IBIOCAT JUNIOR ZONE - Play & learn with "Mouse Party" (the Science Behind Drug Abuse)

Dear Kids,

 

drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by changes in the brain which result in a compulsive desire to use a drug. A combination of several factors including genetics, environment and behavior influence a person's addiction risk, making it an incredibly complicated disease. The new science of addiction considers all of these factors - from biology to family- to unravel the complexities of the addicted brain.

 

Learn about the dangerous effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain by playing with "Mouse Party", an interactive animation from University of Utah (Genetic Science Learning Center):

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html (please wait until the page loads image).

 

Take a closer look here too:

 

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/index.asp

 

http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/DrugsofAbuse.html

 

 

Keep drugs out of your life!

 

 

Laura Cipollina- IBIOCAT, Divisione Marketing e Commerciale