N° 124 – September 2013
Monthly Electronic Newsletter of Sertox (Latin-American Portal of Toxicology) – Year 10

In this number, many news about adicction, incluiding tobacco and E-cigarettes (See the logo). 1) Post smoking weight gain correlates with nicotine dependence, serum lipid levels; 2)  E-Cigarettes: French study finds carcinogens at same levels as cigarettes ; 3) Insights into eating behavior and body weight in cocaine-dependent men; 4) Part of the risk for alcohol dependence is genetic, and the same is true for eating disorders; 5) Trajectory of adolescent cannabis use on addiction vulnerability, study; 6) Could Monsanto and other bioengineering companies target genetically modified marijuana next?; 7) Cocaine ‘rapidly changes the brain’, but only in ways which fuels addiction; 8) People who used prescription drugs illegally were 19 times more likely to move to heroin. We recommended: About 19.6 million people in China could be exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water and Watch a New video about Animal Weapons Toxins and Venom. There are many others articles to see. Until next number. JCP