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Addiction Medicine
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Douglas Ballananswered
Addiction Medicine 32 years experience
ONLY FOR SOME: Nearly anything that stimulates the 'pleasure center' in the brain can be addicting. Not everyone has the same effects from using tramadol, but those... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Douglas Ballananswered
Addiction Medicine 32 years experience
YES: In some ways, worse than smoking tobacco because you hold the smoke in the lungs. Addictive and long list of health problems that shorten lifespan.
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Douglas Ballananswered
Addiction Medicine 32 years experience
NO: Many interactions-higher risk of falling and serious bleeding.
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Douglas Ballananswered
Addiction Medicine 32 years experience
TROUBLE: If the behavior causes you trouble in your life but you cant/wont/dont want to stop:
-takes a lot of your time getting it or thinking about it or
-p... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Ballan is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! I think my husband is a sex addiction what do I do?
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State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine, NY
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