Un trabajo publicado en el "British Medical Journal" indica que ver películas donde las estrellas encienden cigarrillos incrementa las posibilidades de que los niños y adolescentes prueben el tabaco y acaben siendo fumadores.
Orden de 29 de noviembre de 2001, por la que se regulan y convocan subvenciones destinadas a Entidades para el desarrollo de programas de intervención en materia de drogodependencias, para el año 2002.
Methamphetamine abuse causes a decline in dopamine D2 receptor levels, according to a report in the American Journal of Psychiatry for December. These decreased levels are associated with dysregulation of the orbitofrontal cortex, which may cause the drug craving that addicts experience, researchers say.
Methylphenidate treatment early in life may blunt the pleasurable effects of cocaine in adulthood, according to findings from an animal model. These results support evidence that children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are treated with stimulant drugs may be less likely than untreated children to abuse illicit drugs later in life, Harvard researchers suggest.