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Drugs and addictions


The 5 consequences (psychological and relational) of an addiction - drugs and addictions

The reasons and circumstances for which a person consumes substances in a compulsive and addictive way are as many as people consume. Each one will have its motives, causes and effects, different in...

Addictions from the social point of view - drugs and addictions

The problem of addictions, due to its complexity, requires a complex, interdisciplinary approach to achieve an integral approach that leads us to understand it in the most complete way possible. One...

7 usual characteristics of people who use drugs - drugs and addictions

The consumption of drugs is the order of the day in Spain, especially if we talk about cocaine and cannabis. Drug use is more common in adults 35 years and older, and beyond age, there are other...

Anxiety when quitting smoking: how to overcome it in 6 steps - drugs and addictions

Leaving an addiction behind is always a challenge, since it forces us to introduce changes in our management of attention and impulses, as well as in our habits. In the case of tobacco, one of the...

Does the drug really kill? - drugs and addictions

"The drug kills" is a prayer that has been used in numerous awareness campaigns and prevention of addictions. However, this phrase so listened to and repeated countless times hides aspects of the...

7 strategies to quit tobacco - drugs and addictions

Tobacco is a plant from which its leaves are extracted to form cigarettes. Each cigarette contains many chemicals harmful to our health, capable of producing physical and psychological dependence....

Addictions without substances: compulsive behavior without control - drugs and addictions

We are going to talk about four behaviors of the human being that, when they go out of control, can be constituted in true addiction problems even though technically they are not substances.Gambling,...

The price of fame: success, mental health and addictions - drugs and addictions

Recently, a new example of the high price that some people pay for fame has jumped into the media. Demi Lovato, the Disney star sung by thousands of young people, confessed her addiction to cocaine...

Antidepressants and alcohol: effects and consequences of their combination - drugs and addictions

The relationship between the simultaneous use of antidepressants with other psychotropic substances, such as alcohol, has been recently studied by different specialists. This is because the frequent...

DMT: effects and mechanism of action of this substance - drugs and addictions

DMT is a psychoactive substance with potent hallucinogenic effects. It is a compound present in different plants, and to a lesser extent in the brain of mammals. Likewise, it is an element that has...