User:Tai adenuga/Sandbox

Enter your proposed edits below here and above the "References" heading. Also enter the exact quote that you are paraphrasing from your source textbook or article. Let me know on my talk page when you're ready for me to look at your work. If you have any questions at all, ask on my talk page. Anthony (talk) 22:17, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

1. Delirium tremens

withdrawal reactions as a result of physical dependence on alcohol is the most dangerous and can be fatal. It often creates a full blown effect which is physically evident through shivering, palpitations, sweating and in some cases, convulsions and death if not treated.

2. Psychoactive substances (recreational use)

Psychoactive substances associated with major psychiatric disorders can be classified into ten types which are: alcohol, sedative-hypnotics, cannabis (marijuana), cocaine, other stimulants, opiods, hallucinogens, tobacco, volatile solvents and multiple drugs.ICD 10

3. Polysubstance dependence

Polysubstance dependence is a diagnosis given for a behavioural pattern exhibited by an individual who has been using a minimum of three psychoactive substances within a twelve month period without one outweighing the other. These substances do not include caffeine or nicotine.

4. Delirium tremens (clarification needed)

Benzodiapines are relatively safe in overdose when taken alone however if the overdose includes the use of other sedative drugs especially alcohol, it could lead to dangerous side effects.

5. Pressure of speech

The pace of the speech indicates an underlying thought disorder known as “flight of ideas” where the information going through the person’s head is so fast that it is difficult for them to follow their train of thought.
 * Hi Tai. All of look pretty good to me. You can probably restore your edits to, , , , and  too, if you can create properly-formatted citations. To create a citation for a web page, copy the URL into  and paste the text it gives you into your edit between . Can you do that for 2. above, please?


 * I've copied 5. here because it looks fine, but I suggest deleting "for them" because I read the source as saying it's difficult for the listener to follow them - let me know if you think I'm wrong. Anthony (talk) 16:03, 30 November 2010 (UTC)