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Bookmark or Share- Alcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)Alcohol is an established carcinogen and alcohol consumption increases the risk of several cancers, including breast, liver, head and neck, oesophageal and colorectal cancers. In 2019, 4.4% of cancers diagnosed globally and 401 000 cancer deaths were attributed to alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption also causes significant harm to others ...
- Drugs (psychoactive) - World Health Organization (WHO)Drugs (psychoactive) Psychoactive drugs are substances that, when taken in or administered into one's system, affect mental processes, e.g. perception, consciousness, cognition or mood and emotions. Psychoactive drugs belong to a broader category of psychoactive substances that include also alcohol and nicotine.
- Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and DependencePsychoactive substances have the ability to change consciousness, mood, and thoughts. This report draws on the explosive growth in knowledge in neuroscience in recent decades, which has transformed our understanding of the actions of psychoactive substances, and contributed new insights into why many people use psychoactive substances, and
- Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and DependenceOverview. Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence provides an authoritative summary of current knowledge of the biological basis of substance use behaviours, including their relationship with environmental factors. The report focuses on a wide range of psychoactive substances, including tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs.
- Drugs (psychoactive) - World Health Organization (WHO)Drugs (psychoactive) Drug dependence is characterized as a chronic disease with many relapses. Substitution maintenance therapy with methadone or buprenorphine improves the health and social performance of opioid-dependent people and decreases the use of illicit drugs and the crime rate. Statistics show that investment in prevention pays off ...
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