Cocaine alters sleep and wakefulness

Researchers have long known that cocaine use in the long term generates disorders of epilepsy or cerebral; However, a team of Argentine researchers, from National Council of Scientific and Technical...

Marijuana use in adolescence

There are several reasons why children and adolescents consume marijuana. Most people who smoke it do so because they have friends, brothers or sisters who use it and pressure them to try...

Learn all about gas of laughter

The nitrous oxide it is popularly known as the "laughing gas" and is used by young people like drug of fun. This gas is inhaled directly from an aerosol or from a balloon filled with this colorless...

Ecstasy use increases emergency visits by 75%

There is an increase of 75% of cases reported in the emergency rooms due to the use of drug known as ecstasy among adolescents and young adults in the United States, according to data reported by the...

What are its effects?

The poppers they are a type of drug which is taken by inhalation, are composed of amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite and isobutyl nitrite. It is a colorless liquid with a strong characteristic odor. Amyl...

Ozzy Osbourne's genome deciphered

The godfather of heavy metal, better known as Ozzy Osbourne, has been studied by specialists to determine if your genetic lottery has something special to be a healthy man at 61 years of age, after...

Impotent endorphin drugs

In the seventies, researchers from the University John Hopkins They made a discovery that would open the doors to the understanding of drug addiction. They found that neurons in the human brain...

Drugs and psychoses could be united

2 out of 3 people addicted to drugs they suffer some psychiatric disorder. In addition to causing psychological and physical dependence, neuropathies, infectious diseases, cirrhosis, respiratory or...

Illegal drugs, common habit of many cultures

The current view we have of drugs in Western countries is full of negative meanings and associations; the concept refers us to the so-called illegal drugs, substances of abuse and we usually relate...

Doping and substances banned by the IOC

Mexico was a leader in the Central American games, when the news fell like a bucket of cold water. The national contingent lost 6 medals that had won, because those who participated tested positive...

Dragonfly is a new drug used by young people

The authorities of the Federal District are on alert for the possible arrival of a new drug design, which is currently in turmoil in Europe, especially in England, and is known as Dragonfly...

Habits as bad as smoking

It sounds funny, but when we talk about "your brain on drugs" not only we refer to highly addictive substances such as inhaled, injected or taken narcotics. Rather, we want to alert you of all...

Smoking daily marijuana affects brain receptors

The daily use of marijuana I could have a harmful effect on the brain, according to a new report presented before the Nuclear Medicine Society of the United States.The study reveals, through brain...

Ecstasy and its advantage over cancer

The Cancer It is one of the most common diseases in our time, there are different types and each one has its own symptom and treatment; however, the publication Investigational New Drugs He noted...

Legalization of drugs in Mexico

Mexican authorities declare that the war against the drug in Mexico, and that is why it is urgent to redefine the strategy to combat drug trafficking. The legalization of drug in the country would be...

The consequences of a bad decision

The addictions can cause serious and irreversible damage, such as disabilities, that affect life forever. According to experts, curiosity, bad friendships, job pressure, low self-esteem and, in...

Kurt Cobain died due to a self-inflicted injury

Today, April 5, is the sad anniversary of one of the most important vocalists of the 90's, Kurt Donald Cobain. With only 27 years old, the leader of the band Nirvana, died due to a self-injury...

Marijuana could cause erectile dysfunction

New studies indicate that marijuana and sexual health in male smokers could cause erectile dysfunction, published the Journal of Sexual Medicine.The investigations on the subject have been...

Marijuana does not affect the lungs

The consumption of marijuana Occasionally, it does not generate harmful long-term effects on the lungs, according to a study conducted in the United States.According to information published by...

They chewed coca 8 thousand years ago

More than 8 thousand years ago I chewed coca in Peru, according to new research conducted by the English magazine Antiquity, in ruins found in the northwest of the Peruvian country that exposed...