The Use and Abuse of Drugs
The Use and Abuse of Drugs
The issues associated with drug use and abuse in contemporary society are vexing subjects, fraught with political agendas and ideals that often obscure essential information that teens need to know to have intelligent discussions about how to best deal with the problems associated with drug use and abuse.
Drugs: [...]
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight and Maintain Weight Loss
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight and Maintain Weight Loss
The focus of this site to this point has been using drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, as an aid to losing weight. Before drugs are used, however, other steps must be taken to begin the weight loss process. The first is to assess [...]
Diet Pills: The Future
Diet Pills: The Future’
The quest for the perfect weight loss drug continues as the prevalence of obesity in the United States and other industrialized
countries rises.Why has it been so difficult for drug manufacturers to develop the “perfect” diet pill? One reason is that the causes of obesity are not [...]
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight BEHAVIOR THERAPY
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight BEHAVIOR THERAPY
Ultimately, changes in behavior lead to successful weight loss more than anything else. Changes in behavior may have a much larger impact on weight loss than once thought. High stress can lead to overeating. People who are in a period of emotional turmoil (such as the [...]
AMPHETAMINE-LIKE WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS
AMPHETAMINE-LIKE WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS
Amphetamines, which were introduced in 1938, rapidly became the most widely used agents for the treatment of obesity in the United States. Amphetamine (Figure ) is a stimulant that causes the release of the neurotransmitter norepinephrinein the brain, which leads to increased metabolism and increased energy expenditure, or burning of [...]
How Diet Pills Work
How Diet Pills Work
In the quest for the perfect diet pill, scientists, doctors, and those who are going to use these drugs need to understand how diet pills work. Knowing what actions a drug takes and how it affects the body helps scientists and doctors understand what side [...]
