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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

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Did using street drugs give me bipolar disorder?

By Dan Haupt, M.D. Health Expert
It is very common for people who have used street drugs to wonder if the drugs may have caused their symptoms.

Street drugs can cause many symptoms that can be found in mental illnesses, such as hallucinations, feelings of unreality, paranoia, and both extremely high and low moods. Because of this, it can be difficult or impossible to accurately diagnose (or treat) mental illness in someone who is also using street drugs.

However, there is very little evidence to suggest that using street drugs c... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Marijuana Use and Quitting Smoking: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits?
By Carol Southard , Health Expert

...hallucinations and withdrawal symptoms When someone smokes marijuana, THC rapidly passes from... Read more »

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Smoking and Marijuana: How to Fight Multiple Addictions, Part III
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

...successfully quit smoking cigarettes if they continue to smoke marijuana? There are some reports... Read more »

Health Guide

Stress Part 9: Can Bad For You Be Good For You?
...this picture?Eighty percent of individuals with schizophrenia and some two-thirds of us with bipolar smoke. The habit undoubtedly contributes to our appallingly shorter life-spans than the general... Read more »
Stop Smoking: Breaking the Emotional Addiction
...with smoking cessation. Now, I’m not suggesting that we can simply talk ourselves into becoming non-smokers, but we can definitely undermine our efforts if we aren’t careful with the messages... Read more »
Smoking Increases Osteoporosis Risk
A joint US-China study concluded that exposure to second-hand smoke increased the risk of osteoporosis in pre-menopausal women by a factor of three. The results of the trial, which were presented at... Read more »
Meet Anne Mitchell 
Anne Mitchell was a smoker for more than 25 years and tried to quit hundreds of times before finding long-term success. Having started smoking and drinking alcohol as a teenager, Anne said she,... Read more »
Smoking is a Major Risk Factor for Vascular Disease
...disease (PAD). Smoking is the single most powerful risk factor for vascular disease and people who smoke put themselves at risk.  Vascular surgeons have found that people who smoke, or who have... Read more »

Medications

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...as well as at times when you have the urge to smoke. Regular use can help your body get used... Read more »

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...irritability, anxiety, restlessness) and your urge to smoke. Quitting smoking decreases your... Read more »

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...irritability, anxiety, restlessness) and your urge to smoke. Quitting smoking decreases your... Read more »

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...individual wrapper is open or damaged. Do not smoke or use any tobacco/nicotine... Read more »

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...as well as at times when you have the urge to smoke. Regular use during the first week... Read more »

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