Ciencia de la adicción

Tal vez hayas oído de ciertas drogas como la heroína, la morfina o la codeína. Éstas son ejemplos de opiáceos. Si alguien usa opiáceos una y otra vez, es probable que su cerebro comience a depender de estas drogas.

Es posible que la hayas oído llamar "yerba", "mota", "mafu", "pasto", "maría" y "café" en español, o "pot", "weed", "grass", "ganja" y "skunk" en inglés. Sin embargo, no importa cómo la llames, la marihuana sigue siendo una droga que afecta al cerebro.

Features recent research on drug abuse and criminal justice, including interventions to promote successful re-entry, nutrition issues for HIV-infected drug abusers, and recovery-oriented systems of care.

Reports on the cognitive effects of addiction, potential genetic influences, strategies for training counselors, cost evaluation of evidence-based treatments, and a trial underway on brief strategic family therapy.

Equips teachers and students in grades 9 through 12 with interactive curriculum on the neurobiology of the brain as a result of drug abuse and addiction.

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.

Presentado en formato de preguntas y respuestas y dirigidos a adolescentes, este folleto ofrece datos sobre la marihuana y sus efectos nocivos potenciales.

The fifth in a 5-part series, summarizes the science behind drug abuse and addiction, reviews the harmful consequences of drug use, and poses the question of whether it is worth the risk.

The second in a 5-part series, explores the science behind addiction, describing the brain and reward center, and the action of heroine and cocaine.

The third in a 5-part series, reviews the science behind drug abuse and addiction and introduces the topics of prevention and treatment.