http://www.healthzine.org/feed/ http://www.healthzine.org/ Every day new articles and updated info on all your health, beauty and fitness concerns. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:59:30 +0200 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:59:30 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-addiction3 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-addiction3 Many people live in a state of denial. They often fail to acknowledge the real problem or where they fall short because the fact of it may just be too difficult to bear. So they live in the world of what they want to happen rather than what really is happening. Often these people will say,”Everything’s fine”, or “I’m ok”, or that “This isn’t really a problem and will just go away”. For instance, in the case of a drug addict or an alcoholic. Would it be easy for somebody to say that they are a drug addict or an alcoholic, or even more admit it? Drug addiction and alcoholism are looked upon by the society with stigma. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:41:29 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/ecstasy http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/ecstasy The term “ecstasy” may be familiar to you already. Ecstasy is actually one of the newer forms of drugs being abused which started in the 1990’s. This drug is also known as the “club drug” as it is often used in dance clubs and music raves. Teenagers who use this drug don’t know how dangerous it can be. Some of them may even think it’s harmless- just something to take to enhance the “party feeling” or the hype. Parents know of ecstasy, or rather have heard about it. They know it’s a new drug on the scene and that it is dangerous. Fri, 30 May 2008 17:19:31 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/alcohol-abuse http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/alcohol-abuse Dependence to a harmful substance always ends to no good. By dependence, it basically means a person is addicted. What’s more damaging is when the addiction is upon something which causes harm or destruction. Take the case of alcohol abuse. There seems to be many people who are in the habit of abusing alcohol. They drink excessively until their habit turns into dependence. From alcohol abuse, the problem of alcoholism may then begin, and it is yet a bigger quandary to be in. It’s often too late for an alcoholic to express remorse towards their negligence. Alcoholism is never an easy problem. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:07:43 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-addiction2 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-addiction2 Drug addiction, alcoholism and mental health disorder: what do these three have in common? For one thing, they're diseases of the body, the mind and the spirit. They get in the way of rational thinking. Strip one of their good sense while everything may seem to be in a disarray. With any of these diseases, one will not be able to enjoy a better quality of life. A mental health disorder may not be one’s own doing, but what of alcohol and drug addiction? They're a muddle which a person might have caused upon themselves. Why do people become drug and alcohol addicts? It can be because of peer pressure, loss of control, or simply indulgence. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:54:40 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/smoking-weed1 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/smoking-weed1 Maybe you have finally come to a point when you said “I should stop smoking weed”. This is a major turning point in your life, and doing so will be life-changing – in a good way. You see “weed” or marijuana can ruin or inhibit your life as it did to many people. Sure, marijuana is not as potently dangerous as cocaine or heroin or ice, but nevertheless it can cause you damage. Marijuana may not cause heart disease or cancer as much as smoking does, but it can incapacitate you. All in all, smoking weed will do you no good. Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:59:18 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/prescription-drugs1 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/prescription-drugs1 Many people have now access to the use of prescription drugs. After all, such drugs have been prescribed for pain, insomnia and mental health problems. Good when such people use them responsibly. They're meant for therapeutic purposes and they can deliver treatment. But there are cases when prescription drugs are abused, and this could be detrimental. When such medications are used improperly, they may entail health hazards. They're primarily used to alter irregularities in the body until they are well. But they keyword is that they “alter”. What if prescription drugs are abused? Then they may alter the body and its processes the wrong way, and such is not to be taken lightly. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:28:31 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/say-no-to-drugs http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/say-no-to-drugs Well drug users may say that “drugs are okay”, especially if they do it for recreation. They can say that drugs do make them feel good and they can function better at work. In some cases it does, and perhaps only at the beginning. But it’s well worth asking- how long will it last? Apparently, this recreational drug use has high chances of becoming a drug addiction, and this is a chronic problem. Hardly is there a drug addict who is healthy and well, in terms of health and personality. Would anybody in their right senses want to live or work with such a person? Recreational drug users would normally try to cover up the ill effects of their tendency. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:02:11 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-addiction1 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-addiction1 Drug addiction may not be as frightening as it was before, but still, many people are caught up in it. How is it again with an addiction? One may struggle to break free, but they can’t. They may even not like what they do, or their habit, but they have to do it. The thing with an addiction is that one is constantly at war with themselves, not the object of their addiction. And being at war with oneself, it is a lot akin to being tormented. As they say, one’s worst enemy is oneself. That’s how it can be with drug addiction. Fri, 1 Feb 2008 07:04:48 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/illegal-drugs1 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/illegal-drugs1 Teenagers are highly susceptible. They are easily influenced by their environment. This includes adults, their peers and the media. Most teenagers are often at a loss as to what is right. For them, what is “cool” and popular may be what matters. Even if it means illegal drugs. The teenage years can actually be tumultuous. During this stage, a teenager can be vulnerable. This transition to adulthood can quite be demanding, and a teenager may not be able to take the stress. Being unable to cope, a teenager may then turn to illegal drugs. As a means for escape and to alter their senses. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:56:54 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-abuse1 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-abuse1 Drug abuse. It’s not just getting a party high. It’s also about despair and deterioration. Even destruction. Not only of oneself, but also of their family. Their job, their health and yes, the society. Drug abuse has long been a frightening social menace. From the decade of the 1960’s to the present, the social predicament of drug abuse has become terrifying. Drug abuse has led to ill health, violence, crimes and even death. Drug abuse not only causes the loss of the drug user’s life, but those of others as well. That’s the real cost of drug abuse- the cost of lives being in despair and going to waste. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:00:49 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-rehab http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-rehab Living with liberty is far too dear to compromise. This may come as a painful truth to drug addicts. What may seem to be more painful is when this fact is realized too late. To prevent a drug addict from harboring such regret, it is best to take the initiative. This initiative can be done by going through drug rehab. When a drug addict acknowledges that they need help, then it is more likely that they will seek it. The road can after all be dark and blurry to drug addicts. It may seem that they are constantly running through a maze with nowhere to get to. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:05:37 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drugs-and-alcohol http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drugs-and-alcohol Alcohol may be a welcome social drink. But in extreme amounts it is lethal. It can lead one to danger and even fatality. Alcohol is a harmful substance as much as it has perceived pleasant effects. Alcohol in itself is an issue. Alcohol intoxication has led to countless casualties. Statistics and front page news over time have proven so. Alcohol alone has its danger. What more if it is mixed with drugs. Then a deadly combination is formed – drugs and alcohol. One can imagine the damage the mix of drugs and alcohol can instigate. Drugs alone are mind altering. Imagine how potent it can be when combined with alcohol. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:07:00 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-addicts http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-addicts Drug addiction comes in all forms. It is not merely exclusive to illegal drug addicts. In fact, drug addiction applies to medications prescribed by the doctor as well. There are as much prescription drug addicts as there are street drug addicts. Prescription drug addiction is constantly on the rise and authorities are concerned. One may not even know that they are already a prescription drug addict. Whether it is anti-anxiety drugs, pain relievers or sleeping pills, they are capable of being abused. And abuse of them can lead to an addiction. It often takes the hard way for prescription drug addicts to realize that their predicament is not much different than those of illegal drug addicts’. Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:25:11 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/Alcoholics-Anonymous http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/Alcoholics-Anonymous By now, the term Alcoholics Anonymous or AA may have been all too familiar. As much as the dilemma of alcohol and drug addiction has become prevalent, so is the drive of Alcoholics Anonymous ardent to offer help. In every community, there is almost always an Alcoholics Anonymous organization. This only serves to show that alcohol and drug addiction have become disturbingly rampant. Luckily, there are organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous which take time and means to deal with the problem. AA has in fact become so popular that misconceptions have risen about the organization. There are those who perceive Alcoholics Anonymous as merely a bunch of unserious individuals who can’t find other means to deal with their addiction. Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:09:20 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-testing http://www.healthzine.org/Drug-abuse/drug-testing Statistics are on the rise pertaining to drug abuse and addiction. This is especially true among schools and in the workplace. Several factors can be cited as to why an employee resorts to drug use, but the fact remains that drug use can have detrimental consequences. For one thing, it gets in the way of employee productivity. And for another thing, it compromises the safety of the workplace. An effective precautionary and disciplinary measure for such a dilemma can be drug testing. Drug testing programs can provide a host of benefits to a company. A drug testing program can be a viable means for an employer to increase the productivity of their employees, reduce the likelihood of jobsite accidents and insurance claims and most of all to maintain a safe working environment.