Ketamine bladder: Special clinics as youth addiction ‘explodes’
Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged bladders. Source link
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Bryony Gordon: 'Recovering from food addiction is like walking a tiger'
Journalist and author Bryony Gordon is an open book when it comes to talking about mental health, having lived with OCD, alcoholism, binge eating disorder and drug addiction. But being a woman and navigating health inequality is one challenge she hasn’t yet been able to overcome. Source link
From mosques to classrooms, fight against drug addiction among youth intensifies in Kashmir
Dr. Muzaffar Khan, a clinical psychologist, addresses a religious congregation about drug abuse at the Magam Imambara in north Kashmir in August 2023. Photo: Special Arrangement Religious centres and educational institutions are assuming a new role in Kashmir by doubling up as counselling and testing centres to curb the fast-spreading menace of drugs. These rare … Read more
UK cough syrup could be pharmacy-only over addiction fears
The UK medicines safety watchdog says abusing codeine linctus can lead to serious health issues. Source link
UK cough syrup could be prescription-only over addiction fears
The UK medicines safety watchdog says abusing codeine linctus can lead to serious health issues. Source link
Study reveals how artificial intelligence can help treat opioid addiction – ET HealthWorld
Rockville: Around 80,000 Americans die from overdoses each year, and almost three million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder. Opioid medications that bind to opioid receptors include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine. Mu-opioid receptor activation causes euphoria and pain alleviation as well as physical dependence and slowed breathing, the latter of which can result in … Read more
What happens in an alcohol addiction detox unit?
Current and former patients, along with medical specialists, share their stories with the BBC. Source link
Deadly ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ Looks Like Candy, Could Entice Kids
By Sydney Murphy HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning the public that colorfully dyed fentanyl — dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” — is readily available across the United States. “Rainbow fentanyl — fentanyl pills and powder that come in a variety of bright colors, shapes, … Read more
Wave of Opioid Overdoses Expected to Hit U.S. Rural, Urban Areas
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts predict opioid overdoses will climb in both rural and urban areas because of the lethal practice of mixing the highly addictive narcotics with other drugs. The coming wave of opioid overdoses “will be worse than ever seen before,” said researchers from … Read more
Online drugs: Easy access fed mum’s addiction to benzos
Experts are concerned about a growth in drugs sold easily online to patients, bypassing doctors. Source link