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Welcome to the topic, “Drug Abuse to Drug Addiction”. Drug addiction is not only about cocaine, heroin, or other illegal substances. You can get addicted to nicotine, alcohol, anti-anxiety and sleep medicines, and some other legal substances. You can also get addicted to prescription medicines or opioids or illegally obtained narcotic pain medications. In the United States, this...

Welcome to the topic, “What are Alcoholism and the way teenagers use it”? Alcoholism is the most common form of alcohol abuse and involves the inability to manage drinking habits, resulting in several diseases. Alcoholism affects mental and physical health and can cause work, friends, and family problems. Warning Signs of Alcoholism Alcoholism symptoms can encompass health...

Welcome to the topic, “Long-term Effects of Bipolar Disorder”. Bipolar disorder is a brain illness that brings changes in energy, a person’s mood, and the ability to function properly. People with bipolar disorder face intense emotional conditions that typically occur during different periods of one or more days to weeks, called mood episodes. These mood episodes are...

Welcome to the topic, “5 delicate signs of bipolar disorder”. Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disorder that affects the nervous system and the functioning of the affected individual adversely. This is a disorder in which the patient goes through fits of mania followed by fits of depression and extreme mood swings. Treatment of bipolar disease is a matter of identifying the signs...

Although the specific causes of mental illnesses are not known, it is becoming clear over research that many of these illnesses are caused by a combination of psychological, biological, and environmental factors. Biological Factors behind Mental Illness Some mental illnesses are associated with abnormal functioning of nerve cell pathways or circuits that connect specific brain regions. Nerve...