Emotional & Mental Health Medical Answers

Suboxone is a trade name for the combination medications of buprenorphine and naloxone.  Buprenorphine is used to help to alleviate opioid withdrawal symptoms, such as is caused by heroin withdrawal...

Alcohol consumption in moderation doesn't tend to lead to long term complications.  The definition of moderate alcohol use, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) in...

Alcohol withdrawal can be a difficult experience for a person whose body has become dependent on the effects of alcohol due to heavy or prolonged alcohol use. The following symptoms...

I recently spent a couple of weeks in a nursing home. At age 60, I was by far the youngest person there. I had an injury to my foot that...

There's an old saying that if you are aware of yourself enough to wonder whether you have schizophrenia, you probably don't. The hallmark symptom of schizophrenia is delusion, which is...

Hallucinations are surprisingly common. Many people see, hear, smell, taste, and feel things that aren't objectively there. That does mean something is notably wrong with their brains, but that doesn't...

Marijuana (cannabis) is the most commonly used drug worldwide. This drug contains an active substance named tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), responsible for its effects. There are divided opinions on whether marijuana has...

If you have been the victim of sexual violence or care about someone who was the victim of sexual violence, you may wonder if it is possible to ever overcome...

A new "synthetic marijuana" most commonly called K2 or "spice," also known as fake weed, crazy clown, black mamba, Yucatan Fire, Moon Rocks, Smack! and other names is becoming increasingly...

I would like to start out with an unequivocal statement about the use of amphetamines in weight loss: They absolutely do work. In fact, they change your metabolism so completely...