Neuropsychology

Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia torched nearly $1 billion worth of seized narcotics on June 26, a defiant show of force as police struggle to stem the rising flow of drugs in the region.

The burnings, to mark the U.N.'s world anti-drugs day, follow another year of record seizures of narcotics from the remote borderlands of Myanmar, Laos, southern China and northern Thailand.

Experts have warned against a new liquid drug spreading in Turkey that makes users lose their consciousness when consumed in two or three drops. 

The use of Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) has been on the rise in Turkey despite prohibitions, daily Habertürk reported June 25. 

A drug 800 times more potent that marijuana has been found in Serbia, the Interior Ministry has announced.

They identified the narcotic as synthetic cannabinoid 5F-MDMB-PINACA, the use of which can cause serious damage to human health.

Greek student consumer more alcohol than their European peers, according to a report released by The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Tuesday. The report, presented in conjunction with the European Commission in Brussels, focused on at the latest trends in drug supply and use in the EU. Over one million seizures of illicit drugs are reported annually in Europe.

Death by drug overdose is on the rise in Europe spurred by more lethal strains of heroin, the EU's drug monitoring body warned in a report released on June 6.

A total of 8,441 people succumbed to a drug overdose in 2015, a total that has risen for the third consecutive year, the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Addiction said.

Cannabis is by far the most commonly used drug worldwide, according to the latest Global Drug Survey (GDS). Cocaine and MDMA are used to a far lesser extend in comparison. The figures used here do not consider alcohol, tobacco or caffeine, which of course are also heavily used. Also, the GDS seeks out younger respondents more involved in drug use.

Elon Musk just detailed his ambitious plans for a new brain-computer interface platform. Superathlete Tom Brady revealed his “brain resiliency programme” to increase his athletic edge. Elite US military units are testing brain stimulation headsets to stimulate neuroplasticity and boost mental and physical performance.

The Antalya Police Department has sparked debate after issuing a statement on April 27 on a ban on alcohol consumption in outdoor locations on possibilities that drinking could cause "disturbance" to the surrounding. 

Greeks appear to have a healthier relationship with alcohol than their European Union counterparts, according to a recent study indicating that fewer Greeks tend to drink to excess.

The man shot dead at Paris's Orly airport on March 18 after attacking a soldier was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time, blood tests determined on March 19. 

The Paris prosecutors' office said toxicology tests conducted as part of an autopsy found traces of cocaine and cannabis in the blood of the suspect, Ziyed Ben Belgacem, The Associated Press reported.