Flashbacks

¿ What are Flashbacks ?. Flashbacks are episodes that occur to some chronic users of hallucinogenic drugs, and they are characterized by : visual illusions, d

Language Function

Did you know that….. Language Function resides predominantly in the left hemisphere of most persons ?. Damage or injury of any part of that cerebral area

Cannabis Dependence

The Cannabis or “Marijuana” is used in the form of cigarettes made from the dried plant, or its resin and flowers. The effects of the drug are: exal

Homer and the Opium

Did you know that….. Homer already knew the properties of the opium’s poppies ?. The Greek author of The Iliad and The Odyssey refers to the opium p

Laudanum

Did you know that….. The Laudanum was widely used in Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as an analgesic ?. The Laudanum was a tincture

The Origins of Hypnosis (English)

The origins of Hypnosis are unclear, but we know that the Egyptians, Greeks and the Chinese already known it centuries before our era. In 1765 Mesmer used R

Injectable Naltrexone and Opioid Dependence

Did you know that ….. according to a recent study, published last month (April 201) in the famous journal The Lancet, the injectable extended-release Nalt

Cocaine Effects

The effects of cocaine may be acute or chronic. The most important acute effects of cocaine are: euphoria, logorrhea, excitement, reduction of tiredness, vasoco

Opium Poppy (English)

Did you know that….. The Sumerian civilization know the effect of the opium poppy ?. The Sumerian call it “the plant of joy“.

Relaxation of J.H. Schultz (English)

Topic: Relaxation of J.H. Schultz (Berlin), also called “Autogenous Training“. It consists of a relaxation technique which works in stages during wh

Cocaine and Sleep (English)

Did you know that….. in acute cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine) poisoning occurs much insomnia and registration electroencephalographic (EEG) shows a highly

The Cannabis and India (English)

Did you know that….. For hundreds of years people of India used cannabis in certain religious rites ?. They chewed the leaves and stems of the plant or co