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Adverse Effects of Opioids on Health
By jamesfoster at 20 August, 2010, 8:14 am
Opioids are narcotic, analgesic or pain-relieving medications generally prescribed by doctors after surgery or to help patients with severe acute or chronic pain. Opioids work by binding to specific proteins called opioid receptors, found primarily in the Central Nervous System (CNS) and the gastrointestinal tract and blocking the pain signals from reaching the brain. The [...]
Read More >>Adverse Side Effects of Using Methylphenidate
By jamesfoster at 17 August, 2010, 6:25 am
Methylphenidate (MPH) is a central nervous system stimulant, which affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control. Hence, this is used in the treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperacitivity Disorder (ADHD), depression, lethargy, obesity, and other psychiatric disorders like obsessive-compulsive disorder. Many people, particularly teens think that MPH is safe or [...]
Read More >>Negative Implications of Cannabis Abuse on General and Oral Health
By jamesfoster at 14 July, 2010, 8:19 am
Cannabis, commonly known as Marijuana, is the most frequently used illicit drug in America. According to National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), there were about 15.2 million past month users in America in 2008. It also stated that about 2.2 million people used Marijuana for the first time in 2008. This averages to [...]
Read More >>Benefits of Multi Panel Drug Test
By jamesfoster at 26 February, 2010, 6:16 am
The drug abuse among people, employees, and especially among teenagers is a cause of concern and several drug testing methods are used to check drug abuse. Multi panel drug testing kits can be easily used for employee drug testing, home drug testing, performance drug testing, pre-employment drug testing etc. The multi panel drug testing proves [...]
Read More >>Side Effects of Painkiller Drugs
By jamesfoster at 16 February, 2010, 5:38 am
The painkiller drugs or pain medications are widely used drugs for getting relief from pain. The pain medications have over the time proved beneficial in bringing much needed relief from pain due to surgeries, back injuries, arthritis, and migraine etc. Apart from its pain relieving properties, painkiller drugs have potential to cause addiction and have [...]
Read More >>Methods of Alcohol Testing
By jamesfoster at 10 February, 2010, 4:40 am
Alcohol is widely abused substance besides drugs and causes large number of fatalities every year. Although alcohol consumption to some extent is permitted by law, its abuse can lead to alcohol related crimes and accidents. Alcohol testing needs to be performed at workplaces, schools, colleges, and on highways to ensure prevailing of safe environment and [...]
Read More >>Types of Alcohol Detectors
By jamesfoster at 1 February, 2010, 7:28 am
Alcohol addiction has severe harmful effects on physical health, mental health, and on society. Alcohol testing is done at workplaces, institutions, schools, industries, and colleges to prevent alcohol related accidents, crime, and injuries etc. There are a variety of alcohol detectors present in market used by law enforcement officers for effective alcohol detection. Alcohol detectors [...]
Read More >>Common Drug Testing Methods
By jamesfoster at 1 February, 2010, 2:00 am
Drug addiction poses a serious threat to health and well being of an individual and to entire society. Drug abuse can destroy lives of youngsters, ruins families, and leads to loss of productivity and efficiency at workplaces. Depression, anxiety, seizures, violent behavior, and social problems are some of the fall outs of drug addiction. There [...]
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