- 21. Stigma and Discrimination
- (Gay and Bisexual Men's Health)
- ... to report high levels of depression 3.4 times more likely to use illegal drugs 3.4 times more likely to have risky sex Reducing the Effects of Stigma and Discrimination MSM and their family and ...
- 22. Drug Abuse and What it Does to Our Teeth
- (Dental Shanghai)
- Many of us have been taught not to eat candy or drink sugary soda because of what that will do to our teeth. However, people widely suffer from the affects of drug abuse on our teeth. “Meth mouth” is not ...
- 23. Whiplash
- (Whiplash)
- ... relieve the muscle spasms that can be associated with whiplash injuries. Muscle relaxants. These drugs can help ease muscle spasms but often cause drowsiness, so your doctor may want you to take ...
- 24. Heart Disease
- (Heart Disease)
- ... use of alcohol or caffeine Drug abuse Stress Some over-the-counter medications, prescription medications, dietary supplements and herbal remedies Valvular heart disease In a healthy person ...
- 25. Back pain
- (Back pain)
- ... loss Also, see your doctor if you start having back pain for the first time after age 50, or if you have a history of cancer, osteoporosis, steroid use, or drug or alcohol abuse. Your back is ...
- 26. Spinal cord injury
- (Spinal cord injury )
- ... and emotional stress are normal and common. However, if your grief and sadness are affecting your care, causing you to isolate yourself from others, or prompting you to abuse alcohol or other drugs, you ...
- 27. When Teens Use Drugs: Taking Action
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... help lines: DrugHelp, a service of the American Council for Drug Education (ACDE) National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator sponsored ...
- 28. Talking to Teens About Drugs and Alcohol
- (Substance Abuse)
- What is the best way to talk to my teen about tobacco, alcohol, and and other drugs? Some of the most common concerns for parents of adolescents are tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. The pressure to experiment ...
- 29. Talk to Your Teen About Drugs—And Keep Talking
- (Substance Abuse)
- “Are you listening to me?” Sometimes it seems as if half of what parents say to teenagers skips off their consciousness like rocks skimmed across the surface of a lake. When discussing the subject of drugs, ...
- 30. Stimulants
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... attracted the attention of the baby boomer generation, it had been touted as harmless and non-habit-forming. A recreational drug. Hardly. Even now, with cocaine use less than half of what it once was, ...
- 31. Is Your Child Vulnerable to Substance Abuse?
- (Substance Abuse)
- One in four illicit-drug users between the ages of twelve and seventeen develops dependency, a rate significantly higher than that of any other age group. In talking to your youngster about tobacco, alcohol ...
- 32. Intervention Strategies
- (Substance Abuse)
- Adolescents who abuse alcohol or other drugs can be as secretive as undercover agents, leading double lives. In the Partnership for a Drug-Free America’s 1998 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study, only ...
- 33. Inhalants
- (Substance Abuse)
- Young people today can face strong peer pressure to try drugs, including a group of substances called inhalants. Inhalant abuse is particularly a problem with younger teens, but even children as young ...
- 34. Helping Teens Resist Pressure to Try Drugs
- (Substance Abuse)
- The peer pressure to try drugs is no less intense than the sexual pressure that so many adolescents face. As with any situation that could conceivably lead to trouble, we need to prepare our kids to refuse ...
- 35. Hallucinogens
- (Substance Abuse)
- Hallucinogenic drugs, on the wane throughout the 1980s, found a receptive constituency in 1990s adolescents. By the end of the decade, annual use of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) by high-school seniors ...
- 36. Drug Appendix
- (Substance Abuse)
- Types of Cannabinoids Marijuana (Schedule I Controlled Substance) The most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. Slang terms include: pot, grass, weed, loco weed, tea, Thai sticks, reefer, ...
- 37. Drug Abuse Prevention Starts with Parents
- (Substance Abuse)
- Drugs, including tobacco and alcohol, are easily available to children and adolescents. As a parent, you have a major impact on your child’s decision not to use drugs. Most likely, children in grade ...
- 38. Depressants
- (Substance Abuse)
- Depressants encompass several large groups of drugs that slow down the central nervous system. In small doses, they affect sections of the brain responsible for our conscious, voluntary actions, while ...
- 39. Controlled Substances: Not Just Street Drugs
- (Substance Abuse)
- The Controlled Substances Act (CSA), part of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, is the legal cornerstone of the government’s war against drug abuse. The U.S. Drug Enforcement ...
- 40. Anabolic Steroids
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... and other professional sports organizations soon followed suit. By then, however, the drugs had begun filtering down into high schools, and not just the gym locker rooms. With teen media force-feeding ...
