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Addiction Medicine
Psychiatry
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United States: Georgia
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39 Answers
21 Agrees
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Yes: Als, can cause moodswings, memory loss, and difficulty deciding.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Glucose drink: Have a glucose drink immediately, then check your blood sugar.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Elimination: Heroin last about 3- 6 hrs. But you will still test positive for about 7 days.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Time to cure addicti: Depends on your motivation, resources, and support system. Addiction is a chronic disease. The treatment is behavior modification, which is life long,... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Leaf Vs snuff tobacc: Both equally dangerous.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Drug & unborn baby: Eating marijuana has no effect on unborn baby. However smoking marjuana , cannabinoids cross through the placenta into the fetal blood and sensitizes ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Benzodiazepines: Benzodiazepine is not the first line of treatment for just an anxiety. A thorough psychaitric evaluation is necessary to inform diagnosis and choice o... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Yes: The brain cells need glucose to produce energy to run the brain networks, which keep you awake, think, enjoy yourself, manage stress and make decision... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Yes.: Yes, excessive use of caffeine does mess with brain synapses and network and can destroy cells.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
SZ, psychosis, insom: Massive and rapid stimulation of the brain with sudden release of dopamine, serotonin, & noradrenaline neurotransmitters may precipitate seizure, psyc... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
CAGE: Give your lady friend the cage test. C= tried to cut back. A= anoyed when confronted by loved ones. G= guilt feeelings about use. E= must take eye ope... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Methadone detox: Methadone can be used to detox a client addicted to opiate pain pills or heroin. For clients stabilized on Methadone for years and choose to detox fro... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Newsmen who smoked: There is data comparing lifespan of smokers and non smokers.The result suggests a strong correlation between early death and smoking.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Alcohol sleep: You are addicted to alcohol. You drink until you are drunk and go to sleep. Every night, you have anxiety, restlessness, tension, insomnia and you tre... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Smoke & ozone: All smoke can deplete ozone layer.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Smoke tobacco: No tobacco is healthier for smoking.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Smoke & ozone: All smoke can deplete ozone layer.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Excessive alcohol: 1. Addiction
2. Loss of role obligations
3. Poor health
3. Economic loss
4. Legal problems
get professional help, treatment works.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Cigarette burns: "dry lip patch where i held cig", can be just a scar that will always be there, so you don't have to worry. However, it could be some kind of cancer, ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
2nd hand smoke: Second hand smoke is not good for the kids. The kids unavoidably inhale second hand smokes and it does damage their lungs, cause sneezing, aggravate a... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Triggers for drugs: There are things in your control that make adiction more likely: peer pressure, places you hang out, and things that you do. There are heritable facto... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Yes: Epilepsy is sudden massive electrical discharge in the brain. It can manifest as myoclonic jerks, loss of consciousness, and amnesia of the events. Th... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Sober up: The rate at which your liver eliminates alcohol is constant, so you cannot sober up any faster when you are drunk.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Alcohol and stomach : Yes !, alcohol can increase acid levels.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Smoking and surgery: Yes, you need to start nicotine patch and gradually reduce the # of cigarettes you smoke before surgery. Your lung function improves and outcome of su... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Oral cannabis: You are not going to get a high when you eat cannabis as vegetable. Passage through the gut and to the liver will breakdown cannabinoidand any quantit... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Post surgery: Before your hangover starts. But tell your doctor you are a alcoholic, so he can put you on a detox protocol and prevent rum fits.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Room-spinning : When you are drunk, you knock off your central balancing mechanism located in the vermis at the bottom back of your brain. You begin to experience the... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Stage of cirhosis: Stage of cirhosis matters. Early stage does not interfere much with daily functions. Advanced stage is crippling.
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A member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Rubbing alcohol abus: No treatment works fastest and best.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Cocaine abuse: Cocaine abuse is a very common addiction. Your father is treating his mood with a stimulant that provides euphoria.It makes his brain crave it, want i... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Internet addiction: Internet is the new addiction of our time. It is a serious problem.
The child spends endless time clicking every link, site, facebook, y-tube, etc, to... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
E-cigarette: It is not nicotine that is dangerous in smoked tobacco/cigarette.It is the hydrocarbons. Nicotine patch is not dangerous, but smoking e-cigarette, smo... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Poker addiction: Poker addiction is common. Your father gets intense pleasure playing poker. Off the table, he is anxious, preoccupied with the thoughts of going back ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Gastritis: Excessive alcohol over a short period of time, errodes the stomach linings and cause ulceration, bleeding, and nausea. Antacid, milk, rest will help.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Affective disorder: 4-6 weeks with medication and or psychotherapy. Provided there is no comorbid substance abuse.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Nicotine addiction: Factors are : peer pressure, smoking cigarette/tobacco, anxiety, boredom, insomnia, depression, break ups, etc.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Internet Addiction: Behavior modification is key. However, like all addictions, behavior modification is not linear. Have a daily plan of what you intend to get done. Fol... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moserianswered
Addiction Medicine 46 years experience
Teen smoking: Teen smoking is the gateway to other drugs/alcohol. Talk with her to discuss the pros and cons of smoking cigarette, and how to quit. Changing behavi... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Moseri is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Moseri is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Apr 28, 2012
thx
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :)
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Thanks for your quick reply!
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Benin College of Medical Sciences, Nigeria
Graduated 1977MD
Residency
Morehouse school of medicine
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