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Battery-powered devices that heat a liquid, usually containing nicotine, into an aerosol that is inhaled. Key takeaways Nicotine: most e-cigarettes co...
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The risks of cocaine, methamphetamine and misused prescription stimulants, which speed up the body and brain. Stimulants can cause heart attacks, stro...
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The risks of cocaine, methamphetamine and misused prescription stimulants, which speed up the body and brain. Key takeaways Examples: cocaine, methamp...
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FDA-approved medicines (methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone) used with counseling to treat opioid use disorder. These medicines lower the risk of...
Continue Reading : The Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
FDA-approved medicines (methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone) used with counseling to treat opioid use disorder. Key takeaways Methadone: given thr...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder How to find help for a drug or alcohol problem, from your doctor and the SAMHSA National Helpline to treatment programs. Knowing where to start remove...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Finding Substance Use Treatment
How to find help for a drug or alcohol problem, from your doctor and the SAMHSA National Helpline to treatment programs. Key takeaways SAMHSA National...
Continue Reading : Finding Substance Use Treatment: The Questions People Actually Ask Practical ways to help a loved one with a substance use problem while protecting your own health. Family support can encourage someone to start treatm...
Continue Reading : Supporting a Family Member With Addiction: The Practical To-Do List
Practical ways to help a loved one with a substance use problem while protecting your own health. Key takeaways Addiction: is a treatable medical cond...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Supporting a Family Member With Addiction How to get rid of unused or expired medicines so they cannot be misused or harm children, pets or the environment. Leftover prescription opioids in ho...
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How to get rid of unused or expired medicines so they cannot be misused or harm children, pets or the environment. Key takeaways Best option: drug tak...
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Two heat-related illnesses: heat exhaustion, which is a warning sign, and heat stroke , which is a medical emergency. Extreme heat is a leading weathe...
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Two heat-related illnesses: heat exhaustion, which is a warning sign, and heat stroke , which is a medical emergency. Key takeaways Heat exhaustion si...
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How some medicines raise your risk of heat illness, and how heat can damage medicines themselves. Several common medicines affect sweating, thirst, bl...
Continue Reading : The Heat and Medications Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
How some medicines raise your risk of heat illness, and how heat can damage medicines themselves. Key takeaways Medicines that can raise risk: diureti...
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