When Your Loved One Is Struggling With Addiction

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When Your Loved One Is Struggling With Addiction

• By Addiction Rehab Toronto

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Synopsis

• Getting Familiar with the Side Effects of
  Commonly Abused Drugs
• Know the Effects of Drugs for Effective Treatment
• Harmful Effects of Drugs and Available Treatment
  Options

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Getting Familiar with the Side Effects of
Commonly Abused Drugs

• Cannabis
• Also called skunk, weed, dope, pot, hash, and
  marijuana, cannabis is known for causing a state
  of relaxation. It can cause altered perception
  and lead to low blood pressure and increased
  heart rate. Besides making you feel relaxed and
  happy, it can also cause anxiety, lethargy, and
  psychosis. If you have a family history of mental
  illness, you are likely to experience severe
  reactions after taking cannabis. Its use is also
  linked to schizophrenia and other mental health
  problems. It can also cause lung diseases, such
  as chronic bronchitis and asthma. Its excessive
  use may also result in tongue, mouth, or throat
  cancer.
• Cocaine
• Also called Charlie, blow, coke, powder cocaine,
  and crack, cocaine can make you have increased
  energy. Its use may make you feel confident,
  awake, and less inhibited. You will eventually
  experience a nasty come down that makes you feel
  unwell. It can also over-stimulate your heart and
  central nervous system, which in turn can lead to
  brain hemorrhage, seizure, heart attack, and
  stroke. Taking cocaine during pregnancy can lead
  to a miscarriage. Its use is also linked to
  mental health issues, such as paranoia, anxiety,
  and psychosis. When snorted, cocaine can damage
  the lining of the nasal passage.

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Getting Familiar with the Side Effects of
Commonly Abused Drugs

• Mephedrone
• Also called plant food, m-cat, meow meow, and
  meph, mephedrone can induce feelings of euphoria,
  happiness, and confidence. At the same time, it
  is known for causing paranoia and anxiety. Its
  use may also be responsible for the
  overstimulation of heart and central nervous
  system. It may also lead to fits and
  hallucinatory states. When injected, it leads to
  vein collapse and increases your risk of
  contracting hepatitis and HIV infection.
• Ecstasy
• Commonly known as pills, MDMA, eckies, or simply
  E, Ecstasy usually makes you feel warm, alert,
  and chatty. However, its use can also cause
  confusion, anxiety, psychosis, and paranoia. Its
  long-term use is linked to depression, memory
  loss, and anxiety. Ecstasy can also lead to
  dehydration and overheating.
• Speed
• Common names are whizz, billy, and amphetamine,
  and it is often used to feel confident, alert,
  and energetic. It suppresses appetite and causes
  problems like paranoia, confusion, and psychosis.
  The long-term use is associated with severe
  depression and lethargy that may continue for
  days. It also increases your risk of high blood
  pressure and heart attacks.

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Know the Effects of Drugs for Effective Treatment

• There are depressants. Certain drugs such as
  cannabis, alcohol, opiates, GHB, and
  benzodiazepines are called depressants. They
  depress or slow down the function of your central
  nervous system. When taken in small quantities,
  these drugs may help you feel relaxed. They also
  help you feel less inhibited. An overdose can
  cause unconsciousness, vomiting, and even death.
  These drugs directly affect your coordination and
  concentration, so you should never operate heavy
  machinery even if you have taken a smaller dose
  of these drugs.
• There are hallucinogens. Cannabis, ketamine, PCP,
  LSD, and magic mushrooms are some of the drugs in
  this category. They affect your sense of reality
  and make you see/hear things that are not there.
  You also have to deal with psychological and
  emotional problems, such as panic, jaw clenching,
  euphoria, nausea, gastric upset, and nausea.
• There are stimulants. Ecstasy, cocaine,
  amphetamines, nicotine, and caffeine fall into
  this category. They stimulate your central
  nervous system and make you feel alert. However,
  they can cause problems such as increased body
  temperature, elevated blood pressure, increased
  heart rate, sleeplessness, and reduced appetite.

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Harmful Effects of Drugs and Available Treatment
Options

• Drug addiction can ruin your life, and it is
  never easy to undo things you may have done while
  being addicted. It affects you both mentally and
  physically in fact, you will not be the same
  person you once were. There certainly are some
  good treatment options available, but once you
  abuse drugs for a long time, even an outpatient
  addiction treatment may not prove that effective,
  unless of course you are committed to change your
  life. You have to take control of your life and
  know that what you might have started as fun can
  hurt you in the long-run.
• The effects of drugs usually depend on a number
  of factors. For instance, it depends on how the
  drug has been made in the first place. You need
  to understand that drug making is not a regulated
  industry, so you may notice a vast difference in
  quality in different batches of the same drug.
  Moreover, you may experience serious side effects
  because most of these drugs are manufactured in
  home labs, so they are likely to contain
  dangerous chemicals, bacteria, and other harmful
  substances. An overdose of one such drug can
  cause brain damage or death.

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