Ever seen a kid sniffing something from a pouch or a cloth on railway stations? Seen a school kid’s white ink getting over sooner than it has been bought? Office supplies ordered more than required especially cleaning fluids, glue etc? Most likely you are looking at an addiction to inhalant abuse. Inhalant abuse are drugs […]
“It is only a herb” “It is all-natural” It is not addictive” “It is being legalized across the world now” “Even Lord Shiva is said to have used it always” These are some of the justifications I hear from people who use or are addicted to using the products of the innocuous plant Cannabis also
MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy or Molly, is a synthetic psychoactive drug that has been widely used in party and rave scenes for decades. It is popular for its stimulant and psychedelic properties, providing users with heightened energy, euphoria, and altered sensory experiences. However, its widespread use also comes with significant health risks, including addiction,
A drug that has taken the Mumbai streets by storm due to lacunae created by poor quality cocaine and is cheaper than it, is Mephedrone also known as M-CAT/ meow-meow/plant food etc. Mephedrone [4-methyl methcathinone (4-MMC) or 4-methyl ephedrone,] is a synthetic stimulant akin to amphetamines and is a cathinone similar to those found in
N Benzyl Methoxy – This is of the class of phenyethyamine derivatives that have been used as research chemicals. It was discovered in 2003 by a chemist Ralph Haim in the Free University of Berlin. It entered the market following research experiments done at Purdue University in 2010. It is a powerful synthetic hallucinogen ,
K2, Spice, Black Mamba, Kush, Kronic, Joker, etc.. these are not names of some movies or nicknames of a person… They are the different names of the drug Synthetic Cannabinoids which comes under the classification of New Psychotropic Substances (NPS) As is self-evident these are human-made psychotropic chemicals that are sprayed on plant material that
Consumption of alcohol results in a mood alteration and a behavioral change. The sense of judgment and rationality go for a toss resulting in a reduction of inhibitions, a magnification of all existent emotions. The resultant behavior will be a manifestation of that either in an excessive emotional outburst or uninhibited behavior. Addiction to alcohol
These are the four fatalistic words spoken by an alcoholic who is absolutely drunk… And these are the very four words that more often than not take him to the grave. “ I am sorry I will not do it again ..” after breaking the furniture for the umpteenth time the night before after getting
Alcohol effects every part of the body. Alcohol addiction makes the damage worse. Fear of suffering or death too does not make the person stop, revealing the inability to do so , thereby highlighting the nature of the disease of addiction. The solution to arrest it is treatment in an alcohol rehab where in one experiences
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“If there had been intoxication in alcohol then the bottle would have danced “ goes the translation of a famous dialogue from an Indian film. It is the series of chemical reactions that cascade once alcohol enters the bloodstream and reaches the brain that brings that about. Treatment in alcohol rehab /alcoholism requires an in-depth
