Historique
An illustrated cultural history of drug use from its roots in animal intoxication to its future in designer neurochemicals.
- Featuring artwork from the upcoming High Society exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London, one of the world's g[...]
Mots-clés : BETEL
27 Documents disponibles dans cette catégorie
ENGLISH : Betel nut (Areca catechu) is chewed regularly by at least 10% of the world population, imported by immigrant users wherever they settle, and is the fourth most widely used addictive substance. It is thought, by users, to soothe the d[...]
ENGLISH : Betel quid chewing has been claimed to produce a sense of well-being, euphoria, warm sensation of the body, sweating, salivation, palpitation, heightened alertness and increased capacity to work. These effects suggest that betel quid[...]
FRANÇAIS : Aperçu rapide des effets particuliers de la noix de Bétel chez les Papous de Nouvelle Guinée. Description de sa pharmacologie, de ses effets et surtout de ses conséquences au plan de la santé collective (cancer de la bouche - tubercu[...]
Cet ouvrage représente un recueil de travaux récents réalisés en Asie sur l'usage et/ou la production de substances psychotropes dans les cultures traditionnelles. L'opium, le cannabis, l'alcool, le tabac, le kava, le bétel et d'autres substance[...]
ENGLISH : Papua New Guinea (PNG) is an Asia Pacific country that we hear little about in the drug and alcohol area. Recently at the APEC meeting in Chile, the Australian Prime Minister, Mr John Howard, announced that PNG would be one of the co[...]
FRANÇAIS : Etude statistique sur 60 groupes ethniques différents, organisés en trois sites écologiques au Laos. La quantité, la fréquence et les types de drogues consommées ont été étudiés en fonction des critères ethniques, socio-démographiqu[...]
ENGLISH : The socio-economic aspects of areca nut consumption have been overlooked. A narrative review was conducted to establish some of these features of areca nut consumption. Medline, Pubmed and the World Wide Web were searched using the t[...]
ENGLISH : This paper aims to describe the sociocultural context of areca nut use through exploring people's norms and values and the meaning underlying a wide range of different practices. A historical review is followed by an examination of m[...]
ENGLISH : Deleterious effects of areca nut on oral soft tissues are published extensively in the dental literature. Its effects on dental caries and periodontal tissues, two major oral diseases, are less well researched. Areca-induced lichenoi[...]
BACKGROUND: Consumption of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages creates serious health consequences for individuals and overwhelming financial burdens for governments around the world. In Asia, a third stimulant--betel nuts--increases this burden [...]
Toutes les civilisations de tous les continents ont découvert et utilisé des plantes psychotropes tout au long de leur histoire. Ces plantes ont permis à des personnalités (écrivains, poètes, compositeurs, peintres) de se surpasser et de devenir[...]
