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What Are the Symptoms of Drug Withdrawal?

Question by chuck taylor: What are the symptoms of drug withdrawal?
We have this assignment about drug addiction and I just want to ask another question. What are the symptoms of drug withdrawal? I’m having a hard time understanding this part. Please help me. I’m almost done with my homework. It’s the only part I haven’t answered yet. Thank you so much.

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Answer by Monica L
The symptoms of drug withdrawal depends on the type of drug abused by the person. Usually, the withdrawal effects are the reverse of the pharmacological effects. The most common withdrawal symptoms include vomiting, pain, anxiety, mood swings, craving, restlessness, diarrhea, irritability and sleeping problems. The withdrawal is a very critical part of fighting addiction that’s why people experiencing it must be really taken care of.

State Strategy Places Substance Abuse Emphasis Where It Belongs

State strategy places substance abuse emphasis where it belongs

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While the emotional costs related to substance abuse are immeasurable, it's estimated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse that for every dollar we spend on prevention and recovery, we save $ 12 in health care and criminal justice costs …
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Texas must be careful about requiring welfare drug tests

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Needham Letter: Prevent Marijuana Use, Says Needham Coalition for Youth

Needham Letter: Prevent marijuana use, says Needham Coalition for Youth

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It is well known that marijuana is the most widely abused illegal drug among teens, and that more teens now smoke marijuana than tobacco. Marijuana has many adverse health and safety risks — more than people are aware. Here are the facts: · Marijuana …
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Fact Checker: Were more than a million doses of oxycodone prescribed in

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Voting in Birmingham: Who's Running for U.S. Congress, Senate This November

Voting in Birmingham: Who's Running for U.S. Congress, Senate This November

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This involves investing in growing industries in Michigan, lowering the costs of higher education, strengthening the Dodd-Frank Act, tax incentives for small businesses to hire new workers, passing the State Small Business Credit Initiative, and …
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Prop 35, Youth, Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking-Interview with Alexandra Lutnick

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National Conference on Addiction Disorder 2012 Summary – a Successful

National Conference on Addiction Disorder 2012 Summary – A Successful

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We've all heard horror stories about withdrawal and what it does to a person and how hard it can be to beat an addiction but it seems odd that they never think past that stage to what lies beyond that; freedom from addiction. … living during …
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New Study on Atheism and Drug Abuse?

Question by BK: New Study on Atheism and Drug Abuse?
According to a joint study conducted by the National Institute of Drug Abuse and Harvard, 90% of those who abuse drugs are likely to be Atheist.

How do Atheists explain these results?

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Answer by Cool Lou
You cn expect no credibility without a source.

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Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break – Dr. Nora Volkow, the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has revolutionized how science and medicine view addiction: as a disease, not a character defect. Morley Safer reports.