What Is a Drug?

Broadly speaking, a drug is any substance other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body (1).

Drug As a Medication

According to the United States Federal Drug Agency (FDA), a drug is an article (substance) intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation (lessening), treatment or prevention of disease, recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) (2), Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary (1).

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Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease that requires a multi-pronged approach to treatment. Unlike other medical diseases, alcoholism is not only a physiological disease but has psychological and social contributing factors. Therefore alcohol treatment has to target all aspects of the alcoholic’s physical, mental and emotional health as well as their social circumstances.

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Alcohol withdrawal sign and symptoms may vary depending on the level of alcohol dependence. Withdrawal symptoms may not be present in every case of alcohol addiction and is usually not present in alcohol abusers and binge drinkers.

Alcohol withdrawal sign and symptoms may last between 7 to 10 days during the alcohol detox phase but has been known to continue up until 3 weeks to a month although it is usually less severe after 10 days. However the intensity and duration of alcohol withdrawal symptoms vary among individual recovering alcoholics.

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Alcoholism is not a clearly defined condition as the presentation differs among alcohol users. From alcohol abuse to alcohol addiction, the broad term of ‘alcoholism’ depends on the extent that alcohol usage is affecting a person’s health and social functioning.

Definition of Alcoholism

Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease characterized by a dependence on alcohol failing which the user may display a range of physiological and psychological signs and symptoms.

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Symptoms and Signs of ACUTE Pancreatitis

Symptomsof acute pancreatitis include (1):

• Alcoholic related acute pancreatitis usually occurs after some years of excessive daily drinking
• Gallstones related acute pancreatitis occurs mostly in old people with history of gallstones or upper right abdominal pain after the meal. This type of pancreatitis is often present with jaundice
• Constant, dull, deep, often severe  pain in the upper middle abdomen (below the breastbone), that may radiate to the sides or to the back; may worsen when lying down. Rarely the pain may be on the right side or in lower abdomen (other causes of right side abdominal pain and left side abdominal pain)
• Nausea, vomiting
• Fever

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There are many quit smoking methods that you can apply in order to kick away your bad habit of smoking. Some may work and some may not work for you. Whatever method that you choose, you must have a strong desire and determination to make it work. Here are 5 of the top quit smoking methods that you can try today.

1) Patches

Patches are not that expensive and you can get it at pharmacies or you can get a prescription from your health doctor. Let me point out that you might not get good quit smoking results using patches. As you can see, patches are only tools that can aid you in your quest to stop smoking. If you do not have any willingness to stop buying those cigarettes, patches will not do you any good.
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