Drug-Abusers Cannot Easily Identify Negative Emotions

Scientists at the University of Granada have found that drug-abusers have difficulty in identifying negative emotions by their facial expression: wrath, disgust, fear and sadness.

Further, regular abuse of alcohol, cannabis and cocaine usually affects abusers' fluency and decision-making. Consuming cannabis and cocaine negatively affects work memory and reasoning. Similarly, cocaine abuse is associated to alterations in inhibition.

Antisocial Behaviour and Drug Abuse in Boys Linked to Brain Abnormalities
A new study says that malfunctioning brains are to be blamed for antisocial behaviour such as drug abuse, breaking laws, and reckless attitude in boys.

For the purpose of this study, researchers carried out a neuropsychological evaluation out of a total of 123 polysubstance abusers and 67 no-drug users with similar social and demographical variables (age and schooling).

The target population were individuals who consumed drugs as cocaine, cannabis, heroin, alcohol, MDMA and methamphetamine, and who were enrolled in two rehabilitation projects Proyecto Hombre and Cortijo Buenos Aires in the province of Granada.

The main author of this research was Maria Jose Fernandez Serrano -supervised by professors Miguel Perez García and Antonio Javier Verdejo García- of the Department of Personality and Psychological Treatment and Evaluation, University of Granada.

Scotland Has the Highest Number of Drug Abusers
Drug abuse rates in Scotland are at an all-time high, making the country one of the worst in the world, an international survey by the UN has found.

The study revealed that 70 percent of drug abusers presented some type of neuropsychological deterioration, regardless the type of substance consumed. Deterioration was registered in major degree in the working memory, and in fluency, flexibility, planning, multitask ability and interference.

Fernandez Serrano thinks that the results obtained "should be employed to develop political and social policies aimed at promoting adequate rehab programs adapted to the neuropsychological profile of drug-abusers".

Drug Abuse Can Lower Your Libido
Use of 'recreational drugs' reduces sexual performance, a new Canadian study reveals.

Source-ANI

Moderate Drinkers at Higher Risk of Drug Abuse
In a recent research it has been stated that consuming moderate amount of alcohol can increase an individual's risk of amphetamine abuse.