GETTING STUPID: HOW DRUGS DAMAGE YOUR BRAIN (Accessible Preview)

Published February 14, 2014

GETTING STUPID: HOW DRUGS DAMAGE YOUR BRAIN (Accessible Preview) – Presents the latest scientific information on how alcohol, marijuana, inhalants, and other drugs cause serious and potentially permanent damage to the human …

UK must not be left behind in the global drugs debate

Filed under: effects of drug addiction

Many people in Britain and the rest of Europe will still be unaware of the impact drug use in Western nations has on countries on the frontline of the drugs trade. It is only right, then, that Western countries play a part in helping to find a solution …
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Prescription Drugs Could Be Gateway to Heroin, Officials Say

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Opioid prescription painkillers have the same effect on the brain and body as heroin does — causing physical addiction. Overdoses send victims into a coma, slowing heartbeat and breathing to the point of death. “Heroin is cheaper than the prescription …
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