Cocaine Factsheet
Cocaine belongs to a group of drugs known as 'stimulants'. Stimulants speed up the activity of the central nervous system - the messages going to and from the brain. Amphetamines (or 'speed') and nicotine are also stimulants. Cocaine most ... [... more]
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Breathing to reduce stress
Shallow, upper chest breathing is part of the typical stress response. By contrast, abdominal breathing soothes the nervous system and encourages a range of health benefits, such as reduced blood pressure. There are many methods for learning ... [... more]
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Caffeine - Better Health Channel.
Caffeine is a stimulant drug that acts on the brain and nervous system. Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate bars, cola soft drinks and energy drinks. It is possible to become dependent on caffeine and suffer withdrawal symptoms. ... [... more]
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Heroin - Better Health Channel.
Heroin is an illegal opioid drug that slows down the function of the brain and central nervous system. Common slang terms for heroin include 'smack', 'horse' and 'hammer'. Heroin is highly addictive and its initial effects include feelings of ... [... more]
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) is thought to be caused by damage to the sympathetic nervous system. Symptoms include chronic burning pain that worsens with time and reduced movement of the affected body part. Reflex sympathetic ... [... more]
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Birth defects - central nervous system
Neural tube defects include spina bifida, anencephaly and encephalocele. Folate deficiency and some epilepsy medications are risk factors for neural tube defects. Taking folic acid before and during pregnancy can significantly reduce the risk of ... [... more]
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Nervous system - Better Health Channel.
The nervous system helps all the parts of the body to communicate with each other. The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system. The other nerves of the body are called the peripheral nervous system. The nervous system helps all ... [... more]
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Nervous system - quiz
Find out about your nervous system with our quick health quiz. Test your knowledge about nerves, neurones and neurotransmitters. You don't know much about the nervous system at all Try reading our fact sheet on the nervous system. You have a ... [... more]
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How it's taken
Cocaine is a stimulant drug. It speeds up the brain and nervous system, and also has a painkilling effect. Cocaine can be smoked, snorted and injected. It is highly addictive, and ongoing use can cause a range of health, financial and social ... [... more]
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Drugs and their effects
A drug is any substance, solid, liquid or gas, that brings about physical and/or psychological changes. The drugs of most concern in the community are those that affect the central nervous system. They act on the brain and can change the way a ... [... more]
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Whole grains: why they're good for you
Whole grains are necessary for proper digestion, calming the nervous system, encouraging sleep and satisfying hunger and taste, thereby decreasing cravings, while promoting energy and endurance, elimination, good reflexes, a long memory and clear ... [... more]
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Chiropractic
The first adjustment was given in 1895 in Iowa, in the US. DD Palmer, who had been formulating his ideas about the spine and nervous system, adjusted a man named Harvey Lillard who had been deaf for seventeen years. Harvey had heard a click in ... [... more]
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