The Biological Effects of Ketamine Abuse Ketamine, originally developed as a post-operative analgesic to replace PCP in the 1960s, soon found its way into the recreational use space. ‘K’, ‘Special K’, or ‘Vitamin K’, as it’s known on the streets, has powerful hallucinogenic and dissociative effects, altering and distorting how the user perceives sight […]
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Conditions We Treat Amphetamine Addiction: Signs, Effects, Withdrawal, and Treatment A lot of people seem to have a very one-dimensional understanding of what amphetamines are. The public mind might quickly jump to gaunt and emaciated figures smoking crystal from a pipe or mugshots featuring people with sunken eyes and severe skin problems. While these […]
Read MoreSolpadeine Addiction | An Overview, Addiction Signs, and Addiction Treatment
“What pain is troubling you today?” This is the very first sentence you read on Solpadeine’s official UK site. It’s big, bold, and visually enhanced to grab your attention. Up next is an ‘interactive pain tool’ to help you find a product that could fit your needs. The pain tool goes on to explore different […]
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Alcohol Addiction Rehab Alcohol Abuse Statistics in the UK Alcohol abuse has always been a concern in the UK. We’re known to enjoy a pint or two – or more honestly, way more than that – on a fairly regular basis. That being said, our appetite for liquor has only grown over the last […]
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Let’s imagine a person who has never heard of ketamine before. They set off on a Google-fueled mission to educate themselves, and, being a reasonable person, they limit themselves to news articles published within the last year from a variety of large reader-base publications and other credible organisations from the UK. Within a few minutes, […]
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Pharmaceutical Addiction Codeine Addiction Rehab Treatment | Signs, Withdrawal, and Treatment You would not believe how easy it is to get codeine in the UK! Even if you’ve never heard of codeine before, it doesn’t take more than 5 minutes of online searching to find out that you can legally buy an opioid from […]
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Pharmaceutical Addiction Co-codamol addiction rehab treatment Imagine this scenario: A young professional, male or female, with clean and sober habits, wakes up one morning with muscle pain the day after a heavy workout session. No big deal. They take a couple of aspirins and go to work. By lunchtime their muscles aren’t any better, […]
Read MorePregabalin: Dangers, Withdrawal, and Addiction Treatment Options
Pharmaceutical Addiction Pregabalin: Dangers, Withdrawal, and Addiction Treatment Options For many, pregabalin has had a profoundly positive impact on their lives. It eases the uncertainty and disruption to life caused by epilepsy, provides relief to chronic or debilitating neuropathic pain in fibromyalgia patients, and brings comfort to those suffering from generalised anxiety disorder. Developed […]
Read MoreUnderstanding Zopiclone Addiction: Risks, Withdrawal Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Pharmaceutical Addiction Understanding Zopiclone Addiction: Risks, Withdrawal Symptoms, and Treatment Options To the best of our knowledge, no government or health agency has ever put out a public service announcement warning the public against the dangers of Zopiclone. There aren’t any movies featuring Johnny Depp driving through a desert in a classic car under […]
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