Neurobiología de la drogadicción. Cannabis

LARRINAGA ENBEITA, Gorka
; VERGEL MÉNDEZ, Susana

Publication year:

2001

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISSN:

1577-8533

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Summary

Cannabis Sativa preparations have long been used for medicinal and/or leisure practices. At present, together with ethylic alcohol and tobacco, cannabinoids are the widely used drugs in our midst. Over the last decade, the discovery of a endogenous cannabinoid system has opened a wide field that will help us understand how the derivatives from cannabis and even other drugs act in our organism. This review makes a general description of cannabinoids, emphasising their action mechanisms and pharmacological effects.