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Recreational drug use and Stroke

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Difference between Recreational drug use and Stroke

Recreational drug use vs. Stroke

Recreational drug use is the use of a psychoactive drug to induce an altered state of consciousness for pleasure, by modifying the perceptions, feelings, and emotions of the user. A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

Similarities between Recreational drug use and Stroke

Recreational drug use and Stroke have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Blood–brain barrier, Cocaine, Dementia, Hypoxia (medical), Major depressive disorder, Methamphetamine, Neuroprotection, Pain, Recreational drug use, Stimulant.

Blood–brain barrier

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable membrane barrier that separates the circulating blood from the brain and extracellular fluid in the central nervous system (CNS).

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Cocaine

Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug.

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Dementia

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning.

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Hypoxia (medical)

Hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level.

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Major depressive disorder

Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known simply as depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of low mood that is present across most situations.

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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine (contracted from) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity.

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Neuroprotection

Neuroprotection refers to the relative preservation of neuronal structure and/or function.

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Pain

Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.

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Recreational drug use

Recreational drug use is the use of a psychoactive drug to induce an altered state of consciousness for pleasure, by modifying the perceptions, feelings, and emotions of the user.

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Stimulant

Stimulants (also often referred to as psychostimulants or colloquially as uppers) is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase activity of the central nervous system and the body, drugs that are pleasurable and invigorating, or drugs that have sympathomimetic effects.

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Recreational drug use and Stroke Comparison

Recreational drug use has 402 relations, while Stroke has 359. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 1.31% = 10 / (402 + 359).

References

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