A Panic Attack begins suddenly with intense fearfulness and anxiety.

It progresses over a few minutes to include several symptoms including shortness of breath, heart palpitations, trembling, chest discomfort, lightheadedness and a fear of losing control or dying.

Panic Disorder is diagnosed when more than one panic attacks occurs in combination with several weeks of concern that another episode may occur.

Paws (or PAWS) is a short form acronym for Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome.

Percocet is a registered brand name for the generic opiate drug oxycocet.

When taken on a regular basis for a period of time, some drugs will cause changes in your brain’s chemistry. Physical Dependence may result from these changes.

Tolerance and Withdrawal Symptoms indicate that your brain chemistry has adjusted to the regular presence of a drug in your body. Your brain now expects the substance to be present.

Symptoms of Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) include lack of concentration, forgetfulness, emotional sensitivity, sleep problems and low tolerance of stress.

These symptoms occur and persist following dangerous situations which are beyond one’s control to respond or to escape.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a potentially disabling condition that may result from childhood trauma, serious accident, wartime experience, rape or other criminal assault.

Symptoms include intrusive images or dreams related to trauma, fearfulness, anxiety, low mood, avoidance, hypersensitivity and mood instability.

Prevention refers to any strategy that tries to stop a health problem from occurring in the first place.

An education program for school children may teach them about the dangers of drug use. This is one of many examples of preventative health strategy.

The word Psychedelic loosely refers to a group of drugs that alter sense of consciousness, sensation and perception.

LSD, Mescaline, Ecstacy, Hashish and Cannabis are considered psychedelic type drugs.

A Psychiatrist is a medical doctor that specializes in treating conditions of the mind and emotions.

A drug that is Psychoactive will exert effect the activities of the mind - emotion, attention, sensation or sense of consciousness.

The use of alcohol or a drug may become a habit for reasons other than physical need. For example, one may drink alcohol before a party to ‘loosen up’ or to ‘get in the mood’ for a social event. Eventually, this may grow to a problem of Psychological Dependence.

Psychological Dependence is really a form of self treatment that may certainly lead to a worsening cycle of Addiction

A Psychologist holds specialized expertise in problems of the mind and behavior.

A psychologist will usually treat these conditions by psychological and/or behavioral means.

One in a state of Psychosis is actively experiencing psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, bizarre and unusual behaviors, paranoia or extreme social withdrawal.

A Psychotherapist will treat mental and/or emotional conditions with one or another type of treatment that involves talking between a therapist and client.

This type of treatment is referred to as psychotherapy - and may be either individual or group.

Group therapy is usually most indicated for persons in early recovery from addiction.

Psychotherapy refers to different types of treatment that involves talking between a therapist and one or more clients. Psychotherapy may be either individual or group.

Group therapy is usually most indicated for persons in early recovery from addiction.