Neuropharmacology

The taste of beer alone is enough to raise one's spirits. The taste is linked with the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that controls the brain's distribution of pleasure, according to a news study published in Neuropsychopharmacology.

The teams of the District Customs Directorate and Anti-Trafficking at the Turkish Ministry of Commerce seized 42 kilos of opium at the Hamsabayli-Lesovo border checkpoint at the Turkish-Bulgarian border.
 

Researchers at the University of York and the British Museum have discovered traces of opiates preserved inside a vessel from Cyprus dating back to the Late Bronze Age.

Worldwide, each person 15 years and older consumes 13.5 grams of pure alcohol per day, according to the World Health Organization. Considering that nearly half of the world doesn't drink at all, that leaves the other half drinking up their share.

Sofia. Tainted alcohol and attempts to mislead consumer about the nature of the drink are the main violations that the Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) has found during its inspections in restaurants, all-inclusive hotels and retail outlets, CCP Chairman Dimitar Margaritov told bTV, CCP press office said.

Authorities on the island of Zakynthos have confiscated 300 litres of liquor, which they say posed a public health threat.

The alcohol was destined for restaurants and bars across the island. Local media said the spirits were bottled in 60 5-litre plastic containers, which were labelled as "vodka," gin," "rum" and other drinks.

Turkish police seized more than 50 kilograms of heroin on Aug. 4, according to sources.

And the figure is 1.1 percent higher year-on-year, the Statistical Office has announced.

In relation to December 2017, the increase was 1.2 percent.

Seven charred and dismembered corpses were found on Nov. 5 inside garbage bags on a dirt road in a southeastern Mexican town disputed by opium gum dealers, regional authorities said.

Bulgarian customs officers detained an Iranian citizen at Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey in an attempt to smuggle 11.6kg of opium into Bulgaria.

The opium is worth EUR 356,000. An investigation is ongoing.