Posts Tagged ‘Smoking’
Plans against smoking in Marbella
Has completed the first year of the local network for tobacco control consisting of health centers and San Pedro Alcántara Marbella, Local Independent Agency and the Spanish Association Against Cancer with promising results. Up to 73 people have sought help at this time and 55% had accumulated more than six months of abstinence, which means clearly that more than half the people who came to the outpatient Leganitos, The San Pedro Alcántara Albarizas or wrong to seek help for their smoking habits have been successful in the business.
Tobacco Unit, composed by Dr. Carmen Luque and Dolores Gámez DUE report that, according to the literature of the subject, success if between 20 and 70% of participants can be considered above average .
Cocaine Addictions
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug. People who have tried it describe the experience as a powerful euphoria that gives them a feeling of supremacy. However, once the person begins to use cocaine, you can not predict or control how much you continue using the drug. The main forms of cocaine are sniffing ingest or inhale through the nose, injecting and smoking,
The health risks exist regardless of whether cocaine is inhaled (aspirated), is injected or smoked. However, it appears that compulsive cocaine use may develop faster when that inhaling smoke. Smoking it allows extremely high doses of the drug reaching the brain more quickly and produces an immediate and intense euphoria.
Physical effects of cocaine use include constricted peripheral blood vessels, dilated pupils and increased body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure. Some cocaine users report having feelings of restlessness, Read the rest of this entry »