An opioid overdose occurs when a person takes a large enough dose of opioids, a class of drugs that includes prescription painkillers, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, as well as…
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How Amphetamine Works: Effects, Mechanism, and Risks Explained
Today, I shall expound upon the classic stimulant – amphetamine – delving into its mechanisms of action, the ways in which it impacts our brain, and the reasons behind its…
The Recovery Position: A Lifesaving Technique for Overdose Emergencies
The use of psychoactive substances, particularly those with a depressive impact on the central nervous system (CNS), frequently culminates in the loss of consciousness. Concurrently, nausea and vomiting are…
Understanding Cannabis Legalization: Insights and Implications
Hello hello. This is the inaugural post of the New Year! I fervently hope that 2023 will be a year characterized by greater fairness, improved health, and heightened peace for…
Safer Weed Use: Proven Harm Reduction Strategies
Let’s continue discussing harm reduction. In our previous conversation, we touched upon opioids, and today we will shift focus to a psychoactive substance, that is still widely perceived as harmless.…
Harm Reduction for Cocaine Use: Strategies to Minimize Risks and Enhance Safety
Cocaine Harm Reduction tips are a special case of Harm Reduction for Stimulants strategies and aim to minimize the negative consequences associated with its use, particularly focusing on reducing…
Harm Reduction Strategies for Opioid Use: Effective Approaches and Benefits
Harm reduction for opioid use is a serious and difficult topic that I just can’t get past. I’ll start with a personal, not very common opinion regarding harm reduction.…
Harm Reduction vs. Abstinence: Comparing Approaches to Addiction Treatment
I often see this question on the web, so I will try to answer it as accurately as possible. Although, as with all complex questions, there is unlikely to be…
Addiction Predisposition: Understanding the Factors
As with many complex things that surround us and at the same time are part of us, it is difficult to divide predispositions into groups, and definitely say something about…
Understanding Drug Withdrawal: Symptoms, Causes, and Recovery
Starting a conversation about addictions, it is impossible not to mention a condition that is both a marker of addiction and a substrate for its development. Below I will not…
Understanding Addiction Syndrome: Key Factors and Effects on Behavior
Many have heard about the addiction syndrome, but what does it mean, and how do modern science and practical medicine describe it? I’ll try to put it in simple words.…
Our Reward System and Addiction
Explore how the brain's reward system works and its role in addiction. Learn about the biological processes involved and how psychoactive substances affect behavior.