Attention : How to Protect Your Wife and Your Children from Drugs?

We began to grow , a child requires interaction with each other . The interaction process was developed along age. Starting limited to family members ; mother , father and siblings . Thus , with increasing age , the interaction area was widened . Approximately five years of age , children begin to grow desire friends. Children began to talk about what happened with his friend . In fact , at the age of approximately four years of a child already chattering mimic what the teacher said in the study . The process of imitation ( imitate ) that occurs in children showed social interaction the child begins to expand . Not limited to family members only.As a servant of God who has a social nature , children need healthy social interaction .

THE MAIN TRIGGER / CAUSE OF SUCH ABUSE DRUGS

THE MAIN TRIGGER / CAUSE OF SUCH ABUSE DRUGSAbuse in drug use is the usage of drugs or harmful substances with the aim not for treatment and research , and used without following the rules or the correct dose . In pretty fair / appropriate recommended dose in medicine only, the use of continuous drug will lead to dependency , depedensi , addiction or addiction .Drug abuse also affects the body and the mental - emotional user and . If more and more often consumed , especially in excessive amounts it will damage the health of the body , mental and social functioning in the community . Influence on adolescent drug may even result in more fatal , because it inhibits the development of his personality . Drugs can damage self-potential, because regarded as a way of " fair " for someone in the face and solve the problems of everyday life .Drug abuse is a pattern of use that is pathological and should be the concern of all parties . Although there are already a lot of information stating the negative impact caused by the misuse of drugs, but it is not given significant figure in reducing the level of drug abuse .There are 3 factors ( reasons ) that can be said to be the " trigger " a person in the use of drug abuse . The third factor is the factor of self , environmental factors , and factors willingness drug itself.

1 . Factors Of "Myself"a. Great curiosity to try , without knowing or thinking long about the consequences later in life .

Environmental Influences on Addiction

An addict is affected by oneself, the environment and his friend. Of itself sometimes appears curious and want to try and finally hooked. And this is the case the most. Another factor is the environment and the friends he hung out with. Sample A was the neighborhood hang out with B in Z, it is impossible attitude will suddenly become like the C Y who live in the neighborhood? what if Person B turns out drug dealers and users even Z environment is the environment in which drugs passing freely, inconceivable. Three points is what we often encounter a major cause someone to fall into a vicious circle (drugs). Then warn you, your wife, your children, and your extended family to be vigilant and do not always communicate with each other back to back.

Top 10 Weirdest Prescription Drug Side Effects (10)

Weird Side Effect 10: Amnesia

Amnesia is a condition right out of movies and soap operas; a character suddenly appears somewhere with absolutely no memory of who he is or where he came from. Sometimes it's caused by a head injury (and another knock on the head miraculously brings all of the memories back) while other times, it's caused by a traumatic event. In real life, some prescription drugs can also cause amnesia, although total amnesia is incredibly rare.
This is the case for some users of Mirapex (generic name pramipexole). Mirapex was developed in 1997 to control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and is also prescribed for people with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). You'll see it several more times in our top 10 due to the wide range of weird side effects that its users can experience. One of these weird side effects is amnesia. Some patients reported short-term memory loss, such as not remembering what they did the day before. Going off Mirapex seemed to get rid of the problem.
This side effect can also happen with patients who take statins, a class of drugs that are supposed to lower cholesterol. Duane Graveline, a former astronaut, reported coming back from a short walk and not recognizing his wife while he was taking Lipitor. Then he lost memories of any events beyond his high school graduation. Thankfully, the memory loss was only temporary [source: Westphal]. Some researchers theorize that the statins may work almost too well, blocking the creation of cholesterol necessary for neurological function. However, they still believe that the benefits of statins like Lipitor outweigh the risk of this rather scary side effect [source: Westphal].
Read on for number nine on our list of weird side effects -- but watch your nerves.

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Weird Side Effect 9: Aches and Pains 

There are many prescription drugs to help with different types of bodily aches and pains, but some drugs that have nothing to do with pain relief can actually cause pain instead. Then you have to take something to combat the pain -- and that's how people can end up on multiple drugs for multiple conditions. People who take the antihistamine Allegra (generic name fexofenadine) are trying to get rid of their hay fever and other allergic symptoms like sneezing, coughing and itching eyes. They may end up with muscle pain and backaches, however.
Patients who take Lipitor (generic name atorvastatin) can experience pain and stiffness as well as weakness in their muscles. In 2004, some patients
began reporting that their weakness and pain was severe, and they were also experiencing loss of muscle control and coordination. Going off Lipitor seemed to alleviate these symptoms [source: Smith]. Lipitor's maker, Pfizer, cautions patients experiencing pain and weakness to alert their doctor, especially if they're already not feeling well. Some patients have filed lawsuits, claiming that the drug caused permanent muscle and nerve damage [source: Smith].
You won't believe your eyes when you read about the side effect that's number eight on our list.

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Weird Side Effect 8: Vision Problems and Other Screwy Senses 

Have you ever swallowed a pill and been left with a nasty taste in your mouth, especially if you didn't drink water immediately afterward? Unless they're meant to be chewed or dissolved, most pills don't taste all that great. But some pills don't just leave a bad taste -- they can completely distort your sense of taste. And taste isn't the only sense that can be affected by pill side effects.
Vasotec (generic name enalapril) is a drug designed to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. However, it can affect almost all of your five senses. Vasotec can cause you to lose your sense of smell (a condition known as anosmia) and taste, as well as have ringing in your ears (tinnitus) and eye problems like blurred vision and dry eyes. All of these are referred to as minor side effects, but if you were experiencing them all at once, you might consider them major.
An unrelated drug, Viagra (generic name sildenafil citrate), can also cause strange things to happen to your vision. Viagra is used to treat erectile dysfunction. Patients taking it have reported experiencing not only blurred vision, but also blue vision and problems distinguishing between the colors blue and green. In 2005, researchers at the University of Minnesota theorized that Viagra users can experience permanent vision loss due to blood flow to the optic nerve being cut off, known as nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) [source: Medical News Today].
Check out a potentially colorful side effect on the next page.

 

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Weird Side Effect 7: Colored Urine

Rainbow urination might sound kind of cool. But in some cases, if your urine is any color other than clear, yellow or yellowish-orange, you could have something seriously wrong with you. Very dark orange, reddish or brown urine, for example, probably has blood in it and could indicate an infection. Some prescription drugs, though, can turn your urine different colors just by virtue of passing through your system. Red urine can also be caused by taking drugs such as phenazopyridine, used to treat urinary tract infection pain, or deferoxamine, used to treat iron poisoning.
Here are some other potential urine colors and some of the drugs that can cause them:

• Black - can result from taking Flagyl (generic name metronidazole), furazolidone and several other antibiotics. Aldomet (generic name methyldopa), used to treat high blood pressure in pregnant women, can make urine appear to be black because it darkens upon contact with bleach -- often used to clean toilet bowls.
• Purple - can be a side effect of taking phenolphthalein, used for a long time as a laxative but falling out of favor due to concerns that it may cause cancer [source: Melville].
• Green - can result from taking Elavil (generic name amitriptyline hydrochloride), an antidepressant also used to treat bed-wetting in children, or Robaxin (generic name methocarbamol), a muscle relaxant used to treat muscle spasms.
• Blue - can be a side effect of taking Dyrenium (generic name tariamterene), a diuretic, or methylene blue, a chemical compound used in medications like Urised to help reduce irritation caused by bladder infections.

We assure you, the side effect listed on the next page is really there.

 

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Weird Side Effect 6: Hallucinations 

You might expect to see or hear something that isn't actually there if you were taking an illegal drug like LSD or even a heavy painkiller like morphine. However, some of the most unlikely prescription drugs have "may cause visual and auditory hallucinations" as one of their side effects, and it's probably not the ones that you'd expect.
Mirapex, along with its many other potential side effects, can also cause hallucinations. Parkinson's disease patients have reported seeing everything from snakes crawling the walls to people hiding in their closets [source: Bartfai and Lees]. Though it's frightening and disturbing to have these hallucinations, reducing or even ceasing the medication often leads to the return of their tremors and other impairments.
Lariam (generic name mefloquine) was invented by researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research to prevent and treat outbreaks of malaria in the U.S. Army. Until recently, it was given routinely to soldiers deployed overseas as well as many tourists. Lariam carries some serious side effects -- one of them being hallucinations. Both soldiers and tourists have reported experiencing frightening hallucinations as well as violent psychotic behavior soon after taking the drug [source: CBS News]. Since the early 2000s, the FDA has required that patients be screened for a history of depression and psychosis before taking Lariam.
The fifth side effect, on the next page, may make you sleepy.

 

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Weird Side Effect 5: Strange Sleep Behaviors

We all have weird dreams at times, right? Some prescription drugs give patients disturbing dreams every time they go to sleep, and others can actually cause users to sleepwalk and behave violently while asleep. One of the lesser side effects of Chantix (generic name varenicline), a prescription drug designed to help people stop smoking, is nightmares and night terrors. Night terrors aren't just scary dreams; people who experience them are struck by fear and partially awaken out of sleep, sometimes screaming or moaning. They don't usually wake up completely, and they don't always remember that the incident even happened.

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Weird Side Effect 4:Bowel Control Problems

Weight loss: it can be an embarrassing subject. But is it more embarrassing than fecal incontinence? Many people would do just about anything to shed their excess weight, and it shows. All of the products sold that claim to assist in weight loss add up to a billion-dollar industry. This includes prescription drugs designed to help during dieting. One of those prescription drugs has a particularly nasty side effect.
Xenical (generic name orlistat, now sold over the counter in a lower dosage as Alli) is designed to prevent the body from absorbing fat and therefore decrease the actual calorie intake of its users. During Xenical's clinical trial, researchers found that up to 30 percent of ingested fat was excreted unabsorbed by subjects [source: Xenical]. Patients must follow a low-fat diet of around 15 grams of fat per meal. If they don't, there can be disastrous results. According to Roche Laboratories, side effects of Xenical include "gas with oily discharge, an increased number of bowel movements, an urgent need to have them, and an inability to control them, particularly after meals containing higher amounts of fat than are recommended" [source: Xenical].
Alli came on the market in 2007, and although it's a lower dosage of orlistat than Xenical -- 60 mg instead of 120 mg -- it still has the same side effects (which Roche calls "treatment effects"). Roche's Alli Web site states that "it's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work" when you first begin taking Alli [source: Alli Web site]. Alli was initially very popular with dieters. Sales have declined sharply, however -- quite possibly due to this rather weird and gross side effect.
The next side effect on our list, number three, also has to do with a loss of control.

 

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Weird Side Effect 3: Compulsive Behavior

Not all drug side effects are physical; some drugs can cause people to radically change their behaviors. Many patients taking Mirapex started noticing behavioral problems that they'd never experienced before. People who had only been occasional drinkers started drinking heavily, becoming alcoholics. Others who had never been interested in gambling found themselves at their nearest casino multiple times in one week, or sitting for hours in front of gambling Web sites. Some people became shopaholics, going thousands of dollars into debt because they couldn't control their spending habits. Others became hypersexual or constantly binged on food [source: Collins]. In short, Mirapex can lead to compulsive behaviors in some patients.

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Weird Side Effect 2: Suicidal Ideation

In addition to causing hallucinations, Lariam has been blamed for the suicides of some soldiers and has also been named as the reason behind the murders of several soldiers' wives [source: CBS News]. It hasn't been officially established that Lariam can lead to paranoia and suicidal ideation (the medical term for suicidal thoughts) in patients. However, its manufacturer, Roche Pharmaceuticals, added, "Some patients taking Lariam think about killing themselves, and there have been rare reports of suicides" to its list of potential side effects. In 2005, the Army stopped routinely distributing Lariam to its overseas troops [source: MSNBC].

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Maybe some of us ask what the adverse effects of medicines for health and our bodies. I took it for a useful article for us.

Weird Side Effect 1: Birth Defects

When a woman becomes pregnant, her doctor usually gives her a huge list of do's and don'ts. She should stay away from certain medications, for example, because they can cause problems during pregnancy. There are several prescription drugs that work very well at resolving the condition they were prescribed for, except that they're teratogenic. That means that they can interfere with fetal development and lead to birth defects.

Why You Could Be an Addict?

Three Reasons People So Drug Addicts

Certain mental illnesses can also lead a person to more easily fall into drug addiction.

JAKARTA , Jaringnews.com - There are several reasons and factors that can make people addicted to drugs . But among many things , there are three things that can make people become drug addicts .Generally all types of drugs only provide false satisfaction and ended in addiction . Likened to those who are already addicted to drugs just like inserting themselves into the mud suction is difficult to get out .Unknown factors that could contribute to make people addicted to such an escape , pressure from peers , genetics , stress , environment and education in the family . But there are three important factors that influence people to become addicted to drugs , as quoted from Timesofindia , Friday ( 22/6 ) , namely : 
1 . psychological reasons Most people use drugs to experiment and have fun , some people can get off and not be addicts , but for the people who use them compulsively and have a psychological vulnerability then it is easy for him to become addicts .

How to Beat Drug Addiction

Here are some helpful tips for those who are trying to get clean and stop using drugs :

1.Decide that you do really want to stop using drugs. Unless you have the desire to change you will never be able to. 

2.Be completely honest with yourself and others. Your chances of recovery are not good if you cannot face yourself and deal with confrontations from others.  

3.Join a website like Recovery Social network www.recoverysocialnet.com This website has a lot of supportive people that are also in recovery and really want to help you stay clean. There is also a lot of great recovery information. You can start your own profile add pictures connect with other people in recovery, and even start your own blog! Recovery social network is an invaluable tool for staying clean. 

4.Be patient with yourself. It usually takes at least three months before significant improvement occurs, so don't give up if you don't get instant results. 

5.Remove influences that enable your drug use from your life.

How Do Drugs Work & What Are Receptors?

How Do Drugs Work?

Did you ever wonder how aspirin knows to go to your head when you have a headache and to your elbow when you have "Tennis Elbow"? Or how one or two small aspirins containing only 325-650 mg of active drug can relieve a headache or ease the inflammation of a strained muscle or tendon in a 195 lb. athlete?
The answer to the first question is that drugs are distributed throughout the body by the blood and other fluids of distribution (see distribution below). Once they arrive at the proper site of action, they act by binding to receptors, usually located on the outer membrane of cells, or on enzymes located within the cell.

What Are Receptors?

Receptors are like biological "light switches" which turn on and off when stimulated by a drug which binds to the receptor and activates it. For example, narcotic pain relievers like morphine bind to receptors in the brain that sense pain and decrease the intensity of that perception. Non-narcotic pain relievers like aspirin, Motrin (ibuprofen) or Tylenol (acetaminophen) bind to an enzyme located in cells outside of the brain close to where the pain is localized (e.g., hand, foot, low back, but not in the brain) and decrease the formation of biologically-active substances known as prostaglandins, which cause pain and inflammation.

Drug Interactions: What You Should Know

There are more opportunities today than ever before to learn about your health and to take better care of yourself. It is also more important than ever to know about the medicines you take. If you take several different medicines, see more than one doctor, or have certain health conditions, you and your doctors need to be aware of all the medicines you take. Doing so will help you to avoid potential problems such as drug interactions.
Drug interactions may make your drug less effective, cause unexpected side effects, or increase the action of a particular drug. Some drug interactions can even be harmful to you. Reading the label every time you use a nonprescription or prescription drug and taking the time to learn about drug interactions may be critical to your health. You can reduce the risk of potentially harmful drug interactions and side effects with a little bit of knowledge and common sense. Drug interactions fall into three broad categories:

• Drug-drug interactions occur when two or more drugs react with each other.

Fighting Drugs

“The fight against drugs is far from over.”

The World Drug Report released by the United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) does not present a world getting the better of the battle against the production, trafficking and use of illicit drugs in the world. It has noted that the production and use of synthetic drugs is increasing in developing countries though the global markets for cocaine, canabis and opiates are steady or declining. Opium and cannabis production in Afghanistan and South America has declined, but synthetic drugs have grown from the scale of a cottage industry to big business, especially in South-East Asia. While 41 pc of the world’s cocaine is being seized, only one-fifth of opiates are intercepted. Drug trafficking has hit Iran and Pakistan the most, and most of the seizures are made there.