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Drug Abuse: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Strategies

April 20, 2025July 13, 2024 by DeepakRajput

IntroductionDrug abuse, medically referred to as substance abuse, signifies the deliberate, recurrent, and harmful consumption of psychoactive substances—including both legal and illegal drugs—which adversely affects an individual’s physical health, mental stability, emotional well-being, and social life. It is a growing global health concern that not only impacts individuals but also reverberates through families, communities, and … Read more

Drug Addiction: Treatment Strategies

April 19, 2025July 13, 2024 by DeepakRajput

Drug addiction, clinically referred to as Substance Use Disorder (SUD), is a chronic, progressive, and relapsing brain disease that manifests as an uncontrollable compulsion to seek and use drugs, despite the detrimental consequences it brings to physical, psychological, social, and occupational well-being. It is recognized not only as a complex disorder of the brain’s reward … Read more

Narcotics- Misuse and abuse

December 4, 2023 by DeepakRajput

In a legal and medical context, narcotics traditionally refer to a class of drugs with analgesic (pain-relieving) properties. These drugs are often derived from opium or synthetic analogs and include substances like morphine, codeine, and oxycodone. In this context, narcotics are typically prescribed for the management of moderate to severe pain. The misuse and abuse … Read more

Opioid analgesics- Classifications, Mechanisms

November 29, 2023 by DeepakRajput

Opioid analgesics, commonly known as opioids, are a class of potent pain-relieving medications derived from or chemically similar to compounds found in the opium poppy plant. These drugs exert their effects by binding to specific receptors, known as opioid receptors, in the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral tissues. Opioid analgesics are widely used for … Read more

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