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Prescription Drug Abuse

Explains how prescription drugs, when used improperly, can cause addiction and other harmful health problems.

Impresa en: enero del 2009
Autor: Array


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Opiates

Describes how opiates, such as Vicodin, morphine, heroin, and codeine, affect the brain, the nervous system, and the limbic system, which controls emotions.

Impresa en: enero del 1997
Actualizada en: enero del 2009
Autor: Array


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Methamphetamine

Explains how methamphetamine acts in the body and the brain and what happens with long-term use of the drug.

Impresa en: octubre del 2000
Autor: Array


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Marijuana

Explains how THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, causes changes in the brain that affect memory, emotions, balance, and judgment.

Impresa en: enero del 1997
Autor: Array


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Inhalants

Describes how inhalants, such as hair spray, gasoline, and spray paint, can cause nerve cell damage in the brain that can affect the body in a lot of ways.

Impresa en: enero del 1997
Autor: Array


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Hallucinogens

Explains how hallucinogens affect the brain’s communication centers as well as its ability to control sleep and emotions.

Impresa en: enero del 1997
Actualizada en: enero del 2009
Autor: Array


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Cocaine

Explores with young teens how cocaine changes the way nerve cells communicate in the brain and the negative effects the drug can have on the body.

Impresa en: enero del 1997
Actualizada en: enero del 2009
Autor: Array


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Anabolic Steroids

Shows young teens how anabolic steroids can cause liver damage and cancer and weaken the immune system.

Impresa en: enero del 1997
Actualizada en: enero del 2009
Autor: Array


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Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs Chart

Offers a list prescription drugs commonly abused, including depressants, opioids and morphine derivatives, and stimulants, and provides their common and street names, how they are generally administered, and their potential health effects.

Impresa en: septiembre del 2002
Actualizada en: octubre del 2011
Autor: Array

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Addiction Science: From Molecules to Managed Care

Explores the science behind such questions as what is addiction, why do people abuse drugs, and how does drug use change the brain, as well as research-based information about prevention, treatment, relapse, and HIV/AIDS.

Impresa en: julio del 2008
Autor: Array

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