The dark side of drugs in films
Abstract The present article analyzes five popular movies with the aim of showing the non medical use of drugs, as well as the interest in the teaching of pharmacology. We have chosen three examples to illustrate them: the chemical submission, the lethal injection and the improvement of sexual performance. For the first case, we analyzed Buscando a Miguel (2007), Revenge (1990) and Murder, My Sweet (1944), Dead Man Walking (1995) for the second, and Something’s Gotta Give (2003) for the third. It is concluded that popular movies are an interesting option to illustrate the use of drugs for non medical purposes and allow the analysis of side effects and the consequences of its utilization.
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FLOWER R. Lifestyle drugs: pharmacology and the social agenda. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2004; 25:182?185.
MADEA B, MU?HOFF F. Knock?out drugs: their prevalence, modes of action, and means of detection. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106:341?347.
BISMUTH C, DALLY S, BORRON SW. Chemical submission: GHB, benzodiazepines, and other knock out drops. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1997; 35:595?598.
URIBE M, MORENO CL, ZAMORA A, ACOSTA PJ. Perfil epidemiológico de la intoxicación con burundanga en la clínica Uribe Cualla S. A. de Bogotá, D. C. Acta Neurol Colomb. 2005; 21:197?201.
ENERGY Control Proyecto de reducción de riesgos de la ONG ABD Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo. [Consultado el 20 de junio de 2014]. Disponible en: http://energycontrol.org /analisis?de?sustancias/resultados/adulterantes/352escopolamina.html.
SHERMAN SJ, ATRI A, HASSELMO ME. Scopolamine impairs human recognition memory: data and modeling. Behav Neurosci. 2003; 117:526–539.
CHANDLER R. Adiós muñeca. Barcelona: Plaza & Janés 1990 [Traducción de
FAREWELL, My Lovely, publicado originalmente en 1940 por Alfred A. Knopf].
CHANDLER R. Farewell, My Lovely. London: The Folio Society, 1989; p. 131.
GEIS G. In scopolamine veritas. The early history of drug?induced statements. J Crim Law & Criminology 1959; 50:347?356.
BROWN JH, TAYLOR P. Agonistas y antagonistas de los receptores muscarínicos. En Brunton LL, Lazo JS, Parker KL. Goodman & Gilman Las bases farmacológicas de la terapéutica. 11ª ed. México: McGrawn Hill, 2007; p. 183?200.
WEBB DJ, MUIRHEAD GJ, WULFF M, SUTTON JA, LEVI R, DISMORE WW. Sildenafil citrate potentiates the hypotensive effects of nitric oxide donor drugs in male
Mateus, J. A., Baños, J. ?E, Papaseit, E., & Farré, M. (2015). The dark side of drugs in films. Journal of Medicine and Movies, 11(2), 87–96. Retrieved from https://revistas.usal.es/cinco/index.php/medicina_y_cine/article/view/13147
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