Drug craving and depression that an individual experiences during crack withdrawal can last for months following cessation of long-term heavy use of the drug.
When Ambien is taken without a prescription for recreational use with the intention of getting high some individuals seek to resist the sedative effects of the drug in order to experience the side-effect of euphoria, decreased anxiety as well as perceptual changes, auditory/visual distortions and hallucinations.
Rates of injuries are more than one and one-half times greater for children of alcoholics than their counterparts.
Long-term use of anti-depressants brings about an unique set of withdrawal symptoms when discontinued; much different than the repeated use of an opioid, such as heroin.