Gone to pot–a review of the association between cannabis and psychosis

R Radhakrishnan, ST Wilkinson, DC D'Souza - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide, with~ 5 million daily users
worldwide. Emerging evidence supports a number of associations between cannabis and …

Beyond THC: the new generation of cannabinoid designer drugs

L Fattore, W Fratta - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Synthetic cannabinoids are functionally similar to delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the
psychoactive principle of cannabis, and bind to the same cannabinoid receptors in the brain …

Acute toxicity due to the confirmed consumption of synthetic cannabinoids: clinical and laboratory findings

M Hermanns‐Clausen, S Kneisel, B Szabo… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Recently, several synthetic cannabinoids were identified in herbal mixtures consumed
as recreational drugs alternative to cannabis products. The aim was to characterize the …

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow…and Back Again? A Review of Herbal Marijuana Alternatives (K2, Spice), Synthetic Cathinones (Bath Salts), Kratom, Salvia divinorum …

CD Rosenbaum, SP Carreiro, KM Babu - Journal of medical toxicology, 2012 - Springer
Despite their widespread Internet availability and use, many of the new drugs of abuse
remain unfamiliar to health care providers. The herbal marijuana alternatives, like K2 or …

Monitoring of herbal mixtures potentially containing synthetic cannabinoids as psychoactive compounds

S Dresen, N Ferreirós, M Pütz… - Journal of mass …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Herbal mixtures like 'Spice'with potentially bioactive ingredients were available in many
European countries since 2004 and are still widely used as a substitute for cannabis …

Synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 and psychosis: an explorative study

S Every-Palmer - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Aroma, Spice, K2 and Dream are examples of a class of new and
increasingly popular recreational drugs. Ostensibly branded “herbal incense”, they have …

Spice: a never ending story?

R Lindigkeit, A Boehme, I Eiserloh… - Forensic science …, 2009 - Elsevier
On January 22nd 2009, the German Health Authorities prohibited several non-traditional
cannabinoids, that proved to be the active components in popular “Bio-Designer-Drugs” like …

Chemical analysis of synthetic cannabinoids as designer drugs in herbal products

N Uchiyama, R Kikura-Hanajiri, J Ogata… - Forensic science …, 2010 - Elsevier
Several synthetic cannabinoids were found in 44 of 46 different kinds of herbal products that
are currently distributed on the illegal drug market in Japan due to their expected narcotic …

An overview of recent developments in the analytical detection of new psychoactive substances (NPSs)

JP Smith, OB Sutcliffe, CE Banks - Analyst, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
New psychoactive substances (NPSs), sometimes referred to as “legal highs” in more
colloquial environments/the media, are a class of compounds that have been recently made …

Phase I Hydroxylated Metabolites of the K2 Synthetic Cannabinoid JWH-018 Retain In Vitro and In Vivo Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Affinity and Activity

LK Brents, EE Reichard, SM Zimmerman, JH Moran… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background K2 products are synthetic cannabinoid-laced, marijuana-like drugs of abuse,
use of which is often associated with clinical symptoms atypical of marijuana use, including …