New psychoactive substances: a review and updates

A Shafi, AJ Berry, H Sumnall… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a heterogeneous group of substances. They are
associated with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level …

The hallucinogenic world of tryptamines: an updated review

AM Araújo, F Carvalho, ML Bastos… - Archives of …, 2015 - Springer
In the area of psychotropic drugs, tryptamines are known to be a broad class of classical or
serotonergic hallucinogens. These drugs are capable of producing profound changes in …

Synthetic cathinones: a new public health problem

L Karila, B Megarbane, O Cottencin… - Current …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
New psychoactive substances (NPS) have completely modified the drug scene and the
current landscape of addiction. Synthetic substances, such as substituted or synthetic …

The newest cathinone derivatives as designer drugs: an analytical and toxicological review

M Majchrzak, R Celiński, P Kuś, T Kowalska… - Forensic toxicology, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Currently, among new psychoactive substances, cathinone derivatives constitute
the biggest group, which are mainly classified into N-alkylated, 3, 4-methylenedioxy-N …

Synthetic cathinones: an evolving class of new psychoactive substances

JL Gonçalves, VL Alves, J Aguiar… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Synthetic cathinones (SCat) are amphetamine-like psychostimulants that emerged onto drug
markets as “legal” alternatives to illicit drugs such as ecstasy, cocaine, and amphetamines …

New Psychoactive Substances: Major Groups, Laboratory Testing Challenges, Public Health Concerns, and Community‐Based Solutions

CG Awuchi, MP Aja, NB Mitaki, S Morya… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Across communities worldwide, various new psychoactive substances (NPSs) continue to
emerge, which worsens the challenges to global mental health, drug rules, and public health …

Overview of the major classes of new psychoactive substances, psychoactive effects, analytical determination and conformational analysis of selected illegal drugs

V Lukić, R Micić, B Arsić, B Nedović… - Open Chemistry, 2021 - degruyter.com
The misuse of psychoactive substances is attracting a great deal of attention from the
general public. An increase use of psychoactive substances is observed among young …

Stability of synthetic cathinones in clinical and forensic toxicological analysis—where are we now?

AA Aldubayyan, E Castrignanò, S Elliott… - Drug Testing and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the stability of analyzed drugs in biological samples is a crucial part for an
appropriate interpretation of the analytical findings. Synthetic cathinones, as psychoactive …

Intended and unintended use of cathinone mixtures

A Guirguis, JM Corkery, JL Stair… - Human …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Cathinones are one of the most popular categories of new psychoactive
substances (NPS) consumed. Cathinones have different pharmacological activities and …

Characteristics of the use of 3-MMC and other new psychoactive drugs in Slovenia, and the perceived problems experienced by users

M Sande - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The study presents the characteristics of the use of new psychoactive
substances (NPS), the perceived problems experienced by users, and the reasons for …