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Communicating With Your Doctor Image
Talking with Your Doctor
Category: Drug Abuse
Medically Reviewed On: 21 Jul 2008
Talking with your doctor can sometimes be difficult. Good health care, however, depends on an open dialogue between patients and doctors.

The Importance of Keeping a Personal Medical Record Image
Keeping a Personal Medical Record
Category: Drug Abuse
Medically Reviewed On: 21 Jul 2008
Medical information is usually scattered in many different places. To receive the best possible health care, people are encouraged to gather information in one place and create a personal medical record.

Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment Image
Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment
Category: Drug Abuse
Medically Reviewed On: 21 Jul 2008
What are the symptoms of alcoholism? When should you worry? Our panel discusses the causes and warning signs of alcoholism and how to recognize them.

Kicking Heroin: Is Methadone the Answer? Image
Kicking Heroin
Category: Drug Abuse
Medically Reviewed On: 9 Jul 2008
Methadone has been used since the late '60s to help heroine addicts overcome their addiction. But is this drug really a cure? Or does it just create a new addiction?


ADHD Ritalin Abuse
Category: Drug Abuse
Medically Reviewed On: 9 Jul 2008
With pressures at their highest, many college students are turning to prescription stimulant drugs like Ritalin and Adderall to give them an edge. What's driving this dangerous trend?

Defining Alcoholism
Category: Drug Abuse
Medically Reviewed On: 2 Jul 2008
What are the symptoms of alcoholism? When should you worry? Our panel of experts will discuss the causes and warning signs of alcoholism and how to recognize them in yourself.

Recognizing Opioid Abuse
Category: Drug Abuse
Medically Reviewed On: 25 Jun 2008
Though heroin may be one of the most notorious drugs around, it's only one in a class of addictive substances known as opioids. Some -- like heroin -- are considered "street drugs". But many are actually prescription medications, bringing the threat of abuse much closer to home for many people. Tune in as substance abuse expert John Franklin, MD discusses the symptoms of addiction, and where to turn for help if you or a loved one develops a problem.





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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs

What Is a Hangover?

A hangover is a collection of signs and symptoms linked to a recent bout of heavy drinking. The sufferer typically has a headache, feels sick, dizzy, sleepy, confused and thirsty. Read more...

What is Addiction?

People with an addiction do not have control over what they are doing, taking or using. Their addiction may reach a point at which it is harmful. Addictions do not only include physical things we consume, such as drugs or alcohol, but may include... Read more...

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