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Abusing powerfully addictive drugs like opioid painkillers or cocaine can lead to serious physical and mental health conditions. The cardiovascular system, which includes the heart, is particularly vulnerable to the effects of drug abuse. These effects can include irregular heart rhythm, high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. Recreational drugs and even many prescription drugs […]

Alcohol is a poison to the body. Prolonged exposure through repeated alcohol abuse can cause not only an addiction but a physical dependence, too. Breaking this physical dependence requires that the withdrawal symptoms run their course. However, withdrawal from alcohol is both uncomfortable and dangerous, which is why medical assistance is often needed. To better […]

While no one could have planned for the widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, people have widely differing views of it and attitudes towards it.