The escalating prevalence of new psychoactive substances (NPSs) poses a significant
public health challenge, evidenced by the vast chemical diversity, with over 500 substances …

Rationale Use of electronic drug delivery systems (EDDS,“e-cigarettes”) to ingest nicotine
and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has surged in adolescents in the USA; five times as …

α-Pyrrolidinohexiophenone (α-PHP) is the one-carbon unit α-extended homolog of the better-
known and widely abused synthetic cathinone central stimulant α-PVP (“flakka”); both are …

Introduction There has been a resurgence in nicotine inhalation in adolescents due to the
popularity and availability of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS). Almost five times …

Synthetic cathinones, derived from cathinone found in the plant Catha edulis, represent the
second largest and most frequently seized group of new psychoactive substances. They are …

Background: The underground market is constantly flooded with newer synthetic as
alternatives to the older cathinones. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has identified …

A 30 year old non-hispanic white male was found unresponsive at his workplace and
admitted to the hospital in cardiac arrest. He was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival …

Synthetic cathinones comprise psychostimulants with desired effects like euphoria,
increased vigilance, appetite suppression, and—mainly depending on certain structural …

Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) consumption has increased in recent years, thus NPS-
induced cognitive decline is a current source of concern. Alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone (α …

New psychoactive substances (NPS), like pyrrolidinophenones, are still very present on the
illegal drug market. The presented study reports on two members of this substance group, α …