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Los inhalantes

Definición

Si bien hay otras sustancias de abuso que se pueden inhalar, el término “inhalantes” se utiliza exclusivamente para describir aquellas sustancias que rara vez o nunca se consumen por una vía diferente, entre ellas, los disolventes, aerosoles, gases y nitritos (vea más abajo una lista de ejemplos).

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La marihuana

La marihuana es una mezcla café verdosa de hojas, tallos, semillas y flores secas y picadas de la planta de cáñamo, Cannabis sativa. Su forma más concentrada y resinosa se llama hachís y cuando está en forma de líquido negro y pegajoso se conoce como aceite de hachís. La principal sustancia psicoactiva (que altera la mente) en la marihuana es el delta-9-tetrahidrocannabinol o THC. 

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Los alucinógenos: LSD, peyote, psilocibina y PCP

Durante siglos se han usado compuestos alucinógenos que se encuentran en algunas plantas y hongos o setas (o sus extractos), principalmente para los ritos religiosos. Casi todos los alucinógenos contienen nitrógeno y se clasifican como alcaloides. Muchos alucinógenos tienen una estructura química similar a la de los neurotransmisores naturales (por ejemplo, parecida a la de la acetilcolina, la serotonina o la catecolamina).

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Studies on Combat Related Substance Use and Abuse to be Funded by NIH and VA

Eleven research institutions in 11 states will receive more than $6 million in federal funding from fiscal year 2010 to support research on substance abuse and associated problems among U.S. military personnel, veterans, and their families.

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In NIH-Funded Study, Researchers Uncover Early Step in the Cascade of Brain Events Leading up to Addiction

A regulatory protein best known for its role in a rare genetic brain disorder also may play a critical role in cocaine addiction, according to a recent study in rats, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health.

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Common Mechanisms of Drug Abuse and Obesity

Some of the same brain mechanisms that fuel drug addiction in humans accompany the emergence of compulsive eating behaviors and the development of obesity in animals, according to research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health.

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National Institute on Drug Abuse to Announce Results of 2010 Monitoring the Future Survey

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will hold a press conference on Tuesday, December 14, to announce the results of its 2010 Monitoring the Future survey.

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Impulsive-Antisocial Personality Traits Linked to a Hypersensitive Brain Reward System

Normal individuals who scored high on a measure of impulsive/antisocial traits display a hypersensitive brain reward system, according to a brain imaging study by researchers at Vanderbilt University.

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Teen marijuana use increases, especially among eighth-graders

WASHINGTON -- Fueled by increases in marijuana use, the rate of eighth-graders saying they have used an illicit drug in the past year jumped to 16 percent, up from last year's 14.5 percent, with daily marijuana use up in all grades surveyed, according to the 2010 Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF

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High School and Youth Trends

Every year, the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey measures drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and related attitudes among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders. Following are facts and statistics about youth substance use from the 2012 MTF report.

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