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Incontinence

My husband is an alcoholic.[br>[br>When he has 4+ beers and falls asleep he wets the bed, floor,...

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Weed Withdrawal

Hello i am 20 years old . i've been smoking weed for 2 years now. I was a frequent user, i used to smoke...

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Weed Withdrawal

Hello i am 20 years old . i've been smoking weed for 2 years now. I was a frequent user, i used to smoke...

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cravings help

My son has been taking suboxone for over a year now and is doing well. His girlfriend, who has also been clean...

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cravings help

My son has been taking suboxone for over a year now and is doing well. His girlfriend, who has also been clean...

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Need help dealing with my boyfriend who is an adic...

This has been a serious roller coaster. My boyfriend lied and lied to me about being on drugs. Basically told...

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Help - quitting tramadol but on the verge of relap...

This is a desperate plug. I am trying to quit tramadol after a five year addiction. Presently, titrated for two...

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medication assisted treatment for opiate addiction

Hello i was wondering if anyone has any advice on the safest medication to use in treatment for opiate...

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Effexor XR to Cymbalta

I've been on Effexor XR 150mg for 7 years and just switched to Cymbalta 30mg 4 days ago. My Effexor has been...

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Levels of a positive drug test

What does it mean if a drug test comes back and the test is positive for opiates with a level of 5000 and...

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Prescriptions

Is it illegal for a doctor to trade a prescription for a controlled substance for making the patient find...

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norco addiction

take only 3 norcos a day sometimes 4. but i want to stop. can i just stop? or do i need to take a detox...

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alcohol and personality

I am not sure if I am in the right place but I thought I would start here. I was trying to locate a site for...

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I am not sure if I am in the right place but I thought I would start here. I was trying to locate a site for alcohol and its effects on one's personality. I am not a drinker, but I have been around people who do drink, socially mostly. I have been around people, friends and family members, who have gotten what some would say as drunk. My experiences being around someone who drinks a little too much is that typically their personality doesn't seem to change or at least not drastically. I am looking for some answers in hopes I can get to the bottom of what is happening to my boyfriend and if it is typical. He can have several drinks one day and there will be no change in him except maybe he will get tired or even chatty, nothing detrimental. He can have the exact same amount and type of drinks several days later and out of no where can become so verbally aggressive and hurtful I don't know where it comes from or why it happened. We are not arguing or anything. I can say anything such as "what would you like to do tonight?" (I should say we live together). We can be out for dinner and having a nice time, he has a couple of drinks (honestly I have seen people drink more than he does) and all of a sudden it's like he wants to pick a fight. When I notice him getting this way I try to avoid him or much conversation at all costs because I know the littlest thing will escalate him. Unfortunately this doesn't always work. He will be so "picky" in hopes of getting me angry or upset so he can have someone to yell at. When I don't subscribe to getting upset, this makes him push even more to where he will say such terrible things to me. Anyway, my question is, can a person have, say, three drinks today without any changes in how he acts, then have the same amount and type of drink a few days later with a totally different personality outcome? Can liquor have this effect on a person or could there be an underlying issue (mental health maybe?) where the alcohol all of a sudden has a different effect on him. As I said previously, with any relationship I have had or friendships where I have been around people who have several drinks, I have never experienced this with anyone before. Thank you for listening. If I am in the wrong place for this discussion, would you please tell me what community might be able to help? Thank you again.View Thread

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False Positive for THC

I have been recently taking regular drug tests for work. My first 2 were completely clean then all of a sudden...

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weed

have been a pot smoker for 20 years. i have smoked about 10 grams per week. i have finally took the plunge...

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Could you get addicted if you mixed energy drink w...

I just found out my boyfriend always drinks energy drink especially when we go clubbing but does not take too...

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WHY CANT I DRINK ALCOHOL ANYMORE WITHOUT VOMITING?

I can't drink anymore without getting VIOLENTLY sick. I'm not talking hungover, it's just vomiting...

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Please sign this petition.

Hello! I've started the petition "F.D.A. Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg: Require doctors to have...

Posted by FrankThompson51

Hello! I've started the petition "F.D.A. Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg: Require doctors to have mandatory training to prescribe painkillers." and need your help to get it off the ground.
Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? Here's the link:
http://www.change.org/petitions/f-d-a-commissioner-margaret-a-hamburg-require-doctors-to-have-mandatory-training-to-prescribe-painkillers
Here's why it's important:
The problem of prescription drug abuse has become so severe that drug overdose deaths attributed to opioid pain medicines such as Vicodin or Oxycontin exceed overdose deaths from heroin and cocaine combined. In 2008, 36,450 people died from drug overdoses in the United States, and 20,044 of those were due to prescription drug overdose. Opioid pain relievers were involved in 14,800 of those 20,044 deaths. (Center for Disease Control, 2011)
Yet, in the face of this national health epidemic, the Food and Drug Administration, overriding the advice of an expert panel, said that it would not require doctors to have special training before they could prescribe long-acting narcotic painkillers that can lead to addiction.
The risk of painkiller abuse is particularly great for teens. The number of teens who abuse prescription drugs has nearly tripled since 1992
Consider the following:
* Popular culture does not give a realistic picture of the risks involved with youth substance abuse
(University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, 2012)
* Overall substance abuse remains in steady decline among teens, but research consistently shows that kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs at home, are up to 50 percent less likely to use than those who do not. Yet, only 37 percent of teens report that they are getting this message from their parents
(Partnership Attitude Tracking Study, 2007)
* Parents often downplay the risks of narcotic pain medicine because they are prescribed by a doctor.
(University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, 2012)
* One in ten teens (10 percent or 2.5 million) reports having abused a prescription pain reliever in the past year. (Partnership Attitude Tracking Study, 2008)
* 12.3 percent of the high school students said they had used opioids for non-medical reasons. (Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2009)
The F.D.A. said companies that make the painkillers, like OxyContin, fentanyl and methadone, would be required to underwrite the cost of voluntary programs aimed at teaching doctors how to best use them. Why is Big Pharma in charge of programs that concern the distribution of their products?
Pharmaceutical companies bent on making huge profits cannot be trusted to present an objective view of prescription drug abuse. Voluntary training funded by pharmaceutical companies is totally unacceptable considering the severity of prescription drug abuse. This is a national health issue that requires intervention by the F.D.A. based on unbiased research and expert opinion. All doctors must be mandated to take the necessary training required to prescribe these painkillers.
You can sign my petition by clicking here.
Thanks!
Frank ThompsonView Thread

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suboxon

Can Suboxon be detected by Drug Dogs at Airport security checks?

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Recovering NA Daughter stealing medication

Hello. I hope I'm on the right forum as I desperately need help! My 24 year old daughter is battling an...

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My Boyfriend is detoxing from patches and pills an...

My boyfriend was in a bad wreck a few years ago & he had to have a metal implant in place of his...

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Tramadol tapering w/ Clonidine patch

I have seen a new Dr. this past wk & finally feel like I have someone that understands where i am &...

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Addiction but being prescribed to other meds

My friend went to see a psychiatrist this week He has an addiction to Oxy I feel like he lied to the doctor...

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Figuring out if pupils mean someone is still on dr...

I have a friend who has a drug problem. Has been trying to get help but i notice his pupils are sometimes...

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feeling spaced out 10 days after smoking weed?

so i tried smoking weed for the first time in my life 5 days ago.(im 20). I smoked way too much and didnt...

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Confused

I'm on probation and in a program called Swift Court. I get tested at least 2 times a week and sometimes 3...

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Detox from marijuana

I just quit smoking a week ago and I want to detox my system what shoukld I do, also what are some good ideas...

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Herbal incense withdraw and problems associated wi...

My fiance started abusing herbal incencse and i really am disturbed by this. While on it, when he has the...

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health problems with Kratom

I started using kratom last month and have experienced some horrible drawbacks. i get horrible anxiety and...

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norco detox

iam a 42 yr old woman wit arthritis through out all my joints and a former meth user. iv been using norco...

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