe as being more addictive than many hard street drugs, is powerless when people really want to quit.

What motivates such people is a need which can become addictive, so much so that there are those who suggest that adrenaline / epinephrine addiction should be considered in the DSM (the manual classifying mental disorders) as an addiction, alongside addiction to illegal drugs.

Opiates are drugs that are derived from the opium poppy, and range from some of the most addictive painkillers such as codeine, oxycodone, and fentanyl to illicit drugs, such as heroin.

Also, a recent study found that a newborn baby's smell is as addictive as drugs or food.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said marijuana is not «a factor in the drug war,» citing addictive drugs as the key border focus for fighting illegal drugs in the U.S.

Power activates the very same reward circuitry in the brain and creates an addictive «high» in much the same way as drug addiction.

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.

As we have all learned recently, opioids are powerful drugs that are highly addictive and run the gamut from pain pills such as hydrocodone, oxycotin, vicodin, and lortab to street drugs such as heroin and fentanyAs we have all learned recently, opioids are powerful drugs that are highly addictive and run the gamut from pain pills such as hydrocodone, oxycotin, vicodin, and lortab to street drugs such as heroin and fentanyas hydrocodone, oxycotin, vicodin, and lortab to street drugs such as heroin and fentanyas heroin and fentanyl.

«We believe the manufacturers, marketers and promoters of these drugs have misled us as to the addictive power of these drugs in their negligent marketing and misleading promotion of them.

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.

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.

As expected for an addictive stimulant, the rats tended to press the drug - delivery lever more and more in each one - hour session as 20 daily sessions progresseAs expected for an addictive stimulant, the rats tended to press the drug - delivery lever more and more in each one - hour session as 20 daily sessions progresseas 20 daily sessions progressed.

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.

«Hyped new recreational drug «flakka» is as addictive as «bath salts».»

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.

Morikawa expects likewise from other addictive drugs, such as opiates and nicotine — the common thread: increased dopamine levels.

The type of learning that alcohol and other addictive drugs may promote is best described as «subconscious» reward - based conditioning, much like the classic example of Pavlov's dog.

Dopamine - blocking medications could target not only addictive drugs such as cocaine, but also compulsive behaviors like gambling or eating.

New research presented by Dr. Jonathan Britt, from McGill University, helps to better understand how reward signals, such as those produced by addictive drugs, travel through the brain and modify brain circuits.

Rats that have access to addictive substances such as cocaine, however, will continually press a lever to get more of the drug, even when it has been replaced by saline.

What's needed is a better drug that can relieve pain as well as or better than opioids do but without being as addictive or prone to abuse.

Neurons that originate in the VTA release the neurotransmitter dopamine, known to play a central role in the effects of addictive drugs and natural rewards such as food and sex.

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.

In ways that drugs of abuse — such as nicotine, cocaine and heroin — hijack the brain's reward pathway and make users dependent, increasing neuro - chemical and behavioural evidence suggests that sugar is addictive in the same way, too.

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.

Many of these are opiates, such as oxycodone and tramadol are semi-synthesised, drugs derived from opium which are in the same highly addictive opioid group as heroin.

Many so - called «health experts» have even gone as far as to label coffee as a highly addictive drug that is equivalent to a number of illegal narcotics.

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

Pathogenic bacteria thrive and multiply like crazy when you add any form of sugar into your system; and since we know that sugar is as addictive of a substance as crack (opioid drugs), then you might want to take note of this next fact:

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Sugar is a drug that's been proven to be just as addictive as cocaine.

That's why experts believe sugar is addictive in much the same way as drugs.

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.

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.