The bond between teenagers and tobacco is so strong that it is really hard to break. There are thousands of people who quit smoking but unfortunately, there are equal or sometime more number of teenagers, below 18 years, who start smoking. For many teens, the habit of smoking starts just because their friends smoke and …
Smoking amongst teens is very common. You have known your son to be smoking ad are not sure how you can explain the effects this habit will have on his health. Education and encouragement are important to help your teen give up on smoking or tobacco in any form. Harmful effects of cigarettes Cigarettes have …
Smokeless tobacco is used as a snuff or chew. Fine-grained tobacco is used as a snuff that is pinched between the lower lip and gums. Chewing tobacco is shredded tobacco that is placed between the cheek and gums. Either form releases an addicting component called nicotine that is absorbed into the blood stream through the …
Appreciation to you on your decision to quit smoking, as this might be your first step towards a healthy life. Every smoker knows that smoking is injurious to health and may lead to a risky life, but they are so addicted that they find it difficult to quit at once. It is not easy to …
Your friend decides to quit smoking as a good start to the New Year. Apparently, she starts to face withdrawal symptoms like anxiety, headaches and craving for nicotine, the main addictive drug found in cigarettes. You then suggest that she tries a nicotine patch. This is a substitute product, which is stuck to the skin …
Jessica was a lively girl in college. Her grades were all good and she was also the Captain of the volley ball team of her college. She had many friends and was admired by all, but soon things changed. Jessica was absent for most of the time from college. Her friends hardly got to see …
Have you ever wondered why doctors prescribe two different types of drugs to two different people even though both have the same complaint? This is because doctors know what is right for each one of us and what will result in effective treatment and minimal sideeffects. Despite so many warning signs everywhere about the seriousness …
The inhalation of smoke made from the cannabis plant dates back to nearly 10,000 B.C in the Middle East. Charred seeds of cannabis were found in a ritual burial site in Romania. The extracts of this plant were used more by the Hindus in India and Nepal, who associated it to the heavenly drug called …
You dreamt of a perfect athletic body or wanted to party high. You resorted to pills to achieve this. These are often advertized as muscle building drugs or party drugs or sold as dietary supplements. One such drug is Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB). Beware! These drugs are not safe. Understanding GHB GHB is an illegal drug available …
You have a good friend from childhood, with whom you have spent all your school and college years. Both of you are married and settled down, but your friend is unhappy. You find out that her spouse is an alcoholic, and has made your friend’s life miserable. On confiding in you, you advise your friend …