Cannabis (also known as marijuana) is the most frequently used illicit psychoactive
substance in the world. Though it was long considered to be a “soft” drug, studies have …

Although several chemical structural classes of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) were recently
classified as Schedule I substances, rates of use and cases of serious toxic effects remain …

Background The psychostimulant properties of caffeine are reviewed and compared with
those of prototypical psychostimulants able to cause substance use disorders (SUD) …

Synthetic cannabinoid (SC) designer drugs based on indole and indazole scaffolds and
featuring l-valinamide or l-tert-leucinamide side chains are encountered with increasing …

Synthetic cannabinoid (SC) designer drugs featuring bioisosteric fluorine substitution are
identified by forensic chemists and toxicologists with increasing frequency. Although …

A number of N-alkyl indole or indazole-3-carbonyl analogs, with modified chemical
structures, are distributed throughout the world as synthetic cannabinoids. Like synthetic …

The abuse of synthetic psychoactive substances known as “designer drugs,” or “new
psychoactive substances”(NPS), is increasing at an alarming rate. NPS are purchased as …

Commercial preparations containing synthetic cannabinoids (SCBs) are rapidly emerging as
drugs of abuse. Although often assumed to be “safe” and “legal” alternatives to cannabis …

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 the early 2000s in Europe and shortly thereafter in the USA, it was reported that
'legal'forms of marijuana were being sold under the name K2 and/or Spice. Active …