Psychoactive substances with chemical structures or pharmacological profiles that are
similar to traditional drugs of abuse continue to emerge on the recreational drug market …

PCP or phencyclidine was discovered in 1956 and soon became a popular street drug.
Dissociatives including PCP, ketamine, and dextromethorphan have been used non …

Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) represent significant analytical and interpretive
challenges to forensic and clinical toxicologists. Timely access to case reports and reports of …

Background Poisoning is one of the leading causes of admission to the emergency
department and intensive care unit. A large number of epidemiological changes have …

Background The last decade has seen a rapid and continuous growth in the availability and
use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) across the world. Although various products …

In 2016 the Psychoactive Substances Bill banned trading but not possession of all current
and future novel psychoactive substances (NPS), sometimes incorrectly called “legal highs,” …

In this paper we determined the pharmacological profiles of novel ketamine and
phencyclidine analogues currently used as 'designer drugs' and compared them to the …

There has been growing clinical, public, and media awareness and concern about the
availability and potential harmfulness of so-called 'legal highs', which are more appropriately …

This article reviews the recreational use of ketamine (“Special K”; KET) and explores the
recent diffusion of its new derivative methoxetamine (“Special M”; MXE). The literature …

The advent of new not yet legally regulated psychoactive substances sold over the Internet
has created a challenge for clinical toxicology and drug testing laboratories. The routine use …