Irritability, agitation, restlessness, and sleep disruption are common withdrawal symptoms for many drugs, as are muscle cramps, headaches, and changes in blood pressure and heart rate.

Do all drugs create withdrawal symptoms? Created with Sketch. Withdrawal symptoms occur when drug use is abruptly stopped or the dosage is sharply diminished. They occur because the brain is an ...

Cocaine abuse is rife right across the country and more and more people are in need of getting help. Actually, more people ...

Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...

Your doctor will want to slowly taper your dosage of Cymbalta before you completely stop taking the drug. (To learn more, see the “Managing withdrawal symptoms” section.) Withdrawal with ...

If formication relates to recreational drug use, quitting and finding professional support for withdrawal can resolve symptoms. Antipsychotic medications may be helpful for those who experience ...

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway has introduced a bill requiring medical first responders to carry buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms. Conway explains that ...

Thousands of babies have been born hooked on drugs in England over the past decade, new data has revealed. More than 1,000 ...