Oct 10, 2008
The latest issue of my SpectroscopyNOW column is now online. In this issue, having sampled a little cannabis chemistry last month, I turned to cocaine, and enzymes to beat addiction, and new techniques for testing the purity, or otherwise of street heroin.
Anti cocaine – A mutant enzyme that breaks down cocaine in the bloodstream 2000 times faster than the body’s natural enzymes could …
Feb 6, 2008
A survey of medical students in Brazil found that more than 80% use alcohol, while cannabis use is limited to about one in four, a quarter use solvents and just over 25% use tobacco. In contrast, less than three quarters of female medical students use alcohol, just under 15% use tobacco, about 10 percent use solvents, and tranquillizer use accounts for 7.5%.
The survey carried out …
Jan 10, 2007
Adolescent drug use has fallen overall since the late 1990s, but the “recreational” use of solvents is on the increase. Solvent, or inhalant, abuse is now the fourth most abused drug among US teens according to NIDA.
Inhalants, which include volatile organic compounds such as butane and aromatic hydrocarbons (like toluene) activate the same areas of the brain as do other drugs of abuse. However, understanding their precise mode of action has not been clarified until …
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