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Detoxification is a major part of the addiction treatment process. During this treatment, the body is purged of all the toxins that are collected in it over long periods of addiction. However, detoxification, or detox as it is commonly called, has its own problems.
People who are undergoing a detox treatment are supposed to stay off their addictions completely.
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Stimulant and depressant drugs are often referred to as “uppers” and “downers”. The difference between the two has to do with the effects they have on one’s body and mind. As the names suggest, stimulants cause stimulation in the body, while depressants cause sedation.
A depressant is a drug that slows down bodily functions,
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Have you ever felt the extreme need for something that you do not presently have?
Craving could be considered a human instinct, as it occurs when something we love to consume or drink has been deprived to us abruptly.
Human cravings have been based primarily on the concept of classical conditioning,
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As a plant-derived chemical alkaloid known as benzoylmethylecgonine (methylbenzoylepgonine), cocaine is sold in the streets with several names. Whether it’s called “crack”, “coke,” “C,” “snow,” “blow,” “toot,” “leaf,” “flake,” “freeze,” “happy dust,” “Peruvian lady,” or “white girl”, cocaine is considered as a deadly and highly addictive narcotic substance. Frequent users of cocaine report that they feel as sudden rush of self-confidence and supercharged energy,
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