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Combining prescription medications with alcohol can have serious side effects. This is especially the case if the drug used and alcohol have similar effects. One example of a medication abused along with alcohol is clonidine. What Is Clonidine? Clonidine isn’t a scheduled substance because it’s primary purpose is to treat hypertension, and it’s not abused […]

Soma is the brand name for the muscle relaxant carisoprodol. The drug is designed to alleviate pain from muscle spasms, and it was approved for prescription use by the Food and Drug Administration in 2007. While Soma has some medical benefits, it also has a high potential for abuse, in part because the effects set […]

What Are Steroids? AAS, the most studied class of appearance- and performance-enhancing drugs (APEDs), are synthetically produced and mimic the male sex hormone testosterone, promoting muscle building and increased male sex characteristics.2 Health care providers may prescribe anabolic steroids to treat hormonal issues such as delayed puberty, but they are also subject to unhealthy use, […]

It is not meant for long-term use. Although the Drug Enforcement Administration has moved it to either Schedule II or III (depending on dose), it is also considered a Schedule V substance in extremely low doses, meaning it is not as tightly controlled as pain-relieving doses. Because codeine is an opioid drug, it is subject […]

This page will help you learn more about what stomach ulcers are, the risks associated with developing an ulcer, symptoms of stomach ulcers, how alcohol consumption can affect the development of stomach ulcers, whether you can still drink if you have an ulcer, how ulcers are treated, and what the outlook for recovery is when […]

What Is Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (“Wet Brain”)? Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is sometimes colloquially referred to as “wet brain.” This term, however, used to talk about WKS is stigmatizing and stems from the inaccurate belief that individuals willfully contracted WKS due to prolonged alcohol misuse. Using phrases like “wet brain” can create a negative bias, perpetuate the […]

When taken as prescribed, this combination of painkillers is effective at treating moderate to severe pain after an injury, surgery, or illness. When a doctor prescribes Percocet, the intention is for short-term treatment; this drug is not intended to treat long-term, chronic pain. Because Percocet enters the bloodstream quickly to relieve pain, and the effects […]

IBS Statistics & Prevalence The disorder appears to wax and wane in some individuals, and when it is at its peak, it is often associated with significant functional impairment. The estimates of the prevalence of IBS range from 7 percent to 21 percent worldwide. According to a 2014 study in the journal Clinical Epidemiology, IBS […]

Symptoms of Kidney Stones Kidney stones are hard clumps of waste made up of chemicals in the urine. Stones are most commonly made of calcium oxalate and the concentration of these salts increases when the body is dehydrated. Symptoms of kidney stones usually involve severe pain and may include:1 severe lower back pain nausea vomiting […]

The Dangers of Mixing Drugs and Alcohol Alcohol is commonly mixed with other substances. Research indicates that more than 11% of individuals diagnosed with a substance use disorder in the United States have concurrent illicit drug or alcohol use disorders.3 There is also evidence that mixing alcohol and other substances is a practice that has […]