Cross-tolerance of drugs refers to a phenomenon where exposure to one drug can lead to a reduced response to a subsequent drug. This occurs because both drugs share similar mechanisms…
Basics
This section presents articles on the basics of the interaction of psychoactive substances and human consciousness. Neurobiology, neurochemistry, neurology, addictology. Concepts and mechanisms that are necessary to understand the work of complex and beautiful molecular and cellular ensembles inside our brain.
How to Lower Your Heart Rate: Simple Techniques
Elevated heart rate can be a common concern for individuals who use stimulants or those who experience panic attacks. An increased pulse can become a trigger for an unsuccessful experience…
Urine Drug Tests: Timelines and Sensitivity
Urine drug tests are a popular method for detecting the presence of drugs or their metabolites (what a drug breaks down into) in a person’s system. They’re commonly used because…
Drugs in Your System: Duration and Detection
Each pill swallowed, each drink downed, or every inhalation taken is like dropping a pebble into the vast pond of our body. The ripples created by these substances are both…
Plugging and Boofing Drugs
Then there will be a lot of details and mechanisms of the human body, which some will find, let’s say, too frank. If you don’t like this, use the table…
Volumetric Dosing for Drugs
Volumetric dosing refers to a method of administering substances where the dose is determined by the volume of a solution. This technique is particularly useful when dealing with substances that…
What is Overamping? Signs, Lastings, Treatment
Overamping simplest definition is the overdose of stimulants. But I would stop at the term pre-overdose of stimulants. Because its effects vary widely among individuals. For some, it manifests physically…
Opiates Wooden Chest Syndrome
Wooden Chest Syndrome (WCS) refers to the stiffening of the chest observed after administration of a high dose of opioids during anesthesia or recreationally. Wooden Chest Syndrome is a rare…
Rehabs: Role, Effectiveness, and How to Choose
Rehabilitation centers or rehabs are specialized facilities designed to help individuals recover from various conditions or addictions, providing them with the necessary tools, resources, and support to regain control over…
Panic Attacks and Drugs
In this article, I will try to briefly, clearly and accurately determine what a panic attack is, how it manifests itself, why it develops, how it differs from a panic…
Drugs Dosage Measurements
The scope and intensity of a substance’s effects hinge on several factors. These encompass the method of administration, dosage, mindset and environment, as well as individual and environmental elements. So…
How LSD works?
Every time I want to talk about something, I think – hey, man, the Internet is already full of information about everything and definitely about such topics as “how LSD…
Routes of Administration for Drugs
Harm Reduction is a comprehensive approach that aims to minimize the negative consequences associated with drug use while promoting overall well-being. Central to harm reduction strategies is the thoughtful consideration…
Trip Sitter. Basics and Directions
This article touches on an important topic for me and has been asking to get out of the table for a long time. Now we are at a stage where…
Nasal Hygiene for Snorting
Nasal hygiene is important for individuals who use drugs intranasally to protect the delicate mucous membrane lining the nasal passages and minimize the risk of complications. But first, let’s look…
Vital Signs Measurement
This article was born spontaneously after one of the consultations. I realized that some things that are obvious to me and other doctors may be incomprehensible and confusing to other…
First aid Serotonin Syndrome
Discussing recreational substances, sooner or later it comes to Serotonin Syndrome. His cunning lies in the fact that this is a relatively rare condition with a very vague clinical picture.…
Harm Reduction Philosophy
Harm Reduction (HR) is a philosophy and set of practices that aims to reduce the negative consequences associated with certain behaviors or substances without necessarily requiring complete abstinence. Harm reduction…
How Amphetamine works?
Today, I shall expound upon the classic stimulant – amphetamine – delving into its mechanisms of action, the ways in which it impacts our brain, and the reasons behind its…
Addiction predisposition
As with many complex things that surround us and at the same time are part of us, it is difficult to divide predispositions into groups, and definitely say something about…
Synopsis of Drug Withdrawal
Starting a conversation about addictions, it is impossible not to mention a condition that is both a marker of addiction and a substrate for its development. Below I will not…
Addiction syndrome in a nutshell
Many have heard about the addiction syndrome, but what does it mean, and how do modern science and practical medicine describe it? I’ll try to put it in simple words.…
Our Reward System and Addiction
This is the first post on my blog! There is so much to say, but it would be better to start with some basic things that will be useful to…