Psychiatry

Psychiatry

The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders

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crystal meth addiction

Health care; Psychiatry

Crystal meth is a type of amphetamine. It is a crystal form of a drug formally known as methamphetamine, and can be snorted, injected or swallowed. There is also another type which can be smoked, ...

ecstasy addiction

Health care; Psychiatry

Ecstasy is an artificially created drug designed to give a high based on hallucinations and a potent stimulant effect, as well as causing distortions in a person's grasp on reality and time. Pure ...

GHB is the term used to refer to Gamma HydroxyButrate, a highly dangerous drug which causes euphoria, decreased inhibitions and sedation. It often comes as a colourless and odourless liquid, powder ...

heroin addiction

Health care; Psychiatry

Heroin is a processed form of morphine which produces a calming effect, reducing pain and giving users a rush within a few seconds of using it. Small doses give a general sense of well being and ...

codeine addiction

Health care; Psychiatry

Codeine is an ingredient found in many common painkillers and cough syrups. Codeine is actually similar to morphine in that both are opiates (i.e. derived from opium). Users become addicted to ...

crack cocaine addiction

Health care; Psychiatry

Crack cocaine, often just called "crack," is a more dangerous form of cocaine. It is called "free base" because it has not been chemically neutralised by an acid base, and comes ...

LSD addiction

Health care; Psychiatry

LSD is short for Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, a hallucinogenic drug derived from a fungus. It causes powerful distortions in a user's perception of reality and produces vivid hallucinations which ...