Glosario

Adicción: Una enfermedad crónica con recaídas, caracterizada por la búsqueda y el uso compulsivo de la droga.

Adulterante: Una sustancia que se añade a la droga en el momento de convertirla en tableta o cápsula, y que puede ser biológicamente activa, como otra droga, o inerte.

Dopamina: Un neurotransmisor que se encuentra en las regiones del cerebro que regulan el movimiento, las emociones, la motivación y el placer.

Éxtasis: Nombre común de la calle para la MDMA.

Hipertermia: Un incremento potencialmente peligroso de la temperatura corporal.

MDMA: Nombre químico común para la 3,4-metilenedioximetanfetamina.

Neurotransmisor: Sustancia química que actúa como mensajero llevando las señales e información de una célula nerviosa a otra.

Norepinefrina: Un neurotransmisor que se encuentra en las regiones del cerebro que afectan la frecuencia cardiaca y la presión arterial.

Serotonina: Un neurotransmisor utilizado en muchas partes del cerebro, que está involucrado en el sueño, movimiento y las emociones.

Sistema cardiovascular: El corazón y los vasos sanguíneos.

Sistema gastrointestinal: El estómago y los intestinos.

Tolerancia: Una disminución en el efecto de una droga que ocurre con una administración repetida de la misma.

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