Sometimes you’re not the addict. The addict is someone you know and can call a loved one (friends and relatives). The lifestyle of this individual subsequent to substance use has been a constant source of worry for you. You need them to stop. What can you do? It’s not difficult to understand a wife suffering…
DetailsThe burden of alcohol consumption is contributed to by more men than women, especially in an African country with deeply stemmed moral, religious and cultural convictions that may somehow subconsciously or even consciously inhibit alcohol consumption in women. Although the prejudice in itself is a problem to be overcome, less alcohol consumption in women, the…
DetailsIt’s no longer any news that addicted people might sniff, drink of inject almost anything, however bizarre it may seem, as long as it gets them ‘off the ground’. Money, sex, DRUGS, and there you have it. We have just successfully told the tale of a random Nigerian youth. Drug abuse and eventual addiction has…
DetailsHe was ascending the stairs when it happened. He left the office around 5:00pm and drove home all by himself. He drove into the house and waved to me as he started his ascent. He was about to take his last step before he staggered backwards and toppled down the stairs. That was it. Hello!…
DetailsOne way or the other, we all get to hear these words spoken about someone. It’s always the same narrative. ‘There was nothing wrong with her, she just finished eating and stood up to get some water, then she slumped and died’. Why do people slump and die? Let’s find out in this discussion of…
DetailsTo promote a healthy heart when we age, food items such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, high-fiber foods and lean sources of protein e.g. fish should be chosen. Limit salt intake as much as possible. It goes without saying that smoking and alcohol intake at this stage helps nothing. Adequate rest and sleep are also…
DetailsWhen the hairs go grey, with the dance steps less gay and we always lay, what happens? Let’s learn together. We shall discuss the process of aging and its peculiarities with regards to health in this article and the next. To put it bluntly, aging is a phase in the natural sequence of life telling…
Details‘My stomach is paining me’ is a common term in our society used to express any form of pain felt anywhere between the chest and the hips. A personal experience of mine is that of my younger sister who used to have this recurrent pain in her ‘stomach’ and various forms of treatment were employed…
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