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Harm reduction for families caregivers and friends of people who use substances

… Examples are: Access to safer substance use supplies Take home naloxone Drug checking services Referrals to health and … caregivers and friends be concerned if a loved one is using substances? Remember that people use substances for a … and not all substance use is problematic. If a loved one is using substances, it does not always mean they have a …

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery What to Expect After You Go Home

… Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: What to Expect After You Go Home On this page: Overview Overview Although you may return home a few days after the completion of your coronary artery … and treats depression. Final thoughts Your recovery at home after CABG surgery can be both physically and …

Alcohol and Substance Use in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

… you have, the more severe it may be. Symptoms include: Using larger amounts of the substance than you ever meant to. Using the substance for a longer time than you ever meant … wishing you could. Spending a lot of time getting or using the substance or recovering from the effects. Having …

Form for Identifying Reasons to Cut Down On or Stop Alcohol Use

Making a Plan to Help Someone Get Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

Breathing Problems Helping a Child Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler and Mask Spacer

… over the mouth and nose can make the inhaler easier to use. Using an MDI with a mask spacer: Helps get the right amount … a pill form. How to help your child use the inhaler Before using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) with a mask spacer: Talk … knows what medicine to use at what time. You might try using coloured stickers to teach the difference between …

Down Syndrome Helping Your Child Learn to Walk and Use Other Motor Skills

COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

… It usually takes many years for the lung damage to start causing symptoms, so COPD is most common in people who are … exercise, and eat well. In time, you may need to use oxygen some or most of the time. People who have COPD are … Better Lung Problems: Learning to Breathe Easier Oxygen Therapy: Using Oxygen at Home Cause COPD is most often …

COPD

… . COPD: Learning to Breathe Easier . Quitting Smoking . Oxygen Therapy: Using Oxygen at Home . COPD: Avoiding Your Triggers . …

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

… so dangerous is that when you breathe it, it replaces the oxygen in your blood . Without oxygen, cells throughout the … older buildings become blocked and release fumes into the homes or offices. Newer houses that are well insulated and … monoxide poisoning treated? The best treatment is oxygen therapy. Breathing pure oxygen can bring the oxygen level in …