Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcohol, Narcotics and other Addictions

Abstract: Addiction; A collection of articles about substance abuse and other addictive disorders.

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First version: 25 Nov 2006. Latest revision: 25 Aug 2007.

What are the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of alcohol, narcotics and other addictions?

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Addictions in General

Addictions - description, symptoms Addicted once, addicted forever? Addictive drugs The difference between use and abuse Slang terminology of drugs How addictive are different drugs/narcotics? Are there any non-addictive drugs? Is someone who only uses drugs/narcotics during weekends also addicted? Detection of drug abuse How to handle drug dealers Relapse, rebound, abstinence, withdrawal, addiction, tolerance and adaptation Can drugs/narcotics cause heart attacks? Afraid to admit your addiction?

Causes of addiction

Causes for addictions When do addictions occur? Who use drugs/narcotics and why? Can a depression cause an addiction?

Treatment of Substance Abuse

How to get off drugs Treatment of addiction problems Should an addict kick the habit voluntarily or involuntarily Therapies for the treatment of drugs addiction Cognitive therapy of addiction Behavioural therapy of addiction Other psychiatric problems Naltrexone (Revia, Trexan) medicine for treating heroin addiction Methadone medicine for the treatment of heroin addiction Rehabilitation centers for addiction The "Rational recovery" treatment method

Children, School and Addiction

Distinguishing between use and abuse of recreational drugs Excessive use of substances by your child/children Prevent children from using recreational drugs Before your child starts experimenting with drugs Should i forbid my child to use certain drugs? When your child starts experimenting with drugs Educators/teachers who smoke or drink

Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism

Definition of alcohol addiction Positive and negative effects of alcohol use Why do people drink alcohol? Short term physical alcohol effects Long term alcohol effects Alcoholism: Becoming an alcoholic, Becoming an alcohol addict What happens to alcohol when it enters the body? Is alcohol addiction hereditary? Liver cirrhosis Wernicke-korsakoff syndrome and what can you do for somebody who has this disease Do people with an alcohol problem often have psychological/psychiatric problems? How long should I stop drinking to get rid of my dependence? The pressure of friends to drink alcohol Handling of withdrawal symptoms Helping people with an alcohol addiction Naltrexone (Revia, Trexan) medicine for treating alcohol addiction Antabuse/disulfiram medicines for alcohol addiction

Tobacco/Nicotine Addiction

Nicotine effects on the body Calming effects of nicotine The consequences of smoking No visible damage from smoking; the body is still suffering What happens to the body when you stop smoking Tips to quit smoking Self treatment People who quit smoking and start again Stopping smoking at once or step by step

Cannabis/Hash/ Marijuana/Weed Abuse

Effects of cannabis The effects of cannabis on your mood? The physical effects of cannabis The differences between hashish and weed (marijuana) The effects of long-term use of cannabis Psychosis caused by cannabis Can cannabis cause paranoia?

XTC (Extacy) Abuse

What is XTC? What does an XTC user feel? How dangerous is XTC? Is XTC addictive? Dealing with the fear that can occur when using XTC Testing for XTC Can you see if someone uses XTC? Dealing with an XTC user

Heroin Abuse

What is heroin? What does a heroin user feel? Heroin addiction: physical dependence and tolerance development Risks of using heroin To stop using heroin is hard Treatment of heroin addicts/abusers Treatment of heroin addiction under an anesthetic Naltrexone (Revia, Trexan) medicine for the treatment heroin addiction Dealing with a heroin user

Cocaine Abuse

Is it possible to use cocaine in a sensible way? Overdose by sniffing cocaine Damaging physical smoking cocaine effects The treatment of cocaine addiction When the use of cocaine gets out of hand

Shopping and gambling addiction

Medical Drugs Dependence

Bensodiazepine dependence Dependence-forming medicines Dependence on sleeping pills A collection of articles about benzodiazepines Are ADHD medicines addictive?

Other web sites about addiction

US Government site Treatment of addictioon through "rational recovery" Columbia Universitet Addiction center National Institute on Drug Abuse Drugs and breastfeeding

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