Drugs & Health
This is the most common addiction in the United States, and the world at large.
What is Nicotine Addiction?
This is a psychiatric condition that develops in some people who have experienced or witnessed a life-threatening or traumatic event. It causes intense, persistent stress and fear long after the trauma has ended, significantly impacting daily functioning, sleep, and relationships.
What is PTSD?
This cluster B personality disorder is characterized by severe emotional instability, impulsive behaviors, a distorted self-image, and chaotic relationships. People with this condition feel emotions extremely intensely and struggle to return to a stable baseline after being triggered.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Treatment for mood disorders commonly includes prescriptions for this class of medication.
What are Antidepressants or Mood Stabilizers?
This is responsible for ensuring that both oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported to and from, all of the body.
What is blood?
Because this substance is a toxin, it enters your bloodstream and travels to nearly every organ in your body. It primarily affects the liver (which breaks it down), the brain (altering your mood and coordination), and the heart, stomach, and pancreas.
What is Alcohol?
This is a common neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It typically begins in childhood and frequently continues into adulthood, often causing significant disruptions in daily life, work, and relationships.
What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
This cluster B personality disorder is characterized by an extreme, pervasive sense of self-importance, a constant need for admiration, and a significant lack of empathy for others.
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
This disorder is a type of depression that occurs primarily during the darker winter months.
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
During this stage of sleep the eyes begin to move, and the mind begins to dream.
What is REM? What is Rapid-Eye Movement?
This substance is responsible for nearly 2/3's of all drug related over-doses in the United States.
What is Fentanyl?
This is a mental health condition characterized by chronic, excessive worry and tension about everyday events. This persistent worry is often disproportionate to the actual situation and lasts for at least six months, severely interfering with daily life, relationships, and work.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
This cluster B personality disorder is characterized by a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others. Individuals with it typically display a lack of empathy and remorse, disregard societal norms or laws, and may behave impulsively or aggressively.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Although highly treatable through a combination of psychotherapy, medication, and lifestyle changes this disorder is a severe mental health condition causing persistent sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in activities. It significantly impairs daily functioning, sleep, and energy levels.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
This stage of sleep only occurs once in an evening and is the shortest stage of sleep in the sleep cycle.
What is N1 sleep?
Because this substance causes a reduction of saliva production, long term use of this substance is associated with tooth decay, gum disease, and total tooth lose.
What is Methamphetamine?
While they come in many forms, these mental health disorders are highly prevalent and frequently co-occur with anxiety and depressive disorders. They involve the recurrent use of substances causing clinical and functional impairment.
What is a Substance Use Disorder?
This Cluster A mental health condition is characterized by a lifelong pattern of social detachment, emotional aloofness, and a profound lack of interest in interpersonal relationships. People with this condition prefer to be alone, are indifferent to the opinions of others, and rarely experience strong emotions.
What is Schizoid Personality Disorder?
This is mental health condition that causes extreme, unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration. These cycles of emotional "highs" (mania or hypomania) and "lows" (depression) are significantly more intense than typical mood fluctuations.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
It is specifically on this part of the lungs in which blood receives oxygen to spread to the rest of the body.
What are the Alveoli?
Research shows that use of this substance can trigger psychosis in some individuals. Frequent use of this substance is associated with a significantly higher risk of developing persistent schizophrenia-spectrum disorders later in life, particularly in those with a family history of related disorder.
What is Cannabis?
This chronic and severe brain disorder affects a person's ability to interpret reality. It often results in combinations of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking, disrupting daily functioning, social interactions, and emotional responsiveness.
What is Schizophrenia?
Adapted from CBT this form of therapy is commonly used to treat personality disorders using a highly structured, evidence-based approach designed to help people who experience intense emotions by blending the concepts of acceptance with change.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
This type of therapy helps patients identify negative thought patterns, manage stress, and develop coping strategies; it is often used by those with mood disorders to reframe negatives into positives.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
The axon of a neuron connects to these in order to send electrical signals to other brain cells.
What is a dendrite?