Via practica 5/2016

Psychoactive substances and the most complications associated with their use

sychoactive substances have complex effect on the human body, change mental processes with the potential to addiction. Serious consequences of mental and physical health are caused by their chronic use and very dangerous is single-use drugs, which may lead to acute poisoning and death. Drug addiction with their consequences belongs to frequent diagnosis in general practitioners, which are the first contact that should be alert to possible dangers and to notice the first symptoms that might refer drug use.

Keywords: psychoactive substances, acute and chronic intoxication, psychiatric and somatic complications