Effects of Drug Abuse and Addiction 

Effects of Drug Abuse and Addiction 

Effects of Drug Abuse and Addiction

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Effects of Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drugs are chemicals. Different drugs, because of their chemical structures, can affect the body in different ways. In fact, some drugs can even change a person's body and brain in ways that last long after the person has stopped taking drugs, maybe even permanently.

Depending on the drug, it can enter the human body in a number of ways, including injection, inhalation, and ingestion. The method of how it enters the body impacts on how the drug affects the person. For example: injection takes the drug directly into the blood stream, providing more immediate effects; while ingestion requires the drug to pass through the digestive system, delaying the effects.

Most abused drugs directly or indirectly target the brain's reward system by flooding the circuit with dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter present in regions of the brain that regulate movement, emotion, cognition, motivation, and feelings of pleasure. When drugs enter the brain, they can actually change how the brain performs its jobs. These changes are what lead to compulsive drug use, the hallmark of addiction.

Effects of Drug Abuse and Addiction

Injuries
More deaths, illnesses and disabilities stem from substance abuse than from any other preventable health condition. Today, one in four deaths is attributable to illicit drug use. People who live with substance dependence have a higher risk of all bad outcomes including unintentional injuries, accidents, risk of domestic violence, medical problems, and death.

Health Problems
The impact of drug abuse and dependence can be far-reaching, affecting almost every organ in the human body. Drug use can:
Weaken the immune system, increasing susceptibility to infections.

Cause cardiovascular conditions ranging from abnormal heart rate to heart attacks. Injected drugs can also lead to collapsed veins and infections of the blood vessels and heart valves.
Cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Cause the liver to have to work harder, possibly causing significant damage or liver failure.
Cause seizures, stroke and widespread brain damage that can impact all aspects of daily life by causing problems with memory, attention and decision-making, including sustained mental confusion and permanent brain damage.

Produce global body changes such as breast development in men, dramatic fluctuations in appetite and increases in body temperature, which may impact a variety of health conditions.

Effects of Drug Abuse and Addiction

Effects On The Brain
Although initial drug use may be voluntary, drugs have been shown to alter brain chemistry, which interferes with an individual's ability to make decisions and can lead to compulsive craving, seeking and use. This then becomes a substance dependency.
All drugs of abuse - nicotine, cocaine, marijuana, and others - effect the brain's "reward" circuit, which is part of the limbic system.

Drugs hijack this "reward" system, causing unusually large amounts of dopamine to flood the system.
This flood of dopamine is what causes the "high" or euphoria associated with drug abuse.
Behavioral Problems
Paranoia
Aggressiveness
Hallucinations
Addiction
Impaired Judgment
Impulsiveness
Loss of Self-Control
Birth Defects

Effects of Drug Abuse and Addiction

Nearly 4 percent of pregnant women in the United States use illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy and other amphetamines, and heroin. These and other illicit drugs may pose various risks for pregnant women and their babies. Some of these drugs can cause a baby to be born too small or too soon, or to have withdrawal symptoms, birth defects or learning and behavioral problems. Additionally, illicit drugs may be prepared with impurities that may be harmful to a pregnancy.
Finally, pregnant women who use illicit drugs may engage in other unhealthy behaviors that place their pregnancy at risk, such as having extremely poor nutrition or developing sexually transmitted infections.

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THE PLANT THAT KILLS CANCER CELLS, STOPS DIABETES AND BOOSTS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM!!

THE PLANT THAT KILLS CANCER CELLS, STOPS DIABETES AND BOOSTS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

The health benefits of bitter melon or karela have long been known and used by some indigenous populations. This medicinal plant has been used to fight diabetes as well as malignant diseases, such as cancer.
A number of studies have found that bitter melon is extremely beneficial for treatment of certain types of cancer owing to its active ingredients, which inhibit the glucose metabolism in malignant cells thus reducing their carbohydrate supply and starving them to death.

According to scientists from Saint Louis University Cancer Center, bitter melon not only destroys cancer cells with its strong anticancer properties, but it also prevents cancer cells from spreading. A separate team of experts from the Univercity of Colorado Cancer Center found that bitter melon juice can eliminate the side effects that occur during chemotherapy, and can slow down pancreatic tumor growth.
What makes bitter melon so effective is its ingredient glycoprotein lectin, which provides much the same effects as insulin due – it reduces glucose concentration in the blood and acts as an immunomodulator. That’s why this plant is highly beneficial for treatment of liver, prostate, colon and lung cancer, leukemia and neuroblastoma. However, bitter melon is not recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding women as well as children.

Native to South Asia and South America, bitter melon, also known as Goya, Bitter Gourd, Karela, or Balsam Pear, thrives in hot and damp climates including Africa, Aisa, South America and the Caribbean. Bitter melon grows as a vine with yellow flowers and fragmented leaves and is extremely bitter in taste. It’s quite simmilar in form to zuccini with an elongated shape. Its colors change from green to orange-yellow as it grows. The ripe fruit opens in three parts and releases many red seeds. While many Eastern nations use it as food, the rest of the world uses it as a medicine.

Nutritional value of 100 grams of fresh, raw bitter melon:
Vitamin K – 4.8 mg
Vitamin B1 (thiamin) – 0,040 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) – 0,040 mg
Vitamin B3 (niacin) – 0,400 g
Vitamin C – 84 mg
Calories – 17 kcal
Carbohydrates – 3.70 g
Dietary fiber – 2.8 g
Fat – 0317 g
Folate – 27 µg
Protein – 1.00 g
Potassium – 296 mg
Calcium – 19 mg
Phosphorus – 31 mg
Magnesium – 17 mg
Sodium – 5 mg

With only 17 calories per 100g, bitter melon has quite low calorific value. However, its pods are rich sources of phytonutrients like dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidants. To be more specific, bitter melon is abundant in vitamins B1, B2, and B3, C, magnesium, folate, zinc, phosphorus, and manganese. Plus, it contains high amounts of iron, twice the beta-carotene of broccoli, twice the calcium of spinach, and twice the potassium of a banana. However, there’s one downside to this fruit and it’s the extremely bitter taste it has, which puts many people off from consuming it, even though it has plenty to offer in terms of health benefits.

The health benefits of bitter melon are not limited to cancer only. This fruit has also been proved beneficial for treatment of asthma, skin infections, stomach problems, hypertension, and diabetes. In fact, bitter melon has long been used as part of natural medicine in China, India, Africa, and South America. There are several ways of consuming it – cooked, juiced, raw or in a tincture. However, it can give side effects such as diarrhea and abdominal pain when over consumed.

Pancreatic cancer
The anticancer properties of bitter melon in relation to pancreatic cancer specifically were confirmed by a clinical study conducted by the University of Colorado. As the results of the study revealed, bitter melon reduced the size of the pancreatic tumors by 64%.
The researchers found that bitter melon extract lowers the glucose metabolism in pancreatic cells thus destroying them. Scientists also examined whether the extract could be applied directly to pancreatic cancer cells since it showed positive results on patients with diabetes type 2, which often precedes pancreatic cancer. The study results showed that lab mice fed on bitter juice had 60% lower risk of developing cancer than the control group.

Breast cancer
A 2010 study found that bitter melon extract is also beneficial for treatment of breast cancer. It acts in the same way as with pancreatic cancer inhibiting cancer cell growth by inducing apoptotic cell death. This apoptosis was followed by increased polymerase cleavage and caspace activation.
The study also confirmed that bitter melon extract modulates signal transduction pathways for inhibiton of breast cancer cell growth and can be used as a dietary supplement for prevention of breast cancer.

Diabetes
Bitter melon packs high amounts of the phyto-nutrient polypeptide-P, which is a plant insulin beneficial for reducing blood sugar levels. Plus, bitter melon has charantin, a unique phyto-constituent that also produces a hypoglycemic effect in the body. What this phytonutrient does is raise glucose metabolism and glycogen synthesis inside the cells of liver, muscle and adipose tissue, thus reducing blood sugar levels and supporting the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Three major compounds found in bitter melon were identified as hypoglycemic agents:

Vicine – Vicine induced hypoglycemia in non-diabetic fasting rats by intraperitoneal administration.
A clinical study, conducted in January 2011 and published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, confirmed that using 2000mg bitter melon per day can considerably reduce blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes type 2.
Charantin – it is a typical cucurbitane: type triterpenoid and a substance with antidiabetic properties. Researchers have found that this compound is more powerful than the oral agent tolbutamide.

Polypeptide – when injected subcutaneously, this p- a hypoglycemic protein reduces blood glucose levels in gerbils, langurs and humans. As it acts in a similar way to insulin in the human body, it can be used as a plant-based insulin replacement in patients with diabetes type 1.

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Lose Weight in Only 4 Days With This Incredible Drink

Lose Weight in Only 4 Days With This Incredible Drink

All of us want to loose the weight that was gained during winter, especially when summer is on its way. That’s way we will introduce you to a special drink that is very efficient in eliminating fat. This drink is made up for all those who were skeptical about ever losing weight.
You can make it very quickly and easily. In a very short time it will melt your fat, precisely belly fat.
All you need is:
8 ½ cups of filtered water
1 teaspoon chopped ginger (or a tablespoon of organic ginger root powder)
1 medium-size cucumber, thinly sliced
1 medium-sized lemon, thinly sliced
12 mint leaves

Preparation:
Put all ingredients in a goblet and mix them. Let the flavors to whisk through the night. Before pouring the drink into a glass remove the lemon slices, ginger and mint leaves from the goblet. You should drink the whole amount from the goblet in one day. If you can’t drink it in one day, keep it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Since it hydrates you and it is safely to drink it, you can consume it for whole month. This is the time needed to lose weight.
Its effectiveness
Each ingredient included in this drink has a lot of health characteristics and each one of the clean your organism, However when mixed together, they become healthy bomb that free the body from the extra fat.
Cucumbers:
The cucumbers act as a diuretic, have low percentage of calories, have plenty of fiber and help in maintaining the body alkaline. They are very efficient for weight loss.
Ginger:
A survey conducted at the Institute for Human Nutrition at Columbia University made an experiment with different participants who drank a hot drink with ginger. Every participant felt fuller and the risk of overeating was reduced.

Lemon:
The pectin fiber in the lemons reduces the food desires. The lemons are useful in removing waste products by cleansing and detoxifying it. Once metabolized and ingested in the blood, it has alkaline effect. Also, it increases the pH value of your body.
Mint:
The mint works as a control of your appetite. It takes control of your food desires and gives the drink with a refreshing taste.
Water:
When consuming enough amount of water your body gets hydrated, your joints and muscles get greased during exercises. Also, water reduces the desires for food.
This is the recipe. It is easy to be made, cheap and economical. What is most important it makes you lose fat. After a short time, just few days of consuming you will see evident results. You have nothing to lose, except the unwanted fat.
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If You Eat Garlic and Honey On an Empty Stomach For 7 Days, This Is What Happens To Your Body

If You Eat Garlic and Honey On an Empty Stomach For 7 Days, This Is What Happens To Your Body

Garlic is one of the ingredients that are most often used in cuisine around the world. It gives good taste to the food, but also is very powerful and can heal many ailments.
Consuming it raw can be an amazing and powerful medicine.
Garlic can decrease high blood pressure and cholesterol, prevent coronary heart disease and heart attack. Also, it can stop the effects of atherosclerosis.

If you are suffering from everyday health problems like hayfever, traveller’s diarrhea, cold, flu, bug bites and fungal infections, a garlic bulb can help you with it.

Moreover, garlic can help you manage the symptoms of osteoarthritis, diabetes, and an enlarged prostate.
Garlic can improve your immunity and the body’s ability to remove toxins. When it is combined with onion and ginger, it can aid you detox from chemotherapy.

How to use garlic?
The best way to consume garlic is raw, because allicin, its active ingredient is decentralized by heat. Crush and slice the clove and leave it for 15 minutes before consuming it. When you crush the bulp, it activates a reaction that makes alicin more bio available.

It should be eaten on an empty stomach because if the stomach is overwhelmed with food, it has difficulties to process and absorb all the food’s nutrients.

Raw Garlic and Honey
Chop 2-3 garlic cloves into small pieces. Mix them with a tablespoon of honey.
If you take this combination every day, you will feel more energized and healthy.

Garlic Flu Tonic
Wear gloves if you have sensitive skin and don’t rub your eyes when you make this tonic because some of the natural oils can trigger a skin rash or burn.

Needed ingredients:
Roughly chopped half yellow onion
5 roughly chopped garlic cloves
2 red chili peppers, also roughly chopped
1 tablespoon of chopped ginger
Squeezed juice of 1 lemon
Raw and unfiltered apple cider vinegar

How to prepare it?
In a mason jar of 350 ml to 500 ml place the roughly chopped onion. Next, add the chopped garlic. Follow with the red chili peppers, seeds and all.
Then, carefully place some chopped ginger. Squeeze the lemon in a separate bowl, throw away the seeds and then pour the juice.
At the end add the apple cider vinegar and leave about a cm of room at the top. Close the jar and place it on the counter or in a pantry.
Now you can start using the tonic remedy for sore throat, cold, and flu.

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Boil Bananas Before Bed, Drink The Liquid And You Will Not Believe What Happens To Your Sleep!

Boil Bananas Before Bed, Drink The Liquid And You Will Not Believe What Happens To Your Sleep!

Stress, anxiety, late night eating, certain medications, blood pressure pills, pain killers and frequent use of mobile phones can lead to insomnia and sleeping disorders. Although some medications help you fall asleep easily, they also increase the need for urination, thus, leading to anxiety which hinders your sleep.

Banana tea recipe

Use only organic bananas since the GMO ones contain chemicals and pesticides. For this recipe you will need the peel since they contain potassium and magnesium which help in muscle relaxation, encouraging sleep.

Needed:
1 organic banana
Clean drinking water- a small pot
A pinch of cinnamon ( optional)

Preparation:
Cut both ends of the banana and put the unpeeled banana in the pot with boiling water. Boil for 10 minutes, and then strain the content into a cup. Add cinnamon if you want to.

Use: drink it one hour before going to bed.

Why Sleeping Pills Are Bad

Out of despair, many of us have resorted to sleeping pills and with almost half of the American population suffering from insomnia or poor sleep, it’s no wonder. But here’s the thing: sleeping pills cannot help you long-term. They provide a short-term fix.

The majority of sleeping pills are a specific type of drug that induces and maintains sleep. They’re classified as something called sedative hypnotics. Among other sedative hypnotic drugs are benzodiazepines and barbiturates. Benzodiazepines—like Xanax and Valium—can be addictive and are used to treat anxiety disorders by increasing drowsiness. Barbiturates depress the central nervous system are used as anesthetics and sedatives.

As with all drugs, there’s a list of side effects that accompany sleeping pills. Aside from the likeliness of them being habit-forming, they can cause the following:

Sleeping pills also cause your breathing rhythm to slow down and significantly lighten. This means that if you’re already suffering from lung diseases like COPD or even asthma, these meds can be dangerous and even fatal.
Constipation
Dizziness
Difficulty focusing and remembering
Stomach pain
Weakness
Uncontrollable shaking
Parasomnias (Doing things without realizing it… Scary!)

How Sleep Deprivation Affects the Body

Getting less than 8hrs of sleep is bad for your body. When I found out the consequences little to no sleep had on my body, I panicked!

When your body doesn’t get enough rest, generally less than eight hours, it suffers. Cognitive function—your long- and short-term memory—is seriously affected. Have you ever tried to focus on a task while running on zero fuel? I have and I know it’s near impossible. Processing even the simplest things seems challenging and your emotional responses to things become totally skewed. The scariest part is that sleep deprivation has been linked to serious health problems including obesity, diabetes and cancer.
It’s important to figure out why you’re not sleeping the way you used to and work on fixing it. I now look forward to this tea each night; it’s 100% natural, it smells and tastes great, and it has worked tremendously for me.

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Start Eating Papaya Seeds Right Now – They Are Magical Cure For Gut, Kidney, Liver, Cancer and Many Other Diseases.

Start Eating Papaya Seeds Right Now – They Are Magical Cure For Gut, Kidney, Liver, Cancer and Many Other Diseases.

When we eat Papaya we usually throw away the seeds. You will change this habit when you will read how healthy they are, preventing and curing diseases related to the gut, liver, kidney, worms etc.
The following list will show the benefits of consuming Papaya seeds.

Papaya seeds are rich with nutrients that can heal cirrhosis of the liver. Crush 5 or 6 Papaya seeds and consume them with food, juice, especially lime juice. Repeat this for 30 days. Eating small amounts of seeds will protect and detox the liver.

2. Kidney Health
Experts at the Karachi University have found that seeds from Papaya can improve kidney health and also prevent renal failure. Papaya seeds can do wonders for diseases related to kidney poisoning.

3. Anti-inflammatory properties
Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, papaya seeds are great for joint disease, alleviating arthritis, pain, swelling and redness.

4. Antibacterial and Antiviral properties
Papaya seeds, even in small amounts can kill bacteria like Salmonella, E. coli and Staph. Also, they fight infections and cure Typhoid, Dengue and other harmful diseases. People in Nigeria drink milk with Papaya seeds as cure for Typhoid fever.
In Costa Rica the seeds are used to fight Dengue fever.

Making papaya juice:
Take 2 papaya leaves. Wash them and cut into tiny pieces. Pound the pulp and squeeze through a filter cloth. You can squeeze around 2 tablespoons of juice.
Consume 2 tablespoons once a day.

5. Arresting Cancer
Papaya seeds have agents that can stop the growth of tumors and cancer cells. They contain isothiocyanate, which helps with breast, colon, leukemia, lung and prostate cancer.

6. Destroys Parasites
Papaya seeds have an alkaloid named “Carpaine” that kills amoeba parasites and intestinal worms. Papaya fruit easy metabolizes proteins and that way make the gastrointestinal tract great place for parasites. Children in Nigeria after consuming Papaya seed juice for 7 days get rid of 75 % of parasites in their gut.

7. Natural Contraceptive
Papaya seeds are natural contraceptives for women and men, without any side effects. People in the Indian subcontinent and also in parts of Southeast Asia, have used papaya seeds and papaya fruit for centuries, as a form of birth control.

8. Aids Digestion
Papaya seeds are rich in the enzyme papain, which protects digestion and it is a great solution for women who want to get pregnant.
For men, consuming 1 teaspoon of Papaya seeds daily, for 3 months can reduce sperm production not affecting the libido. This effect is temporary, if men stop consuming Papaya seeds the fertility returns to normal.

How to consume papaya seeds:
Papaya seeds can be consumed raw, crushed or ground in milk, honey or salad dressings.
Side effects and possible warnings for using seeds from Papaya :
Besides, many health benefits, papaya seeds can be dangerous for pregnant women, and women that are breastfeeding. Papaya seeds can be too strong for gastrointestinal tract of babies and young children. 

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