da admin | Dic 20, 2017 | General
The Commission is proposing to ban seven new psychoactive substances (NPS) across the European Union, in addition to nine others banned previously this year. The seven NPS belong to two categories: four of them are synthetic cannabinoids, with effects similar to...
da admin | Dic 15, 2017 | News
You might think that only some types of people can get addicted to drugs. The truth is, it can happen to anyone, whether you’re young or old, rich or poor, male or female. This video from NIDA explains addiction in simple terms and offers a hotline to help you...
da admin | Dic 8, 2017 | Scientific
Inhalants are chemicals found in ordinary household or workplace products that people inhale on purpose to get “high.” Because many inhalants can be found around the house, people often don’t realize that inhaling their fumes, even just once, can be very harmful to...
da admin | Dic 2, 2017 | Scientific
What happens to babies born to women who are addicted to opioids? Many of these babies go through difficult withdrawal symptoms, part of “neonatal abstinence syndrome” or NAS. Scientific research is teaching us how to treat both the mothers and...