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Legal Consequences Of Nicotine
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What are the immediate health consequences of nicotine?
Nicotine effects: Within seconds of inhaling cigarette smoke, nicotine increases heart rate, blood pressure and constricts blood vessels. ...Read more
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What are the social consequences of drug addiction?
Many: Loss of individual productivity, disruptions of the family unit causing society to support the family, behavioral consequences to the addicts family , criminal consequences, the least of which are thefts, murders, etc. Most serious is the loss of life from unintended overdoses with multiple other consequences. ...Read more
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What are the major health risks of smoking tobacco free sheesha / hookah?
If it is not: Tobacco, it depends upon what is being burned and what is inhaled. The hookah passes the substasnce through water, and could abstract aqueous soluble products, but not lipophilic ones. One needs to read the label of active ingredients. If you don't know; don't do it. ...Read more
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What are the health risks of narcotic abuse?
Health risks: The following - Death, loss of job, respiratory distress, Constipation, Hepatitis, HIV, loss of family, loss of teeth ...Read more
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What are the health risks of abusing cocaine?
Cocaine: Crack is stimulant, so hyper arousal ; agitation, changes in pupil size with increased metabolism are common, causing harmful effects to your Cardiovascular system in particular. ...Read more
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Dangers of prescription amphetamine abuse on nerves?
Depends: When used 4 add watch 4 insomnia & wr loss. Too much can cause agitation & paranoia. Stopping can cause depression. ...Read more
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Can the mental health effects of inhalants affect psychological dependence?
What do you mean?: Can you rephrase the question? What mental health effects? What aspect of psychological dependency? Someone will be happy to help. Best wishes. ...Read more
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What are the real health benefits of total alcohol abstinence?
Controvertial: There are some reports of "mderate drinking is good for health". I am not a beliver in this issue, since moderate drinking is considered 2 drink daily by a man and 1 drink for a women in a day. American college of physician tells us not to encourage daily drinking. But abstinenece also not sure is a better choice. Very controvertial! ...Read more
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Effects of amphetamine abuse on circulation?
Yes there are lot of: Effects heart attacke and others see the web site below. ...Read more
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Who coined the term substance abuse (ie, alcoholism, legal and illegal drug abuse, etc.)?
Not clear: The term alcoholism was originally coined in 1849 by magnus huss. Untill the 1940s it referred primarily to the physical consequences of long-term heavy drinking. I am not sure about the term substance abuse. ...Read more
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What are the health risks of smoking marijuana?
Mental Health risks: Possible effects of marijuana: anxiety, depression, fear, panic , delusions, paranoia, hallucinations, losing touch with reality, inattentiveness, short-term memory problems, disturbances of thought processes. Fatigue, poor concentration, slowed reaction times ; slowed problem solving. ...Read more
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What are the long term effects of methamphetamine abuse?
Methamphetamine abus: Has many negative consequences, including addiction. Addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease, characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, accompanied by functional and molecular changes in the brain. In addition to being addicted to methamphetamine, chronic abusers exhibit symptoms that can include anxiety, confusion, insomnia, mood disturbances, and violent behavior. ...Read more
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Health effects of vaping vs health effects of cigarette smoking?
In my opinion (only): Cigarette smoking is RISKY..Heart Disease (nicotine) and CANCER (tars etc) VAPING is only the nicotine (IE STILL RISKY behavior! Again My Opinion Only ( Shared by MOST of my colleagues!) Hope this helps! Z ...Read more
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What are some of the physical and social dangers of illicit (illegal) drug use?
Physical and social: From a physical aspect you could die. From a social aspect you could go to prison you are doing something illegal. Remember it does not mater what state law is - federal law is stricter. ...Read more
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What are the effects of smoking Suboxone or methadone?
Don't: Neither substance should have a high effect when smoked/burned. On the other hand, the things that go to make a pill aren't meant to be inhaled and are liable to cause irritation to mouth, throat and lungs. ...Read more
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What are the effects of passive smoking cannabis?
Basically,: The same risks as passive smoke from cigarettes! ...Read more
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What are the long-term health effects of sexual abuse?
Sexual abuse takes: a toll in many different ways. It varies from person 2 person. The most common basic impact is on the person's ability 2 trust anyone. This leads 2 various types of social/emotional issues. It can also lead 2 depression, anxiety and other emotional issues. For some people the impact is seen in physical ailments, ulcers, stomach problems, headaches or more. Psychotherapy and support groups help ...Read more
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What are the long term effects of smoking methanphetamine?
Death and disability: The side effects are severe, and include physical, social and economic consequences. Short term, arrhythmias and risk of cardiac death, in the medium term, paranoia and psychosis, and in the longer term, loss of relationships, loss of job, income, friends, plus numerous physical afflictions that are the result of not eating enough (it suppresses appetite), and more. ...Read more
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What are the dangers of interaction haldol/cogentin (dx: schizophrenia/bipolar) & alcohol/marjuana consumption?
Risks: Alcohol and Cogentin (benztropine) have the risk of additive sedation Neither alcohol or marijuana will have a positive effect I terms of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. ...Read more
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What are the effects of passive smoking of cannabis?
We know more about: The carcinogens in tobacco products, and its addictive substance, nicotine, than the toxins in smoked cannabis, and its psychologically addictive substance tetrahydrocannabinol. I would not view it as "safer", just less well studied and understood. ...Read more
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