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Pharmacokinetics refers to the study of the processes and reactions of drugs in the body.

Alcoholism is a disease that includes a craving to drink alcohol coupled with a mental obsession to persist in drinking alcohol despite the negative consequences it creates or makes worse. These alcohol related problems may include poor health, loss of job, relationship problems and financial difficulty.  Alcoholism is known clinically as “alcohol dependence”. With alcoholism,…

Space balling can be defined as the adding of phencyclidine (PCP) to cocaine before it is ingested.

Demerol (also known as Pethidine or meperidine) is an opioid analgesic drug that is used to relieve pain and severe discomfort. Once people become addicted to Demerol or pethidine a clinical detox is required and further treatment to enable their long term recovery.

When an individual suffers a ‘hangover’, it refers to the horrible physical effects that are experienced after the excessive consumption of alcohol. These effects include nausea, thirst, fatigue and headaches.

WeDoRecover is a website helping people get the drug addiction treatment and alcohol rehabilitation they need to recover and lead sober lives free from active addiction to any drugs or alcohol. WeDoRecover matches addiction treatment services tailor made to each individual patients specific needs. This ‘bespoke’ approach to assessment and referral of addicted and alcoholic…

Buprenorphine is a painkilling drug used to reduce any withdrawal symptoms that might happen during a medical detoxification of an opiate drug such as heroin.

A bad trip can be defined as someone having a horrible mental or physical experience due to use of the LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide). These experiences can also include hallucinations and physical pain.

Dual diagnosis: when a person has a severe mental illness–such as major depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia–and a co-existing alcohol or drug abuse problem.