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Substance Abuse

The excessive and harmful misuse of prescription medicines, alcohol, tobacco products, illegal drugs, or substances, leading to physical dependence and altered mental state, is known as substance abuse or drug abuse. Alcohol abuse causes liver diseases, road traffic accidents, and psychological disorders. Substance abuse can disrupt social life. People tend to lose interest in their day-to-day activities, lose friends, are involved in fights, stop caring for themselves, and become lonely. Changes in personality and criminal activities also develop. Amphetamine, barbiturates, cocaine, marijuana, opioids, and benzodiazepines are often misused.

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I smoked Marijuana yesterday. Why am I feeling weird?

Query: Hi doctor, I smoked marijuana the day before yesterday night. I was all right in the morning. When I went to college, I felt strange in my hands (especially my left hand) and both legs. But, in the noon it disappeared. When I smoked in the noon, that strange feeling came back to me again. From that...  Read Full »


Dr. Alka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms you have mentioned here are the short term side effects of marijuana. Short term memory problems, fear, panic, hallucinations, anxiety, strange behavior, increased heart rate and many other psychological symptoms are all symptoms of having marijuana. If y...  Read Full »

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