Its intense psychedelic effects make it appealing to both adolescents and young adults, and many of them use the drug as an alternative to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a classical hallucinogen. There are around 960 species of plants in the mint family, genus Salvia. These herbaceous and woody plants can be found all over the world, but [...]
Using any kind of alcoholic beverage to help you sleep is always going to backfire, even if in the moment it feels like it’s helping. And while it may seem harmless to live by some of these “tips,” some of these alcohol myths can put your health at risk. If you are intoxicated, the only [...]
It affects parts of your brain responsible for movement, memory, self-control, and basic functions like hunger and thirst. Instead, each participant randomly lost the game about half the time and was led to believe another person was delivering shocks to them during each loss. But effects to other neurotransmitters, including gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamine, [...]
With some insight into factors that can cause rage or aggression while drinking, you can take steps to avoid certain behaviors. Using a personality questionnaire, an aggression scale, and alcohol use and history assessments, researchers compared 156 people without the gene with 14 people who have it. Researchers were studying people in the Finnish population, [...]
In that same year, fentanyl was responsible for 81% of those overdose deaths, often in combination with other drugs. Due to its sheer potency, someone experiencing overdose from gray death may require multiple doses of Narcan, more than what most police officers, emergency medical technicians and first responders have on hand. In a report, one medical [...]
Topical and systemic corticosteroids can be used to treat various conditions, including allergies, asthma and eczema. Certain dietary supplements, such as ginkgo biloba, also can increase bruising risk due to a blood-thinning effect. Unexplained bruises and scrapes may be observed more frequently, and alcoholics can have reduced platelet counts and other clotting factors, making them [...]
Bleeding continues longer after an injury because the blood cannot clotted properly. When a blood vessel injury occurs uncontrolled bleeding and bruising results. In other cases, the bruising can be a symptom of easily treated nutrient deficiencies. It's important to see a healthcare provider for an accurate diagnosis and treatment, even if the bruises typically [...]