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Polypharmacy is referred to as the use of different types of drugs to overcome the effect of drugs. These are the prescribed drugs which is the indirect cause for drug addiction. Polypharmacy drug addiction may be due to compulsion or habitual. It is really hard to overcome the use of drugs. (more…)

Benzodiazepines are antipsychotic agents which therapeutically modify the behavior of an individual. It has a broader spectrum of action and of course has lower abuse liability and lower toxicity than other antipsychotics. The absence of alteration of sleep architecture has led to the ousting of barbiturates from the treatment regimen for insomnia. (more…)

Heroine produces morphine type of dependence where there is overpowering desire or need to continue taking the drug and to obtain it by means and by a tendency to increase the dose due to the development of tolerance. There are 3 types of heroin namely the white, brown and black tar. Street heroin is also known as smack, junk or dope and it is diluted with quinine, lactose and mannitol. A combination of heroin and cocaine is known as speedball which is very dangerous. (more…)

One of the most widely used drugs for recreation is MDMA or ecstasy. Though originally it was called as ADAM or EMPATHY and was released as a neuro-psychotropic drug, yet its wide spread abuse has earned it the name ecstasy as well as a ban under the Unites Nations regulations. Therapeutically it has an antidepressant action and has good benefits in patients with depression, anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder. But it is commonly abused in the dance parties that go by the name raves. (more…)

There has been an extensive study regarding the role of body mass in the metabolism of drugs in the body. There is definitely a positive and strong relationship between the body mass and the metabolism of the drug. This is evident from the different dosages given to different groups of people. Though the dosage of drugs is generally demarcated as adult and pediatric age groups, yet the mainstay of differentiation is the body mass. (more…)