Substance abuse carries heavy social and physical costs, including long-term effects on fetal development and cardiovascular health. Navigating withdrawal and drug testing requires expert health insights.
Cocaine is a highly addictive drug because of its powerful stimulant effects which create an immediate euphoric sensation. Cocaine is processed to form a rock crystal called crack. This form of cocaine is called crack because of the crackling sound it makes when burned.
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Crystal methamphetamine (meth) is a stimulant drug manufactured with noxious chemicals, such as drain cleaner, battery acid and anhydrous ammonia. Methamphetamine’s toxic make-up can have dire consequences when taken during pregnancy.
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Multiple complications can result from methamphetamine use. Regardless of pattern of use, abuse or dependence, the major organs of the body can be hurt, and in the most severe cases death can occur.
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Cymbalta, clinically known as duloxetine, is a prescription medication indicated for the treatment of depression, anxiety, diabetic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia. It works by increasing the availability of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine. It was approved by the U.S.
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Hair follicle testing is an examination of the hair to test specific drug use by an individual. The method tests for measures of drug molecules and metabolites, which are residues of drugs that remain in the hair. Rutgers University Health Department explains that every 0.
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Women who are addicted to heroin are often given methadone, a synthetic narcotic, to take instead of heroin. Methadone withdrawal is a common cause of withdrawal in newborns. The majority of mothers who take methadone in pregnancy will give birth to an addicted baby.
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Home oxygen is prescribed to patients who have difficulty inhaling sufficient oxygen through their lungs.
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Infertility specialists often prescribe medications to help the ovaries produce and release mature eggs, otherwise known as ovulation. Certain health conditions can prohibit a woman from ovulating, thus preventing pregnancy from occurring. Medications that cause ovulation are available in injectable and oral forms.
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