After the initial effects of heroin have faded, abusers will be drowsy for several hours. With heroin the individual's mental function is often clouded because of the drugs effect on the central nervous system. Long term abuse of the drug can result in respiratory and cardiac functions slowing...
Focuses on the effect of benzodiazepines on brain waves. Use of electroencephalograms to observe the effects of Xanax on the electrical activity of the brain; Comment from David Liley, senior lecturer in biophysics, ...
Effect on Your Brain Your brain is wired to make you want to repeat experiences that make you feel good. So you’re motivated to do them again and again. The drugs that may be addictive target your brain’s reward system. They flood your brain with a chemical called dopamine. This trigg...
Translation of the isolated perfused guinea pig (rodent) heart assay to large animal QTc assay for determination of QTc changes with drugs known to prolong QTc and 13 drugs known to have no effect on the QTc interval was demonstrated. To perform th...
A drug is any chemical that has a psychological effect on the brain when consumed. Alcohol, caffeine, aspirin, and nicotine are all examples of drugs commonly used. One can become addicted to anything. From piercings, to music, to even plastic surgery. When a person becomes addicted to ...
This article shows the metabolic effects of semaglutide 2.4 mg in patients with obesity and diabetes. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Rubino, D. et al. Effect of continued weekly subcutaneous semaglutide vs placebo on weight loss maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 4...
Fig. 1: Simplified brain circuits implicated in drug addiction. Addictive drugs of different types have a common effect of increasing levels of dopamine released by neurons projecting from the ventral tegmental area (VTA). This effect is central for initial drug reinforcement. Notably, drug taking ...
The drug works by increasing production in the brain of the chemical serotonin, but we don't know the long-term effect of that, especially in children. And an even more contentious area is what's called Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Ten-year-old Reese has been diagnosed with learning ...
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An overdose occurs any time you take too much of a drug. With an excess of the drug in your system, it begins to overwhelm the normal functioning in your body and brain. The toxic amount of the drug can be life-threatening andresult in death. Or it could make you very ill, mentally...