Neurotoxicity induced by mephedrone: an up-to-date review [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Mephedrone is a β-ketoamphetamine belonging to the family of synthetic cathinones, an emerging class of designer drugs known for their hallucinogenic and psychostimulant properties as well as for their abuse potential.
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Recreational use, analysis and toxicity of tryptamines [PDF]
The definition New psychoactive substances (NPS) refers to emerging drugs whose chemical structures are similar to other psychoactive compounds but not identical, representing a "legal" alternative to internationally controlled drugs.
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Designer Drugs: A Review of Literature Abdulsallam Bakdash
A new phenomenon in the drug market has appeared in recent years: there has been an increase in the number and types of designer drugs. A massive influx of these structural and/or functional analogs of controlled substances has resulted in an increase in
Abdulsallam Bakdash
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“New designer drugs” in aspects of forensic toxicology
Aim of the study : In autumn of 2010, in response to an ever-increasing market of “new designer drugs” and in view of new legal regulations, the Sanitary Inspection inspected numerous so-called “smart shops” where such products were sold.
Martyna Maciów-Głąb +3 more
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Between designer drugs and afterburners: A Lexicographic-Semantic Study of Equivalence
The lexicons of natural languages are not isomorphic. Reasons for the anisomorphism can be sought on three interrelated planes: language structure, extralinguistic reality, and conceptualisation.
Arleta Adamska-Sałaciak
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Tools for Controlling Activity of Neural Circuits Can Boost Gastrointestinal Research [PDF]
We thank Prof U. G. Knaus and T. C. Collin for critical reading of the manuscript. GA is supported by the European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO) (J/15/2) and by the National Childrens' Research Centre (K/12/1). GD is supported by the University
Aviello, Gabriella, D'Agostino, Giuseppe
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Cannabis; epidemiological, neurobiological and psychopathological issues: an update [PDF]
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of the following article: Maria Antonietta De Luca, Gaetano Di Chiara, Cristina Cadoni, Daniele Lecca, Laura Orsolini, Duccio Papanti, John Corkery, Fabrizio Schifano, 'Cannabis; Epidemiological ...
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25C-NBOMe: preliminary data on pharmacology, psychoactive effects, and toxicity of a new potent and dangerous hallucinogenic drug [PDF]
Introduction. The use of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) has rapidly increased as well as their online availability. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the nature and the risks associated with 25C-NBOMe, which has recently
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The goal of this work is to answer a question if the regulations of art. 160 § 1–3 k.k. could be used in combating designer drugs. The findings of this work are based on: 1) analysis of the normative materials referring to the examined issue; and – 2 ...
Konrad Burdziak
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Thalamic inputs to dorsomedial striatum are involved in inhibitory control: evidence from the five-choice serial reaction time task in rats [PDF]
Rationale Corticostriatal circuits are widely implicated in the top-down control of attention including inhibitory control and behavioural flexibility. However, recent neurophysiological evidence also suggests a role for thalamic inputs to striatum in
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