SEAN Tovey has fought drug and alcohol addiction, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, agoraphobia and depression.

Using prohibited drugs is one of the biggest concerns in the society at present. It is very common among teenagers to engage such activity. Drug addiction could simply indicate that a person is in need of a drug in order for him or her to function normally or to portray things the way he or [...]

In the recent years, studies have shown that drug rehab is needed by roughly about eight million Americans. Of those eight million, about two million are teenagers addicted to both drugs and alcohol. For most people, drug abuse obliterates live and dreams, and only when they lose family support do they see that they are [...]

It used to be called manic depression. It’s known these days as bipolar one disorder. Now Carilion Clinic is looking for children to take part in a study on bipolar one.

This past April, pop singer and Disney actress Demi Lovato went public about her bipolar disorder diagnosis . In interviews to the media, the 18-year-old said that she’d decided to talk about her diagnosis in order to help others.

Substance withdrawal involves a set of physiological and behavioral symptoms that result when people who have been using substances heavily for prolonged periods of time stop using the substance or greatly reduce their use. The symptoms of withdrawal from a given substance are typically the opposite of the symptoms of intoxication with the same substance. [...]

Too much positive emotion in the wrong context can act negatively on people’s health as in bipolar disorder, or manic depression – a psychiatric condition characterized by mood swings.

In some form of addiction, genetics play a substantial role. This may be taken as an example, The relatives of people who are drug addicted are eight times more prone to also be in the situation of drug addiction than the relatives of people with no drug addiction histories. The particular drug being used tends [...]

The set of behavioral and psychological changes that occur as a direct result of the physiological effects of a substance on the central nervous system is called substance intoxication. When people are intoxicated, their perceptions change and they may see or hear strange things. Their attention is mostly diminished or they are easily distracted. Their [...]

In the present society, drug addiction is considered to be a top problem. It comes in different types. It affects one’s health, relationship, and job’s.