Some 76,000 Spanish adolescents have proven once an emerging drug
Madrid, 1 Dec (EFE).-3.5% of Spanish aged between 14 and 18 (76,000) students has experienced ever with one of the so-called emerging – drug substances appearing on the market at one time as a novelty – and magic mushrooms are preferred by these young people.
Appears contained in a report drawn up by the clinical drugs emerging Commission, presented today by the Government delegate to the National Plan on drugs, Nuria EspÃ, who pointed out that these data are not “very worrying”, so “we are still in time”.
However, experts warn the capacity of these substances to cause addiction.
“Of the colocón to severe poisoning there is a very small margin”, has assured Magà Farré, Professor of Pharmacology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and member of the Committee clinic.
The report highlights the difficulty of defining the concept of emerging, drugs that include a large, changing and very diverse group of substances natural, synthetic or semi-synthetic, known or unknown.
Usually emerging drugs are not included in the lists of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is sometimes products that are marketed (salts of bath, bonuses for plants, fragrances, incense, anaesthetics..)(etc) but they are given a different use for which have been manufactured.
For this reason, in many cases they are not illegal, and accessing them is easy through the network.
Hence, new patterns of consumption to escape the control of Governments, mentioned spinnaker.
The European Union has identified up to 600 pages of the internet where you can buy these substances, but ’’ will certainly be thousands”, said Manuel SanchÃs, specialist in internal medicine and a member also of the clinic Commission.
In addition to them mushrooms magical (fungi hallucinogenic), the ketamine (an anesthetic of use hospital that is consumed to have experiences extracorporeal) and the Spice (mix of herbs dehydrated that has an effect similar to el cannabis) are them substances emerging more consumed between them young Spanish.
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Data on amphetamines (0.6 per cent of users) located at Spain between the countries of lower consumption, despite the fact that according to the UN is the second drug more consumed in the world after cannabis.
Emerging drug use is associated with the environments of nightlife, with music and dancing, though in recent years has noted an increase in consumer alone who seek to experience new sensations.
Oral administration is the most usual consumption of drugs emerging, although sometimes can be sniffing, since many of them are sold in the form of powder, or also smoking.
Its price can vary from 7 to 20 euros gram.
Although the consumption of these substances is not very high, the risk does the es, given that most of the time potential consumers know the exact composition and its effects, noted spinnaker.
It is so striking how the high percentage of consumers who are unaware of the health problems that can result in the substance they are consuming.
The report highlights that between 40 and 50 per cent of young people recognize cannot be attributed a given risk consumption of the substances.
The effects of emerging drugs are as varied as its origin and composition.
A large majority can be considered psychostimulants and produce hyperactivity of the central nervous system with cardiovascular impact.
Others are on the central nervous system depressant effects and a third group causes effects hallucinogens.
The report points out that under the effects of these substances can be develop aggressive behaviors and risk, as driving in a reckless manner or sexual intercourse not protected.
Some substances, such as ketamine and GHB (a powder of white that is dissolved in water in small glass jars) are considered, in some countries, such as facilitators of felony sex.
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