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Synthetic cathinones related fatalities: an update [PDF]

, 2018
Synthetic cathinones, more commonly known as "bath salts", are synthetic drugs chemically related to cathinone, a psychostimulant found in the khat plant.
Busardò, F. P., Giorgetti, R., Marinelli, E., Pantano, F., Pichini, S., Zaami, S.   +5 more
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Piperazine derivatives as dangerous abused compounds

Acta Pharmaceutica, 2020
Piperazine derivatives are a group of compounds with a psychostimulant effect. They are an alternative to illegal drugs. They are being searched for recreational use due to their psychoactive and hallucinogenic effects.
Welz Anna, Koba Marcin
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Designers Drugs—A New Challenge to Emergency Departments—An Observational Study in Poland

Medicina, 2020
Background and Objective: In the last decade, the phenomenon of using new psychoactive substances (NPS), called designer drugs, has been on rise. Though their production and marketing in Poland is prohibited, reports of the Supreme Audit Office noted ...
Rakesh Jalali, Paula Dmochowska, Izabela Godlewska, Justyna Balmas, Katarzyna Młynarska, Krzysztof Narkun, Andrzej Zawadzki, Marcin Wojnar   +7 more
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Novel Designer Benzodiazepines: Comprehensive Review of Evolving Clinical and Adverse Effects

Neurology International, 2022
As tranquilizers, benzodiazepines have a wide range of clinical uses. Recently, there has been a significant rise in the number of novel psychoactive substances, including designer benzodiazepines.
Amber N. Edinoff, Catherine A. Nix, Amira S. Odisho, Caroline P. Babin, Alyssa G. Derouen, Salim C. Lutfallah, Elyse M. Cornett, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye   +9 more
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Monitoring risk behaviour in adolescent pupils regarding consumption of psychoactive substances

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Introduction Taking psychoactive substances constitutes a significant problem for Public Health, particularly in preventing drug abuse and addiction. Objectives To estimate the amount and incidence of drug consumption in middle and high school pupils ...
Paulina Wojtyła-Buciora, Aneta Klimberg, Lucyna Kapka-Skrzypczak, Jarosław Diatczyk, Monika Urbaniak, Ewa Ulatowska-Szostak, Tomasz Bołdowski, Andrzej Wojtyła, Jerzy T Marcinkowski   +8 more
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The pharmacology and function of receptors for short-chain fatty acids [PDF]

, 2015
Despite some blockbuster G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) drugs, only a small fraction (∼15%) of the more than 390 nonodorant GPCRs have been successfully targeted by the pharmaceutical industry.
Bolognini, Daniele, Milligan, Graeme, Moss, Catherine E., Tobin, Andrew B.   +3 more
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
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Novel Drugs of Abuse: What Clinicians Need to Know?

Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health
Drug abuse is a growing concern all over the world, and over the past decade, novel drugs have emerged and have become increasingly popular. Designer drugs—otherwise known as synthetic drugs—are manufactured to chemically resemble illicit drugs but may ...
A. El Mougy
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ELISA detection of phenazepam, etizolam, pyrazolam, flubromazepam, diclazepam and delorazepam in blood using Immunalysis® benzodiazepine kit [PDF]

, 2015
Phenazepam and etizolam were the first uncontrolled benzodiazepines available for sale in the UK. Pyrazolam, flubromazepam and diclazepam are not used medicinally anywhere in the world; they are produced exclusively for the uncontrolled, recreational ...
Mckeown, Denise A., O'Connor, Lauren C., Torrance, Hazel J.   +2 more
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Nutritional and Behavioral Intervention for Long‐Term Childhood Acute Leukemia Survivors With Metabolic Syndrome

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common complication in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemia (AL), and a major risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease, type‐2‐diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Visentin Sandrine, Béliard Sophie, Renard Cécile, Caussy Cyrielle, Hamidou Zeinab, Romano David, Gacem Mélanie, Petit Arnaud, Saultier Paul, Borentain Patrick, Michel Gérard   +10 more
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