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Recreational use, analysis and toxicity of tryptamines [PDF]
, 2015 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.
Mannocchi, Giulio +3 more
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Inhibition of alpha oscillations through serotonin-2A receptor activation underlies the visual effects of ayahuasca in humans [PDF]
, 2016 Ayahuasca is an Amazonian psychotropic plant tea typically obtained from two plants, Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis. It contains the psychedelic 5-HT2A and sigma-1 agonist N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) plus ß-carboline alkaloids with ...
Alonso, Joan Francesc +12 more
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Psychedelics Promote Structural and Functional Neural Plasticity. [PDF]
, 2018 Atrophy of neurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a key role in the pathophysiology of depression and related disorders. The ability to promote both structural and functional plasticity in the PFC has been hypothesized to underlie the fast ...
Barragan, Eden V +15 more
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Herbal highs: review on psychoactive effects and neuropharmacology [PDF]
, 2017 Background: A new trend among users of new psychoactive substances’ the consumption of “herbal highs”: plant parts containing psychoactive substances.
Graziano, S +5 more
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Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2015 Objectives: Ayahuasca (AYA), a natural psychedelic brew prepared from Amazonian plants and rich in dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and harmine, causes effects of subjective well-being and may therefore have antidepressant actions.
Flávia de L. Osório +9 more
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Psychedelics: A new era of treatment?
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Psychedelics - including LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), psilocybin, DMT (N, N-dimethyltryptamine), ayahuasca and mescaline - have an ancient history across various civilizations.
S. Torres
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Toxicological Analysis of Some Drugs of Abuse in Biological Samples [PDF]
, 2015 Consumption of drugs of abuse is a scourge of modern world. Abuse, drug addiction and their consequences are one of the major current problems of European society because of the significant repercussions in individual, family, social and economic level ...
Baconi, Daniela Luiza +5 more
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A Review of Aeruginascin and Potential Entourage Effect in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction The 5-HT2A agonist classic psychedelic, psilocybin (O-phosphoryl-4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is a tryptophan, indole-based alkaloid present in up to 2% of certain hallucinogenic “magic” mushroom species; typically Psilocybe azurescens,
P. Chue +4 more
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The varieties of the psychedelic experience: A preliminary study of the association between the reported subjective effects and the binding affinity profiles of substituted phenethylamines and tryptamines [PDF]
, 2018 Classic psychedelics are substances of paramount cultural and neuroscientific importance. A distinctive feature of psychedelic drugs is the wide range of potential subjective effects they can elicit, known to be deeply influenced by the internal state of
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Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2016 Objective: To conduct a systematic literature review of animal and human studies reporting anxiolytic or antidepressive effects of ayahuasca or some of its isolated alkaloids (dimethyltryptamine, harmine, tetrahydroharmine, and harmaline).
Rafael G. dos Santos +3 more
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