Los efectos de determinadas drogas para la salud

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.

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking results in more than 443,000 premature deaths in the United States each year—about 1 in every 5 U.S. deaths²—and an additional 8.6 million people suffer with a serious illness caused by smoking.³ Thus, for every one person who dies from smoking, 20 more suffer from at least one serious tobacco-related illness.³

“Anabolic steroids” is the familiar name for synthetic variants of the male sex hormone testosterone. The proper term for these compounds is anabolic-androgenic steroids (abbreviated AAS)—“anabolic” referring to muscle-building and “androgenic” referring to increased male sexual characteristics.

"Esteroides anabólicos" es el nombre familiar para las variantes sintéticas de la testosterona, la hormona sexual masculina. El término correcto para estos compuestos es esteroides anabólico-androgénicos (EAA o AAS, por sus siglas en inglés). El término “anabólico” se refiere al crecimiento muscular que esas sustancias promueven, mientras que “androgénico” se refiere al aumento en las características sexuales masculinas.

El término “Spice” (que quiere decir “especias” en inglés) se usa para describir una variedad de mezclas de hierbas que producen experiencias similares a las de la marihuana (cannabis) y que se venden en el mercado como alternativas legales y “no peligrosas” de la marihuana. El Spice se vende bajo diversos nombres incluyendo K2, marihuana sintética, fuego de Yucatán y llamarada solar en español, y “fake weed”, “Skunk”, “Yucatan Fire” y “Moon Rocks” en inglés.

"Spice" refers to a wide variety of herbal mixtures that produce experiences similar to marijuana (cannabis) and that are marketed as "safe," legal alternatives to that drug. Sold under many names, including K2, fake weed, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks, and others — and labeled "not for human consumption" — these products contain dried, shredded plant material and chemical additives that are responsible for their psychoactive (mind-altering) effects.

Salvia (Salvia divinorum) is an herb in the mint family native to southern Mexico. It is used to produce hallucinogenic experiences.