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Psychoactive Drugs: Physical Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms

Psychoactive drugs can be classed into three main categories: stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens. The effects and withdrawal symptoms of popular drugs from each category can be found below.

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The costs of drug rehab. How to pay for drug rehab.

Here is some information about the costs of treatment, how to arrange insurance coverage, and some subsidized or public options. There a number of drug and alcohol treatment options, but for people...

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How To Spot & Prevent Drug Abuse In Pregnant Women - LSD & PCP

LSD(Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)Street Names: Acid, Blotters, Cubes, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Microdots, Sugar.What It Does: LSD is a hallucinogen, a drug that not only affects the central nervous...

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How To Spot & Prevent Drug Abuse In Pregnant Women - Marijuana & Glue Sniffing

MARIJUANA(Marijuana Derivatives: Hashish or "Hash," THC)Street Names: Acapulco Gold, Cannabis, Ganja, Grass, Herb, Hemp, J, Joint, Mary Jane, Maui Wowie, Pot, Reefer, Roach, Smoke, Thai Sticks, Weed.What It...

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1970s Most Infamous Drug Trafficker Boston George

Boston George was the most infamous drug trafficker in the US in the 1970s. He was born George Jacob Jung on August 6, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts - a middle sized...

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How To Spot & Prevent Drug Abuse In Pregnant Women - Cocaine & Heroin

COCAINEStreet Names: Blow, The Big C, Coke, Flake, Nose Candy, Paradise, Rock, Snow, Snuff, Toot, White, Crack.What It Does: Cocaine, a white, crystalline powder, produces a rapid, but short-lived high. It...

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Drug Abuse: How to Stage an Intervention

For those who haven't seen the "Intervention" true life documentary series on A&E, an intervention is a counseling technique designed to encourage someone who is suffering from addiction to seek professional...

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The dangers of soda pop. Are we killing our children?

  With its sweet, bubbly, refreshing taste, soda pop has been a favorite drink for many. Between the caffeine acting as a diuretic and the sugar interfering with the body's absorption of fluids, it makes...

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What is sober living housing...a safe place to stay after rehab.

For people with serious drug or alcohol addiction histories, a period of sober living housing after the completion of drug treatment can be a great way to transition back in to the community, and to...

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Coca Tea - Mate de Coca

Chakana - The Inca Cross Mate de Coca, also known as Coca tea or Koka tea, is a herbal tea made from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylum). Yes, I know what you are thinking - this is the same plant...

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