The recent deaths of several men caused by the use of cannabis or synthetic marijuana are focusing their attention on this drug whose demand has not stopped growing. Is synthetic cannabis less dangerous than natural marijuana? According to an expert from the Australian National University in Canberra, David Caldicott, “Synthetic cannabinoids certainly have the potential to be much more dangerous than the natural plant material they are supposed to mimic.
A joint investigation by the Center for Biomedical Research in Mental Health Network (CIBERSAM), the Carlos III Health Institute, the University of the Basque Country and the Basque Institute of Legal Medicine (Spain) has concluded that consuming cocaine multiplies the risk by four of sudden cardiovascular death in people between 19 and 49 years old. The work has been published in the magazine Addiction.
Using cocaine not only triples the risk of heart attack, but threatens heart health globally even without symptoms of heart disease. A new study carried out by the Cardiac Imaging Unit of ERESA, the Addictive Behavior Unit of La Fe, the Department of Psychiatry of the General Hospital of Valencia and CIBERSAM (Center for Mental Health Network Research) shows the palpable consequences on the heart of frequently consuming this substance, the second most consumed illegal drug in Spain.
Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the world but, according to the latest macro-study by researcher Wayne Hall from the University of Queensland (Australia), it is the least addictive, causing less addiction even than nicotine and alcohol.
A study developed by the University of Seville and the Virgen Macarena University Hospital in Seville (Spain) has concluded that people who consume cocaine are up to three times more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not take this substance.
Smoking large amounts of marijuana for a long period of time can cause the opposite effect that those who smoke it tend to seek, since a study has just determined that this damages the brain's pleasure center, responsible for the sensations of pleasure and reward .
A team of Spanish researchers has detected the first psychotic outbreak diagnosed by the use of "spice", a synthetic drug derived from cannabis associated with locomotor problems similar to those suffered by Parkinson's patients.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
