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Record 1 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

While soft drugs are perceived as less physically and mentally addictive and less harmful, that's not necessarily the case. Alcohol, nicotine and marijuana can lead to serious health problems, like liver disease, impaired brain function and several forms of cancer.

OBS

Most drugs are categorized as hard or soft based on public opinion rather than clear criteria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

On entend fréquemment parler de «drogues dures» et de «drogues douces». Il n'existe en fait aucun critère scientifique permettant un tel classement. Une approximation définirait les «drogues dures» comme celles qui créent une dépendance physique (héroïne, autres opiacés, barbituriques, alcool) ou une dépendance psychique très rapide (crack) ou qui présentent un danger psychique (LSD, ecstasy, etc.) et les drogues douces comme les autres drogues (tabac et cannabis principalement). Une autre interprétation pourrait être de nommer «drogues douces» celles dont l'usage s'est plus ou moins banalisé et donc qui n'effraient pas comme l'alcool, le tabac et le cannabis, et même la cocaïne pour certains, les autres drogues étant classées comme dures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
CONT

Las drogas blandas son sustancias enervantes, derivadas de elementos naturales, como la mariguana y los hongos alucinógenos, consideradas menos dañinas para el organismo.

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