“This is your brain on drugs,” may be an effective sound bite, but the reality of drug use and abuse is more complicated. As this five-part series shows, the brain can be affected by drugs and alcohol in many different ways, depending on the substance consumed. The effects of stimulants, painkillers, tobacco and alcohol, cannabis, and hallucinogens are analyzed in detail, using the latest research and computer graphics. Each program demonstrates the elaborate and frequently dangerous ways in which various drugs alter brain chemistry. Scientific histories and case studies are clearly illustrated in each program. 5-part series, 51 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Stimulants: The Mechanics of Pleasure | Painkillers: Numbing the Mind | Legal Drugs: Still Addictive, Still Deadly | Cannabis: Satanic Herb or Healing Potion? | Designer Drugs: Uncertain Borders



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