Substance abuse treatment involves activities delivered by addiction treatment consultants & medical professionals who provide treatment and support to those suffering a narcotic addiction. The aim of treatment is to stop the addict from continuing their abuse of a narcotic substance and to teach them how to live life clean and sober and happy.
Lear moreSubstance dependence refers to the development of a tolerance to a narcotic substance and the need for more of it to achieve a ‘high’. Substance dependence may lead to withdrawal symptoms when the addict cannot obtain the drug and the continual use despite all the negative effects it has on the individual.
Lear moreAlso know as Ambien, Zolpidem is a sedative medication that helps induce sleep. The drug is also used in the treatment of anxiety.
Lear moreHabit, in addiction terms, refers to the physical and mental reliance to a narcotic substance.
Lear moreThe Hippocratic Oath is a pledge taken by medical students which states the obligations and proper conduct of those beginning medical practice. The modern day oath goes as follows: “I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose […]
Lear moreIntrinsic activity can be defined as the quality of a drug that determines what the result will be, for example the less intrinsic activity a drug has, the weaker the effect.
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