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Catinonas sintéticas (“sales de baño”)

El término "sales de baño" se refiere a una clase nueva de drogas que contienen una o más sustancias químicas sintéticas relacionadas con la catinona, un estimulante parecido a la anfetamina que se encuentra normalmente en la planta del khat.

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Synthetic Cathinones (“Bath Salts”)

The term “bath salts” refers to an emerging family of drugs containing one or more synthetic chemicals related to cathinone, an amphetamine-like stimulant found naturally in the Khat plant.

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Drugs + Your Body: It Isn’t Pretty (Teaching Guide) Poster

Front: Powerful imagery shows teens and young adults how drugs of abuse damage major organs. A provocative and engaging educational tool. Back: Four critical-thinking activity worksheets and lesson plans on drugs of abuse: a basic neuroscience lesson on how the brain governs the body; an in-depth look at how different drugs damage various vital organs; an activity using a diagram to explore how abusing drugs can damage relationships; and an exercise on how to read a statistical graph on emergency room visits to show the impact of drugs on society. A Spanish/English version of the front of this poster is expected in 2013.

Published: October 2012
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Learn more at the Heads Up Web site »

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New dates. National Drug Facts Week begins Jan. 28, 2013

The third annual National Drug Facts Week will be held Jan. 28 through Feb. 3, 2013, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today.

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Brain Awareness Week

NIDA Director Nora Volkow

March 2012

Brain Awareness Week begins March 12th, and among many nationwide activities, NIH scientists will be teaching young people about the amazing human brain at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, MD. While we think of Brain Awareness Week as an educational opportunity for children, it is a good time to remind us all about recent advances in neuroscience, and how brain research is helping us understand, prevent, and treat drug abuse and addiction.

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National Inhalant Prevention Coalition to highlight dangers of helium

The National Inhalant Prevention Coalition, with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), will hold a press conference to focus on the dangers of inhala

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Desafío nacional sobre el Coeficiente Intelectual (IQ) de las drogas

Un examen de 12 preguntas que anima a las personas a poner a prueba su conocimiento sobre el abuso de drogas y la adicción. Las respuestas muestran el enlace entre la ciencia y el abuso de drogas.

Revised: December 2012
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National Drug IQ Challenge

Encourages people to test their knowledge about drug abuse and addiction by asking them to take a 12-question quiz. Accompanying answers shed light on the science of drug abuse.

Revised: December 2012
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Take the quiz online at the National Drug Facts Week Web site »

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Drugs: Shatter the Myths

Answers teens’ most frequently asked questions about drugs and abuse with scientific facts and engaging images.

Published: October 2010
Revised: April 2011
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Learn more at NIDA's National Drug Facts Week site »

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