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self-medicating, a. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdɪkeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdəˌkeɪdɪŋ/ [‹ self- prefix + medicating adj. Compare later self-medicate v.] In early use: that heals or medicates oneself. Now usually of a person: in the habit of taking a self-administered drug or (perceived) remedy.1864 H. Bushnell Chri...
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Are You Self-Medicating Using Substance, Drugs or Alcohol?
Jan 3, 2024Self-medicating refers to the misuse of drugs or alcohol in an attempt to manage the distressing symptoms of a mental health disorder or other health condition. Although many people that self-medicate may have a concurrently diagnosed health condition, such as a mental illness, cancer, injury, or chronic pain, it's imperative to remember that ...
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Self-medication
In a questionnaire designed to evaluate self-medication rates amongst the population of Khartoum, Sudan, 48.1% of respondents reported self-medicating with antibiotics within the past 30 days, whereas 43.4% reported self-medicating with antimalarials, and 17.5% reported self-medicating with both.
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How to Stop Self-Medicating Depression, Anxiety, and Stress - HelpGuide.org
Jan 8, 2024Tip 2: Change your beliefs. If you self-medicate your moods and emotions, chances are you look at your substance use in ways that make it seem more useful than it really is. For example, you may, like many people, drink alcohol as a nightcap to help you sleep.
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Why Do People Self-Medicate With Alcohol? - GoodRx
Apr 6, 2022People may use alcohol as a way to self-medicate or cope with negative feelings. Drinking alcohol may bring pleasure and relief from negative feelings in the short term. But self-medicating with alcohol can lead to more problems in the long run. If you're concerned that you are self-medicating with alcohol, help is available.
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self-medicator
self-medicator, n. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdɪkeɪtə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdəˌkeɪdər/ [‹ self- prefix + medicator n. Compare earlier self-medicating adj. and later self-medicate v.] A person who administers drugs or other (perceived) medical treatments to himself or herself.1924 Pointer (Riverdale, Illinois) (Electr...
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self-medicate
self-medicate, v. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdɪkeɪt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdəˌkeɪt/ [‹ self- prefix + medicate v. Compare earlier self-medicating adj., self-medicated adj.] 1. intr. To administer to oneself a drug or (perceived) remedy (sometimes one such as a narcotic, alcohol, etc.) as medication, other than with a ...
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Adam Deacon
The court, which heard that Deacon had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had been self-medicating using skunk cannabis, banned Deacon from contacting
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Righteous (song)
Rolling Stone described the song as "pensive" and that it "addresses anxiety and trying to quell it by self-medicating while also acknowledging the cyclical
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Cory Elia
After a major back injury, Elia began self-medicating with marijuana.
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Byron Katie
was forty-three with three children and unhappily married to her second husband, she reportedly suffered from depression, agoraphobia, overeating and self-medicating Teachings
She describes her 1986 epiphany as follows:
Katie calls her process of self-inquiry "The Work".
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Japan Pharmaceutical Association
The involvement of pharmacists in promoting safe self-medicating practices in an aging population, is anticipated as being an important change in pharmacy
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Cherry (novel)
Suffering from PTSD, the narrator starts self-medicating with opiates while deployed and continues once back home.
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Skyler White (writer)
Her debut novel, and Falling, Fly, was described as a "dark fable of desire between a fallen angel and a self-medicating neuroscientist in a steampunk with Steven Brust (Tor Books, 2013)
The Skill of Our Hands with Steven Brust (Tor Books, 2017)
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Offerings – of Pleasure, Modern + Mythic (self-published
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